UPDATED ‘’’02/25/2023’’’
Current Trends/Topics/HEADLINES in the News
02/01/2023 (Wednesday)
-Nikki Haley to become Trump's 1st rival for GOP nomination
-Santos to recuse himself from congressional committees
-Harris to attend Tyre Nichols' funeral
- Exxon Mobil reports record annual profit
- Florida's New College board fires president in shakeup by DeSantis allies
-Australian officials find missing radioactive capsule
- Ice storm forces cancellation of hundreds of flights
- McDonald's gets sales boost from inflation-burdened diners
-Prosecutors file involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin over 'Rust' shooting
- Report: Black taxpayers more likely to face IRS audits
02/02/2023 (Thursday)
-Tyre Nichols' funeral includes calls for police reform
- Ukraine steps up anti-corruption push ahead of summit with EU leaders
- College Board changes AP African American Studies course after DeSantis criticism
-FBI searches Biden's Delaware beach home, finds no classified documents
-Federal Reserve announces smaller interest rate hike as inflation eases
- Biden, McCarthy start talks on raising the debt ceiling
- 4 suspects in Haitian president's assassination charged in U.S. court
- Conservative attorneys general warn Walgreens, CVS against mailing abortion pills
- Philippines grants U.S. increased access to military bases
- Tom Brady announces retirement from the NFL . . . again
02/03/2023 (Friday)
- Zelensky meets with EU leaders
- Republicans oust Rep. Ilhan Omar from House committee
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders to give GOP response to Biden's State of the Union
-U.S. to send Ukraine longer-range bombs in new aid package
- Tech giants report slowing growth, vow to cut costs
-Hunter Biden calls for investigation of Trump allies over leaked laptop data
- Trump refuses to commit to supporting GOP nominee
-U.S. tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over Montana
-‘High-value' Guantánamo prisoner freed, sent to Belize
- Ice storm death toll rises, Northeast braces for arctic blast
02/04/2023 (Saturday)
-Chinese balloon continues to sail through United States
- Democrats to alter 2024 presidential primary schedule
-2nd Chinese balloon seen flying over Latin America
- 6th Memphis police officer fired in relation to Tyre Nichols beating
- Arctic front brings life-threatening temperatures to Northeast
- GOP sends 1st set of subpoenas to Biden administration
- Soldiers on both sides freed following Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
-Massive train derailment in Ohio causes fire, prompts evacuations
- Elon Musk wins lawsuit as jury says he did not defraud investors
- Teenager dies in Australian shark attack
02/05/2023 (Sunday)
-U.S. destroys Chinese spy balloon as China threatens retaliation
- Pope appeals for peace in final leg of African pilgrimage
- Cold weather begins to ease up, but warnings still abound in Northeast
- Pervez Musharraf, ruler of Pakistan during war on terror, dies at 79
- German Chancellor dismisses claims of threats by Putin
- Liz Truss blames economic 'orthodoxy' for derailing her premiership
- Crisis averted as planes avoid crashing at Austin airport
-At least 22 dead in Chile as wildfires burn through nation
- 2023 Grammy Awards to be held in Los Angeles
-‘Saturday Night Live' spoofs the debacle over the Chinese balloon
02/06/2023 (Monday)
-7.8-magnitude earthquake kills hundreds in Turkey, Syria
-Navy divers look for Chinese spy balloon debris
- Moscow, Tehran building Iranian-designed drone factory in Russia
-Officials to brief Congress on classified document investigations
- Iran to pardon thousands detained in protests, state media says
-Billionaire Koch's network to oppose Trump in primaries
- Biden prepares State of the Union expected to focus on economic wins
- Canada deploying patrol aircraft to help Haiti fight gangs
02/07/2023 (Tuesday)
-Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 5,000
