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• Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip - NPR

  1. Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip  NPR
  2. Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover of Gaza and Says Palestinians Should Move  The New York Times
  3. Trump’s Gaza proposal, tariffs on China and administration changes: Live updates | CNN Politics  CNN
  4. 'Deranged' and 'problematic': Bipartisan lawmakers bash Trump's Gaza proposal  NBC News
  5. Trump’s Middle East envoy says Gaza rebuilding timeline in Israel-Hamas truce ‘preposterous’  PBS NewsHour

• Trump administration pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide - The Associated Press

  1. Trump administration pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide  The Associated Press
  2. Trump Officials to Put Almost All U.S.A.I.D. Workers on Leave  The New York Times
  3. USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas  Al Jazeera English
  4. ‘What Elon Musk Said Is a Bold-Faced Lie’  POLITICO
  5. How Trump Gutted America’s $40 Billion Aid Agency in Two Weeks  The Wall Street Journal

• Elon Musk is only supposed to work 130 days this year because of 'special government employee' status - Fortune

  1. Elon Musk is only supposed to work 130 days this year because of 'special government employee' status  Fortune
  2. Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms  The Associated Press
  3. 'They've done their homework': The unexpected power of Musk's digital assault on Washington  POLITICO
  4. How Elon Musk set off two weeks of chaos across Washington  CNN
  5. Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies  The New York Times

• Key functions of the Education Department, which Trump is moving to dismantle - The Washington Post

  1. Key functions of the Education Department, which Trump is moving to dismantle  The Washington Post
  2. Trump administration drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination  CNN
  3. White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department  NBC News
  4. A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do  NPR
  5. Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data  The Washington Post

• Final Remains Recovered From Plane Crash Over the Potomac - The New York Times

  1. Final Remains Recovered From Plane Crash Over the Potomac  The New York Times
  2. Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash  The New York Times
  3. Friends remember Brian Ellis, DC plane crash passenger, as 'one of the best'  USA TODAY
  4. Friends say Army captain killed in midair collision was a ‘brilliant and fearless’ patriot  The Associated Press
  5. NTSB: Black Hawk was flying too high when it collided with passenger plane over Washington DC, killing 67  Fox News

• The CIA Is About to Get a Trump Makeover - The Wall Street Journal

  1. The CIA Is About to Get a Trump Makeover  The Wall Street Journal
  2. CIA’s entire staff offered buyouts, Wall Street Journal reports  The Times of Israel
  3. Trump 2nd term live updates: Federal buyout offer extends to CIA  ABC News
  4. CIA offering buyouts to its entire workforce: report  Fox News
  5. CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities, sources say  Reuters

• Democrats join protest against Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ of federal payment systems - The Guardian US

  1. Democrats join protest against Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ of federal payment systems  The Guardian US
  2. Treasury says Musk’s DOGE has not rejected payments in first attempt to clarify access granted to critical system  CNN
  3. Asia Pacific  The Guardian
  4. Elon Musk's access to Treasury's payment system is raising alarms. Here's what to know.  CBS News
  5. Congressional Democrats denied entry to Treasury Department  Axios

• FBI agents sue DOJ to block release of who worked on Trump, Jan. 6 cases - The Washington Post

  1. FBI agents sue DOJ to block release of who worked on Trump, Jan. 6 cases  The Washington Post
  2. ‘Accidental’ F.B.I. Chief Builds a Following as Agency’s Defender  The New York Times
  3. FBI agents sue Trump DOJ to block any public identification of employees who worked on Jan. 6 investigations  Fox News
  4. Trump personally ordered firings of special counsel prosecutors  The Guardian US
  5. FBI’s top agent in Miami forced out by Trump’s Justice Department in escalating purge  Miami Herald

• Trump's tariffs will cause pain at the pump for Americans: Experts - ABC News

  1. Trump's tariffs will cause pain at the pump for Americans: Experts  ABC News
  2. Trump’s tariff tactics carry higher economic risks than during his first term  The Associated Press
  3. What Does Trump Really Want From Canada and Mexico?  The New York Times
  4. Canadians grapple with a sense of betrayal after Trump’s trade war and 51st state threats  PBS NewsHour
  5. Markets Bet Trump’s Tariffs Are Art of the (Temporary) Deal  The Wall Street Journal

• Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general - NPR

  Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News

• The Aga Khan, spiritual leader whose riches enabled horse racing glory, dies at 88 - Reuters

