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The month's top story

Opinion | The Perils of a Falling Trump Dollar

Iranian regime projects strength through staged images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at prayers, a senior official with the National Council of Resistance of Iran said.

FOX · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSMan inside Iran speaks out after deadly protests: "I ask President Trump to help us" WSJOpinion | Trump Let Down the Iranian Protesters NYTTrump Says Iran Is Stopping Its Killings of Protesters as U.S. Moves Troops
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What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    ICE Agents Bring Military-Grade Weapons to Minnesota Doorsteps

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Politicians Are Calling the Protests in Minnesota an Insurgency

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | Mr. Trump and the Davos Divide

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 190 stories

  1. Opinion | What’s New in Trump Two

    CBS · 4 outlets

    CBS News' Olivia Gazis speaks with Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski of Poland about President Trump's push for Greenland, NATO and the relationship between Poland and the U.S.

  2. 'The Lion King' co-director Roger Allers dead at 76

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. 1/28: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. A ‘Historic’ Snowfall Hits the Carolinas

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. Opinion | The Clintons, Contempt and Jeffrey Epstein

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  2. Politicians Are Calling the Protests in Minnesota an Insurgency

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. Second ransom deadline for Nancy Guthrie passes

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government

    NYT · 4 outlets

  6. Renee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown

    ABC · 4 outlets

  7. Opinion | Mr. Trump and the Davos Divide

    FOX · 5 outlets

  8. States Rush to Remove Hurdles Stopping U.S. Agents From Being Sued for Shootings

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 511 stories

  1. Opinion | The AI Stock Market Rout

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    The Dow Industrials climbed more than 500 points Monday, as traders managed to look past declines in gold, silver and bitcoin.

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. What Trump Was Really Like at Davos

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Oil Rises Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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  1. Precious Metals, Asian Equities Broadly Higher

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Gold Buyers, This Isn’t the 1970s

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Gold Falls on Prospects of Long Fed Pause

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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  4. Mitsubishi to Buy Shale-Gas Assets in Texas, Louisiana for $5.2 Billion

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  5. House votes to override Trump's Canada tariffs

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  6. Opinion | Kevin Warsh and the Parable of the Two Sons

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Mixed

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. Senate Banking Democrats demand delay on Warsh nomination until Powell and Cook investigations end

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  9. JPMorgan's top short ideas for 2026

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. Gold, Silver Fall Amid USD Strength

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Sports 155 stories

  1. Former Cowboys FB Scott Laidlaw dies at 72

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Sam Darnold has another limited practice

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. 49ers great John Brodie dies at age 90

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Vonn has leg surgery after crashing at Olympics

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. UFC 324 grades: First fight card of the year sets a high bar

    CBS · 2 outlets

  4. Sources: Giants hire Wilson as Harbaugh's DC

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Josh McDaniels: Jarrett Stidham will be ready to go this week, for sure

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. Reverse? Brady backs Kraft, 'get that 7th ring'

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 411 stories

  1. How to watch SuperSport from anywhere

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    'The Archers' is still one of the easiest BBC dramas to keep up with, as long as you know where to look.

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Friday, February 13 (game #1481)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Apple Creator Studio gets its own Instagram account

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. iOS 26.3: Here are the new features for your iPhone

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  2. Apple just gave AirPods Pro 3 and more new beta firmware

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Will the Studio Display 2 have this key upgrade?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. ChatGPT Temporary chat feature is getting a much-needed upgrade

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  5. What is the release date for The Pitt season 2 episode 5 on HBO Max?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. You can now group tabs on OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  7. The latest iPhone Fold report is credible for one key reason

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Google says hackers are abusing Gemini AI for all attacks stages

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  9. iOS 26 added four new features I’ve been using almost every day

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 405 stories

  1. Will Melissa Gilbert Be at Husband Timothy Busfield’s Future Court Hearings?

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. What is your favorite K-Pop group?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Former Nickelodeon and ‘All That’ Star Dead at 33 After Hit and Run

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Nina Dobrev Jokes She 'Found a New Man' After Shaun White Split

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Pharrell Williams' Wife Helen Supports His Dr. Dre Global Impact Grammy Win

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. How Do Bringing Up Bates’ Katie Bates and Husband Travis Clark Make Money?

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Influencer Kristy Scott Teases 'New Beginnings' Amid Desmond Scott Divorce

    USMag · 1 outlets

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