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Donald Trump arrives at Superdome and is first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl
President Donald Trump on Sunday became the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl when arrived at the Caesars Superdome roughly an hour before the Kansas City Chiefs were set to face the Philadelphia Eagles.
President Trump went down to the field as the teams were going through pregame workouts. He shook hands with some people on the ...Read more

Paul Rudd, Kevin Costner, Adam Sandler... Stars (along with Taylor Swift) at Super Bowl
Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans has drawn a slew of celebrities.
Adam Sandler had a pregame chat with Jason Kelce, retired Eagles center and brother of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Jay-Z and his daughters, former “SNL” cast member Pete Davidson and Kevin Costner visited the sidelines.
Loyal Kansas City Chiefs fans Paul Rudd, and his son, ...Read more

Watch Taylor Swift's arrival at Super Bowl LIX to cheer on Travis Kelce, Chiefs
Nearly all of the attention this week was on the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles ahead of their matchup in Super Bowl LIX.
But it wasn’t entirely about football.
Superstar singer Taylor Swift arrived late in the week and dined with boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and their friends, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany.
On Saturday, ...Read more

Trump interview before Super Bowl: Takeaways on Chiefs vs. Eagles, Musk, DOGE, more
President Donald Trump said he will direct Elon Musk, one his most controversial advisers, to search for waste, fraud and abuse in the Education and Defense departments.
Trump said the orders could come within 24 hours of his interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier, which aired a few hours before the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Trump will be the ...Read more

Trump suggests Musk found 'irregularities' in effort at Treasury
President Donald Trump suggested that Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has found irregularities while examining data at the U.S. Treasury Department, and intimated that may lead the U.S. to disregard some payments.
“There could be a problem, we’ve been reading about that, with Treasuries,” Trump told reporters Sunday on Air Force ...Read more

Trump plans to unveil 25% steel, aluminum tariffs on Monday
President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum.
Trump, speaking to reporters Sunday on Air Force One, said the tariffs will apply to the metal imports from all countries. He didn’t specify when the duties would take effect.
The president also said he would announce reciprocal tariffs ...Read more
Sam Nujoma personified Namibia’s struggle for freedom
Sam Nujoma was an outstanding Namibian leader who personified more than anybody else the country’s liberation struggle history and independence. His death at the age of 95 marks the end of an era. But his legacy will live on.
Together with Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, he was central in the foundation of the national liberation movement, ...Read more
Two more charged in ICE impersonations at Temple University
Authorities have charged the two other men believed to have posed as ICE agents while disrupting a business on the Temple University campus this month.
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said Friday that it had approved charges against Alexander Javaheri, 19, and Mory Fall, 20. Warrants have been issued for their arrests.
Javaheri ...Read more

Dems will shut down federal government if needed to stop Trump from dismantling it, says Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey
U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., said Democrats in Congress would support shutting down the federal government “if we have to” in order to block President Donald Trump from smashing it.
Withholding Democratic votes next month for funding needed to keep government open may be the best way “to hold them accountable, use the leverage that we have...Read more

Marjorie Taylor Greene's DOGE panel to launch its first budget-slashing hearing this week
WASHINGTON – The federal budget-slashing initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk will hold its first legislative hearing this week, with a panel led by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia set to probe “improper payments and fraud.”
Greene told “Politically Georgia” that her subcommittee of the Department of Government ...Read more

Md. Gov. Wes Moore to federal workers on buyouts: 'Be careful on what you're signing'
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said his job has changed considerably in the past three weeks as a new Trump administration overhauls the federal government.
“It’s a like a light switch,” Moore said during an interview with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki that aired Sunday afternoon.
The governor has moved from federal partner to Maryland defender. He ...Read more

High approval rating for Trump in first month, CBS poll shows
More than half of U.S. adults say they approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing in his first month in office, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll published Sunday.
The poll, conducted Wednesday through Friday of last week, showed Trump had a 53% approval rating. The poll of 2,175 adults had a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points. ...Read more

Donations topped $650 million, and the question looms: How to best use it for fire recovery?
When wildfires swept through Los Angeles, people and corporations from around the world responded by opening their wallets in a way that broke records for generosity.
Money poured into thousands of different recipients, from venerable nonprofits such as the United Way and Habitat for Humanity, to individual families through GoFundMe, to ...Read more

How Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin is pushing a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin has long fashioned himself as one of President Donald Trump’s most fervent opponents. Now, the Maryland Democrat is going after Trump’s top surrogate, Elon Musk.
Musk recently accessed Treasury records and said he was told $100 billion a year in entitlement payments are made to individuals with no Social Security or ...Read more

NIH cuts are 'horrifying,' Md. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks says: 'This will literally cost lives'
U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks is, perhaps unsurprisingly, voting no on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees.
That became especially evident when the Democrat from Prince George’s County questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health & Human Services — during a recent Senate committee hearing. Her ...Read more

Trump's rush to unleash executive power hits a judicial wall
Judges are putting the brakes on some of the most dramatic moves of President Donald Trump’s first three weeks in office, slowing actions targeted at migrants, federal workers, government spending and transgender Americans.
According to a Bloomberg News analysis, more than 40 lawsuits have been filed challenging the barrage of activity by the...Read more

Is your heart in the game? Doctors says the Super Bowl can break it
It’s Super Bowl Sunday — a time for football and fun. Health experts, however, are warning that being too invested in 2025’s big game could hurt the heart.
“There are behaviors that can be associated with the Super Bowl that are not heart-healthy,” cardiologist Dr. Tamara Horwich told the American Heart Association. “You might think...Read more

For the birds? Hardly! Valentine’s Day was reimagined by chivalrous medieval poets for all to enjoy, respectfully
Valentine’s Day annoys many people.
For many in a relationship, the pressure to impress a partner can weigh heavily, and expensive gifts serve as a reminder of the relentless commercialization of the holiday. Meanwhile those still looking for love approach the day with trepidation – another reminder of their single status and the ...Read more

'Her faith was strong': Family held out hope that missing grandmother was lost after Altadena home was destroyed
LOS ANGELES — For days, Miva Wheatley Friedli's family and friends held onto the hope that she was lost somewhere and not at home when the Eaton fire ripped through Altadena.
The 86-year-old grandmother often spoke of faith and lamented about life in Costa Rica, where she was born.
She was one of 15 children, married at 17 in a civil ...Read more

They entered the country legally to flee desperate conditions. Now, they could be deported
SAN JOSE, Calif. — As an activist fighting the oppressive Nicaraguan regime, Carmen risked her life to save others.
With the help of sources inside the government, she alerted dissenters who were on its blacklist. She would warn them to flee, helping them escape arrest, torture or death.
Then early one winter morning, she got a call from a ...Read more
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