  1. The Aga Khan, spiritual leader whose riches enabled horse racing glory, dies at 88  Reuters
  2. The Aga Khan IV, Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88  The New York Times
  3. The Aga Khan Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, spiritual leader and friend of the late Queen, dies aged 88  Sky News
  4. Aga Khan, philanthropist and leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies  Financial Times
  5. 'In shock': Houston's Ismaili Muslim community deals with death of spiritual leader, the Aga Khan  Houston Chronicle

• Trump Says He Would Jail Americans in El Salvador ‘in a Heartbeat’ - The New York Times

  1. Trump Says He Would Jail Americans in El Salvador ‘in a Heartbeat’  The New York Times
  2. El Salvador offers to house violent US criminals and deportees of any nationality in unprecedented deal  CNN
  3. What to know about El Salvador's prisons after Trump deal to send convicts in the U.S there  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Trump says he'd deport US citizens convicted of crimes 'in a heartbeat' if legal  ABC News
  5. Marco Rubio announces prisoner deportation plan with El Salvador's Nayib Bukele  MSNBC

• At least 10 killed at adult education center in what officials say is Sweden's worst mass shooting - The Associated Press

  1. At least 10 killed at adult education center in what officials say is Sweden's worst mass shooting  The Associated Press
  2. Multiple people killed in central Sweden school shooting, police say  CNN International
  3. Swedish police say 'erroneous narratives' are spreading online after mass school shooting  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Sweden School Shooting Leaves at Least 10 Dead in Country’s ‘Worst’ Gun Attack  The New York Times
  5. PM declares 'worst mass shooting in Swedish history' after gunman kills 10 in campus shooting  Fox News

• Thousands evacuate Santorini after earthquakes shake Greek island - BBC.com

  1. Thousands evacuate Santorini after earthquakes shake Greek island  BBC.com
  2. Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini. Here’s what we know  The Associated Press
  3. 'I am afraid': Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Santorini; people flee amid series of temblors  USA TODAY
  4. Greece’s island of Santorini rattled by 200 earthquakes  Al Jazeera English
  5. Greece Prepares for Earthquake as Tremors Shake Santorini and Other Islands  The New York Times

• U.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Service From China as Trump’s Trade Curbs Begin - The New York Times

  U.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Service From China as Trump’s Trade Curbs Begin  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

• Egg problems driving up prices at Waffle House and others could persist - The Washington Post

  1. Egg problems driving up prices at Waffle House and others could persist  The Washington Post
  2. Waffle House is placing a surcharge on every egg it sells  CNN
  3. Egg prices, shortages from bird flu lead restaurants to add egg surcharge  Axios
  4. Eggs Are Through the Roof. What’s Up With Food Prices?  Barron's
  5. Egg Shortages Are Now Hitting Restaurants, With No Relief in Sight  Bloomberg

• Why Google-Parent Alphabet Stock Is Down After Earnings Beat - Barron's

  1. Why Google-Parent Alphabet Stock Is Down After Earnings Beat  Barron's
  2. Alphabet shares drop as much as 9% on revenue miss, soaring AI investments  CNBC
  3. Google's ad sales rose at robust rate in holiday season, but AI-driven numbers let down investors  Yahoo Finance
  4. Alphabet Q4 earnings call: CEO Sundar Pichai's remarks  The Keyword
  5. Google’s Revenue Growth Slows, Sending Shares Down  The Wall Street Journal

• Chipotle Earnings Largely Meet Views, Guidance Disappoints - Investor's Business Daily

  1. Chipotle Earnings Largely Meet Views, Guidance Disappoints  Investor's Business Daily
  2. Why Chipotle Stock Is Falling After Earnings Beat  Barron's
  3. Chipotle earnings beat estimates, but stock falls on weak same-store sales forecast  CNBC
  4. Chipotle’s stock sinks after earnings, as sales trends disappoint investors  MarketWatch
  5. Chipotle: Good Portions Keep Diners Coming Back Amid Rising Prices  PYMNTS.com

• Apple’s new Invites app is a showcase for iPhone ecosystem strengths - 9to5Mac

  Apple’s new Invites app is a showcase for iPhone ecosystem strengths  9to5MacView Full Coverage on Google News

• Galaxy S25 pre-orders set record in South Korea, the Ultra is the favorite - 9to5Google

  1. Galaxy S25 pre-orders set record in South Korea, the Ultra is the favorite  9to5Google
  2. Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus Review: Just Enough AI to Not Make Me Go Crazy  CNET
  3. Samsung’s S25 Ultra and the end of the flagship phone  The Verge
  4. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: Not enough to justify an upgrade  Mashable
  5. Pre-order Samsung's new Galaxy S25 and get up to $1,250 in savings  USA TODAY

