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What happened Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 last night at Boston’s TD Garden to win the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament. Canada’s Connor McDavid scored the winning goal just over 8 minutes into overtime. Canada and the U.S. advanced […]

What happened An Egyptian-British archaeological mission has found the tomb of King Thutmose II, who ruled ancient Egypt about 3,500 years ago, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Tuesday. It was the final undiscovered royal tomb of Egypt’s 18th

What happened The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it was trying to reverse last weekend’s mass firing of employees working on the H5N1 bird flu epidemic. The layoffs were part of the weekend purge led by Elon Musk’s secretive

What happened Pope Francis, hospitalized Friday with bronchitis, has a “polymicrobial respiratory tract infection,” the Vatican said Monday, and his “complex clinical picture” will “require an appropriate hospital stay” in Rome’s A. Gemelli Polyclinic. Who said what The diagnosis essentially

What happened President Donald Trump Thursday ordered the Commerce Department and U.S. trade representative to assess all foreign trading partners to determine “reciprocal tariffs” he would impose on countries deemed to be treating the U.S. unfairly. The review would look

What happened The Senate Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, putting a noted vaccine skeptic in charge of America’s massive public health system. The 52-48 vote was mostly along party lines, with Sen. Mitch

What happened President Joe Biden has decided to block the $14 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel, citing national security concerns, The Washington Post and The New York Times said Friday morning. Who said what Biden’s move

What happened The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a decisive blow to net neutrality Thursday, ruling that the Federal Communications Commission lacked the authority to regulate internet providers like a public utility. The FCC first required broadband providers

What happened Russia ceased sending natural gas to Europe through pipelines in Ukraine Wednesday, after Kyiv refused to renew a prewar transit contract with Russia’s state-owned Gazprom. Who said what The closure of the Soviet-era pipelines effectively ends “decades of

What happened Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts released his annual end-of-year report on the judiciary Tuesday, warning that judges are facing increasing threats of violence and intimidation as public officials threaten to ignore lawful court rulings. Who said what