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Nicaraguan man's death at troubled Texas detention camp was reported as a suicide, 911 records show

The chin-out rhetoric of Democratic governors about holding Trump administration officials responsible for violence in their cities may be more political than practicable.

NYT · 5 sources

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Top Stories 283 stories

  1. What We Know So Far About the Latest Release of Epstein Files

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Operation Metro Surge: What We Know About the Minnesota Immigration Action

    ABC · 4 outlets

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  1. Government enters partial shutdown

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics

    ABC · 4 outlets

  3. How Trump’s 2020 Election Claims Have Been Debunked Again and Again

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 229 stories

  1. Is Small Beautiful Again in the Stock Market?

    WSJ · 2 outlets

    Silver prices go on a new roller-coaster ride; Trump announces new India trade deal

  2. Canada's Carney to Trump: 'I meant what I said in Davos'

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Opinion | Kevin Warsh on the Fed’s Mistakes and the Consequences

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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  1. Epstein files: Ro Khanna says DOJ's latest release is 'not good enough'

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  2. Speaker Johnson: 'Confident' government shutdown will end by Tuesday

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  3. Oil Rises Amid Iran Tensions

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Dollar Extends Slide After Trump Says He Isn’t Worried About Declines

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 153 stories

  1. Brady latest to slam Belichick Hall of Fame snub

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Chargers to hire OL coach Butch Barry

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Drake Maye did not practice Friday

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Sources: Giannis preps for Bucks exit amid offers

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 295 stories

  1. Apple discontinues iPhone Upgrade Program in the UK

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, February 2 (game #1470)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. Deals: Apple Trail Loop up to 52% off, 24GB Mac mini $100 off, AirTag 2 cases, iPhone 16 Pro $620 off, more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  2. Apple Creator Studio gets its own Instagram account

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  3. NationStates confirms data breach, shuts down game site

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. OpenAI says you can trust ChatGPT answers, as it kicks off ads rollout preparation

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  5. Sonos unveils its first new hardware product in over a year

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 163 stories

  1. Tim Burton Mourns ‘Beetlejuice’ Star Catherine O’Hara After Her Death at 71

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. 13 Awkward And Outrageous Moments From The 2026 Grammys

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Ryan Reynolds' Rep Defends Unsealed Texts Blasting Justin Baldoni

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Which K-Pop Song With The SAME TITLE Do You Prefer?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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