• Google owner Alphabet drops promise over 'harmful' AI uses - BBC.com

  1. Google owner Alphabet drops promise over 'harmful' AI uses  BBC.com
  2. Google's AI Policy Shift: No More Ban On Weapons And Surveillance Tech  NDTV
  3. Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance  CNN
  4. Alphabet reverses ban on AI use for weapons, following Palantir  Yahoo Finance
  5. Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance  WIRED

• Figure drops OpenAI in favor of in-house models - TechCrunch

  Figure drops OpenAI in favor of in-house models  TechCrunch

• Grammys Exec Producer Addresses Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s Nude Red Carpet Moment - Hollywood Reporter

  1. Grammys Exec Producer Addresses Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s Nude Red Carpet Moment  Hollywood Reporter
  2. Kanye West doubles down on Bianca Censori’s shocking red carpet stunt: We ‘beat the Grammys’  Page Six

• ‘The Fantastic Four’ Poster Wasn’t Created With Use Of AI, Marvel Says - Deadline

  1. ‘The Fantastic Four’ Poster Wasn’t Created With Use Of AI, Marvel Says  Deadline
  2. The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Where Is Doctor Doom in the New Teaser Trailer?  IGN
  3. First teaser trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Marvel Denies Using AI in ‘Fantastic Four’ Poster Following Social Media Backlash  TheWrap
  5. 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Trailer Launches Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Team with Debut Footage of Reboot  PEOPLE

• Netflix Removes Karla Sofía Gascón From ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscars Campaign: Reports - Rolling Stone

  1. Netflix Removes Karla Sofía Gascón From ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscars Campaign: Reports  Rolling Stone
  2. How Emilia Pérez Is Being Removed from the ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar Campaign  Yahoo Entertainment
  3. Netflix Distances Itself From Karla Sofía Gascón as Controversy Forces ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar Campaign Changes  Variety
  4. Column: How Karla Sofia Gascón turned a historic Oscars first into a historic Oscars nightmare  Los Angeles Times
  5. Emilia Pérez Star Karla Sofía Gascón to Skip 2025 Critics Choice Awards amid Her Controversies: Reports  PEOPLE

• ‘The Goonies’ Reunite: Ke Huy Quan ‘Would Love’ to Make a Sequel, Corey Feldman Says ‘Get Us All Together, Everybody Is Looking Good’ - Variety

  1. ‘The Goonies’ Reunite: Ke Huy Quan ‘Would Love’ to Make a Sequel, Corey Feldman Says ‘Get Us All Together, Everybody Is Looking Good’  Variety
  2. ‘Goonies’ cast reunites to honor Ke Huy Quan  CNN
  3. Ke Huy Quan honored at TCL Chinese Theatre  KTLA Los Angeles
  4. Ke Huy Quan Reunites with Goonies Costars -- And Would Be 'So Happy' to Do a Sequel (Exclusive)  TooFab
  5. 'The Goonies' cast reunites 40 years later to honor Ke Huy Quan at L.A. ceremony  Entertainment Weekly News

• Myles Garrett trade scenarios: Three potential deals to acquire Browns All-Pro pass rusher seeking fresh start - CBS Sports

  1. Myles Garrett trade scenarios: Three potential deals to acquire Browns All-Pro pass rusher seeking fresh start  CBS Sports
  2. Inbox: Those are evaluations only coaches can do accurately  Packers.com
  3. NFL insiders gauge Myles Garrett’s trade value; could Browns net 2 first-round picks? - The Athletic  The Athletic
  4. What does 49ers’ deal for Trey Lance have to do with a trade for Myles Garrett?  San Francisco Chronicle
  5. In Roob's Eagles Observations: Can Howie Roseman pull off a Myles Garrett trade?  NBC Sports Philadelphia

• Western Conference team weighing joining Kevin Durant trade pursuit - New York Post

  1. Western Conference team weighing joining Kevin Durant trade pursuit  New York Post
  2. Latest on Kevin Durant landscape as NBA trade deadline nears - The Athletic  The Athletic
  3. KD downgraded to doubtful as trade talks swirl  ESPN
  4. NBA trade deadline live updates: Lakers introduce Luka Dončić, Jimmy Butler market remains fluid  Yahoo Sports
  5. Kevin Durant mock trades: How Warriors, Rockets, Mavericks and others could land Suns superstar  CBS Sports

• Mark Cuban Says He Did Not Know About Luka Dončić Trade - Front Office Sports

  Mark Cuban Says He Did Not Know About Luka Dončić Trade  Front Office SportsView Full Coverage on Google News

