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- U.S.Yahoo News
Ice storm brings snow, sleet and freezing rain to mid-Atlantic and Northeast; more than 100 million under winter storm alerts
A winter storm that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the Midwest swept into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, snarling commutes in major cities including Chicago, Cleveland and New York.
- PoliticsSalon
Hail to the Chiefs? Trump’s history with the defending Super Bowl champions
Trump will be the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, but he's interacted with the champs before
- BusinessThe Daily Beast
What Strange Blue Liquid Did RFK Jr. Add to His Drink Mid-Flight?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is going viral on social media after he was caught on camera adding a mysterious blue liquid to his in-flight beverage, and internet sleuths believe they know what it is. The leading theory among X users is that the prospective health secretary was dosing his drink with methylene blue. Officially, the compound is injected as a treatment for the blood disorder methemoglobinemia, in which blood loses its ability to carry oxygen throughout the body. It is also used to dye text
- U.S.Business Insider
Some military services are pausing their sexual assault training to make sure it fits Trump's new orders
The Navy and Marine Corps said that some sexual assault prevention and response training has been paused to ensure compliance.
- SportsThe Daily Beast
Patrick Mahomes Calls BS on Trump and MAGA Senator’s Bizarre Claims
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had to call a foul on MAGA Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s claims that he recruited him to play at Texas Tech. The Alabama senator and former college football coach had been talking up his supposed his role in Mahomes’ football career to Donald Trump, who seems to favor the quarterback because his wife Brittany Mahomes expressed support for his candidacy during the election. But according to Mahomes, who clarified their relationship this week—the two may no
- WorldThe Daily Beast
Anti-War Russian Musician Falls to Death During Police Search
A Russian musician who opposed President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine reportedly plunged to his death during a police search. According to state news agency RIA Novosti, 58-year-old Vadim Stroykin died by suicide when police came to search his St. Petersburg home in connection with accusations of extremism. The city’s investigative committee told RIA Novosti that Stroykin went into the kitchen during the police search.
- PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Musk Torches Bannon to Rekindle MAGA Civil War
Elon Musk torched Steve Bannon Thursday, rekindling a MAGA civil war from Donald Trump’s transition period. The world’s richest man refused to stay quiet on X after he learned his podcaster foe had lightly criticized the Department of Government Efficiency’s priorities. “Bannon is a great talker, but not a great doer,” Musk wrote. “What did he get done this week? Nothing.”
- CelebrityThe Daily Beast
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s Friendship Status at Center of Dueling Claims
Blake Lively and Taylor Swift’s friendship has been under a microscope ever since the pop star was referenced in Lively’s legal battle against Justin Baldoni last month. While Baldoni and Lively’s legal fallout has been ongoing since December, a recent complaint from Baldoni brought Swift into the fray, alleging that Lively referred to her longtime friend as one of her “dragons” in a text message. Citing a “well-connected source close to Taylor,” TMZ reports that the Folklore artist was angry th
- EntertainmentThe Daily Beast
WATCH: Senator Amy Klobuchar Joins The Daily Beast Podcast
Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee kicked off this week’s Daily Beast Podcast in a state of Chuck Schumer-level “arousal”—or is that mania? Given the DOGE bros’ domination of this week’s news cycle (and domination of U.S. governmen more broadly, it would seem), the co-hosts had strong thoughts on Elon Musk and his slash-and-burn tactics: Coles skewered Musk’s decision to give his college-aged engineers—a Peter Pan-style gang of chaos agents—access to sensitive government records, “dismantling everyth
- HealthINSIDER
It took me 10 years to feel sexy again after giving birth. A new man and back injury helped me get there.
My partner's unwavering attraction to me was the first part of my journey to accepting my new body. New health issues changed the way I felt for good.
- LifestyleINSIDER
As the mother of teens, I have to be a parent and a friend
I grew up thinking that parents could not be friends. But now that I have four kids of my own, I want to be both things for them.
- PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Boebert Revealed to Have Subscription to Outlet That She Claims ‘No One Trusts’
Rep. Lauren Boebert piled onto a bogus claim spreading through the MAGA universe that the government has been heavily subsidizing Politico, only to be revealed to have a subscription to the media organization. The Colorado congresswoman hit out at the media outlet as President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other MAGA personalities boosted the misleading claim that Politico was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “LOL. @politico is trying to attack @elonmusk because he’
- U.S.The New Republic
Trump Sues His Least Favorite City Over Immigration
The Justice Department is taking aim at so-called “sanctuary cities” and states.
- PoliticsINSIDER
Judge delays Trump's federal employee buyout deadline
President Donald Trump's deferred-resignation deadline for federal employees was set for Thursday. A judge extended it to at least Monday.
- BusinessBusiness Insider
These 8 stocks could be the biggest losers as DeepSeek clouds the outlook for tech
Lower construction spending on data centers because of DeepSeek could negatively impact heavy equipment stocks like Caterpillar, JPMorgan said.
- BusinessINSIDER
Some Head Start childcare centers say they can't get federal funds. They're paying staff out of pocket and worried about closing: 'Folks are scared.'
Childcare center employees told BI that they're locked out of their federal grants, leaving them unable to pay staff and other bills.
- PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Why Musk and Trump Just Got a DOGE of Reality
Has Elon Musk’s DOGE dream taken the wrong fork in the road? Two key court decisions on Thursday have thrown a harsh spotlight on the buccaneering billionaire and his flippant attitude toward the law. They have also cemented the new arena in which the “Deep State” establishment that Musk and President Donald Trump so detest is launching its belated counterattack against the biggest threat to the status quo in generations.
- PoliticsFox News
Top political handicapper reveals prediction for 'volatile' 2026 battle for House majority
The fight for control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections will be fought on a limited battlefield, a leading nonpartisan political handicapper predicts.
- U.S.The Daily Beast
DOGE Staffer ‘Resigns’ After Secret Racist X Posts Revealed
One of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency goons resigned Thursday amid growing inquiries over his links to a social media account pushing racism and eugenics theories. Marko Elez, 25, was identified earlier this week as the engineer who was granted access to the Treasury’s “top-secret” payment system, which controlled social security and tax distributions. Yet outside of helping his billionaire boss cut down federal inefficiencies, the Wall Street Journal reported that Elez may have
- CelebrityThe Daily Beast
Kris Jenner Reveals Family’s Surprise Link to Menendez Bros
Kris Jenner has revealed a surprising connection between her family and the Menendez brothers—who were jailed for killing their parents—way before they were sentenced, the Daily Mail reported. Momager Jenner revealed the unlikely link to Lyle and Erik Menendez on the season premiere of their reality show, The Kardashians. In the clip, Kim Kardashian shared that director-producer Ryan Murphy, known for shows like American Horror Story, had told her he was working on a new series of Monsters, focu
