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Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, called on Howard Lutnick to resign amid revelations that the Commerce secretary had more extensive dealings with Epstein than he previously disclosed. A New York Times report found that Lutnick and Epstein, who were next-door neighbors in New York City, interacted "regularly." Lutnick previously said on ...
Source: cnbc.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump told podcaster Dan Bongino that feds should 'take over the voting' in as many as 15 jurisdictions run by Democrats House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed on Sunday that Democrats would resist and block any attempts by Republicans to "nationalize" U.S. elections, which ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Super Bowl 60 is here, and versus the The Patriots could break an NFL record with their seventh Super Bowl victory when they face the Seahawks at Levi's Stadium. But the Seahawks are gunning for their second Lombardi — and redemption: In 2015, the Patriots over them after Malcolm Butler intercepted a Russell Wilson pass from the 1-yard line in the final minute. Gaga gets back on ...
Source: news4jax.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he's stepping down, ending a troubled tenure three days after the newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff. Lewis announced his departure in a two-paragraph email to the newspaper's staff, saying that after two years of transformation, "now is the right time for me to step aside." The Post's chief financial officer, Jeff D'Onofrio, was ...
Source: pbs.org
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
The online telehealth company pulls the plug on its compound version of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy drug in the wake of FDA commissioner's warning BY Hims & Hers scrapped plans Saturday to sell a $49 knockoff of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy weight-loss pill, one day after the online telehealth company was threatened with legal action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The surprise announcement derails the introduction of ...
Source: inc.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, resigned on Sunday after taking responsibility for advising the prime minister to appoint Peter Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the United States, despite Mandelson's past links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein In a statement, McSweeney said the decision had proved damaging. "The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
Washington — A whistleblower complaint containing allegations related to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard includes highly-classified details about a National Security Agency intercept of a call between two foreign nationals who discussed a person close to President Trump, a senior U.S. intelligence official and an attorney for the whistleblower confirmed to CBS News. Last week, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
– The urgent investigation into the apparent kidnapping of 84-year-old continued Sunday, a week after the mother of "Today" show host was reported missing in Arizona. solemnly told the potential kidnappers in a social media video released Saturday that the family was prepared to pay for her safe return. Flanked by her siblings, Guthrie said "we received your message" and that: "This is the only way we will ...
Source: news4jax.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn's pursuit of an against-all-odds Olympic medal ended Sunday in a devastating crash only 13.4 seconds into the downhill final. Follow along for live updates Skiing in a brace just nine days after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Vonn did not finish the final at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. She was attempting to become the oldest Alpine skier, man or woman, to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
While one dream came to an end, another came true. Lindsey Vonn's heartbreaking crash during the women's downhill race brought a quick end to her Olympic comeback Sunday morning, but one Team USA teammate completed a dream. Breezy Johnson won her first Olympic gold medal after crushing her downhill run with a time of 1:36.10. The sixth racer down the mountain, Johnson watched every contender make a charge at her ...
Source: nypost.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
By Sam Darnold put up a career-best season in 2024 for the Minnesota Vikings, throwing for 4,319 yards and 35 touchdown passes to go along with an impressive quarterback rating of 102.5 . It was Darnold's first season with the Vikings and, somewhat surprisingly, his last. With the 28-year-old Darnold once again thriving this season all the way to Super Bowl 60 for the Seattle Seahawks, things aren't exactly looking ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump has refused to apologize for the video, which was shared from his Truth Social account Bill Maher ripped into the Trump administration on Real Time Friday for their "lame" defense of a racist post shared on the president's Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The Department of Defense will also review partnerships with other universities. Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon would end its academic partnership with Harvard University over what he called a "woke" institution that is not welcoming to the U.S. military. In a posted on Friday to X, Hegseth said the Department of Defense would end its partnership and work with the ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The lead singer and songwriter of 3 Doors Down, Brad Arnold, has died after a battle with cancer, the rock band announced on X. He was 47. "He will be deeply missed and forever remembered," the band said in a statement on Saturday. The band is best known for 2000s rock hits like Kryptonite, Here Without You, When I'm Gone, and Loser. In May 2025, Arnold announced that he was ill, and had received a diagnosis of ...
Source: bbc.com