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Stocks largely recover from an early tumble after Trump confirms one-month delay in imposing tariffs on Mexico. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Good!
Noem joined Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, Texas, Sunday morning, the same area made infamous several years back when now-unemployed ex-VP Kamala Harris falsely accused agents of whipping Haitian migrants. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Expected!
Two illegal migrants, including one wearing an ankle monitor, allegedly murdered a Chicago man they met on a dating app -- then used his credit card to spend thousands on Amazon purchases. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Pitiful!

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European lawmakers joined the call to shut down the UNRWA after it was revealed that the Israeli-British hostage freed by Hamas had been held in the humanitarian group's facilities. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Good!
"This kind of one-sided reporting, which attacks over half the country to protect and promote its own political interests, doesn’t deserve a single cent of American taxpayers’ money," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene raged Monday. New York Post
VOA VIEW: NPR is liberal and anti-Trump.
About 200 Marines and soldiers arrived over the weekend as the base faces its most drastic changes since the Pentagon opened a prison there after the Sept. 11 attacks. New York Times
A trove of emails shows the team’s leadership using its influence in New Orleans to aid the archdiocese, including writing talking points for media interviews. New York Times
The stretch of the highway along the Pacific Ocean between Santa Monica and Malibu reopened to regular traffic. New York Times
VOA VIEW: A start!
Democrat Strategist James Carville recently likened former Vice President Kamala Harris to a “seventh string quarterback” in a “Super Bowl” election. OANN
VOA VIEW: She was a fool.

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Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, after Tesla founder Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut down the agency.  OANN
VOA VIEW: A good move.
New Jersey law enforcement officials have launched a manhunt for a “repetitive compulsive” sex offender who escaped from a transport van in Newark. OANN
The White House's border czar said he wants less rigorous, state-level jailing standards to apply to illegal immigrants so that local authorities can hold more migrants for deportation. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: A good plan.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a physician in the state was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Trying to circumvent any law is a punishable offense.

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Commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump's administration faced a setback when a federal appeals court reinstated rules meant to protect a dwindling whale species from getting entangled in fishing gear. Washington Times
Dozens of employees at the U.S. Education Department were put on paid administrative leave in response to President Trump's order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, according to a labor union that represents hundreds of workers in the agency. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As it should be.
President Trump's return to the White House has pushed American optimism about the economy to a seven-year high. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As it will be.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama's president in a face-to-face meeting Sunday that the Central American ally must reduce alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or the Trump administration would take "measures necessary" to do so. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The Chinese should have no involvement.
President Trump announced he is pausing tariffs targeting imports from Mexico for a month after the country's president agreed to send 10,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS
VOA VIEW: It they don't keep the deal, the will lose more.
Some Republicans have pointed out at least two reasons the offer for "deferred resignations" to government employees is unlawful. CBS
VOA VIEW: It was to generous - they should be fired if they can't do the job or work in an office.
A parent tackled a man who opened fire during a band competition at a Houston-area high school and several other people then helped disarm and detain him, in a shooting that wounded one person, officials said. CBS
In addition to the recall, Gerber is also discontinuing its brand of "Sooth N Chew" teething sticks. CBS

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GOP Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, the new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is working with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to "make sure there is appropriate command and control" of USAID and similar agencies. He added that he is "absolutely" in favor of USAID being folded into the State Department. CBS
VOA VIEW: Good, so far.
Bessent, a former hedge fund manager, was confirmed as head of the U.S. Treasury last week. CNBC
Trump praised the Federal Reserve for its decision last week to leave interest rates unchanged CNBC
VOA VIEW: It was worked out.

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Nearly 1 in 5 eligible taxpayers miss the earned income tax credit, which was worth an average of $2,743 in 2023, according to the IRS. CNBC
Despite President Joe Biden's unprecedented rate of student loan forgiveness, the country's outstanding debt still grew while he was in office. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Biden was an idiot.
The original medical examiner in the case of Ellen Greenberg has reversed his suicide ruling for the first time, as Greenberg's parents enter their greatest courtroom battle yet. FOX News
The National Transportation Safety Board has recovered two importance pieces from the wreckage of the medevac plane that crashed in Philadelphia last week. FOX News
New Orleans terrorist attack victims and survivors have filed a civil lawsuit against city leaders for negligence after Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove his truck into Bourbon Street crowds. FOX News
VOA VIEW: A foolish lawsuit.
A massive crowd of protesters blocked traffic on a downtown Los Angeles freeway, causing major delays, in response to President Donald Trump's illegal immigration crackdown. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should have been arrested.
Wild video captures the moment a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was delayed after a wing on the plane caught fire during takeoff on Sunday morning. FOX News
The bodies of 55 victims have been pulled from the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., following the midair collision between a commercial jet and a Black Hark helicopter on Jan. 29. FOX News
VOA VIEW: More to find.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and toured the Panama Canal, which President Donald Trump wants to retake control. UPI
VOA VIEW: Panama should give a little or lose a lot.
President Donald Trump is threatening to cut all U.S. funding to South Africa, seemingly over the African nation's controversial land expropriation law. UPI
VOA VIEW: Trump means business.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to the United States on Sunday to meet with President Donald Trump on Tuesday in a bid to strengthen ties between the two nations. UPI
VOA VIEW: Good!
At least 14 Ukrainians died, including two children, and 17 others injured in a Russian strike on a residential building, Ukraine's nation's emergency services reported. UPI

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