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This is Trump's dead giveaway that he was in over his head with Epstein
- Donald Trump addresses House Republicans in Washington. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Every time he sees trouble brewing, Donald Trump exhibits a telltale panic response. When he's cornered, when the walls close in and facts start to make the hair left on his head stand straight up — although a stiff wind will do that too — Trump doesn't simply deny. He lies by preemptively distancing himself. It's the first ...

Source: rawstory.com
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FDA refuses to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application
- You can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to consider Moderna's application for a new flu vaccine using mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday, a decision that could delay the introduction of a shot designed to offer stronger protection for older adults. Moderna said it received what's known as a "refusal-to-file" (RTF) letter from the FDA 's Center for ...

Source: foxnews.com
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Trump news at a glance: Why did FBI raid Georgia election office? Trump-loyal election deniers told them to
- Unprecedented raid elevates concern that the president will seek to interfere in this year's midterm elections – key US politics stories from 10 February 2026 at a glance When the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Fulton county election office in Georgia last month, the decision was based on debunked claims from election deniers and came after a referral from a White House lawyer who tried to ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Pride flag removed from Stonewall National Monument in NYC
- Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The National Park Service removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City. The monument is in Greenwich Village, and it commemorates the Stonewall Inn, a Manhattan gay bar that was the epicenter of the 1969 Stonewall riots. The Stonewall uprising kicked off a new battle for gay rights. Former President Barack Obama made Christopher Park, across the street from the bar, a ...

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Chappell Roan leaves Wasserman talent agency after his mentions in Epstein files
- Chappell Roan announced Monday that she's left her talent agency after its CEO was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Department of Justice.     The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed overwhelmingly by Congress in November compelled the Department of Justice to release all the documents in its possession related to the disgraced financier. Roan, ...

Source: cbsnews.com
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Bank riders have murky future as housing bill heads to Senate
- WASHINGTON — A bill that includes a number of bank-favored provisions faces a more uncertain future in the Senate, even after it passed through the House yesterday with an overwhelmingly large bipartisan margin.  Processing Content The House bill, known as the Housing for the 21st Century Act, aims to increase the supply of housing by streamlining state and local regulations and making it easier for ...

Source: americanbanker.com
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Democratic governors excluded by Trump from typically bipartisan gathering at White House
- President Trump is excluding Democratic governors from typically bipartisan events held at the White House during the annual gathering of state leaders in Washington, D.C.  No Democratic governors were invited to a formal business meeting that was to take place Feb. 20 between governors, the president and White House officials while they are in town for the National Governors Association conference. A source ...

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Dad shot daughter after 'arguing about Donald Trump'
- A British woman who was shot dead by her father while visiting his home in Texas had argued with him about US President Donald Trump earlier that day, an inquest has heard. Lucy Harrison, from Warrington in Cheshire, was shot in the chest on 10 January 2025 in Prosper, near Dallas. Police in the town investigated the 23-year-old's death as possible manslaughter but no criminal case was brought against Kris Harrison ...

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Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Michigan's voter roll data
- A federal judge Tuesday shut down the Justice Department's efforts to obtain personal voter information from elections officials in Michigan, the third time a court has tossed a lawsuit by the Trump administration in its efforts to obtain voter registration lists from the states. U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou, the chief judge for U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, granted a request from ...

Source: nbcnews.com
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San Francisco parents scramble as teachers strike leaves 50,000 students out of school
- SAN FRANCISCO – Connor Haught has been juggling virtual work meetings and arts and crafts projects for his two daughters as his family tries to navigate a teachers strike in San Francisco with no end date in sight. Haught's job in the construction industry allows him to work from home but, like many parents in the city, he and his wife were scrambling to plan activities for their children amid the uncertainty ...

Source: news4jax.com
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What Ring's 'Search Party' actually does, and why its Super Bowl ad gave people the creeps
- Reuniting families with their lost pooches, what's not to like? Well, coordinated neighborhood surveillance, for one. That sums up the reaction to the Super Bowl ad for Search Party, the AI-powered feature from Amazon's Ring that mobilizes outdoor cameras across a neighborhood to help find lost dogs. Search Party raised privacy concerns when it launched last year , focusing in part on the fact that the feature is ...

Source: geekwire.com
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Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Case Against Bannon
- Home » » The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to dismiss its criminal case against the former adviser to President Donald Trump , Steve Bannon, which is related to his refusal to testify before the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol riots. The "government has determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of ...

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New Target CEO shakes up leadership, staffing
- By Carson Hartzog, The Minnesota Star Tribune In his second week as Target CEO, Michael Fiddelke shuffled his leadership team and consolidated store districts - moves that drew mixed reactions from retail experts. After several quarters of lackluster performance, the actions addressed some of the loudest criticism of the Minneapolis-based retailer: the state of its stores and product assortment, especially in ...

Source: miamiherald.com
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Trial starts in LA lawsuit alleging Instagram and YouTube knew apps harmed kids
- By Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times A landmark civil trial that will ask jurors to decide whether social media companies can be held liable for pushing a product that they allegedly knew was harmful to children began Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, with attorneys sparring for more than four hours in combative opening arguments. The closely watched test case could rewrite the rules of engagement for ...

Source: miamiherald.com