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Rubio steps into Munich spotlight as Trump leans on him to carry Vance’s populist message abroad

Politics

Rubio steps into Munich spotlight as Trump leans on him to carry Vance’s populist message abroad

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading the U.S. delegation to the high-profile Munich Security Conference — one year after Vice President JD Vance took the German stage in a speech that stunned many in Europe and became one of the defining moments of Trump’s early second term abroad. "President Trump has assembled the most talented team in history, including Vice President Vance and Secretary Rubio, who are working in lockstep […]

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LARRY KUDLOW: Trumponomics is working, as a midterm victory comes into sight

Business

LARRY KUDLOW: Trumponomics is working, as a midterm victory comes into sight

Plenty of good economic news this week, with an outsize gain in jobs, especially private sector jobs. And a much lower-than-expected report on consumer prices.All this with a stock market hovering near 50,000 amidst booming productivity, low energy prices, and a more than trillion dollar deregulation at EPA. And even a Gallup poll showing a 49-36% rebound in economic confidence.So you sort of have to wonder why the Wall Street […]

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Trump ousts judge-installed prosecutor; constitutional expert says Article II leaves no doubt

Politics

Trump ousts judge-installed prosecutor; constitutional expert says Article II leaves no doubt

President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to fire court-appointed U.S. attorneys, even if judges legally appointed them, according to former Justice Department official John Yoo, who said the Constitution gives the president broad removal power over executive branch officers."Otherwise, you could have U.S. attorneys who are enforcing federal law differently than the president would, and it's the president who all of us in the country elect and to whom […]

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Texas Dem Senate primary fractures over race rhetoric as ‘mediocre’ jab, ‘oppressor’ remarks ignite backlash

Politics

Texas Dem Senate primary fractures over race rhetoric as ‘mediocre’ jab, ‘oppressor’ remarks ignite backlash

Heated racial rhetoric in Texas is flaring this primary season, as Democratic contenders lean into identity-focused messaging that Republicans say is divisive and a clinic in "wokeness at its worst."Texas Democrats are heading into primary season with an intraparty fight that is increasingly spilling into race and identity. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who is running for the Senate, has suggested racism would be to blame if she loses, while former Rep. […]

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Abbott unveils 5-point plan to overhaul Texas property taxes, targeting relief for homeowners

Business

Abbott unveils 5-point plan to overhaul Texas property taxes, targeting relief for homeowners

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a five-point plan to reform the Lone Star State's property tax system to provide more relief to homeowners.The Republican governor is making the property tax overhaul a key plank in the platform for his re-election campaign as he seeks a fourth term in office.Abbott announced the plan Wednesday during a Taxpayer Empowerment event in Houston and said the five-point plan would impose tougher limits on local government […]

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Popular honeymoon destination faces avian malaria threat, spread by mosquitoes

Health

Popular honeymoon destination faces avian malaria threat, spread by mosquitoes

Almost every forest bird species in Hawaii is spreading avian malaria, posing an increasing threat to wildlife in the popular honeymoon destination, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.The research revealed a potential explanation for why the disease shows up almost everywhere mosquitoes are found on the Hawaiian Islands.Scientists from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and the University of California analyzed blood samples from over 4,000 birds […]

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Thousands of smoke detectors recalled over potential fire hazard

Business

Thousands of smoke detectors recalled over potential fire hazard

Thousands of smoke detector fire alarms sold exclusively on Amazon are being recalled over a sound issue that could pose a fire hazard.The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in a notice that 11,000 LShome Photoelectric 3-Pack Smoke Detector Fire Alarms may fail to activate promptly if the sensing threshold of security warnings is set too high.The alarms are white and circular, and have a light sound warning and test […]

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Jason Aldean’s brutal 7-word takedown of Zach Bryan after ‘cringe’ TPUSA halftime insult

Entertainment

Jason Aldean’s brutal 7-word takedown of Zach Bryan after ‘cringe’ TPUSA halftime insult

Jason Aldean had a simple response to Zach Bryan's continued criticism after the Turning Point USA alternative halftime show.Bryan took aim at Aldean and Brantley Gilbert, who performed "Dirt Road Anthem" at the Feb. 8 show. The "Something in the Orange" singer posted a video of himself and Harley Carmichael singing a parody of Gilbert's song – which Aldean covered on his 2010 album, "My Kinda Party."Gilbert seemingly laughed off […]

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Gas prices fall in January, giving Americans a break at the pump

Business

Gas prices fall in January, giving Americans a break at the pump

Americans are getting some relief from lower gasoline prices, which the latest inflation data from the Labor Department shows have declined substantially over the last year.The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released the consumer price index (CPI) for January, which showed headline inflation was up 2.4% from a year ago, while core CPI, which excludes volatile measurements of food and energy, was up 2.5% in that period.Energy prices fell 1.5% in […]

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