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The month's top story

Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82

Most undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federal benefits already. But here’s what the directive could mean in practice.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this ABCSchools around the US confront anxiety over Trump's actions on immigration FOXFlorida Speaker Daniel Perez: We stand with President Trump on illegal immigration crackd… CBSICE releases some migrant detainees as facilities surpass capacity
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What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    What Is Elon Musk’s Job?

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    How Trump is Using Language to Target Transgender Rights

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    How New Orleans is preparing for Super Bowl LIX

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 329 stories

  1. What Stood Out in Trump’s Speech to Davos

    FOX · 4 outlets

    President Trump detailed his proposed trade policy overhaul in an extensive Truth Social post on reciprocal tariffs targeted at the U.S.'s trading partners.

  2. Small Plane Crash in Philadelphia Erupts Into Fireball

    ABC · 4 outlets

  3. One Scene of Devastation, Evoking Another

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  4. How Marco Rubio could reshape USAID

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. What Is Elon Musk’s Job?

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. CDC purges STD and vaccine info after Trump gender order

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. At CPAC, a Mixed Reception for Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  5. Strong Storm Floods Fire-Weary Los Angeles

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  7. Day 27 in Trump World: A Roundup

    FOX · 5 outlets

  8. How Migrant Groups Are Thwarting ICE

    FOX · 4 outlets

Business 407 stories

  1. What is the best credit score to have?

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Canada supplies roughly 60% to 70% of the imports that come into the U.S. market. Canadian suppliers like Rio Tinto produce high quality aluminum that is typically sold to stateside buyers.

  2. America’s Most Famous Stock-Market Measure Is More Broken Than Usual

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Stock Investors Like Trump 2.0

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Gold Edges Higher on Safe-Haven Demand

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. The Drug Industry Is Having Its Own DeepSeek Moment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. U.S. stock futures fall ahead of Fed meeting, key earnings week for Big Tech

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  5. Oil Rises, Supported by Supply Worries

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  6. Singapore Dollar Consolidates Ahead of Expected U.S.-China Phone Call

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. The best credit cards of February 2025

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. U.S. Natural-Gas Futures Extend Winning Streak

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. No, ‘DOGE’ cannot save Social Security or Medicare

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 168 stories

  1. No. 3 Duke forward Brown dislocates shoulder

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Transfer rumors, news: Wolves' Cunha eyeing summer move

    ESPN · 1 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Conceição: AC Milan 'failure' on me, 'not Theo'

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. Cowboys tab Schottenheimer as next head coach

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. KD shrugs off trade talk: 'Part of the business'

    CBS · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. What Birmingham fans think of co-owner, NFL legend Tom Brady

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Technology 160 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, February 20 (game #1123)

    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. Apple just discontinued one of its most iconic inventions

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  3. When will Apple release iOS 18.3?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Over a million clinical records exposed in data breach

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  2. US Coast Guard paychecks delayed by cyberattack

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  4. ‘Tripsy’ trip planner app can now convert currencies and show nearby places

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. Microsoft shares workaround for Windows security update issues

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  6. The Gorge just had the biggest Apple TV+ film launch yet

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Black Basta ransomware gang's internal chat logs leak online

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

  8. Report: Apple strikes deal to bring AI to China, rejects DeepSeek option

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. DeepSeek blocked from app stores in South Korea

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 381 stories

  1. Taylor Swift Allegedly Asked Lorne Michaels to Cut 'SNL' Sketch About Her

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Which Lana Del Rey Song Describes You?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  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. 24 Absolutely Wild Celeb Stories I Can't Believe Are Real

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Emma Stone and Dave McCary's Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Vicki Gunvalson Puts Aside Drama to Pray for Teddi Mellencamp

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Becca Tilley Redeems Herself From Awkward Laurie Hernandez Moment in 2016

    USMag · 1 outlets

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