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Pentagon Prepares Second Aircraft Carrier to Deploy to the Middle East
Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program
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Pentagon Prepares Second Aircraft Carrier to Deploy to the Middle East
Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program
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Exclusive | Pentagon Prepares Second Aircraft Carrier to Deploy to the Middle East
President Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Exclusive
Pentagon Prepares Second Aircraft Carrier to Deploy to the Middle East
Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Pentagon Prepares Second Aircraft Carrier to Deploy to the Middle East
Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Report: Chris Bassitt agrees to one-year, $18.5M contract with Orioles
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Report: Chris Bassitt agrees to one-year, $18.5M contract with Orioles
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February 12, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Report: Chris Bassitt agrees to one-year, $18.5M contract with Orioles
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Ireland rolls out pioneering basic income scheme for artists - www.reuters.com/world/irelan...
Ireland rolls out pioneering basic income scheme for artists
Ireland rolled out a permanent basic income scheme for the arts on Tuesday, pledging to pay 2,000 creative workers 325 euros ($387) per week following a trial that participants said eased financial st...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Ireland rolls out pioneering basic income scheme for artists - www.reuters.com/world/irelan...
Henry VIII's love token secured by British Museum after centuries lost - www.reuters.com/lifestyle/he...
Henry VIII's love token secured by British Museum after centuries lost
Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon's marriage didn't last - he divorced her in 1533 - but a golden heart pendant linked to their union did survive, and has now been secured for permanent display at th...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Henry VIII's love token secured by British Museum after centuries lost - www.reuters.com/lifestyle/he...
Canadian fossil reveals one of the first plant-eating animals - www.reuters.com/science/cana...
Canadian fossil reveals one of the first plant-eating animals
Scientists have unearthed in Canada's province of Nova Scotia the skull of a creature dating to about 307 million years ago that is one of the oldest-known plant-eating land vertebrates, representing ...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Canadian fossil reveals one of the first plant-eating animals - www.reuters.com/science/cana...
Italy's Meloni moves to allow naval blockades against migrants - www.reuters.com/world/italys...
Italy's Meloni moves to allow naval blockades against migrants
Italy's cabinet approved a bill on Wednesday authorising naval blockades to halt migrant boats during periods of "exceptional pressure" at the country's borders, a government source said, further tigh...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Italy's Meloni moves to allow naval blockades against migrants - www.reuters.com/world/italys...
Investigators fan out in search of Nancy Guthrie, analyze discarded glove - www.reuters.com/world/us/inv...
Investigators fan out in search of Nancy Guthrie, analyze discarded glove
Sheriff's deputies and FBI agents fanned out along highways, vacant lots and remote dwellings of southern Arizona on Wednesday, combing the desert landscape for clues to the fate of U.S. television jo...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Investigators fan out in search of Nancy Guthrie, analyze discarded glove - www.reuters.com/world/us/inv...
McDonald's beats quarterly global sales estimates as value bets pay off - www.reuters.com/business/ret...
McDonald's beats quarterly global sales estimates as value bets pay off
McDonald's topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter global comparable sales and profit on Wednesday, as meal deals and strong marketing promotions pulled in budget-strapped U.S. diners and dema...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:55 AM
McDonald's beats quarterly global sales estimates as value bets pay off - www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Heineken to cut up to 6,000 jobs as beer demand falters - www.reuters.com/business/hei...
Heineken to cut up to 6,000 jobs as beer demand falters
The job cuts amount to almost 7% of the 87,000-strong global workforce.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Heineken to cut up to 6,000 jobs as beer demand falters - www.reuters.com/business/hei...
Kraft Heinz pauses split, new CEO says problems are 'fixable' - www.reuters.com/business/kra...
Kraft Heinz pauses split, new CEO says problems are 'fixable'
Kraft Heinz has halted efforts to split the company, in a surprise move that new CEO Steve Cahillane said was necessary due to deteriorating conditions in the food industry, though he called the chall...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Kraft Heinz pauses split, new CEO says problems are 'fixable' - www.reuters.com/business/kra...
Instagram chief defends youth mental health decisions at trial - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Instagram chief defends youth mental health decisions at trial
The top executive at Meta Platforms' Instagram defended the social media platform's choices around features that some company insiders called harmful to young users, at a trial on claims the app helpe...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Instagram chief defends youth mental health decisions at trial - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
"The U.S. budget deficit will grow slightly in fiscal 2026 to $1.853 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office forecast on Wednesday, showing that on balance, President Donald Trump's economic policies are worsening the country's fiscal picture..." www.reuters.com/business/us-...
US budget deficit to keep growing amid Trump tax cuts, tariffs, CBO forecasts show
The U.S. budget deficit will grow slightly in fiscal 2026 to $1.853 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office forecast on Wednesday, showing that on balance, President Donald Trump's economic policies...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:51 AM
"The U.S. budget deficit will grow slightly in fiscal 2026 to $1.853 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office forecast on Wednesday, showing that on balance, President Donald Trump's economic policies are worsening the country's fiscal picture..." www.reuters.com/business/us-...
