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Israel Gives Itself More Control Over West Bank, Clearing Barriers to Settlement

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Israel Gives Itself More Control Over West Bank, Clearing Barriers to Settlement

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February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM

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CIA Looks to Speed Up Access to New Tech In Race Against China

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CIA Looks to Speed Up Access to New Tech In Race Against China

The Central Intelligence Agency is looking to speed up its access to breakthrough technologies in an effort to better compete with China.

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February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM

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Bomb Threats Referring to Haitian Immigrants Disrupt Springfield, Ohio

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Bomb Threats Disrupt Ohio City in Immigration Spotlight

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February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM

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Ghislaine Maxwell Refuses to Testify Unless Trump Grants Clemency, Lawyer Says

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Ghislaine Maxwell Refuses to Testify Unless Trump Grants Clemency, Lawyer Says

Maxwell’s lawyer warned on Monday that she would not say a word unless Trump intervenes with clemency after she declined to answer questions before Congress.

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February 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM

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As immigrants become increasingly afraid to leave their homes for fear of being detained, access to food, including free school lunches, is being cut off

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Hungry Families, ICE and Secret Grocery Networks in Minneapolis

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February 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM

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At Least One Country Is Having a Serious Epstein Reckoning

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At Least One Country Is Having a Serious Epstein Reckoning

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces cabinet resignations and calls to step down for appointing Epstein friend Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador.

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February 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM

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Starmer Never Knew Epstein. But He’s Becoming Collateral Damage

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Starmer Never Knew Epstein. But He’s Becoming Collateral Damage.

The Epstein files are threatening to bring down not the US president who was once his buddy but a prime minister who never met the disgraced financier and sex trafficker.

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February 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM

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Attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell says the convicted Epstein accomplice can clear President Trump's name in the Epstein probe in exchange for clemency.

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Maxwell can clear Trump's name in Epstein probe in exchange for clemency, attorney says

Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell appeared virtually for a closed-door House deposition and pleaded the Fifth. Follow for live updates.

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February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM

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Machado ally 'kidnapped' after calling for Venezuela elections

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Machado ally 'kidnapped' after calling for Venezuela elections ｜ AFP

Caracas (AFP) - Venezuelan Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado said Monday that armed government agents had "kidnapped" a close ally — hours after he was released from prison and demanded democr...

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February 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM

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How U.S. Special Forces Are Training in an Arctic Warfare Bootcamp

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How U.S. Special Forces Are Training in an Arctic Warfare Bootcamp

WSJ’s Sune Engel Rasmussen is the first civilian to take part in this grueling training with a unit of American Green Berets.

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February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM

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Machine guns to machetes: Weapons that massacred thousands in Iran

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Machine guns to machetes: Weapons that massacred thousands in Iran

BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces' deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry.

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February 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM

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‘Dystopian’ Super Bowl Ad for Ring Camera Gets Bipartisan Blowback: ‘Propaganda for Mass Surveillance’

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‘Dystopian’ Super Bowl Ad for Ring Camera Gets Bipartisan Blowback: ‘Propaganda for Mass Surveillance’

Super Bowl viewers across the political spectrum sounded the alarm on a Ring camera commercial promoting a troubling new feature.

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February 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM

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James Comer Trashes ‘Very Bad Person’ Ghislaine Maxwell for Taking the Fifth

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James Comer Trashes ‘Very Bad Person’ Ghislaine Maxwell for Taking the Fifth

James Comer was pressed by reporters Monday shortly after Epstein conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded the fifth at her closed-door congressional hearing.

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February 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM

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Rebels linked to Islamic State group kill at least 20 in Congo village attack, army says

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Rebels linked to Islamic State group kill at least 20 in Congo village attack, army says

Rebels backed by the Islamic State group have killed at least 20 people in eastern Congo. The military says the attack by the Allied Democratic Forces took place early Saturday in the village of Mambi...

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February 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM

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Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say

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Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say

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February 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM

Mike Walker

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CNN Data Guru Warns Trump’s ‘Collapsing’ Approval with Working Class Voters is Dragging Down GOP

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CNN Data Guru Warns Trump’s ‘Collapsing’ Approval with Working Class Voters is Dragging Down GOP

Enten exclaimed the shift as “a 23 point switcheroo" as he warned of potential consequences for the GOP in the upcoming midterms.

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February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM

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NEC's Hassett Warns of Weaker Jobs Report

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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said lower US jobs numbers can be expected in the months ahead as population growth slows. The January jobs report is due out Wednesday. Luke Tilley of...

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February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM

Mike Walker

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Karl Rove Warns GOP That It Has to Worry About Losing the Senate in the Midterms — And Warns of ‘Real Mess’ in Texas

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Karl Rove Warns GOP It Has to Worry About Losing the Senate in Midterms — And ‘Real Mess’ in Texas

Legendary Republican operative Karl Rove warned the GOP that it is in danger of losing the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections.

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February 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM

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The US said in an advisory that American-flagged ships should stay as far as possible from Iranian waters when navigating the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel was harassed last week, with tensions remaining high between Washington and Tehran.

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