-Toxic chemicals released from rail cars in Ohio to prevent explosion
- Ukrainians brace for new Russian offensive as Moscow sends reinforcements
-Pair charged in alleged neo-Nazi plot to destroy Baltimore power grid
-U.S. general says Pentagon didn't spot previous China spy balloons
- Biden to acknowledge problems but encourage optimism in SOTU address
-Poll: Majority of U.S. adults think Biden hasn't accomplished much
- U.K. health service workers walk out demanding higher pay
- Scandal-plagued 'National Enquirer' sold
- Report: Thousands of U.S. plants, animals face extinction threat
02/08/2023 (Wednesday)
- Biden defends record in State of the Union address
-Erdogan declares state of emergency in Turkey as earthquake death toll rises
- Germany, Denmark, Netherlands to send Ukraine refurbished Leopard 1 tanks
-Sarah Huckabee Sanders slams Biden as 'unfit' in Republicans SOTU response
-Powell says hiring surge might force more Fed rate hikes
- Memphis officer snapped, shared photo of bloodied Tyre Nichols
- Report: 15 million under flood threat from melting glaciers (F&G)
-U.S. trade deficit hit record $948.1 billion in 2022
- Romney scolds embattled GOP Rep. George Santos
- LeBron James breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA scoring record
02/09/2023 (Thursday)
-Zelensky asks for fighter jets in surprise U.K., France visits
-Turkey's president acknowledges response problems as earthquake death toll rises
-Republicans grill Twitter executives about Hunter Biden laptop decision
- Investigators: Putin likely complicit in downing of Malaysia Airlines jet (F&G)
- Kim Jong Un takes daughter to North Korea military celebration
- Admitted white supremacist pleads guilty to Walmart mass shooting near Mexico border
- Florida overhaul of Disney tax district advances toward vote
- Church of England to explore gender neutral terminology for God
- Disney to slash 7,000 jobs
-China balloons spy on militaries around the world
02/10/2023 (Friday)
-Earthquake toll reaches 21,000 as hope for more survivors dims
-Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel investigating Jan. 6 attack
-U.S. says China's spy balloon was equipped to intercept intelligence signals
- Russia follows through on threat to cut oil output
- Nicaragua unexpectedly frees political prisoners
- Man who wielded pole with Confederate flag on Jan. 6 sentenced to 3 years
- Russia hits Ukraine cities with wave of missile attacks
-Rep. Angie Craig attacked in D.C. apartment building elevator
- Native American activists to protest Chiefs' name at Super Bowl (F&G)
- Composer Burt Bacharach dies at 94
02/11/2023 (Saturday)
-U.S. shoots down object flying off Alaska coast
-Trump team has reportedly turned over more classified documents and laptop
- Biden will not conduct Super Bowl interview with Fox, White House says
- Russia attacks power grid across Ukraine in ongoing offensive
- Biden to visit Poland for anniversary of war in Ukraine
- People protest across France over government attempts to raise pension age
- nvestigators subpoena American Airlines crew involved in near-miss incident
- George Santos seemingly called out on lie by Kyrsten Sinema
- Last Communist leader of East Germany dies at 95
- ‘Days of Our Lives’ actor Cody Longo dead at 34
02/12/2023 (Sunday)
-U.S. fighter shoots down object over Canada, Trudeau says
-Turkey arrests building contractors following earthquake as death toll tops 28,000
- Super Bowl LVII prepares for kickoff in Arizona
-Airspace over Montana briefly closed after 'radar anomaly’
- California gas pipeline resumes service after fuel leak
- Russia continues shelling of Ukraine as forces push toward Donbas
- Biden urges 'consensus building' in 1st comments on Israel
- ‘’’Bolsonaro intends to return to Brazil in the coming weeks’’’
-Russian spacecraft has pressure glitch on International Space Station
-Disney says it won't fight Ron DeSantis' new takeover law
02/13/2023 (Monday)
-U.S. fighter jets shoot down unidentified object over Lake Huron
