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The month's top story

2/4: The Takeout with Major Garrett

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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What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    House votes to rescind Trump's Canada tariffs

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

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

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 186 stories

  1. Opinion | What Trump Knows About Greenland

    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. Second ransom deadline for Nancy Guthrie passes

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. A ‘Historic’ Snowfall Hits the Carolinas

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | The Clintons, Contempt and Jeffrey Epstein

    WSJ · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. Opinion | Trump Let Down the Iranian Protesters

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Federal presence in Bay Area ahead of Super Bowl LX

    CBS · 3 outlets

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

    ABC · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

  7. Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. Opinion | Lemon and the First Amendment

    FOX · 5 outlets

Business 523 stories

  1. How to buy gold from Costco

    CNBC · 4 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. Can Trump and Big Pharma Get the World to Pay More for Drugs?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Gold Rises Amid Fed Rate-Cut Prospects

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. How to Trade This Ozempic Moment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. House votes to override Trump's Canada tariffs

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Gold, Silver Fall Amid USD Strength

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  7. Japan's snap elections: a reckless risk or calculated gamble?

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  8. Trump signs bill ending federal government shutdown

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  9. Asian Stocks Mostly Rise as Fears About U.S. Tariffs on Europe Ease

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Wall Street’s Hunt for Cheaper Stocks Goes Global

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 154 stories

  1. 49ers great John Brodie dies at age 90

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Dolphins sign CB Miles Battle

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Vonn has leg surgery after crashing at Olympics

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 2 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Flagg, Knueppel, Edgecombe get Rising Stars nods

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. Maye (shoulder) 'turned a corner,' threw normally

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Former QB Rivers interviews for Bills HC position

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 559 stories

  1. How to watch SuperSport from anywhere

    TechRadar · 3 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 Thursday, January 29 (game #1466)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. The calmest way to lose your mind – My week with Shapez

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. iOS 26.4 is coming: Here are the rumored new features

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. 7 Presidents’ Day sales on TVs we highly recommended — from LG, Samsung, TCL and more

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Apple Creator Studio gets its own Instagram account

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. I hand-picked 33 home office finds for creating a serene mint green workspace

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. Does Wonder Man directly set up a major storyline in Spider-Man: Brand New Day? The Marvel TV show's head writer has his say

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Malicious MoltBot skills used to push password-stealing malware

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. ChatGPT will start rolling out ads today, per report

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

Entertainment 400 stories

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Gordon Ramsay's Wife Tana Ramsay Reveals Skin Condition From Tanning

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. Melissa Gilbert Returns to Work Amid Timothy Busfield's Child Sex Abuse Case

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. What is your favorite K-Pop group?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Are These Famous Singers Overrated?

    USMag · 3 outlets

  6. People Are Cringing At How Chris Brown Is "Trying To Play It Off" After He Was Dragged For Seemingly Shading Bad Bunny's Superbowl Performance

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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