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• Trump reacts to athletes emulating his dance moves

  09-02-2025 23:53 via foxnews.com
  
  One major trend that sparked in the sports world ahead of the 2024 presidential election was athletes emulating President Donald Trump’s dance moves during a game or match.San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa did the Trump dance and followed it up by showing off his "Make America Great Again" hat after a win during the season. In the Octagon, UFC star Jon Jones hit the Trump dance in front of the president after winning a fight.SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREETrump told Fo
  
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• Trump touts executive order keeping biological males from women's sports

  09-02-2025 23:46 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump touted the executive order he signed to keep biological males out of women’s sports earlier this week in his interview on Fox News Channel on Sunday.Trump was asked in the interview by Bret Baier how he was going to bring the country together and find common ground with those who are against his policies.SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE"I'd love to do it. But I would say this: We have to come together, but to come together, there's only one thing t
  
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• Trump signs proclamation declaring February 9 'Gulf of America Day' ahead of Super Bowl: 'Another big win'

  09-02-2025 23:29 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump signed a proclamation declaring February 9th as "Gulf of America Day" as he flew over the recently renamed body of water on his way to make history at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday afternoon. "MOMENTS AGO ON AF1: President Trump signed a Proclamation declaring February 9th ‘Gulf of America Day’ while flying over the newly and appropriately named GULF OF AMERICA!" White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced in a post on X."Air Force One is currently i
  
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• Guy Fieri says America made ‘gigantic pivotal change,’ can get back to being 'best country in the world’

  09-02-2025 23:25 via foxnews.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Guy Fieri thinks America has gone through a "pivotal change" for the better.While celebrating the Super Bowl in New Orleans at his Flavortown Tailgate 2025, Fieri reflected on the heightened security at the event attributed to both President Donald Trump and Taylor Swift’s presence in the city."I’ve been coming to New Orleans for a long time, I’ve got a lot of friends down here, met a lot of first responders last night, everybody’s on watch, everybody&
  
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• Brett Favre reveals Super Bowl LIX prediction – and it's similar to Trump's

  09-02-2025 23:12 via foxnews.com
  
  Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre has made his pick for the winner of Super Bowl LIX. Favre revealed his pick in a video post on X, but prefaced his prediction by saying, "I'm not a betting man." "I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I would put my money on the Chiefs, and I'm not saying [that] because I want them to win or I don't want them to win, I'm just saying they find a way to win," Favre said. SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREEThe Chiefs are currentl
  
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• Trump's fourth week in office could include meeting with Zelenskyy, ironing out steel deal

  09-02-2025 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump kicked off his fourth week in office by attending the Super Bowl in what is expected to be another action-packed work week that could include a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump will land back in Washington, D.C., late Sunday evening after attending the Super Bowl and spending the weekend at Mar-A-Lago. The 47th president hinted that he could hold his first meeting with Zelenskyy since his Jan. 20 inauguration later this week to discuss the o
  
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• Trump voters tell ABC host they're pleased with the president's actions so far

  09-02-2025 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  ABC's Martha Raddatz spoke to a group of Americans that voted for President Donald Trump after his first few weeks in office, who said they're pleased and not surprised by his actions so far. Raddatz said one voter, Alissa Baker, was hesitant to vote for the president but ended up supporting him in the election, and is satisfied with her decision. Trump has focused on immigration and the border crisis, elimination DEI policies and Elon Musk's focus on government waste through the Depar
  
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• Rare wildlife spotting caught on camera in Poland

  09-02-2025 22:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Two unusual black wolves that are believed to be siblings, were caught on camera crossing a stream in a forest in Poland, according to a conservation organization.The rare sighting, which was captured on video last year, has prompted the SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund Poland to retrieve scat droppings in the forest that the wolves were observed in, so scientists can learn more about the genetics of the black wolves.The Associated Press reported that the video camera was set up by Joanna Toczydl
  
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• Trump makes Super Bowl LIX prediction, praises Patrick Mahomes' wife

  09-02-2025 22:51 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump made a Super Bowl LIX prediction in his interview ahead of the game on Fox News Channel with Bret Baier.Trump said he was hesitant about making a pick because of the greatness that will be on the field during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE"I watched this great quarterback, who has, by the way, has a phenomenal wife," he said, referencing Patrick and Brittany Mahomes. "She’s a Trump f
  
