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NBC News

Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chair

Brown’s dismissal comes amid a wave of administration shake-ups, including efforts to cut up to 10% of the federal workforce, as part of the president’s crusade to reshape the federal government.

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CNBC

Dow Drops In Worst Day of 2025

Losses intensified into the close as traders feared staying long into a weekend that could bring another barrage of headlines from the Trump administration, which has proposed a flurry of tariffs and other market-moving changes.

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Times of Israel

Shiri Bibas' Body Returned To Israel

Kibbutz Nir Oz said early Saturday morning that resident Shiri Bibas was murdered while held captive in Gaza, after Hamas handed over her body overnight and it was brought to Israel for identification.

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USA Today

Trump Keeps Talking About Third Term

In a speech to Republican governors, Trump said he's been told he can't run again, added he's "not sure" but then said he'll be spending money he raised during the transition on "friends" because "I can't spend it on me,".

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Wall Street Journal

U.S., Ukraine Close To Mineral Deal

The U.S. and Ukraine are nearing a deal that would hand valuable mineral rights to the U.S., an agreement that the Trump administration has sought as compensation for military aid to fight off Russia’s invasion, people familiar with the matter said.

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Associated Press

Ukrainians Rally Around Zelensky

Days before the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians are as somber and tense as they were right before Moscow launched the war. Only now, they aren’t just worried about their longtime enemy.

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KTLA

LA Fire Chief Fired By Mayor

In a statement released to media Friday, Bass said the decision to remove Crowley from the position was made in the “best interests of Los Angeles‘ public safety, and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department.”

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Kyiv Post

Trump Says Zelensky "Has No Cards"

US President Donald Trump once again struck out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, claiming that Zelensky has no leverage and therefore no need to participate in peace negotiations to end Russia’s invasion.

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The Guardian

DA Opposes New Menendez Trial

Los Angeles’s new tough-on-crime district attorney made clear on Friday he was taking a much less sympathetic view of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s case, though his office has not yet announced what position it will take.

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ABC 7

Eric Adams Judge Punts

A federal judge has not dismissed Mayor Eric Adams' criminal trial, but announced it was indefinitely adjourned. Judge Ho is also appointing an independent attorney to argue against the DOJ's motion to dismiss.

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Deadline

Diddy Defense In Disarray

Two months before the start of a sex trafficking trial that could see the much accused Sean “Diddy” Combs behind bars for the rest of his life, one of the ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ rapper’s top lawyers wants out of the case.

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People

Chelsea Manning Supports Mangione

Famed whistleblower Chelsea Manning was one of more than 100 people who packed a Manhattan courtroom on Friday, Feb. 21, to support Luigi Mangione ahead of the accused murderer's hearing.

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CBS News

NATO War Games Near Ukraine

Near Romania's border with Ukraine this week, about 10,000 troops from NATO's Allied Reaction Force (ARF) rehearsed how they'd respond to a sudden attack from an adversary like Russia.

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Politico

Time To Retire "People Of Color"

To reassemble their multiracial coalition, Democrats will first need to confront and untangle this knot of racial identity politics. Given that they’re already seen as deeply detached from working-class Americans.

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Hollywood Reporter

Justin Baldoni's Leap Of Faith

What role did the controversial director's Baha'i religion play on the set of 'It Ends With Us'? Did Wayfarer's missionary miscues help set the stage for Hollywood's uncivil war?

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TMZ

Biggie's Mom Gone At 78

The Notorious B.I.G.'s mom, Voletta Wallace, is dead. Biggie Smalls' mother died Friday morning in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania according to Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac.

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Bangor Daily News

Sen. King: This is Constitutional Crisis

This column was adapted from King’s speech on the Senate floor Thursday to urge the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to assert the legislative branch’s constitutional duty and authority.

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News Center Maine

Maine Gov. To Trump: See You In Court

Maine is accused of violating Title IX laws after refusal to comply with an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports.

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NPR

AP Sues Over Denial Of Access

The Associated Press has sued the Trump administration for barring it from major presidential events over its refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

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BBC

Kendrick Lamar Notches First No. 1 In UK

Nine months after it was originally released, Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us has earned the rapper his first number one single in the UK.

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