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Top News Stories for Sunday, February 8th 2026
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Ideas What Everyone Assumes About Jeffrey Epstein The theory that Epstein was blackmailing his rich contacts was always based on speculation. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: U.S. Justice Department / Anadolu / Getty. Save In the case of Jeffrey Epstein, association seems to imply guilt. And so the release of the so-called Epstein files is generating a wave of firings, resignations, and public apologies. The ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The White House's TrumpRx website went live Thursday with a promise to instantly deliver prescription drugs at "the lowest price anywhere in the world." "This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history by many, many times, and it's not even close," President Trump said at a news conference announcing the launch of the platform. Drug policy experts say the jury is still out on ...
Source: latimes.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he hoped talks with the United States would resume soon, while reiterating Tehran's red lines and warning against any American attack. According to excerpts published on his official Telegram channel during an interview with the Al Jazeera network, Araghchi said that Iran's missile programme was "never negotiable" in Friday's talks in Oman. He warned that ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey on Friday, ruling just as construction was set to shut down on the massive infrastructure project. The decision came months after the administration announced it was halting $16 billion in support for the project, citing the then-government shutdown and what a top federal ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Authorities in the European Union said that the video-sharing platform TikTok is in breach of online content regulations, warning the company to change "addictive" features in order to protect minors from compulsive use. The European Commission shared the preliminary conclusions of a probe into TikTok on Friday, stating that features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and a personalised ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
News ) Uber ordered to pay $8.5 million in bellwether sexual assault case A US federal jury on Thursday ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in compensatory damages to a passenger who alleged she was sexually assaulted by her driver, marking the first plaintiff victory in a multidistrict litigation including thousands of similar claims. Thursday's verdict hinged on the legal theory of apparent authority , under which a ...
Source: jurist.org
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with the Ivy League institution. The announcement marks the latest development in the Trump administration's prolonged standoff with Harvard over the White House's demands for reforms at the Ivy League school. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement Friday that Harvard ...
Source: wbur.org
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Departure comes days after newspaper laid off nearly one-third of staff, including more than 300 journalists Will Lewis , the Murdoch media veteran who took over as publisher and chief executive of the Washington Post in early 2024, announced abruptly on Saturday evening that he is leaving the company. His departure comes just three days after the Post laid off nearly one-third of its entire staff, citing the need ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
At a time when many newsrooms are shrinking, your support is more important than ever. Membership ensures we can keep covering the issues that shape our lives and communities. Already a member? SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico grand jury has indicted Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child. Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced the indictment Friday in a ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The judge in Luigi Mangione's state trial set a June 8 trial date for New York's case against him for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , leading Mangione to have an outburst Friday as court concluded. The judge started the proceedings by saying it appears the federal government had reneged on their agreement to let the state trial go first by setting a date of Sept. 8 to begin jury selection in ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
with a Health+ subscription, supposedly aiming for a better combo between the Apple Watch, Apple Fitness+, and all the data those apps bring. However, the that Apple is scaling back its plans, as one of its top executives believed the service wasn't good enough to become a subscription. According to Bloomberg, services chief Eddy Cue said Apple's competitors in the health market have more competing features ...
Source: bgr.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, foreground center, helps raise the Canadian flag at the new Canadian consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, right, speaks to the media following the flag raising at the new ...
Source: yahoo.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
GENEVA — The United States accused Beijing on Friday of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020 as it called for a new, broader arms control treaty that would bring in China as well as Russia. The accusations at a global disarmament conference highlighted serious tensions between Washington and Beijing at a pivotal moment in nuclear arms control, a day after the treaty limiting U.S. and Russian missile and ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
A top Russian military intelligence general was shot in a Moscow apartment building Friday and hospitalised, Moscow said, in what it said was an assassination attempt orchestrated by Ukraine. There was no comment from Kyiv, which has claimed responsibility for some of the several high-ranking military officials that have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive in February 2022. Russian ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Zubayar al-Bakoush is suspected in Libya attack resulting in deaths of US ambassador and three other Americans The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, announced on Friday the arrest of a "key participant" in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four US government officials, including the US ambassador to Libya , J Christopher Stevens. Bondi said the suspect, Zubayar al-Bakoush, was taken into US custody at ...
Source: theguardian.com