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Speed Read

Monday, February 02

⏳ THE SPEED READ

🚨NATION

  • GOP faces divide on ICE reforms (THE HILL) Speaker Johnson ‘confident’ government shutdown will end by Tuesday (CNBC)

    • Jobs report postponed due to government shutdown (CBS)

  • U.S.-Iran nuclear talks planned for Friday amid military buildup (AXIOS)

  • Northern Arizona University student dies after fraternity rush event; 3 charged with hazing (CBS)

  • Trump says Kennedy Center will close for two years for renovations (NBC)

  • Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, and father arrive in Minneapolis after release from detention center (ABC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

  • Key Gaza border crossing reopens, a step forward in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire (NBC)

  • Son of Norway’s crown princess arrested on new charges before start of rape trial (GUARDIAN)

  • Trevi Fountain fee goes into effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist flow (ABC)

  • Death toll of Swiss New Year bar blaze rises to 41 (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

  • Trump pushes for $12B minerals stockpile, called Project Vault (THE HILL)

  • Stocks, gold and silver steady following wild swings overnight (AP)

  • AI moves into rodeo arenas, the last major U.S. sport untouched by analytics (AXIOS)

  • Devon, Coterra merge to create U.S. shale giant in $58 billion deal (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

  • Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam (NBC)

  • Saints to host NFL game in Paris: 2026 schedule will feature NFL’s first international game ever in France (CBS)

  • Trump threatens lawsuit over Epstein joke at Grammys (THE HILL)


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