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FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have created an economic miracle. The facts tell a different story 02/06/2026 08:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking back on the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump boasts that he has resurrected the American economy by imposing big import taxes on foreign products. He made his case in a recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, chiding the paper and critics, in US Olympic hockey history has been given an outsized boost from a tiny, proud Minnesota town 02/06/2026 06:47am • The pursuit of a gold medal that has eluded the U.S. men's hockey team since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 appears to be on sound footing. The return of the NHL players after their absence from the last two Winter Games ought to provide a significant boost, but the inclusion of one of player in p How Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones and Charlie Puth are preparing for the Super Bowl pregame stage 02/05/2026 07:39pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandi Carlile isn’t hedging. When the multi-Grammy winner steps onto the field at Super Bowl to sing “America the Beautiful,” Carlile said she'll perform fully live — with no prerecorded safety net, embracing the same risk she believes audiences take every day simply The Latest: Democrats demand ‘dramatic changes’ for ICE 02/05/2026 07:38pm • Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Tru Money Market Accounts vs. CDs: What's the Difference? 02/05/2026 07:00pm • If you have money set aside and are wondering where to put it to earn interest, two options are money market accounts, known as MMAs, and certificates of deposit, or CDs. Both of these bank account types offer safe ways to earn competitive interest on your deposit. However, each works differently. B Score Post Malone and Jelly Roll Concert Tickets Before Everybody Else With Your Citi Card 02/05/2026 07:00pm • Superstar singer Post Malone and Grammy winner Jelly Roll are set to hit the road this spring, bringing back their 2025 stadium tour for a second stint -- named "The Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2." The duo will hit over 20 stages across the U.S. and Canada between April and July 2026. While the tour i IVF Loans: Fertility Financing Options, Explained 02/05/2026 07:00pm • On your family-building journey, you may need to consider how to pay for in vitro fertilization and other fertility-related expenses. The good news is that you likely won't be at a loss for IVF financing or financing for other costs, thanks to the wide variety of options in the marketplace. Fertilit Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands 02/05/2026 06:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the Whit Things to do in the DC area: Strathmore’s Prelude Buffet, Chocolate Festival … and more! 02/05/2026 04:22pm • Food is now a main dish as opposed to something served on the side to musical performances at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland. The recently launched Prelude Buffet is the venue's new dining concept that hopes to keep guests coming back for more. The Prelude Buffet is a reserved-seat dining optio Knicks acquiring Jose Alvarado from Pelicans as McBride heads for surgery, AP source says 02/05/2026 02:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are acquiring guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The New York native should immediately step into a big role, as guard Deuce McBride is headed for surgery on a sports hern Gophers savor breakthrough game with upset of Spartans, as coach Niko Medved's impact begins to show 02/05/2026 02:23pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Niko Medved bounced into the Minnesota locker room after his team's overdue victory, pumping his arms and initiating a celebratory scream. He paused upon realizing the players were still sitting stone-faced in their chairs. The Gophers only stuck with the ruse for a second, too Pandemic disruptions to health care worsened cancer survival, study suggests 02/05/2026 01:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — During the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts worried that disruptions to cancer diagnosis and treatment would cost lives. A new study suggests they were right. The federally funded study published Thursday by the medical journal JAMA Oncology is being called the first t United States , Czech Republic 02/05/2026 01:15pm • United States , Czech Republic First Period_1. United States, Alex Carpenter (Megan Keller, Laila Edwards), 15:55. Penalties_Dominika Laskova, Czech Republic (illegal check to the head or neck), 15:24. Second Period_2. United States, Joy Dunne (Tessa Janecke), 23:13. 3. 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