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• Church near Philly sings 'Fly Eagles Fly' during Mass on Super Bowl Sunday

  09-02-2025 22:46 via foxnews.com
  
  With Super Bowl Sunday here, fans hope a higher power can help their teams in the big game.The Philadelphia Eagles will look to take down the back-to-back reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. ET.But before some Eagles fans got their parties started, they asked for the Lord's help.SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREESt. Rose of Lima in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, less than 10 miles away from Lincoln Financial Field, was full of Eagles fans
  
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• DOGE cancels funding for Fauci museum exhibit

  09-02-2025 22:37 via foxnews.com
  
  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) canceled more than $180 million in contracts over 48 hours, including a nearly $170,000 contract for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit."In the past 48 hours, HHS canceled 62 contract [sic] worth $182 million," The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced in a Friday social media post. "These contracts were entirely for administrative expenses – none touched any healthcare programs. This included terminating a $168,000 contrac
  
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• It's the Beast Games finale, and Bridget Jones is back: What to watch this week

  09-02-2025 21:00 via bbc.com
  
  This week also brings a new Rizzle Kicks album, the release of Civilization VII, and the launch of Clueless the Musical.
  
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• Trump, South Africa in growing row over hotly contested land law, country's deals with US foes

  09-02-2025 20:29 via foxnews.com
  
  JOHANNESBURG — President Donald Trump’s executive order penalizing South Africa released on Friday has hit a raw nerve in the African nation. The order primarily aimed at land seizures comes as Pretoria has faced ongoing U.S. criticisms that it has operated against U.S. interests, including its support of the Palestinians in the International Criminal Court and its warm relations with China, Russia and Iran.Friday’s executive order stated in part, "In shocking disregard of its
  
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• Ecuador goes to the polls amid rise in drug-related gang violence

  09-02-2025 17:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Voters who have become victims of crime wave linked to cocaine trade will determine outcome of presidential electionEcuadorians are voting in a presidential election that has shaped up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when they chose a young, conservative millionaire over the former leftist president’s protege.Luisa González and the incumbent, Daniel Noboa, are the clear frontrunners in the pool of 16 candidates. All have promised to reduce the widespread crime that pushed the count
  
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• Sen. Andy Kim says he’s open to shutting down the government if Trump continues dismantling agencies

  09-02-2025 16:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., on Sunday indicated that he's open to shutting down the government ahead of a key government funding deadline if the Trump administration continues reshaping the federal government.
  
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• Dalai Lama’s elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97

  09-02-2025 16:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Gyalo Thondup played a key role in establishing Tibetan leaders’ relations with U.S. officials.
  
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• Hostage return spotlights tragedy in fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire

  09-02-2025 16:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Paraded on a stage by masked gunmen, the gaunt figure of returning hostage Eli Sharabi leaned into the microphone to express a hope that ordinarily would spark happiness and relief.
  
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• 'It's like being reborn': Emotional reunions and heroes' welcome for Thai hostages released by Hamas

  09-02-2025 15:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Five Thai hostages who spent 15 months being held by Hamas arrived in Bangkok early Sunday after they were released last month.
  
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• Will Kendrick Lamar perform his Drake diss track at Super Bowl?

  09-02-2025 14:32 via today.com
  Rapper Kendrick Lamar is just hours away from headlining the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show and many fans are wondering if he will perform his Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us.” NBC’s Priscilla Thompson reports in this week’s Sunday Focus.
  
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• Winter storm forecasted to bring more snow to Northeast

  09-02-2025 14:28 via today.com
  The Northeast is digging out from an overnight storm that dropped up to six inches of snow in some areas and now another storm is expected in just a matter of days. NBC’s Maya Eaglin reports for Sunday TODAY.
  
