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TSA Says It Has Successfully Rolled Out New Identity Verification System for American Flyers

By Naveen Athrappully The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) successfully implemented TSA ConfirmID, which offers airline passengers without Real ID documentation an alternative method to get verified for flights, the agency said in a Feb. 5 statement. The TSA notified the public last month that passengers without a Real ID or other acceptable form of identification…

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US Arrests Key Suspect in 2012 Benghazi Attack, DOJ Announces

By Ryan Morgan WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has apprehended a key suspect in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. diplomatic outposts in Benghazi, Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Feb. 6. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Bondi identified the arrested suspect as Zubayar ⁠al-Bakoush. Bondi said the FBI apprehended Bakoush, but did not specify…

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Freight Train Derails in Connecticut, Sending Cars Carrying Liquid Propane Into River

By The Associated Press MANSFIELD, Conn.—A freight train derailed Thursday in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking. Local and state officials said the derailment happened around 9 a.m. in Mansfield, near where Eagleville Lake meets the Willimantic River. The rural town in…

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DNC Targets 2020 Voters Who Skipped 2024 With New Outreach Push

By Chase Smith The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced on Wednesday a new voter contact and volunteer training program that aims to reach more than 1 million infrequent voters in the first quarter of 2026, as both parties gear up for the midterm elections. The initiative, called Local Listeners, is designed to target likely Democratic…

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Sheriff in Nancy Guthrie Case Urges Public Not to Share Unverified Accusations

By Jack Phillips An Arizona sheriff’s department on Feb. 4 said that people should not share “unverified accusations” in response to reports about “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, who went missing over the weekend. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona-area home on Jan. 31, officials said. She was reported missing…

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Ex-Husband of Jill Biden Arrested and Charged With Murder

By Zachary Stieber The ex-husband of former First Lady Jill Biden has been arrested in Delaware for allegedly murdering his wife, authorities said on Feb. 3. William Stevenson, 77, was taken into custody on Monday after officials spent weeks investigating the death of his wife, Linda, 64, the New Castle County Police Department said in…

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Trump Launches $12 Billion ‘Project Vault’ Critical Minerals Stockpile

By Catherine Yang President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 2 a new strategic private sector critical minerals stockpile. “Project Vault” is being seeded with $1.67 billion in private capital and a $10 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, and it is meant to insulate U.S. industries from market disruptions such as the seismic critical…

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Groundhog Day 2026: Punxsutawney Phil Spots His Shadow, and You Know What That Means

By Elma Aksalic Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania groundhog and central figure to the Feb. 2 tradition, delivered a disappointing weather forecast after seeing his shadow and predicting six more weeks of winter. Thousands of spectators gathered at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, for the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day and to witness Phil emerge from…

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Musk’s SpaceX Acquires xAI to ‘Accelerate Humanity’s Future’

By Troy Myers Two of entrepreneur Elon Musk’s most pioneering companies, SpaceX and xAI, merged Monday with a combined goal of launching a “constellation of a million satellites” to operate as orbital data centers to power artificial intelligence (AI) innovations back on Earth. SpaceX acquired xAI to accelerate humanity’s future, according to a news release,…

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Trump Says Republicans Should ‘Take Over’ and Nationalize Voting in Some Areas

By Aldgra Fredly President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview with former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino on Feb. 2 that Republicans should “take over” the voting process in certain areas and place it under national authority. In the interview on “The Dan Bongino Show,” Trump alleged that election outcomes were being distorted by…

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