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  26m ago DHS shutdown hangs over State of the Union Mr. Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress comes as lawmakers have been unable to fund the Department of Homeland Security.Speculation swirled in recent days over whether the speech would be canceled amid the partial shutdown. But Mr. Trump has moved ahead as planned. The Senate failed to advance a measure to fund DHS on Tuesday evening, when all but one Democrat in attendance opposed moving forward with the bill. Democrats have pledged to oppose any funding for DHS, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump and U.S. men’s hockey gold medalist Matthew Tkachuk had a lighthearted interaction in the Oval Office Tuesday ahead of the State of the Union address.Tkachuk was with several members of the team, taking pictures and showing off their medals after defeating Canada in overtime on the final day of the Winter Olympics. The Florida Panthers star asked the president if he wanted to wear the medal. Gold medalists Vincent Trocheck (16), Matthew Tkachuk (19) and Dylan Larkin (21) of the United States celebrate during the medal ceremony after the men’s…

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President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday night with Washington still digesting a major reset in trade policy and a jumpier global backdrop.Days after the Supreme Court struck down most of his sweeping emergency tariffs, Trump is expected to use the address to argue the country is stronger, tougher, and winning again, while also laying the groundwork for what comes next. ​For markets and voters alike, the subtext is simple: where does he go from here?The economy: A boast with an asteriskTrump is likely to highlight jobs, investment and the…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina mom who was reported missing more than two decades ago and recently found alive reportedly told authorities she left her family due to “ongoing domestic issues.”The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said Michelle Hundely Smith, who disappeared in December 2001, was located on Feb. 20 in North Carolina after detectives received new information about her case.”Let me just say there were no allegations of any foul play regarding her leaving,” Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page told PEOPLE. “But according to Ms. Smith, she said she left… due to ongoing domestic…

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Nova Scotia RCMP have released court documents that reveal details about two of four young hockey players facing sexual assault charges after police investigated a complaint about a hazing ritual last fall. The police documents confirm that two of the accused, whose identities are protected from publication, were formally charged Tuesday.The documents, which include sworn charging sheets from the RCMP, indicate that both youths were 14 at the time of the alleged offences and have since turned 15. And police have confirmed those involved are members of a boys hockey team based in the area around Truro, N.S., north of Halifax.The first accused has been charged with three criminal offences involving alleged attacks on three victims on Oct. 3, somewhere in Colchester County, which includes Truro.The charges include two counts of sexual assault and…

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Police are hunting for a motorcyclist who fled the scene after two bikes crashed while weaving in and out of traffic in Perth’s north last Monday.Dashcam footage released shows the moment the two motorcyclists were thrown high into the air after their bikes collided in the middle of standstill traffic.What the footage doesn’t show is one of the riders running from the scene after the incident.Traffic was banked up on Wanneroo Road in Greenwood about 3.55pm last Monday, February 16, when the two bikes, a Honda and a Suzuki, came roaring into camera.WA Police said both riders were lane-splitting before…

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Bitcoin briefly sank to sub $63,000 levels earlier today taking the rest of the market with it. Still, fundamentally XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum remain unchallenged in their niches.Here’s a closer look at the dominant narratives shaping their headlines and chart formations suggesting rapid recoveries before summer.Discover: The best meme coins in the world right now.XRP (XRP): Ripple’s Expanding Blockchain Strategy Puts $5 in SightXRP ($XRP) commands a market capitalization of $81 billion, reinforcing its position as the biggest player in global crypto payments.Ripple built the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to upgrade cross-border transactions by delivering near-instant settlement and minimal fees through…

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Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPayPal’s stock surged nearly 7% on Tuesday following a report that fintech startup Stripe is weighing buying the payments platform. Bloomberg reported the news, citing people familiar with the matter, and said the discussions are in early stages. The report said Stripe is considering buying all or some segments of PayPal’s business.The news comes a day after reports that buyer interest has picked up in the company following its recent stock slump. PayPal and Stripe declined to comment on the report.PayPal, which is grappling with slowing growth in an increasingly competitive…

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Trust is breaking down between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of its AI model, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News. In a meeting at the Pentagon Tuesday morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei until the end of this week to give the military a signed document that would grant full access to its artificial intelligence model, the sources said. Officials are considering invoking the Defense Production Act to make Anthropic adhere to what the military is seeking, they said. Axios reported earlier on some of what transpired in the meeting.Defense officials want full control…

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