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US consumer sentiment hits 7-month low after Trump takes office
U.S. consumer sentiment has fallen to a seven-month low as inflation persists and President Donald Trump promotes various economic…
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Trump orders government to determine where Biden-era directives encroached on gun rights
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to determine if Biden administration directives…
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Oil prices set for third straight weekly fall on tariff concerns
Oil prices finished with daily gains on Friday (Feb 7) after new sanctions were imposed on Iran’s crude exports, but prices were down for…
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Europe: Shares end lower as trade war worries spike; automakers slide
European shares closed lower on Friday (Feb 7), with automakers among top decliners as investors grew skittish on worries of a global…
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Judge stops DOJ from releasing names of FBI agents who worked Jan. 6 cases
A federal judge Friday stopped the Justice Department from publicly listing FBI officials involved in cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021,…
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DOGE Staffer Who Quit Over Racist Posts Is Already Coming Back to Work
Elon Musk announced Friday that the Department of Government Efficiency employee who quit for a range of racist social media posts will be…
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Protesters in Slovakia demand PM Fico resign over Russia stance
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Chicks Raised to Lay Eggs Are Lost in Fire at a Large Farm in Ohio
A fire tore through a large commercial farm in western Ohio this week that was housing hundreds of thousands of chickens raised to lay…
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US: Wall Street slides, Treasury yields rise on mixed data, renewed tariff threats
Wall Street ended sharply lower and benchmark Treasury yields jumped on Friday (Feb 7) in the wake of a mixed US payrolls report, weak…
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'Item of interest' discovered in search for missing Alaska plane
By Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily…
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Trump Has Disturbing Response to DOGE’s Massive Overreach of Power
Donald Trump doesn’t care that Elon Musk and his nerd squad have access to the private information of millions of Americans. During a…
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Trump Says Nippon Steel Will Make Major Investment in U.S. Steel
President Trump said on Friday that Nippon Steel was planning to make a major investment in U.S. Steel after the Biden administration…
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Retired Navy captain says DOGE disruptions could improve efficiency, security
As Elon Musk's unofficial Department of Government Efficiency shakes up U.S. regulatory bodies and foreign aid organizations, one national…
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Sanders and Hawley’s Interest Rate Cap Would Ban Their Union Allies’ Credit Cards
They want to cap interest rates at 10 percent, but most major unions’ member benefits include credit cards that charge well in excess of…
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Young Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk’s DOGE Team Efforts
One Musk acolyte has leaned into his new status as a Washington celebrity. Gavin Kliger, a newly minted senior adviser at the personnel…
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Musk’s DOGE Teen Minion Was Once Fired for Leaking Company Secrets
Shocking: The 19-year old DOGE goon with a questionable résumé who goes by “big balls” online was fired from his last real gig for leaking…
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A 311-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Sells for $11.25 Million at Sotheby’s
A 311-year-old Stradivarius violin sold for $11.25 million at Sotheby’s on Friday, in a closely watched auction that drew interest from…
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In Defense of Ben Sasse
Tentative audit findings fail to back up the barrage of media attacks the former university president and senator has faced over expenses.…
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Explosive-Laden Goggles Sent To Russian FPV Drone Operators
Russian officials are investigating a plot that allegedly sent explosive-laden first-person view (FPV) goggles to drone units in the hope…
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WTF Is DOGE Doing in Department in Charge of Nuclear Weapons?
The Department of Energy on Friday tried to clarify why one of Elon Musk’s DOGE underlings was granted access to the department’s I.T.…
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Red Sox 6-Man Rotation? Pitching Coach Not Ruling It Out After Big Moves
All of a sudden, the Red Sox have more starting pitchers than they know what to do with. After adding Garrett Crochet (trade) and Walker…
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Trump says he'll announce reciprocal tariffs on more countries next week
President Trump on Friday said he'll lay out reciprocal tariffs on several countries next week as he seeks to escalate his trade war.…
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Trump says DOGE will look into more federal agencies
President Trump said Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency will continue to review the spending of federal agencies,…
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Trump, Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba start off on friendly footing
It's official: President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba really like each other. Source link