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Today in History: February 16, Castro sworn in as Cuban leader
Fri,02/07/25-4:09PM , 14 Reads
Today is Sunday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2025. There are 318 days left in the year.

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On Feb. 16, 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as premier of Cuba, six weeks after dictator Fulgencio Batista announced his resignation and fled the country into exile.

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Today in History: February 18, Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in Daytona crash
Fri,02/07/25-4:04PM , 25 Reads
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2025. There are 316 days left in the year.

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On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500; he was 49.

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President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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State Department lays out plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel as Netanyahu visits DC
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Fri,02/07/25-3:48PM , 56 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benj
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How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 2/7/2025
Fri,02/07/25-3:22PM , 51 Reads
U.S. stocks slumped as worries flared again on Wall Street about tariffs and inflation.
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