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Fox News Hourly Update

9PM ET 02/18/2026 Newscast

19 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What accusations are being made against social media companies?

2.95 - 18.328 Lisa LaSara

Social media sites accused of being addictive. I'm Lisa Lucera, Fox News. Meta's Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in a trial in Los Angeles that accuses the company and YouTube of creating addictive features that lead to teen depression and suicidal thoughts.

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A lawyer for the now 20-year-old plaintiff asking Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg whether Instagram has done enough to remove millions of users under the age of 13. Zuckerberg explaining users under that age are not allowed on the app and reps work to remove them, admitting verifying ages is challenging, but efforts to do so continue to improve.

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He was also asked about internal emails citing a study of 8- to 12-year-olds' digital behaviors for app development and whether this was used to actively target younger users. Zuckerberg saying this was outside research that he never received.

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He went on to tell a lawyer for Meta that teens are not valuable to advertisers and make up less than 1% of Meta's revenue, highlighting priorities to keep people safe.

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59.35 - 73.751 Lisa LaSara

Fox's Christian Goodwin in Los Angeles. Meta and YouTube are the two remaining defendants in the case. TikTok and Snap have settled. Eight people are dead. One is missing after they were caught in an avalanche on a ski expedition in California. Nevada County Sheriff Shannon Moo.

74.032 - 88.204 Shannon Moo

We are still looking for one. of the members at this time. Due to the ongoing challenges of the weather, the avalanche conditions, the effort remains ongoing.

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An avalanche warning went into effect Tuesday morning as the group of four guides and 11 skiers were finishing up a three-day skiing expedition near Castle Peak, a popular backcountry ski area near the city of Truckee in Lake Tahoe.

Chapter 2: What did Mark Zuckerberg say about Instagram's age verification challenges?

102.142 - 118.243 Lisa LaSara

Fox's Claudia Cowan. Six people in the party survived and were rescued after being trapped for six hours. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will reportedly travel to Israel next week to update Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. America's listening to Fox News.

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120.029 - 125.061 Ainsley Earhardt

This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52-episode podcast series, The Life of Jesus.

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A listening experience that will provide hope, comfort, and understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow now at foxnewspodcasts.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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135.453 - 141.369 Lisa LaSara

The U.S. Department of Transportation getting ready to close more than 550 commercial driving schools.

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141.429 - 162.037 Jill Nadeau

The DOT conducted roughly 1,400 sting operations, finding many of the schools that are supposed to be training commercial drivers came up short. investigators found unqualified instructors. They didn't teach students how to handle hazardous materials and more. 448 schools failed to meet basic safety standards.

162.378 - 181.687 Jill Nadeau

Another 109 removed themselves from the registry of schools when they learned that inspectors were planning to visit. The feds have been cracking down on the schools since last summer when a truck driver from India made an illegal U-turn in Florida and killed three people. In Washington, Jill Nadeau, Fox News.

181.707 - 204.155 Lisa LaSara

New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani says the city will resume cleaning makeshift homeless encampments, but he says the city will take a more humane approach to a practice he previously criticized. He has paused the clearing of the encampments when he took office last month. A new poll finds a lot of Democrats are still disenchanted with their party since losing the 2024 presidential election.

204.195 - 223.204 Chris Foster

Asked if they have a positive view of the Democratic Party, about 3 in 10 Democrats say they do not in this AP-NORC poll. The 7 in 10 saying yes is a little higher than it was in October, but still down from the 85% favorability in September 2024 before President Trump beat Vice President Harris in the election. Republicans are slightly more enthusiastic about their own party these days.

223.604 - 234.178 Chris Foster

Roughly a quarter of Americans surveyed have a negative view of both parties. That's especially the case among independents and people under 45. One in 10 feel good about both parties. Chris Foster, Fox News.

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