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Eagles win first Super Bowl, defeating Patriots 41-33
The Week - 5 Feb 2018 05:24
The Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII Sunday in Minneapolis, defeating the New England Patriots 41-33. This is the team's first Super Bowl win in franchise history. The Eagles led the Patriots for most of the game, ...
Amtrak crash is the latest in a string of accidents over the past few years
ABC News - 5 Feb 2018 04:47
Sunday's deadly crash in South Carolina was the latest in a string of Amtrak accidents.
Trump pressed to authorize Democratic memo release
ABC News - 5 Feb 2018 05:13
Republicans disagree with Trump tweet that GOP memo should end Mueller probe.
Trump reignites national anthem controversy for Super Bowl
New York Post - 5 Feb 2018 03:21
WASHINGTON - President Trump reignited the NFL national anthem controversy Sunday with a Super Bowl statement honoring the Armed Forces. "Their sacrifice is stitched into each star and every stripe of our Star-Spangled B...
To Counter Russia, U.S. Signals Nuclear Arms Are Back in a Big Way
The New York Times - 5 Feb 2018 03:16
A new nuclear policy issued by the Trump administration, which vows to counter a rush by the Russians to modernize their forces, is touching off a new kind of nuclear arms race.
The problem with Maureen Dowd's Uma Thurman column, and why it matters
Chicago Tribune - 5 Feb 2018 20:40Two women die while digging for clams on beaches
NY Daily News - 5 Feb 2018 18:43
Two women digging for clams on ocean beaches were killed in separate incidents within minutes of each other.
What NFL experts are saying about the Patriots' loss in the Super Bowl
Boston - 5 Feb 2018 18:11
Tom Brady shined despite losing, the Eagles' futuristic offense, early looks at next season, and more.
President takes aim at top Democrat ahead of push to release memo
CNN - 5 Feb 2018 16:22
President Donald Trump jabbed the House Intelligence Committee's top Democrat Monday as Democrats push to release a memo expected to rebut a Republican document of alleged FBI surveillance abuses.
How Trump replied to a 7-year-old's anguished letter
Chicago Tribune - 5 Feb 2018 04:17Social justice activists protest outside of Super Bowl stadium
NY Daily News - 5 Feb 2018 03:13
Local social justice activists, including members of the Black Lives Matter movement, arrived in droves to protest what they believe to be racial injustice in the NFL outside of US Bank stadium, where Super Bowl LII is b...
Gunmen kill Chinese shipping employee in Pakistan
Miami Herald - 5 Feb 2018 16:41
Gunmen opened fire on two Chinese nationals in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Monday, killing one and wounding the other, police said. Senior police officer Azad Khan said …
Duchess Kate has an emotional message for Children's Mental Health Week
USA Today - 5 Feb 2018 16:36Homeland Security's anti-terror Super Bowl plans left on plane
New York Post - 5 Feb 2018 16:29
Sensitive Department of Homeland Security documents laying out a response to a simulated biological attack on the Super Bowl and marked “For Official Use Only” were left in the seat pocket of a commercial airplane, a...
Will Trump plan help New Orleans' crumbling infrastructure?
ABC News - 5 Feb 2018 16:19
The city of New Orleans is perhaps one of the best examples of what President Donald Trump calls the country's "crumbling infrastructure."
Mike Pence's Olympics guest is a pointed message to North Korea
The Week - 5 Feb 2018 16:17
Vice President Mike Pence is bringing the father of Otto Warmbier as his guest to the Olympics Opening Ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea, The Washington Post reports. Otto Warmbier was 21 when he was imprisoned by Nor...
Israeli killed by Palestinian in West Bank stabbing attack
Miami Herald - 5 Feb 2018 16:09
Israeli officials say a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli man to death near a West Bank settlement before fleeing the scene. The military says a soldier chased the assailant after he …
Pressure mounting on South Africa's Jacob Zuma to resign
CNN - 5 Feb 2018 16:08
South African President Jacob Zuma was fighting for his political life Monday as he resisted attempts from inside the ruling African National Congress party leadership to oust him.
One person killed as snow smothers Moscow
Al Jazeera English - 5 Feb 2018 16:05
Record snowfall buries Russian capital, killing one person and injuring 22 others mostly in vehicle accidents.
Paris terror attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam refuses to stand at trial, tells court: 'Judge me'
Fox News - 5 Feb 2018 16:00
The lone surviving member of the Islamic State terror cell behind the deadly 2015 attacks on Paris refused to stand in a Belgian court on Monday and dared the media to "judge me" during his first appearance in public sin...
Air raids on rebel-held Idlib province intensified
Al Jazeera English - 5 Feb 2018 14:54
At least 18 killed and 45 wounded in overnight attacks on hospitals and residential areas, aid workers say.
Dutch speed skating success boosts Olympic ranking
Al Jazeera English - 5 Feb 2018 14:48
The 2014 Olympics in Sochi saw the Dutch finish near the top of the overall rankings, purely thanks to their performances in speed skating. They won 23 of the 36 medals.