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Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and ’70s, dies at age 86Feb 27, 2026 6:43 pm - Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n' roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.
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US stocks sink and oil prices rise as worries about AI, inflation and possible war hit Wall StreetFeb 27, 2026 6:19 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks sank Friday as Wall Street kept punishing companies that could become losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. A surprisingly discouraging...
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Trump orders all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technologyFeb 27, 2026 4:28 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday he was ordering all federal agencies to phase out the use of Anthropic technology after the company’s unusually public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safety.
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Sweden says it intercepted Russian drone during visit by French aircraft carrierFeb 27, 2026 4:22 pm - A Russian drone carried out an unauthorized flight off southern Sweden earlier this week while a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, the Swedish military said Friday, in what the defense minister said was a violation of his country's airspace.
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Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein as he faces grilling over their relationshipFeb 27, 2026 12:00 pm - Former President Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he “did nothing wrong” in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no signs of Epstein's sexual abuse as he faced hours of grilling from lawmakers over his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago.
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Can chilling your carbs help you lose weight?Feb 27, 2026 9:02 am - Online influencers claim the secret to low-calorie rice, pasta and potatoes may be as simple as chilling out. Are they right? Not quite. But a small yet solid body of science does suggest that chilling these carbohydrate-rich foods after cooking them still could help people slim down.
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Deon Cole returns to host NAACP Image Awards and says ‘terrible’ BAFTA disruption will be addressedFeb 27, 2026 8:59 am - As Deon Cole returns to host the NAACP Image Awards Saturday, the comedian-actor is focused on celebrating Black achievement and responding to a recent onstage disruption at the British Academy Film Awards.
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Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the US military, Pentagon saysFeb 27, 2026 8:20 am - Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including a requirement that members use “biological sex at birth and not gender identity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday.
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Pink denies reports that she is separated from husband Carey Hart: ‘Not true’Feb 27, 2026 7:53 am - Pop singer Pink says she is not separated from her husband, former pro motocross racer Carey Hart, despite reports suggesting otherwise.
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Iranian agents obstructed care at hospitals packed with wounded protestersFeb 27, 2026 6:42 am - As wounded anti-government protesters poured into an Iranian hospital during last month’s crackdown, a young doctor hurried to the emergency room to help treat a man in his 40s who had been shot in the head at close range.