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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 said 'of course' he condemns the racist parts of the video, but would not apologize for sharing it President Donald Trump has refused to apologize for a video shared on his Truth Social account— which was later deleted — that included a racist image depicting ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The White House's TrumpRx website went live Thursday with a promise to instantly deliver prescription drugs at "the lowest price anywhere in the world." "This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history by many, many times, and it's not even close," President Trump said at a news conference announcing the launch of the platform. Drug policy experts say the jury is still out on ...
Source: latimes.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says he hopes talks with the United States will resume soon, while US President Donald Trump pledged another round of negotiations next week following mediated discussions in Oman. Araghchi told Al Jazeera on Saturday that Iran's missile programme was "never negotiable" in Friday's talks, and warned Tehran would target US military bases in the Middle East if the US attacks ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey on Friday, ruling just as construction was set to shut down on the massive infrastructure project. The decision came months after the administration announced it was halting $16 billion in support for the project, citing the then-government shutdown and what a top federal ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Authorities in the European Union said that the video-sharing platform TikTok is in breach of online content regulations, warning the company to change "addictive" features in order to protect minors from compulsive use. The European Commission shared the preliminary conclusions of a probe into TikTok on Friday, stating that features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and a personalised ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
News ) Uber ordered to pay $8.5 million in bellwether sexual assault case A US federal jury on Thursday ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in compensatory damages to a passenger who alleged she was sexually assaulted by her driver, marking the first plaintiff victory in a multidistrict litigation including thousands of similar claims. Thursday's verdict hinged on the legal theory of apparent authority , under which a ...
Source: jurist.org
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
In a social media post declaring, " Harvard is woke; the War Department is not ," Pete Hegseth announced Friday evening that the federal agency would sever academic ties with Harvard University. "File this under: LONG OVERDUE," the post on X said. "The Department of War is formally ending ALL Professional Military Education, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University." Beginning next fall, the ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Will Lewis has stepped down as the publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post just days after layoffs struck a third of the paper's newsroom . Advertising executive Jeff D'Onofrio, formerly chief executive at art and fandom site Tumblr, has been appointed as acting publisher and CEO and will assume the role immediately, the publication said. In a brief email to the newspaper's staff on Saturday, Lewis ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Acts are alleged to have occurred in 2024 on set of TV drama The Cleaning Lady, which Busfield acted in and directed A grand jury in New Mexico has indicted the actor Timothy Busfield on child sex abuse charges, officials announced on Friday. Busfield was indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, the Bernalillo county district attorney's office said in a statement. "As with all criminal ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
When power is used to provoke and dehumanize, independent journalism matters. Your membership allows us to name harmful rhetoric, provide context, and report with integrity—standing up for truth and accountability. Already a member? NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health care CEO on a Manhattan sidewalk, will face the start of his state trial on June 8 , a judge ruled ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Apple Inc. is scaling back plans for an AI-based health coach, a retreat that underscores the difficulty of turning health tracking into a paid service. The shift matters for Apple's wearables and services goals. Bloomberg reported on Feb. 5 that Apple has wound down the initiative, code-named Mulberry, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple referred to the effort internally as Health+. Instead of launching ...
Source: pymnts.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Canada opened its consulate in Greenland's capital and the first French consul to the Danish territory arrived on Friday, following the Trump administration's efforts to acquire the island. "I am en route to Nuuk for the opening of Canada's new consulate — strengthening Canada's presence, partnerships, and leadership in the Arctic," Canadian Foreign Minister Anita ...
Source: foxnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks, the Kremlin said Friday, even as the U.S. emphasized the need for China to join a future arms pact and accused Beijing of covert nuclear tests. The New START treaty terminated Thursday, leaving no caps on the two ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
A senior Russian military official was shot in Moscow and has been hospitalized, authorities said early Friday, in the latest attack on the country's top military brass. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, a deputy chief of Russian military intelligence, was shot several times by an unknown assailant in a residential building in the northwest of the capital, Russia's Investigative Committee said in a statement. The ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Zubayar al-Bakoush is suspected in Libya attack resulting in deaths of US ambassador and three other Americans The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, announced on Friday the arrest of a "key participant" in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four US government officials, including the US ambassador to Libya , J Christopher Stevens. Bondi said the suspect, Zubayar al-Bakoush, was taken into US custody at ...
Source: theguardian.com