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Rundown · Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Legal news on February 18, 2026

On Wednesday, February 18, 2026 the Legal desk recorded 4 news events, 2 of them carried by 5 or more outlets. The earliest report came from Menafn at 00:00 UTC. One more event was reported; it is listed at the end.

  1. 01

    Coverage recordwcvb.com: “Les Wexner to be deposed over decades - long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein”

    +5 25 outlets · first: isp.netscape.com Regulation

    Reports ran between 05:45 and 19:15 UTC on Feb 18.

    The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

    Reported by isp.netscape.com, clickorlando.com, dailygazette.com, wgauradio.com, wokv.com and erienewsnow.com.

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  2. 02

    Coverage recordfortune.com: “Bernie Sanders campaigns in Gavin Newsom backyard for a tax on billionaires”

    13 outlets · first: bostonglobe.com Regulation

    Reports ran from 05:45 UTC on Feb 18 to 07:15 UTC on Feb 19.

    The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

    Reported by bostonglobe.com, Winnipeg Free Press, clickorlando.com, khqa.com, ABC News and accesswdun.com.

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  3. 03

    Tesla avoids California licence suspension after dropping 'Autopilot' marketing

    3 outlets · first: Menafn Regulation

    Machine summary The regulator's action followed a case that ran nearly three years, according to Electrek.

    1. The reprieve followed Tesla stopping use of the term "autopilot" in marketing of its vehicles in the state, the regulator said.
    2. Electrek reported the settlement closes a case that ran nearly three years.
    3. Electrek reported the case concerned Tesla's marketing of its driver-assist features.

    Reported by Electrek, Menafn and channelnewsasia.com.

  4. 04

    Coverage recordRttnews: “Hecla Mining Q4 Profit Surges On Higher Production; Stock Gains”

    1 outlet · first: Rttnews Regulation

    The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

    Reported by Rttnews.

    • Hecla Mining

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  1. · 5 outletsHindustan Times, economictimes.indiatimes.com, m.economictimes.com, news18.com, Mid-day

Each summary and its key facts are a machine summary of the reports linked under it; the outlets, times and counts come from those reports' own records. How a rundown is built.

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1 event homed on another desk that the Legal desk also carried on February 18, 2026.

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Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).