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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 2-8

Jan. 27, 2025 11:54 AM EST

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 2-8: Feb. 2: Singer Graham Nash is 83. Singer Howard Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers is 79. TV chef Ina Garten (“Barefoot Contessa”) is 77. Actor Jack McGee (“The McCarthys”) is 76. Actor Brent Spiner (“Star Trek: The Next...

Today in History: February 6, Queen Elizabeth II accedes to throne

Jan. 27, 2025 00:16 AM EST

Today is Thursday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2025. There are 328 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old eldest daughter, who...

Today in History: February 6, Queen Elizabeth II accedes to throne

Jan. 24, 2025 16:22 PM EST

Today is Thursday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2025. There are 328 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old eldest daughter, who...

Canadian Cabinet ministers meet with Trump's nominee for commerce secretary in bid to avoid tariffs

Dec. 27, 2024 20:31 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Two Canadian Cabinet ministers left a meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Friday without assurances President-elect Donald Trump will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner. The Canadians called the talks “productive” and...