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Today: February 02, 2026
Today: February 02, 2026

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From a recalibration in Minnesota to an Epstein files release: Inside the Trump administration’s chaotic week

From a recalibration in Minnesota to an Epstein files release: Inside the Trump administration’s chaotic week

From a recalibration in Minnesota to an Epstein files release: Inside the Trump administration’s chaotic week
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Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead

Rebel authorities in eastern Congo say at least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines

Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead
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Protesters close schools and stores during a nationwide strike against Trump's immigration policies

Protesters across the U.S. shut down schools and stores during a nationwide strike to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis

Protesters close schools and stores during a nationwide strike against Trump's immigration policies
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After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market

Organized crime in Mexico is tightening its grip on the vape market, a $1.5 billion industry

After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market
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Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown

Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown

Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown
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Trump nominates government economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

President Donald Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Trump nominates government economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Here's when you'll get your tax refund from the IRS

Tax season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15

Here's when you'll get your tax refund from the IRS
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Before capturing Maduro, Trump admin sought lessons from Iraq war to get Venezuela’s oil flowing

Before capturing Maduro, Trump admin sought lessons from Iraq war to get Venezuela’s oil flowing

Before capturing Maduro, Trump admin sought lessons from Iraq war to get Venezuela’s oil flowing
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Starbucks sees room to expand with hundreds of new US stores and increased seating

Starbucks says it plans to open hundreds of new stores across the U.S. and add seating at thousands of existing locations

Starbucks sees room to expand with hundreds of new US stores and increased seating
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San Jose mayor, a frequent Newsom critic, jumps into the California governor's race

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is jumping into the race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor of California

San Jose mayor, a frequent Newsom critic, jumps into the California governor's race
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Jewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024

Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration

Jewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024
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Fact check: Trump twice promotes phony claim that Walmart is closing 250 California stores

Fact check: Trump twice promotes phony claim that Walmart is closing 250 California stores

Fact check: Trump twice promotes phony claim that Walmart is closing 250 California stores
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Nearly 90-year-old couple survives for days at home without power using fireplace for warmth

Nearly 90-year-old couple survives for days at home without power using fireplace for warmth

Nearly 90-year-old couple survives for days at home without power using fireplace for warmth
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Carney says he expects Trump to ‘respect Canadian sovereignty’ after Alberta separatists meet with US officials

Carney says he expects Trump to ‘respect Canadian sovereignty’ after Alberta separatists meet with US officials

Carney says he expects Trump to ‘respect Canadian sovereignty’ after Alberta separatists meet with US officials
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Man charged with murder in New York City high-rise gas explosion

Prosecutors say a deadly gas explosion in a Bronx high-rise last weekend has been traced to an intruder who disconnected a stove to steal and sell it

Man charged with murder in New York City high-rise gas explosion
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Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure investors

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization

Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure investors
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Apple's iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

Apple’s iPhone sales soared to a new quarterly record during the holiday season, despite artificial intelligence blunders that prompted the technology trendsetter to get a helping hand from Google

Apple's iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence
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How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed’s independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook

This is not a typical employment law case because Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, has far more legal rights to her job than most American workers.

How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed’s independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook
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Saks to close most of its Off 5th and Last Call discount stores

Saks to close most of its Off 5th and Last Call discount stores

Saks to close most of its Off 5th and Last Call discount stores
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As pro rodeo considers moving HQ to Wyoming, conservative lawmakers question incentives

The biggest organizing body in rodeo, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, has all but decided to move its headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming

As pro rodeo considers moving HQ to Wyoming, conservative lawmakers question incentives
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How Tesla's grand robotic vision shapes their future business - and how much Musk gets paid

On Tesla's earning call, Elon Musk described how some car models were being discontinued to make way for robot manufacturing, giving investors a new look at Tesla's future with humanoid robotics. CNN's Hadas Gold reports.

