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• Google parent Alphabet shares are down premarket after its earnings beat. Here's what's happening - Alphabet shares continued its decline on Thursday after the company said it would hugely increase its AI spending in 2026.
• Notre Dame hire of abortion advocate to lead center causes staff to cut ties with university - Former Notre Dame theology professor resigns from Asian studies institute over director appointment, citing conflict with Catholic mission and abortion concerns.
• Major Nuclear Arms Treaty Expires, and Federal Prosecutor in Minnesota Says ‘This Job Sucks’ - Plus, Savannah Guthrie makes a plea to her mother’s abductor.
• Massive industrial site uncovered in unlikely location as archaeologists cite 'enormous' potential - Archaeologists uncovered a massive Roman industrial complex in northern England, revealing over 800 whetstones that reshape understanding of ancient Britain.
• ‘It’s Collective Punishment’: Iran Exacts Heavy Price on Protest Supporters - The authorities are making mass arrests, seizing assets and hunting down doctors who treated protesters. Some Iranians keep showing defiance anyway.
• Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink - Remarks by a prosecutor opened a revealing window onto how the courts in the state are buckling under the weight of a deluge of cases arising from the Trump administration’s campaign.
• Trump returns to National Prayer Breakfast as faith takes center stage in second term - President Donald Trump returns to the National Prayer Breakfast after pledging to protect Christians and form a Justice Department task force to combat anti-Christian discrimination.
• Republican who said Sen Cassidy ‘sucks,’ gets Trump endorsement after ditching Senate bid for House run - President Trump has endorsed state Sen. Blake Miguez who is running for U.S. House of Representatives after dropping a U.S. Senate bid in Louisiana.
• One dead, a girl missing as Storm Leonardo batters Portugal and Spain - MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - One man died in Portugal after flood waters engulfed his car and in Spain, a girl was dragged away by a river after trying to rescue her dog, as Storm Leonardo lashed the
• America is the sole superpower again. Here's how Trump surprised the world - President Donald Trump has restored America's superpower status in one year, catapulting the U.S. from decline to global dominance over China and Russia.