• Cooper Kupp says the Rams intend to trade him. He's disappointed to end his 8 years with the team - The Associated Press

  1. Cooper Kupp says the Rams intend to trade him. He's disappointed to end his 8 years with the team  The Associated Press
  2. Cooper Kupp trade fits: Six logical landing spots for former Super Bowl MVP  NFL.com
  3. Steelers, Bengals are the betting favorites to land Cooper Kupp  NBC Sports
  4. Cooper Kupp & Myles Garrett landing spots, early Super Bowl takes & Kellen Moore to the Saints? | Inside Coverage  Yahoo Sports
  5. Myles Garrett, Cooper Kupp and Matthew Stafford could move, plus Tom Brady’s value - The Athletic  The New York Times

• SpaceX launches final block 1 WorldView Legion satellites for Maxar Technologies - Spaceflight Now

  1. SpaceX launches final block 1 WorldView Legion satellites for Maxar Technologies  Spaceflight Now
  2. Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral  Florida Today
  3. SpaceX Falcon 9 Maxar 3  Kennedy Space Center
  4. SpaceX launches 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit (video, photos)  Space.com
  5. SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on foggy Tuesday morning  Spaceflight Now

• Grand Canyons on the Moon Were Made in a Matter of Minutes - The New York Times

  1. Grand Canyons on the Moon Were Made in a Matter of Minutes  The New York Times
  2. The moon’s grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye  NPR
  3. How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon  The Associated Press
  4. Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon  Space.com
  5. Asteroid impact on Moon carved massive canyons within minutes  Science

• VIPER back from the dead? NASA asks US companies to partner on ice-hunting moon rover - Space.com

  1. VIPER back from the dead? NASA asks US companies to partner on ice-hunting moon rover  Space.com
  2. NASA Presses Forward Search for VIPER Moon Rover Partner  NASA
  3. NASA requests industry proposals for VIPER lunar rover partnership  SpaceNews
  4. NASA Is Literally Giving a Moon Rover Away, But Only to American Companies  autoevolution
  5. NASA seeking good home for VIPER Moon rover  AOL

• Straight Shot: Hubble Investigates Galaxy with Nine Rings - Science@NASA

  1. Straight Shot: Hubble Investigates Galaxy with Nine Rings  Science@NASA
  2. Hubble Space Telescope spots a spectacular Bullseye in deep space (image)  Space.com
  3. Astronomers Detect Nine Star-Filled Rings around Giant Galaxy  Sci.News
  4. Hubble Telescope Snaps Galaxy With Way More Rings Than Any Other  Forbes
  5. Hubble Hits the ‘Bullseye,’ a Galaxy With Record-Breaking 9 Rings  Gizmodo

• Brain tissue may contain higher amounts of microplastics than other organs: Study - ABC News

  1. Brain tissue may contain higher amounts of microplastics than other organs: Study  ABC News
  2. Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains  Nature.com
  3. Microplastics Could Accumulate in Our Brains More Than in Kidneys And Livers  ScienceAlert
  4. Our brains are filling with more and more microplastics, study shows  The Washington Post
  5. You might have a spoon's worth of microplastics - in your brain.  USA TODAY

• American Heart Month, 2025 - The White House

  1. American Heart Month, 2025  The White House
  2. Heart health: Ways to protect yourself and the common warning signs  Yahoo! Voices
  3. America's No. 1 Silent Killer: What It Is and When to Get Screened  CNET
  4. Doctors urge heart health focus & lifestyle changes as American Heart Month approaches  WSBT-TV
  5. Wake County shows love for heart health this February  Wake County Government (.gov)

• The aspirin mistake: 29 million take it daily, not realizing costs outweigh benefits - Fortune

  1. The aspirin mistake: 29 million take it daily, not realizing costs outweigh benefits  Fortune
  2. Half of adults don’t realize that taking this over-the-counter drug daily is super risky  New York Post
  3. Do doctors still recommend aspirin? Yes, but it's complicated.  USA TODAY
  4. Nearly Half of Adults Mistakenly Think Benefits of Daily Aspirin Outweigh Risks  The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
  5. Daily Aspirin No Longer Recommended for Stroke Prevention in Older Adults — Although Millions Still Take It  PEOPLE

• The link between renal failure and Parkinson's disease: Researchers illuminate the underlying mechanisms - Medical Xpress

  The link between renal failure and Parkinson's disease: Researchers illuminate the underlying mechanisms  Medical Xpress