- Kansas City beats Philadelphia to win Super Bowl
-Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll keeps rising
- Russia says its forces advanced on front in Ukraine's east
- Israel's president says judicial reform plan could trigger constitutional 'collapse'
-Biden administration to allow using Medicaid money for food purchases
- Cyclone Gabrielle lashes New Zealand with strong winds, heavy rains
- OSHA fines Mars Wrigley over chocolate factory accident
- Super Bowl ads aim to make viewers feel good in tense times
- De La Soul rapper David Jude Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54
02/14/2023 (Tuesday)
-Michigan State University shootings leave 3 dead
-Recently downed flying objects less advanced than China's spy balloon
-Turkey rescuers pull several survivors from earthquake rubble
- Moldova says Russia plotting to overthrow its government
-U.S. Embassy in Russia urges Americans to leave country
-Thousands protest Netanyahu's plan to overhaul Israel's judiciary
-Georgia judge orders release of partial Trump grand jury report
-8 injured in New York City when U-Haul truck hits pedestrians
-Biden fires Architect of the Capitol accused of abuses of office
-CDC: Teen girls facing record levels of violence, mental health challenges
02/15/2023 (Wednesday)
-Nikki Haley launches presidential campaign
-Rescuers pull 9 more survivors from Turkey, Syria earthquake rubble
- Inflation slowed in January by less than predicted (bullshit)
-Authorities identify 3 students killed in MSU shooting
-Japan 'strongly suspects' at least 3 Chinese balloons have flown over since 2019
-Feinstein announces retirement at end of Senate term(follow resignations)
- Court finds Russian linked to Kremlin guilty of insider trading
-Pence to challenge subpoena by special counsel investigating Trump
-Trump supporter pleads guilty to Jan. 6, 2021, Taser attack on police officer
- Production to resume on 'Rust' 16 months after deadly accident
02/16/2023 (Thursday)
- White supremacist gets life in prison for racist Buffalo attack
-Mark Meadows subpoenaed by special counsel investigating Trump
-FBI searches University of Delaware in Biden document investigation
-China sanctions 2 U.S. defense contractors over Taiwan arms sales
- Gaetz's lawyers say DOJ has ended sex-trafficking investigation with no charges
- Nicola Sturgeon resigns as Scottish first minister
- Report: Doomsday Glacier could collapse, cause catastrophic sea-level rise (F&G)
- Retail sales bounce back after weak holiday shopping season
- FDA advisers recommend over-the-counter Narcan sales
- Movie star Raquel Welch dies at 82
02/17/2023 (Friday)
-Georgia grand jury: Some witnesses possibly lied in Trump election testimony
-EPA head vows to hold railroad accountable for Ohio derailment, toxic spill
-Biden says latest downed flying objects don't appear related to China spy program
-Producer prices rose faster than expected in January
-Police: MSU shooting suspect had 2 handguns, left motive clues in notes
-Fetterman receiving treatment for clinical depression
-Biden signs executive order to investigate systemic racism in government
- Tesla workers say company fired people in retaliation for unionization effort
-Fox News stars privately mocked Trump stolen election claims, Dominion suit shows
- Bruce Willis diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia
02/18/2023 (Saturday)
-U.S. terminates search for objects in Alaska and Lake Huron
-Kamala Harris says Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine
-North Korea launches missile amid training by U.S. and South Korea
- U.S. working to negotiate meeting with Chinese diplomat in Munich
-Biden administration considering penalties for Ohio rail disaster
-Gunman kills 6 in Mississippi, law enforcement says
-At least 45,000 dead in Turkey as deaths from earthquake continue to climb
-U.N. says African counties are charged 'extortionate' interest rates(noshit??!!)