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• Why Trump blinked before imposing his ‘beautiful’ tariffs on Canada and Mexico

  09-02-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump has teased two of the US’s biggest trading partners with levies but has moved the goalpost at least three times in two weeksDonald Trump was in his element in the Oval Office this week. Surrounded by cameras, flanked by billionaire allies and confronted by a barrage of questions about whether he was really prepared to unleash a trade war on the US’s closest neighbors, the president talked tough.By his telling, powerful economies were scrambling to bend to his will. Hours earlie
  
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• Parents of American murdered by Hamas make 'plea' to Trump after latest hostage release

  09-02-2025 13:56 via foxnews.com
  
  The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American kidnapped from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and murdered by Hamas terrorists after surviving 11 months in captivity, made a video plea to President Donald Trump after the latest hostage release. In a video message shared on Instagram, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin reacted to the release of civilians Eli Sharabi, 52; Or Levy, 34, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56. They were among the 250 people who were taken during the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct.
  
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• Trump’s claim that Mexican cartels and government are allied is not reality

  09-02-2025 13:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Corruption lets criminal groups thrive, experts say, but it does not equate to an allianceMexico breathed a sigh of relief this week when Donald Trump delayed his threatened tariffs by a month, apparently swerving away from an economic crisis at the last moment.But one aspect of the spat still rankles: the Trump administration’s vague but shocking accusation of an “intolerable alliance” between Mexico’s government and organised crime. Continue reading...
  
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• NFL stars, celebrities predict Chiefs vs. Eagles in the Super Bowl

  09-02-2025 13:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Who will come out on top in the Super Bowl? NBC News polled some current and former NFL stars for their prediction.
  
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• New clothes feel cheap? They really don’t make them like they used to

  09-02-2025 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Major apparel brands have cut corners in recent years to limit price hikes on shoppers, embracing lower-quality fabric and finishes to protect their margins.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar to perform Super Bowl halftime show one week after 5 Grammy wins

  09-02-2025 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  What to expect as Kendrick Lamar performs at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans. See who is performing with him and what we’ve learned so far about the show.
  
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• Days before Trump halted funding, an ex-Israeli hostage was held at UNRWA school in Gaza, she reveals

  09-02-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  After the release of British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, she and her mother, Mandy, revealed Emily was held captive in a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) center in Gaza, a location tied to Hamas operations. During a phone call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Emily, 28, and Mandy described how Emily was denied proper medical care while being detained in one of UNRWA’s schools, where Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) later discovered tunnels and ammunition linked to
  
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• 'We are figuring it out': Democrats struggle to keep up with Trump's dizzying pace

  09-02-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Actions are coming at so dizzying a pace that it can be tough to track what Trump has done and what he's turned around and undone.
  
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• Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s first president, dies aged 95

  09-02-2025 06:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Charismatic father of the nation led the fight for independence from South Africa and ruled for 15 years as the country’s first presidentSam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died aged 95.Nujoma’s death was announced Sunday by current Namibian president Nangolo Mbumba. Mbumba said Nujoma died on Saturday night after being hospitalised in the capital, Windhoek. Conti
  
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• Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes in the western Caribbean

  09-02-2025 06:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the western Caribbean on Saturday night, prompting a tsunami advisory for the Cayman Islands as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were cleared of the threat.
  
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• ‘We never gave up’: tears and elation as freed Thai hostages return home from Gaza

  09-02-2025 06:29 via theguardian.com
  
  The group of five workers were greeted at Bangkok airport by overjoyed family members and officials after being held for over a year in GazaSee all our Middle East coverageThe families of five Thai farm workers held hostage in Gaza for over a year wept with joy and hugged their loved ones as they arrived in Bangkok on Sunday.The group smiled as they walked into the arrivals hall at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after being freed on 30 January as part of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending th
  
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• Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt portions of bureau activity

  09-02-2025 04:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees Saturday night in his new capacity a the bureau's acting head, effectively slowing a large portion of the bureau's activity to a standstill.
  
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• 2 charged in connection with 2024 death of Fort Campbell soldier

  09-02-2025 04:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two people, including the husband of the victim, have been charged in connection with the death of a Fort Campbell soldier, officials said Saturday.
  
