On This Day:
February 4
10 years of headlines that grabbed us.
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February 4, 2025
Trump: Iran Will Be 'Obliterated' if It Assassinates Me
President Trump said Tuesday that he's given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him. Keep reading >>
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February 4, 2024
US Sells Off Helium Supply, Stoking Fears in Medical World
The US government sold off the Federal Helium Reserve this week to a private buyer, a worrying move to doctors and scientists who rely on the finite gas for everything from research to operating MRI machines. Keep reading >>
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February 4, 2023
US Downs Chinese Balloon Off South Carolina Coast
This story has been updated with President Biden's remarks, a witness account, and other new information. A US Air Force fighter jet on Saturday shot down a balloon launched by China that was suspected of spying as it floated over several states and inflamed tension between the nations. Keep reading >>
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February 4, 2022
Woman Looks Out Window, Saves Men From 'Pure Hell'
If Massachusetts woman Pam Harght had been looking in a different direction during a business call on Tuesday, three fishermen would have almost certainly perished in the frigid waters of Cape Cod Bay. Keep reading >>
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February 4, 2021
Ted Cruz Clashes With Star of His Favorite Movie
Sen. Ted Cruz has often said that The Princess Bride is his favorite film—but star Cary Elwes has made it clear that he's about as fond of the senator as character Westley is of the loathsome Prince Humperdinck. Keep reading >>
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February 4, 2020
'Unbearable': 2 Teens Dead After Pickup Hits Runners
Oklahoma's Max Townsend lost his 29-year-old son in a car accident on Sunday. Keep reading >>
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February 4, 2019
Bud Light Super Bowl Ad Delivers Epic Surprise
The ads provided some much-needed entertainment during the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history—especially a Bud Light ad that took a very dark turn. Keep reading >>
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February 4, 2018
Ryan Lauds a $1.50/Week Pay Hike, Quickly Regrets It
House Speaker Paul Ryan used Twitter to highlight a school secretary benefiting from the Republican tax overhaul, then deleted the tweet after online criticism that he is cheering an increase of $1.50 a week. Keep reading >>
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February 4, 2017
Trump Lashes Out at 'So-Called Judge'
As people banned by his executive order boarded planes bound for the US, President Trump slammed a court order halting the ban as "ridiculous." Keep reading >>
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February 4, 2016
At House Hearing, Silent Shkreli Smirks at 'Imbeciles'
A House committee looking into drug-pricing practices received the same answer Martin Shkreli gave a Senate committee last month: "On the advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question." Keep reading >>
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