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Looking to start off your day catching up on headlines? Here’s a look at the top stories from overnight.
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![Report: Former Balt. Co. supervisor took county car to relative’s house [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354311_0_90.jpg)
A Baltimore County public-works supervisor used a county vehicle to spend much of their work time at a relative’s house, according to a new report from the county’s Inspector General.
![Last minute deal as U.S. tariffs put on hold for now [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354285_0_webnhzusspicjpg.jpg)
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![xAI wants to buy more land from Memphis, nearly doubles asking price for plot [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354270_0_L57OYZ3NXNDZDODBBKTOYZPDAApng.jpg)
xAI wants to buy more land from the City of Memphis, and its willing to almost double the price tag.
![What’s the Deal: Tariffs | wthr.com [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354267_0_ce139362ac464c79bbabd8ba31e3c4291140x641jpg.jpg)
Experts say the president’s tariff proposals are intended for economic and political purposes.
![Trump’s tariff critics are trading on overblown and unfounded fears [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354264_0_gettyimages2196996152jpg.jpg)
We forget that during Americas Golden Age, the government essentially funded itself entirely with tariffs; the income tax didnt even exist.
![Big cost hikes for power coming says Common Sense Institute | Environment [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354258_0_66b06ac6a44f5imagejpg.jpg)
A new report from the Common Sense Institute says that between now and 2040, residential consumers of electricity could pay $6,400 to $9,280 more for electricity than they do now.
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![San Jose residents participate in Day Without an Immigrant NBC Bay Area [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354252_0_376192044991080pnbcstationsjpg.jpg)
People across the United States stayed home from work or school Monday to protest the mass deportations on what was called a Day Without an Immigrant …
![D.C. plane crash: 55 bodies identified as more wreckage recovered in NTSB investigation [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354236_0_NTSBVMSjpg.jpg)
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![Global stocks swoon as Trump tariffs hit markets | Business and Economy News [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354227_0_20250202T225323Z1804358239RC2MMCAYOHA9RTRMADP3USATRUMPTARIFFSCANADA1738547850jpg.jpg)
Economists say tariffs would slow global growth and drive prices higher.
![Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to unleash US resources [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mp_354218_0_FeaturedImageFallbackTopStory1jpg.jpg)
WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trumps efforts to achieve U.S. energy dominance in the global market. Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, has been one of the industrys loudest voices against efforts to fight climate