How Tesla's grand robotic vision shapes their future business - and how much Musk gets paid
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The iPhone 17 is easing Wall Street’s concerns about Apple’s AI troubles

The iPhone 17 is easing Wall Street’s concerns about Apple’s AI troubles

The iPhone 17 is easing Wall Street’s concerns about Apple’s AI troubles
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Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US, expanding trade war

President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America’s northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands

Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US, expanding trade war
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Trump says he’s decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs

Trump says he’s decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs

Trump says he’s decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs
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Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, backing Mexico into a corner

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico

Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, backing Mexico into a corner
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Venezuela approves new law opening its oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba

Venezuela approves new law opening its oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba

Venezuela approves new law opening its oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba
Business|Economy

Trump is about to announce Powell’s replacement. One finalist backed Democrats, higher taxes and more immigration

Trump is about to announce Powell’s replacement. One finalist backed Democrats, higher taxes and more immigration

Trump is about to announce Powell’s replacement. One finalist backed Democrats, higher taxes and more immigration
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Trump says he will announce his Federal Reserve chair nominee on Friday morning

President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his choice for Federal Reserve chairman on Friday morning

Trump says he will announce his Federal Reserve chair nominee on Friday morning
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Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax info

President Donald Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion

Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax info
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US stocks fall while a break in gold fever sends metals prices plunging

Stocks fell on Wall Street, while gold and silver prices plunged as investors tried to gauge what President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for interest rates

US stocks fall while a break in gold fever sends metals prices plunging
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Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says

Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption

Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says
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Trump expected to nominate Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair

Trump expected to nominate Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair

Trump expected to nominate Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair
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A separatist group is asking for Trump’s help to split from Canada. Here’s what we know

A separatist group is asking for Trump’s help to split from Canada. Here’s what we know

A separatist group is asking for Trump’s help to split from Canada. Here’s what we know
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What a reporter found when she returned to Cuba after last trip 3 years ago

Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years

What a reporter found when she returned to Cuba after last trip 3 years ago
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Starmer says UK ‘can’t stick its head in the sand’ over China after Trump issues warning

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy

Starmer says UK ‘can’t stick its head in the sand’ over China after Trump issues warning
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Trump-appointed judges are letting his immigration enforcement blitz continue

Trump-appointed judges are letting his immigration enforcement blitz continue

Trump-appointed judges are letting his immigration enforcement blitz continue
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Kristi Noem treated FEMA as an adversary. Then came a massive winter storm

Kristi Noem treated FEMA as an adversary. Then came a massive winter storm

Kristi Noem treated FEMA as an adversary. Then came a massive winter storm
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Florida braces for frost and possible snow flurries as winter storms hit other parts of the US

Massive blankets of snow and ice are expected in parts of the U.S. this weekend, with frost and snow flurries possible in Florida

Florida braces for frost and possible snow flurries as winter storms hit other parts of the US
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Europe sees modest growth, but the weaker US dollar looms as a threat

The European economy recorded modest growth at the end of last year, overcoming higher U.S. tariffs

Europe sees modest growth, but the weaker US dollar looms as a threat
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Israel reopening Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt on Sunday after long closure

Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt over the weekend

Israel reopening Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt on Sunday after long closure
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Trump's choice of Warsh to lead Fed could reshape the world's most influential central bank

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve could bring about sweeping changes at a central bank that dominates the global economy and markets like no other

Trump's choice of Warsh to lead Fed could reshape the world's most influential central bank
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Trump nominates inflation hawk Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair

Trump nominates inflation hawk Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair

Trump nominates inflation hawk Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair
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Velvet-rope security lines and grandpa’s heirlooms: Inside the rush to sell gold and silver

Velvet-rope security lines and grandpa’s heirlooms: Inside the rush to sell gold and silver

Velvet-rope security lines and grandpa’s heirlooms: Inside the rush to sell gold and silver
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The Latest: DOJ opens a federal civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death in Minneapolis

The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials

The Latest: DOJ opens a federal civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death in Minneapolis
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US producer prices rose 0.5% in December, more than expected, on uptick in services inflation

U.S. wholesale prices rose a hotter-than-expected 0.5% in December

US producer prices rose 0.5% in December, more than expected, on uptick in services inflation
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What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America

Comparisons of Trump to Hitler have become common. But some of Trump’s policies may more closely resemble those of Francisco Franco of Spain, says a Spanish scholar.

What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America
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Who is Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh?

President Donald Trump says he’ll tap former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell in May

Who is Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh?
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Sundance Film Festival: Channing Tatum drama ‘Josephine’ wins top jury and audience awards

Beth de Araújo’s family drama “Josephine” has won the top prizes at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival: Channing Tatum drama ‘Josephine’ wins top jury and audience awards
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New US sanctions against Iran target interior minister over crackdown on protesters

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against Iran’s interior minister, accusing Eskandar Momeni of repressing nationwide protests that have challenged Tehran’s theocratic government

New US sanctions against Iran target interior minister over crackdown on protesters