Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8th 2026
Updated 15:12 ET
30 articles
BOWL, SUPER, GAME, LX
When the Seattle Seahawks take the field against the New England Patriots on Sunday, it will be their fourth Super Bowl appearance.
The franchise’s first appearance came in 2006 in Super Bowl XL, as quarterback Matt Hasselbeck led them to a 13-3 record in
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, SAVANNAH, PAY
Savannah Guthrie in new video pleads for mother's return: 'We will pay' "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings released a new video on Saturday saying they have received a message and begged for the return of their missing mother.
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VONN, LINDSEY, OLYMPICS, DOWNHILL
U.S. ski star Lindsey Vonn’s hopes of an Olympic comeback ended in brutal fashion Sunday when she crashed out of the women’s downhill event after seeking to compete in Italy with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
As AFP reports, Vonn was barely 13 seconds
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EXCLUSIVE, LEAVITT, TRUMP, PRAGERU
On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” PragerU’s Jill Simonian discussed America’s 250th birthday.
Simonian said, “We always make the acknowledgement and we understand that America has never been perfect, but we are thankful for all of the sacrifice that was made
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VANCE, JD, HOCKEY, THREATENING
Vice President JD Vance took in the US women’s Olympic hockey match alongside social media star and pro boxing newbie Jake Paul.
The pair of US patriots watched the women’s national team cruise to a 5-0 win over Finland in the preliminary round of the Winter
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TRUMP, OBAMA, COMMERCIAL, VIDEO
The video was later deleted and the White House said it was posted in error.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he flies aboard Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews, Md., to West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 6, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks
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IRAN, TRUMP, TALKS, GOOD
The indirect nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran mediated by Oman were "very good," according to President Donald Trump.
"Iran looks like it wants to make a deal very badly. We'll have to see what that deal is. But I think Iran looks like they want to
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REPRESENTING, USA, AMERICAN, TEAM
President Donald Trump reacted on Sunday after Team USA Olympic skier Hunter Hess sparked outrage over his comments about representing the country at the Milan Cortina Games.
Trump made a scathing post on social media, calling Hess a "real loser."
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ICE, ANTI, WHISTLES, WHITE
We bring you some hilarious news from the anti-ICE front.
One of the most ridiculous and annoying aspects that we've seen at a lot of anti-ICE actions is the incessant blowing of whistles. The idea behind the whistle is that it would both notify everyone in
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POST, WASHINGTON, CEO, STEPS
The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 2026. Photo: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Eoin Higgins is the author of “Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voice on the Left.”
Billionaire Jeff Bezos’S
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MAYOR, LA, BASS, PRATT
Billionaire developer Rick Caruso took a swipe at Spencer Pratt’s long-shot mayoral bid — while doubling down on his scathing criticism of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over her response to last year’s deadly wildfires.
Caruso believes the former reality TV
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HEGSETH, TIES, HARVARD, WARRIORS
Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, ending military training
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The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with the Ivy
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UKRAINE, REACH, RUSSIA, DEADLINE
Ukraine and Russia are reportedly working on a U.S.-set deadline to reach a peace deal that would end the nearly four-year-long war.
On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters that the U.S. had set a June deadline for Moscow and Kyiv
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FRANCISCO, SAN, BILLIONAIRES, MARCH
San Francisco Jan. 7, 2026: Derik Kauffman, far right, organized Saturday’s March for Billionaires to protest a new proposed tax on Californias wealthiest residents.
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DANGEROUS, WINTER, COLD, 20
New York City is colder than parts of Antarctica on Sunday — after brutal, life-threatening winds swept across much of the Northeast and New England over the weekend.
Temperatures hit 3 degrees in the city on Sunday, with bitter wind chills dragging the real
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PRIME, MINISTER, JAPAN, SNAP
A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi displayed at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has likely strengthened
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SUSPECTED, FRAUD, SMALL, TRUMP
The federal Small Business Administration suspended more than 111,000 California borrowers after uncovering $8.6 billion in suspected fraudulent activity linked to the COVID pandemic, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced Friday.
“We have suspended nearly
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EPSTEIN, CHIEF, STAFF, STARMER
Morgan McSweeney resigned Sunday as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, stepping down amid mounting criticism over his role in advising the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States.
In a resignation
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TRUMP, BIG, DETENTION, UPHOLDS
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the Trump administration's mass detention policy, allowing illegal immigrants to be detained without bond.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can lawfully
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GABBARD, WHISTLEBLOWER, TULSI, BASELESS
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard denied any wrongdoing on Saturday as Democrats question why a whistleblower complaint filed against her last May took nearly a year before it was referred to Congress.
“[Virginia Democrat] Senator Mark Warner
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EPSTEIN, FILES, TRUMP, REPUBLICAN
In the case of Jeffrey Epstein, association seems to imply guilt. And so the release of the so-called Epstein files is generating a wave of firings, resignations, and public apologies.
The health influencer Peter Attia had to resign from a protein-bar company
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ILHAN, OMAR, ISLAMIC, WINERY
Embattled “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar claimed her husband Tim Mynett’s financial firm was worth up to $25 million — but his business partner testified in a bankruptcy case it was worth almost nothing, raising new questions about who’s telling the truth.
The lefty
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MELANIA, 99, AUDIENCE, RIGGING
Rotten Tomatoes is pushing back against claims the audience score for the "Melania" film was artificially inflated. The film has one of the widest gaps in Rotten Tomatoes history, with more than a 93-percentage-point difference between critic and audience
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BAD, AHEAD, BOWL, NEWSOM
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