'It's time to get aggressive', Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video - www.reuters.com/world/us/its...
'It's time to get aggressive', Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video
A Chicago woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent plans to sue the agent and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a trove of evidence was released that casts doubt on the Trump ad...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:49 AM
'It's time to get aggressive', Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video - www.reuters.com/world/us/its...
Trump says no 'definitive' agreement with Netanyahu, US talks with Iran to continue - www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Trump says no 'definitive' agreement with Netanyahu, US talks with Iran to continue
The two leaders spoke behind closed doors for over two hours but Trump said no major decisions were made and stopped short of publicly accepting Netanyahu's entreaties.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Trump says no 'definitive' agreement with Netanyahu, US talks with Iran to continue - www.reuters.com/business/aer...
US lawmakers accuse Bondi of hiding names of Epstein associates - www.reuters.com/world/us/bon...
US lawmakers accuse Bondi of hiding names of Epstein associates
Bondi had a series of heated confrontations with members of the House Judiciary Committee who expressed frustration with the amount of Epstein material the department has redacted and withheld. Severa...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:45 AM
US lawmakers accuse Bondi of hiding names of Epstein associates - www.reuters.com/world/us/bon...
Politicians facing worldwide surge in violence and abuse, survey finds - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Politicians facing worldwide surge in violence and abuse, survey finds
Politicians worldwide are facing a surge in violence, threats and harassment, a survey published on Wednesday by the global Inter-Parliamentary Union found, warning that the trend, fueled by new techn...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Politicians facing worldwide surge in violence and abuse, survey finds - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
US House votes against Canada tariffs in rare rebuke to Trump - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US House votes against Canada tariffs in rare rebuke to Trump
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly backed a measure disapproving of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, a rare rebuke of the president and leaders of his party in the Repu...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:44 AM
US House votes against Canada tariffs in rare rebuke to Trump - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Reposted by dave1agar
In the second and third quarters of 2025, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years. Those growth rates were not “numbers unheard of,” or figures the U.S. “never had” before, as President Donald Trump has claimed.
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Trump Oversells Recent U.S. Economic Growth - FactCheck.org
In the second and third quarters of 2025, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years. Those growth rates were not "numbers unheard of," or figures the U.S. "never had" before, as President...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
In the second and third quarters of 2025, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years. Those growth rates were not “numbers unheard of,” or figures the U.S. “never had” before, as President Donald Trump has claimed.
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Reposted by dave1agar
Have you ever wondered why we don’t use the word “lie” when fact-checking claims?
Well, the answer lies in the definition.
Well, the answer lies in the definition.
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Have you ever wondered why we don’t use the word “lie” when fact-checking claims?
Well, the answer lies in the definition.
Well, the answer lies in the definition.
Toys “R” Us Canada on cusp of closing more locations: court filings
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Toys "R" Us Canada on cusp of closing more locations: court filings
TORONTO — New court documents show Toys “R” Us Canada is on the cusp of closing more locations. In filings related to its creditor protection case, the retailer says it will shutter its location at Up...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Toys “R” Us Canada on cusp of closing more locations: court filings
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Ontario's aiming for a balanced budget by 2027. But the financial watchdog predicts that won't happen
A new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario projects a $8.5 billion deficit in 2027/2028
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A new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario projects a $8.5 billion deficit in 2027/2028
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Ontario's aiming for a balanced budget by 2027. But the financial watchdog predicts that won't happen | CBC News
Ontario's fiscal watchdog says Premier Doug Ford's government is not on track to deliver on its promise to balance the budget by 2027, despite pledges from the government that the books will be in the...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Ontario's aiming for a balanced budget by 2027. But the financial watchdog predicts that won't happen
A new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario projects a $8.5 billion deficit in 2027/2028
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario projects a $8.5 billion deficit in 2027/2028
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Gilles and Poirier win bronze medal for Canada in ice dance
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Gilles and Poirier win bronze medal for Canada in ice dance | CBC
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February 11, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Gilles and Poirier win bronze medal for Canada in ice dance
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Anand wants NATO's new Arctic Sentry initiative to become permanent
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Anand wants NATO's new Arctic Sentry initiative to become permanent
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she wants to see the new NATO initiative in the Arctic, which launched on Wednesday, made permanent. Arctic Sentry, NATO’s newest military effort, is...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Anand wants NATO's new Arctic Sentry initiative to become permanent
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"The fastest way to get into a long-term care home in Ontario is by going to the hospital first, advocates say."
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Ontario long-term care homes seek more money for home care and supportive housing
The fastest way to get into a long-term care home in Ontario is by going to the hospital first, advocates say. The situation is particularly acute in Toronto, where the combination of an increasing an...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:41 PM
"The fastest way to get into a long-term care home in Ontario is by going to the hospital first, advocates say."
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