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• Trump says 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum coming Monday

  09-02-2025 23:55 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — President Donald Trump said he would announce 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum on Monday, adding that he would also kick off reciprocal tariffs in the days after.Trump said that the steel and aluminum tariffs would impact “everybody” when asked what countries would be affected.“Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25 percent tariff— aluminum too,” Trump told reporters while en route to the Super Bowl in New Orleans on
  
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• Trump official orders consumer protection agency to stop work

  09-02-2025 19:24 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down an agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of Management and Budget, directed the CFPB in a Saturday night confirmed by The Assoicatto stop work on proposed rules, to suspend the effective
  
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• Super Bowl 2025: When does Kendrick Lamar's halftime show begin?

  09-02-2025 19:03 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — While millions are expected to tune in for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday for the game or the ads, you may have a different focus: Kendrick Lamar's halftime show.The Grammy-winning rapper announced in September that he had landed the coveted gig, telling viewers he hoped they would "be pulling up" for the performance and encouraging them to "wear your best dress," even if they're tuning in from home.The rap megastar — who, earlier this month, secured the Grammy award for Song o
  
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• Cold night gives way to sun on Monday

  09-02-2025 18:12 via wane.com
  
  After a cloudy daytime on Sunday, clouds will decrease overnight giving way to a mostly sunny first half of Monday Fort Wayne’s super weather history for the big gameTemperatures will dip through the 20s Sunday night and bottom out in the mid-to-upper teen early Monday morning. Temperatures will recover nicely during the day to seasonable levels with highs in the low-to-mid 30s.A cold start to the workweekClouds will increase later on Monday and overnight into Tuesday. Tuesday will have hi
  
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• Musk calls for impeachment of judge who blocked DOGE access at Treasury

  09-02-2025 15:47 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — Elon Musk is calling for the impeachment of the federal judge who made a decision early Saturday morning that the Treasury Department should block access to anyone “other than civil servants with a need for access to perform their job duties” from its payment systems.The order explicitly prohibits special government employees and those detailed from outside the department from getting access to the systems, a designation that would cover Musk and the Department of
  
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• A calm Super Bowl Sunday

  09-02-2025 13:14 via wane.com
  
  After our wintry Saturday, some roadways remain icy this Sunday morning, especially with a light coating of snow for some. Keep an eye out on those roadways.Temperatures have fallen into the 20s this morning, so bundle up if you are heading outdoors. Watch your step as well on the icy sidewalks/driveways. Skies throughout the day will be mainly cloudy, but it may allow for some pop-up sunshine here-or-there.We rise into the 30s by the afternoon. Highs today are slightly below average, in the low
  
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• Icy roads give way to a calmer Super Bowl Sunday

  09-02-2025 04:30 via wane.com
  
  A weather system brought a widespread mix of wintry precipitation to northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio on Saturday. Roads behind the system have been slippery and they will continue to be hazardous into early Sunday morning.Any wet roadways will freeze up as temperatures dip as low as the mid-20s early Sunday morning. Make sure you take it slow if you need to go out, as even just a thin layer of ice can cause big problems if you are driving too fast. Skies will be mostly cloudy by daybreak an
  
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• Wings ETC. orders hundreds more wings in preparation for the Big Game Sunday

  09-02-2025 03:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Football fans are thinking with their stomach days away from the Big Game Sunday, and one local restaurant has the orders to prove it.Wings ETC. on Illinois Road has made their wing forecast ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs game.Nicholas Watkins, the Salary Manager of Illinois Road's Wings ETC. said the restaurant plans to feed customers 1,800 chicken wings on Sunday.
  That is 600 more than is usually requested on a normal Sunday.This is the
  
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• Wings ETC. orders hundreds more wings in preparation for Super Bowl Sunday

  09-02-2025 03:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Football fans are thinking with their stomach days away from Super Bowl Sunday, and one local restaurant has the orders to prove it.Wings ETC. on Illinois Road has made their wing forecast ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs game.Nicholas Watkins, the Salary Manager of Illinois Road's Wings ETC. said the restaurant plans to feed customers 1,800 chicken wings on Sunday.
  That is 600 more than is usually requested than a usually Sunday.This is the
  
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• Musk says he has no plans to buy TikTok

  09-02-2025 02:54 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is not interested in acquiring the video-sharing app TikTok, and has no plans regarding what he would do if he owned it.Musk made the remarks during a virtual session at the WELT Economic Summit held on Jan. 28, as seen in a video released by The WELT Group on Saturday."I haven't made a bid for TikTok, nor do I have any plans regarding what I would do if I owned it," Musk said.U.S. lawmakers had initially planned to block TikTok due to nation
  
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• Slow down as icy roadways persist into tonight

  09-02-2025 02:00 via wane.com
  
  It has been a difficult day of travel across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. A weather system brought quite a mixed bag of wintry precipitation, including some snow, sleet, and freezing rain. You can take a look at the road conditions from this afternoon below.Roads have been slick and hazardous today.
  While the widespread precipitation has now tapered off, we are still tracking spotty snow showers and areas of freezing drizzle this evening. Make sure you take it slow on the roads, especia
  
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• The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say

  09-02-2025 01:51 via wane.com
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said.The Nome Volunteer Fire Department made the announcement on its Facebook page Saturday afternoon. Recovery crews had been racing to recover the bodies before a winter storm was expected to hit the region.The Bering Air single-engine turboprop plane was traveling from Unalakleet to the hub community of Nome when it disappeared Thursday aft
  
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