-Officers involved in Tyre Nichols' death plead not guilty
- Songwriter Kyle Jacobs, husband of Kellie Pickler, dead at 49
02/19/2023 (Sunday)
-Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice
-U.S. holds air exercises with Asian nations following North Korean missile test
-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Turkey following earthquake
- Michigan State students to return to class following mass shooting
-Doctors Without Borders access earthquake zone in Syria
-U.S. officials believe China may be providing military aid to Russia, report says
- American envoy to Israel says Netanyahu should halt judicial reform efforts
-Netherlands expels Russian diplomats, says it will close consulate
-Italian Prime Minister to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky
- Brittney Griner reportedly signs deal to return to Phoenix Mercury
02/20/2023 (Monday)
-Biden secretly travels to Ukraine in show of support
- Admirers praise Jimmy Carter for a lifetime of service
- Blinken promises support for post-earthquake rebuilding in Turkey
- Watchdogs urge more oversight for Ukraine aid
- Michigan GOP picks Kristina Karamo as leader
-U.N. ambassador warns China not to send weapons to help Russia's Ukraine war
-Meta to offer verified accounts on Facebook, Instagram
-North Korea test fires more missiles after U.S., Asia allies conduct drills
-L.A. Catholic bishop fatally shot
- Comedian, S.V.U. actor Richard Belzer dies at 78
02/21/2023 (Tuesday)
-Putin blames West for Ukraine war as Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv
-Turkey, Syria rattled by strong aftershock that kills at least 3
-Ron DeSantis raises national profile with N.Y. visit
-Project Veritas forces out founder James O'Keefe
-5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
- Rushdie, other critics slam 'censorship' of Roald Dahl books
-Suspect arrested in killing of L.A. bishop
- Tourist killed by shark in New Caledonia
-Ohio opens clinic, plans to sue Norfolk Southern over toxic chemical release
-Prosecutors downgrade charges against Alec Baldwin over 'Rust' shooting
02/22/2023 (Wednesday)
-Biden says in Poland that allies 'have Ukraine's back’
-Georgia grand jury recommended several indictments in Trump inquiry, forewoman says
-Supreme Court hears challenges to tech companies' liability shield
-EPA takes over Ohio toxic train derailment cleanup
-McClellan becomes first Black woman elected to Congress in Virginia
-Democrats condemn McCarthy for giving Tucker Carlson access to Jan. 6 security footage
- Southern Baptists expel Saddleback, 4 other churches over women pastors
-Biden administration tightens asylum policy on southern border
- Jen Psaki to host show on MSNBC
- Griner signs deal to return to Phoenix Mercury after Russia release
02/23/2023 (Thursday)
-Biden vows U.S. will defend all of NATO
-Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner subpoenaed by special counsel
- Supreme Court justices wary of holding Twitter liable for terrorists' actions
-Mexico's Senate approves controversial electoral reform package
- Violence escalates after deadly Israeli military raid in West Bank
- Airlines cancel flights as winter storm spreads
-‘Anti-woke' author Vivek Ramaswamy becomes 3rd candidate for GOP presidential nomination
-TV journalist, 9-year-old girl killed in Florida shooting
-Minutes indicate nearly all Fed officials favored quarter-point rate hike
- L.A. judge sentences Nipsey Hussle's killer to 60 years to life
02/24/2023 (Friday)
-Zelensky vows to 'defeat everyone' on anniversary of Russian invasion
-Safety regulators say train crew had little warning before derailment
- Disbarred S.C. lawyer Alex Murdaugh admits lying but denies killing wife, son
-Trump lawyers slam 'clown-like' special grand jury after forewoman's comments
-U.S. expands Taiwan training program amid China tensions
-Prosecutors file more fraud charges against FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried
-Biden nominates Ajay Banga to head World Bank
- R. Kelly gets another year in prison after Chicago sex abuse conviction
- Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson charged with fraud
- Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years for L.A. rape
02/25/2023 (Saturday)
- California continues to be hit with rare winter storms
- First lady gives major indication that Biden will run for re-election
-Russia may send fighter jets to Iran, U.S. believes
- Nigerians head to the polls to elect new president
- FDA authorizes 1st at-home flu/COVID combo test
-Residents in East Palestine diagnosed with bronchitis and other respiratory issues
- German chancellor commits to trade deal between India and EU
-Pence says he is nearing decision on presidential bid
-5 dead, including patient, in Nevada Care Flight crash
- Warner Bros. Discovery sues Paramount over airing of ‘South Park’ episodes
02/26/2023 (Sunday)
- Thousands of Californians remain without power following winter storm
- Shipwreck off Italian coast kills at least 50 migrants
-EPA orders pause of waste removal in East Palestine, Ohio
- Putin claims war in Ukraine is battle for Russian survival
- Israeli, Palestinian delegations meet amidst rising levels of violence
- Survivors mark 30-year anniversary of 1993 World Trade Center bombing
- Newspapers drop 'Dilbert' comic strip over creator’s racist remark
- Rights to famous ‘Crying Indian’ PSA to go to Native American group
- In-laws of model face murder charges in gruesome killing
- Spring training MLB game controversially ended by pitch clock violation
02/27/2023 (Monday)
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