Actor Michael Keaton jousted with an Oscar statue and made burgers Friday night as he was roasted before receiving the 2026 Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
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February 7, 2026
A man whose mother was found among 189 decaying bodies tells the story
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NFL launches challenge to improve facemasks and reduce concussions
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Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, discontinuing military training, fellowships
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Luigi Mangione speaks out in protest as judge sets state murder trial for June 8
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February 7, 2026
Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries
A judge says the federal government must return three families hurt by the first Trump administration's policy of separating parents from the children at the border, saying their deportations in recent months relied on ''lies, deception and coercion."
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Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction and lying to federal officials
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Oregon, Washington and tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon
Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington returned to court Friday to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers, following the collapse of a landmark agreement with the federal government to help recover critically imperiled salmon runs.
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Valentine flower imports increase at Miami airport, despite tariffs and higher costs, officials say
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