Gate to Gate run is back at Eglin Air Force Base

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Stock markets firm on ECB rate cut, corporate results
European stock markets rose Thursday as the European Central Bank cut interest rates again while US shares were steady after a mixed bag of company earnings reports. European markets advanced across the board after the ECB trimmed interest rates for the fifth time since June as inflation eases and the eurozone economy stagnates.
USA TODAY
President Trump expects to end birthright citizenship with support from Supreme Court
President Trump said birthright citizenship was created for children of former slaves but is no longer appropriate with international migration.
Reuters
Apple profit tops Wall Street target even as iPhone, China sales fall short
(Reuters) -Apple beat Wall Street's quarterly profit estimates on Thursday, but iPhone sales and China revenue for the holiday quarter were weak due to stiff Chinese competition and a slow rollout of artificial intelligence features. The lack of AI selling points contributed to iPhone sales that dropped slightly to $69.14 billion, compared with the $71.03 billion that analysts were expecting, according to LSEG data. Greater China sales dropped to $18.51 billion, compared with $20.82 billion a year earlier and below the $21.33 billion that a Visible Alpha survey of five analysts expected.
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Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday, and he's deciding whether to tax their oil
President Donald Trump said his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on Saturday, but he’s still considering whether to include oil from those countries as part of his import taxes. “We may or may not,” Trump told reporters Thursday in the Oval Office about tariffing oil from Canada and Mexico.
Yahoo Finance
Apple earnings top Wall Street forecasts while iPhone, China sales fall short
Apple reported its Q1 2025 earnings after the bell Thursday, beating on expectations, but falling short on iPhone sales.
AFP
Trump insists Egypt, Jordan will take Gazans
US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that Egypt and Jordan would take in displaced Gazans, despite the two Arab nations dismissing his plan to move Palestinians from the territory.After an Israel-Hamas ceasefire took effect on January 19, Trump last week floated a plan to "clean out" the Gaza Strip and for Palestinians to move to "safer" locations such as Egypt or Jordan.
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During a moment of national mourning, Trump chooses to attack DEI policies
Even though the investigation is ongoing and few details have been released, Trump quickly cast blame for the deadly midair collision that happened Wednesday night.
USA TODAY
'He died doing what he absolutely loved': Flight attendant death confirmed in crash
"Please pray for Ian and our family as we travel to DC," Debi Epstein said. Ian Epstein was one of 64 people on board AA Flight 5342.
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Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs away from diversity programs
Civil rights activists gathered outside the headquarters of Target Corp. on Thursday to call for a national boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Target announced last Friday that it would join competitor Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back their DEI initiatives, which have come under attack from conservatives and the new White House of President Donald Trump. Nekima Levy Armstrong, a veteran civil rights lawyer in Minneapolis and founder of the Racial Justice Network, joined other local activists and their supporters at a news conference to urge people to begin the boycott on Saturday, the first day of Black History Month.
NBC News
Trump sparks outcry with implication that DEI policies are at fault in D.C. midair collision
In his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump on Thursday implied that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an investigation has only just begun into the fatal disaster.
Associated Press
Door appeared ajar on a kit plane in California crash that killed 2 and injured 19
The homebuilt airplane that crashed into a California warehouse earlier this month appears to have had a door ajar while in flight, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Van’s RV-10 attempted to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff on Jan. 2 from Fullerton Municipal Airport, south of Los Angeles. The crash killed the pilot and his teenage daughter and injured 19 people inside a furniture manufacturing business.
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Trump's DEI policy threatens already thin share of women and minorities in STEM, workers say
While President Donald Trump’s executive orders have labeled DEI as “discriminatory,” several women who occupy STEM-related positions in the federal government slammed his directives.
USA TODAY
Eyewitnesses recount 'horrendous' DC plane crash
Officials said Thursday they believe there were no survivors and have shifted the rescue mission to a recovery operation.
AFP
Syria's new leader pledges 'national dialogue conference'
Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a "national dialogue conference" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad."We will announce in the coming days a committee charged with preparing the national dialogue conference, a direct platform for discussions, to listen to different points of view on our future political programme," Sharaa said in the prerecorded televised address.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq move higher with Apple earnings in the wings
Investors are combing the first batch of Big Tech earnings as they wait for Apple to report.
Time
Is the DeepSeek Panic Overblown?
AI scientists contend that the outsize reaction to the rise of the Chinese AI company DeepSeek is misguided.
Time
D.C. Plane Crash Puts Spotlight on History of ‘Near Misses’ in the U.S.
The fatal D.C. plane crash has renewed focus on the recent history of crashes and near misses in U.S. airspace.
Time
RFK Jr. Says Ultra-Processed Foods Are 'Poison'—But That He Won't Ban Them
Here’s what to know about ultra-processed foods, and how Kennedy has said he plans to shape the U.S. food system.
Reuters
Trump says US could soon put 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would likely decide by the end of the day whether to put a 25% tariff on imports of Mexican and Canadian oil that would take effect on Feb 1. Trump has repeatedly warned Mexico and Canada - two of the United States' top trading partners - he will impose tariffs if the two countries do not end shipments of fenatanyl and the flow of migrants across U.S. borders. The office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was not immediately available for comment.
Time
Why Gabbard Confirmation Hearing Focused So Much on Snowden
Senators from both parties questioned Gabbard's past support for Snowden.

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