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The S&P 500 fell 0.8% and pulled further from its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 166 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Inside the 'ghost student' scam that uses identity theft to steal college loans and financial aid 02/03/2026 01:57pm • (NEW YORK) -- Murat Mayor has no need for an associate's degree. The 58-year-old business analyst already has a Ph.D. But when he and his son, a high school senior, attempted last fall to apply for federal student financial aid, they learned that an account associated with both of their identities a Trump's $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities 02/03/2026 01:03pm • With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump administration's attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities in their communities. Federal officials have been Argentina fires ravage pristine Patagonia forests, fueling criticism of Milei's austerity 02/03/2026 09:12am • LOS ALERCES NATIONAL PARK, Argentina (AP) — These days, the majestic, forested slopes of Argentina’s Patagonia look like a war zone. Mushroom clouds of smoke rise as if from missile strikes. Large flames illuminate the night sky, tainting the moon mango-orange and turning the glorious views that Seeking shelter from Trump's fury, U.S. trade partners reach deals with each other 02/03/2026 09:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Bullied and buffeted by President Donald Trump’s tariffs for the past year, America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves from the president’s impulsive wrath. U.S. trade partners are cutting deals among themselves —- sometimes discarding In the face of aid cuts, Gates Foundation narrows its priorities and defends global health funding 02/03/2026 12:02am • The Gates Foundation will not change course in the face of massive foreign aid cuts, holding out hope that the U.S. specifically will return to funding the global health projects the foundation has long championed, its CEO said Tuesday. Instead, the foundation — one of the largest in the world — 7 Best Weight Loss Drug Stocks to Buy in 2026 02/02/2026 07:00pm • The diabetes and weight?loss drug market has entered 2026 with extraordinary momentum, building on the explosive growth seen throughout 2025. 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The adoption of the budget marks the final step of a monthslong, chaoti World Athletics: 'Unconscionable' for bankrupt Grand Slam Track to look ahead before paying bills 02/02/2026 12:42pm • Track and field's international federation called it “unconscionable” for the bankrupt Grand Slam Track league to be looking into bankrolling future events before its debts from the 2025 season are settled. World Athletics released a statement Monday supporting the position taken last week by an From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who’s who of powerful people named in Epstein files 02/01/2026 10:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — From tech titans to Wall Street power brokers and foreign dignitaries, a who’s who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein. All have denied having anything to do wi Fundraising hauls show RNC vastly outpacing Democrats ahead of midterm elections 02/01/2026 08:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee has vastly outpaced Democrats in the crush for cash ahead of the midterm elections, holding a nearly $100 million advantage at the close of 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission. As Democrats have struggled in the 7 Best Tech ETFs to Buy in 2026 02/01/2026 07:00pm • The technology sector can be a fickle one. You have years like 2022, when tech exchange-traded funds tumbled, immediately followed by a 2023 recovery that saw some funds return upward of 50%. While 2024 and 2025 provided more sedate returns amid scrutiny of artificial intelligence profit margins, th