Nation and World
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Trump says tariffs have created an economic miracle. The facts tell a different story
Feb 06, 2026 7:43 am - Looking back on the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump boasts that he has resurrected the American economy by imposing big import taxes on foreign products.
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Iran and US hold indirect talks in Oman. America's military leader in the Mideast joins the talks
Feb 06, 2026 7:21 am - Oman mediated indirect talks Friday between Iran and the United States over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, seeking to de-escalate tensions between the nations after Washington bombed Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran launched a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.
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Russia and US discussed nuclear arms and agreed talks need to start soon, Kremlin says
Feb 06, 2026 7:07 am - 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.
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A deputy chief of Russia's military intelligence service was shot and wounded in Moscow
Feb 06, 2026 7:05 am - MOSCOW — A deputy chief of Russia's military intelligence agency was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of senior m...
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Savannah Guthrie’s demand for mom’s ‘proof of life’ is complicated in this era of AI and deepfakes
Feb 06, 2026 7:03 am - When Savannah Guthrie made a heart-wrenching plea to the kidnapper of her 84-year-old mother to send “proof of life,” she addressed the possibility of people creating deepfakes.
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3 dead, 6 hurt after 92-year-old driver hits bicyclist and crashes into Los Angeles grocery store
Feb 05, 2026 8:49 pm - LOS ANGELES — Three people were killed and six others were hurt after a 92-year-old driver collided with a bicyclist and then lost control and slammed into a grocery stor...
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US and Russia agree to reestablish military-to-military dialogue after Ukraine talks
Feb 05, 2026 7:44 pm - The United States and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level, military-to-military dialogue following a meeting between senior Russian and American military officials in Abu Dhabi, the U.S. military in Europe said.
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Justice Department steps up pressure on cartels' financial networks as launderers turn to crypto
Feb 05, 2026 6:51 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is taking direct aim at the financial lifelines of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels, targeting money brokers who prosecutors say hav...
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Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugs
Feb 05, 2026 6:43 pm - The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a time when health care and the cost of living are growing concerns for Americans.
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Companies can now claim ‘no artificial colors’ if they add plant-based color to food
Feb 05, 2026 3:23 pm - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors. The agency announced Thursday that food labels may claim to have “no artificial colors” when they are free of petroleum-based dyes.