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Erica L. Green and Michael D. Shear

Musk Wields Scythe on Federal Work Force, With Trump’s Full Blessing

The president defended Elon Musk’s role in seeking to slash budgets and cut payrolls as the young aides burrowing into federal agencies came under scrutiny.

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Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson

Right-Wing Crusade Against USAID Has Been Fueled by Falsehoods

As the Trump administration works to dismantle the aid agency, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work.

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Shawn McCreesh, Maggie Haberman and Javier C. Hernández

Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman

The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.

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NYT Strands hints, answers for February 8

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special,...

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for February 8

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for...

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for February 8, 2025

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for February 8, 2025

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve...

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36 Easy, Affordable Products To Make Your Beauty Routine That Much More Effective In 2025

2024 invented this cult-fave $7 tubing mascara and $5 TikTok-famous rollerball perfume so 2025 you could thrive.

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28 Cheap Things To Treat Yourself To In 2025

Under-$25 goodies you soooo deserve because the year has barely started, and yet...????.

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Baxter Holmes

Ex-Knick Robinson's kidney transplant successful

Ex-NBA guard Nate Robinson had a successful kidney transplant Friday at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.

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Start Off The New Year With These 39 Little DIY Projects That'll Go A Loooooong Way In Your Home

New year, newly updated home... or however the saying goes.

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Michael Crowley and Chris Cameron

Judge Will Freeze Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.

Judge Carl Nichols will temporarily block plans to put some 2,200 employees on paid leave and to recall nearly all agency workers posted abroad.

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37 Products If You Want To Step Into Your Lazy Chic Era In 2025

This is the year we stock up on fashion and beauty items that'll help us look effortlessly put together.

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Julian Chokkattu

The Best Samsung Galaxy S25 Cases and Accessories (2025), Tested and Reviewed

You just spent a lot of money on a new Samsung phone. Keep it safe with these cases and screen protectors.

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What Elon Musk could do with the digital keys to the kingdom

Since late January, Elon Musk and the staff of his Department of Government Efficiency task force, or DOGE, have systematically accessed the digital networks and information databases that power the federal government.

Among their first targets were the Treasury's payment system and the government's human resources department, known as the Office of Personnel Management, which maintains information on millions of federal employees. DOGE staff have also reportedly accessed payment and...

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DOGE staffer resigns after racist posts uncovered. Elon Musk might bring him back.

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old engineer, is the first of Elon Musk's DOGE crew to lose their job.

Elez resigned from his post at Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE, on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal uncovered that Elez had published racist statements on an anonymous account that once bore his name. 

However, on Friday, Musk confirmed he could bring Elez back to DOGE.

"He will be brought back," Musk posted to his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, while...

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Dell Cameron

ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law

The ACLU says it stands ready to sue for access to government records that detail DOGE’s access to sensitive personnel data.

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Eli 'totally at peace' with Hall of Fame omission

Eli Manning said he's happy for this year's 4-person Hall of Fame class and isn't letting what happened sour his outlook on his career or Canton overall.

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Tim MacMahon

Davis: 'My job' to bring hope to forlorn Mavs fans

The Mavericks' fan base remains in shock over the trade that brought in Anthony Davis but sent away Luka Doncic, and the new Dallas big man says he understands the frustration.

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