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The month's top story

Critics decry Trump's purge of federal watchdogs

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies already are affecting schools across the country

ABC · 5 sources

Also covering this FOXFlorida Speaker Daniel Perez: We stand with President Trump on illegal immigration crackd… CBSICE releases some migrant detainees as facilities surpass capacity WSJTrump Ramps Up Deportation Effort After Slow Start
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What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    One Scene of Devastation, Evoking Another

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Ex-MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dies at 86 after battling cancer

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    U.S. military prohibited from using Chinese AI DeepSeek

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 331 stories

  1. Police Express Outrage Over Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons

    WSJ · 5 outlets

    Defendants are arguing that President Trump’s pardon for offenses related to the storming of the Capitol should also absolve them of other alleged crimes, some discovered during Jan. 6 investigations.

  2. Why Trump wants to impose reciprocal tariffs

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Small Plane Crash in Philadelphia Erupts Into Fireball

    ABC · 4 outlets

  4. Strong Storm Floods Fire-Weary Los Angeles

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. One Scene of Devastation, Evoking Another

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  2. Ex-MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dies at 86 after battling cancer

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 2, 2025

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. How Marco Rubio could reshape USAID

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Jordan’s King Faces a Bind as He Meets With Trump

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. What are the ramifications of Trump's Gaza plan?

    CBS · 4 outlets

  7. How Migrant Groups Are Thwarting ICE

    FOX · 4 outlets

  8. Nonprofit Groups Sue Trump’s DOGE Moments After Oath

    CBS · 3 outlets

Business 291 stories

  1. Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Study Reciprocal Tariffs

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Over $600 billion in European goods were imported by the U.S. last year. New tariffs from President Trump will likely hit these popular categories the hardest.

  2. Time to buy cheap stocks and these fit the bill, says Bank of America

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer Dick Kramlich, an early investor in Apple, dies at 89

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  4. Gold Prices Likely to Rise Further on Stronger Central-Bank Demand

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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  1. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  2. New ETFs Bet Investors Are Way Too Careful—Even When Buying Bitcoin

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. The Drug Industry Is Having Its Own DeepSeek Moment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. 5 best credit repair companies of February 2025

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  5. Ford beats earnings expectations but forecasts tougher year ahead

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Oil Falls Amid Signs of Subdued Demand

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. The Day DeepSeek Turned Tech and Wall Street Upside Down

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. The New Survival Guide for Private Equity: Go Big or Get Back to Basics

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  10. Singapore Dollar Weakens Amid Rising Global Trade Tensions

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 179 stories

  1. No. 3 Duke forward Brown dislocates shoulder

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs eye Gittens

    ESPN · 1 outlets

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  1. Dick Jauron, former Bears, Bills head coach and NFL Coach of the Year winner, dies at 74

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. How it happened: Milan fall to Feyenoord; Bayern top Celtic

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Chiefs go three-and-out after interception

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, the daughter of George Halas, dies at 102

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. AP poll reaction: What you need to know about each Top 25 team

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. NBA trade deadline reactions: Answering the biggest questions

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Technology 360 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, February 18 (game #1121)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

    Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

  2. Everything leaving Hulu in February 2025

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. When will Apple release iOS 18.3?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Engineering giant Smiths Group discloses security breach

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. Apple officially owns Pixelmator and Photomator

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Google says hackers abuse Gemini AI to empower their attacks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  4. 9to5Mac Daily: February 4, 2025 – App Store drama, more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. Security Bite: A dangerous place to be an iPhone

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  6. Tim Cook hints new iPhone roadmap shows ‘a lot of innovation’ coming

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  8. iOS 18.3.1 coming soon for iPhone users

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  9. Pro Display XDR 2: All of the latest rumors

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 378 stories

  1. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Enjoy New Orleans Date Night

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Find Out Which 2025 Artist Matches Your Vibe

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. One Body Language Expert Spotted Something Very Telling When Donald Trump "Held His Own Hand" At His Recent Press Conference

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Which Lana Del Rey Song Describes You?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Influencer's Family Speaks Out After Her Sudden Death at Age 30

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. "That's My Boy": Michael B. Jordan Defended Jonathan Majors

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. How Kim Kardashian Spent Her Grammys Night Amid Kanye West Controversy

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Khloe Kardashian Explains Why She Doesn’t Take Cheating Personally

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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