Ex-No. 1 NFL Pick Explains Why Super Bowl Coaches Were ‘The Smartest in My Career’ – Sports Illustrated

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Lead Former No. 1 overall pick Jadeveon Clowney, speaking from San Jose in the lead-up to Super Bowl LX, said two coaches from his 12-season, seven-franchise career stand above the rest for football intellect and player impact. He named Mike Vrabel and Mike Macdonald as the most cerebral coaches he has played for and explained … Read more

FX’s Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette — Sex, Lies and Politics

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Lead: In April 2025, three weeks before cameras were due to roll, FX’s limited series Love Story still lacked an actor to play John F. Kennedy Jr. Producers had already cast Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, but finding a convincing JFK Jr. proved unusually difficult. The search and subsequent costume and publicity controversies shaped … Read more

“Biblical Diseases” Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear

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Health officials in central Cameroon and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa warn that neglected tropical diseases, long pushed toward elimination, may rebound after key U.S. aid was cut in 2025. On Feb. 3, 2026, clinicians in rural districts reported interruption of mass-drug distribution that had nearly stopped illnesses such as onchocerciasis, or river blindness. Local … Read more

Just When Flu Cases Dropped, Doctors Say They Noticed This Concerning Pattern

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Lead: U.S. influenza activity, which fell for several weeks, has begun to rise again as of Week 3 of 2026, prompting clinicians to warn of a likely secondary surge. Season-to-date CDC estimates list about 20 million illnesses, 270,000 hospitalizations and 11,000 deaths, including 52 pediatric fatalities. Physicians report increasing outpatient visits and positive lab tests … Read more

The F.B.I.’s Extraordinary Seizure of Voting Records – The New York Times

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Lead: Last week in Fulton County, Georgia, F.B.I. agents executed a search of an elections center and removed multiple truckloads of 2020 ballots as part of an expanding probe into post‑election fraud claims. The seizure, which took place after President Trump’s 2020 defeat in the state, intensified scrutiny of national- and local‑level roles in the … Read more

X offices raided in France as prosecutors investigate child abuse images and deepfakes

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Lead: French prosecutors carried out searches of X’s offices in France on Tuesday as part of a preliminary criminal probe into allegations that the platform and related services spread child sexual-abuse images and sexually explicit deepfakes. Investigators have summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino for voluntary interviews scheduled for April 20, … Read more

Jeanine Pirro says gun carriers in D.C. are ‘going to jail,’ triggering conservative backlash

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro told Fox News on Monday that anyone who brings a firearm into Washington, D.C., will face jail time, a comment that prompted swift criticism from Republican lawmakers and gun-rights groups. By Tuesday she posted a clarification on X saying her remarks targeted people “unlawfully” carrying firearms, and Deputy Attorney General Todd … Read more

House clears way for final vote to end government shutdown as Trump meets Colombian president

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Lead On Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, the House cleared a procedural hurdle that sets up a final vote on a sprawling funding package that would fully reopen the federal government within hours. The move followed intense private pressure from President Donald Trump and House leaders to bring holdout Republicans into line. The package funds multiple … Read more

New Epstein files fail to quell outrage as advocates claim documents are being withheld – The Guardian

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Federal disclosures of roughly three million pages tied to Jeffrey Epstein have not ended public and legal uproar after advocates said the Justice Department still withheld potentially millions of responsive records. The department met part of its obligation under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required full disclosure by 19 December 2025, but the most … Read more

Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal update: NASA pauses fueling after hydrogen leak, public briefing set

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Lead: NASA paused the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center after a small liquid-hydrogen leak was detected in the SLS tail service mast umbilical during Feb. 2 tanking operations. The agency completed core-stage fueling but halted portions of the simulated countdown as teams troubleshot the leak; a public update and press conference … Read more

Jill Biden’s Ex-Husband Arrested and Charged in Wife’s Death

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Lead: William Stevenson, 77, was arrested Monday and indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of his current wife, Linda Stevenson, authorities said. Police said officers first responded to a domestic dispute on Dec. 28 at a Wilmington-area residence where Linda Stevenson was later found unresponsive. A grand jury returned an indictment after … Read more

U.S. tanker approached by Iranian gunboats in Strait of Hormuz, security firm says – CBS News

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Feb. 3, 2026 — A U.S.-flagged tanker, the Stena Imperative, was approached and ordered to stop by small armed boats identified by a maritime security company as belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps while transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Oman. The encounter occurred about 16 nautical miles north of Oman’s coast; the tanker … Read more

‘Charisma Is a Form of Psychosis’: The Irreverent Life of Post‑Punk Puppeteer Ted Milton

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At 82, Ted Milton remains an improbably persistent figure of British counterculture: a saxophonist, poet, former avant‑garde puppeteer and the longtime leader of post‑punk trio Blurt. We met in his Deptford studio above a rehearsal space, where record boxes, poetry pamphlets and a conspicuously orange suitcase sit among tools for his woodblock prints. He is … Read more

North Carolina teen to be sentenced for 2022 killings

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Lead An 18-year-old from Raleigh who, as a 15-year-old, killed his brother and four neighbors during an Oct. 13, 2022 attack is facing a sentencing hearing that began Tuesday. The defendant, Austin Thompson, pleaded guilty on Jan. 21 to five counts of first-degree murder and multiple related charges, according to court filings. Authorities say the … Read more

Builders Back ‘Trump Homes’ Plan to Finance a Million Houses

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February 3, 2026 — Builders and private financiers are advancing a proposal to deliver roughly 1,000,000 entry-level houses through a program dubbed “Trump Homes,” aiming to ease U.S. affordability pressures while letting private capital deploy many billions of dollars. Major homebuilders including Lennar Corp. and Taylor Morrison Home Corp. have helped craft a structure under … Read more