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• Australia news live: Allan admits ‘more to do’ after byelection collapse in Labor vote; lightning strike kills woman in NSW town

  09-02-2025 03:12 via theguardian.com
  Labor holds a narrow lead in the Werribee byelection after a large swing against the government, while the Liberals appear to have won Prahran off the Greens. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition backs healthcare packageGallagher welcomed the opposition backing Labor’s package for women’s health this morning. She said on ABC Insiders:We know Peter Dutton wanders around saying he’s going to cut a whole range
  
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• Emilia Pérez movie wins top Spanish film prize amid Karla Sofía Gascón furore

  09-02-2025 02:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Best European film at Goya awards goes to movie at the centre of a storm over past social media posts written by its star, Karla Sofía GascónNarco-musical Emilia Pérez has won best European film at Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars amid the fallout from its star’s past racist and Islamophobic social media posts.Karla Sofía Gascón – the star of the film and the first transgender woman to be nominated for a best actress Oscar – did not atte
  
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• Federal judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury Department payment systems

  09-02-2025 02:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, employees from accessing a sensitive Treasury Department system.
  
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• Contraceptives and menopause treatments to be subsidised as federal government pledges $573m for women’s health

  09-02-2025 02:09 via theguardian.com
  Birth control devices and HRT therapies to be listed on PBS alongside Medicare and bulk-billing changes, with Coalition immediately backing policyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian women will save hundreds of dollars thanks to new subsidies for contraceptive pills and hormone therapy, in a major investment announced by the federal government.The $573m package will put new contraceptive pills on the pharmaceu
  
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• Fifth ceasefire exchange sees gaunt captives emerge from Gaza and Israel

  09-02-2025 01:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Weakened state of three freed Israelis shocks country, while several released Palestinians also need hospitalisationHamas freed three hostages from Gaza and Israel released 183 prisoners and detainees on Saturday, the fifth exchange under a fragile, three-week-old ceasefire deal.The gaunt appearance of the three Israeli men shocked the country, sparking anger and dismay that could increase pressure on the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to extend the agreement to a second stage, bringing hom
  
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• NTSB investigating Alaska plane crash

  09-02-2025 01:09 via nbcnews.com
  The NTSB is on the scene of a plane crash near Nome, Alaska. Ten people died and tonight we know more about some of the passengers on board. NBC News' Dana Griffin has the latest.
  
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• Ministry to digitalise property data to speed up homebuying process

  09-02-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Project aims to enable faster information exchange among involved parties to modernise ‘cumbersome’ processThe government is planning to digitalise data shared during property sales to tackle delays in transactions and speed up the homebuying process.Labour has announced a 12-week project to decide on the “design and implementation of agreed rules on data” so that it can easily be shared between conveyancers, lenders and other parties involved in a transaction. Continue r
  
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• Dreams ‘crushed’ as Ticketmaster cancels fans’ Oasis ’25 tickets

  09-02-2025 00:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Those affected were accused of being bots and asked to fill out a form for the tour’s promoters to reviewOasis fans have said their “dreams have been crushed” after Ticketmaster cancelled their tickets to the band’s reunion tour, accusing them of being bots.Several people have received an email from the company that said bots were identified making their purchase for Oasis Live ’25 tickets, and urged them to fill out a form to rectify the issue. Continue reading...
  
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• NIH announces it's slashing funding for indirect research costs

  09-02-2025 00:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  The National Institutes of Health announced that the agency is making cuts to grants that support research institutions by limiting the amount of indirect funding for research projects to just 15%.
  
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• Victoria byelections: Liberals to claim Greens seat and celebrate surge in Labor heartland

  09-02-2025 00:09 via theguardian.com
  Greens concede loss to Liberals in Prahran and ALP on a knife-edge in WerribeeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens have conceded the loss of the Victorian state seat of Prahran to the Liberals, while the result in the once-Labor stronghold of Werribee remains too close to call.The Greens leader, Ellen Sandell, said on Sunday the result in the inner-Melbourne seat was close but that it was clear the minor party
  
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• Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers and hormones left Liam devastated. A Victorian doctor stepped in

  09-02-2025 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Children seeking gender dysphoria treatment are finding care interstate after LNP government’s prescriptions pauseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 40-minute video call was all it took to transform 15-year-old Liam’s* mental health.With the support of his dad, Chris*, the transgender Brisbane teen had finally completed the months-long journey to being prescribed hormone replacement therapy.Sign up for Gu
  
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