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Washington Icon, Hall Of Fame QB Sonny Jurgensen Dies At 91: 'Giant Of The Game'
Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose arm helped define Washington football for generations, has died. The Washington Commanders announced Jurgensen's death on Friday, Feb. 6. The four-time All-Pro and NFL champion was 91 years old. In a statement, Jurgensen's family mourned him as an NFL legend and a beloved father. "We are enormously proud of his amazing life and accomplishments on the field, marked not only by a golden arm, but also a fearless spirit and intellect that earned him a place among the legends in Canton," the statement read. "But to those of us who knew him bey…
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Trump Deletes Racist Obamas Video Amid Outrage, White House Defends Post (
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President Donald Trump has deleted a racist, AI-generated video that briefly depicts former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Trump removed the post on Friday, Feb. 6, about 12 hours after sharing it on his social media platform Truth Social. The 62-second clip repeated many of Trump's lies about his 2020 Presidential election defeat. In the video's final few seconds, the Obamas' faces are placed on apes dancing in a jungle to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens. Click here for a new, updated story: Trump Refuses To Apologi…
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Hoda Kotb Rejoins 'Today' As Savannah Guthrie Searches For Missing Mom: 'We All Want To Help'
Former "Today" anchor Hoda Kotb returned to NBC's morning show to publicly support her former co-anchor, Savannah Guthrie, as the search continues for Guthrie's missing mother. Kotb joined hosts Craig Melvin, Sheinelle Jones, and Carson Daly to highlight the national support for the family of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who vanished from her Arizona home on Saturday, Jan. 31. Savannah Guthrie and Kotb co-anchored "Today" from 2018 to 2025, according to Variety. In January 2025, Kotb left "Today" to spend time with her younger daughters, although she did come back for the&…
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Krispy Kreme Adds Special Treats To Celebrate Super Bowl LX
Krispy Kreme is offering a sweet deal for football fans before Super Bowl LX. The doughnut chain will offer its Big Game Dozen promotion from Friday, Feb. 5, through Sunday, Feb. 8. The themed box includes six Football Doughnuts, two Goal Post Doughnuts, and four Original Glazed doughnuts. The Football Doughnut is shaped like a football, filled with white Kreme, dipped in chocolate icing, and finished with white icing laces. The Goal Post Doughnut starts as an Original Glazed, dipped in green icing and topped with rainbow sprinkles and a yellow buttercreme-flavored goalpost. Krispy Kr…
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Bad Bunny Reveals Details On Highly Anticipated Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bad Bunny is trying not to let the world's biggest stage hold back his carefree vibe. The superstar rapper was interviewed by Apple Music hosts Ebro Darden and Zane Lowe on Thursday, Feb. 5, to preview his Super Bowl LX halftime performance. The 31-year-old singer will be the first primarily Spanish-language solo artist to headline the concert that's typically the most-watched 15 minutes on US television. The show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, will cap off a whirlwind week for the Puerto Rican icon after he won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for Debí Tirar …
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Win Free Chipotle During Super Bowl LX As Chain Mocks AI Ads: Here's How
As artificial intelligence commercials are expected to hit Super Bowl LX, Chipotle is skipping a traditional ad by giving away up to $1 million in real food. Chipotle will release a one-time Instagram Reel titled "The Chipotle Realest 30" after halftime and before the third quarter, timed to appear when an AI-generated ad airs. The first 100,000 fans to text a code in the video to 888222 will receive a free entrée. The promo comes as AI is poised to play a bigger role in Super Bowl commercials, despite many consumers not trusting the technology. "With our real ingredients, w…
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Minute Maid To Discontinue Frozen Juice Cans, Reports Say: 'Sad To See A Legend Go'
An 80-year staple is about to leave the freezer aisle. The Coca-Cola Company will stop selling Minute Maid's iconic frozen juice concentrate cans, NBC News reported. The slushy tubes will be phased out from stores across the US and Canada by the end of March, with remaining cans sold while supplies last. For decades, the juice concentrates have been popular for party punches, smoothies, and Orange Juliuses. "We are discontinuing our frozen products and exiting the frozen can category in response to shifting consumer preferences," a Coca-Cola spokesperson said. "With the juice cat…
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Layoffs Surge To Highest January Level Since Great Recession: Here's Why
US employers announced the most layoffs in a January since the global financial crisis, signaling growing strain in the weakened labor market at the start of 2026. Companies revealed plans to cut 108,435 jobs in January, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in a report released on Thursday, Feb. 5. That marked a 205% increase from December 2025 and the largest January total since 2009, when layoffs surged during the Great Recession. Job cuts were also 118% higher than January 2025, with several major corporations announcing sweeping layoffs. "Generally, we see a high numbe…
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Dangerous Downshifts, Wheel Lockups Force Ford Pickup Probe To Expand
Federal safety officials have escalated their investigation into more than 1.2 million Ford pickups after complaints about sudden transmission downshifts more than doubled, officials said. The probe into about 1,270,970 Ford F-150 trucks expanded on Friday, Jan. 30, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency first opened a preliminary investigation into the pickup's issues back in March 2025. The problems involve F-150s from the model years 2015 through 2017, equipped with the 6R80 transmission. Since the initial probe, the NHTSA has identifi…
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Pizza Hut Closing 250 Locations As Sales Slide: What To Know
About 250 Pizza Hut restaurants are expected to close as the struggling chain faces slumping sales and an uncertain future. Yum! Brands plans to close about 250 underperforming Pizza Hut locations in the first half of 2026, the company said in an earnings call on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The Dallas-based pizza chain saw same-store sales fall 1% during the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by a 3% drop in the US. The decline slightly beat Wall Street's expectations but kept Pizza Hut as the weakest performer in Yum's portfolio, CNBC said. Yum's global same-store sales rose 3%, fue…
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