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Five Things That Mattered This Week | Mass Layoffs, Moltbook, Missiles, Mullahs, Minerals and more

Iran remains in the dark, Epstein's emails, Project Vault, Greece meets Turkey, Cypriot EU presidency, mass layoffs, journalism under fire, Xi threatens Trump over Taiwan, books, art, and more.

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Feb 06, 2026
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It’s finally Friday.
This week came in like a wrecking ball. Whiplash city. Redactions, lies by omission, missiles, last-minute pivots, faux-peace tables, big names in Epstein’s emails … how the mighty have fallen.

Record profits, mass layoffs. The Washington Post was gutted of staff, some still on assignment in Ukraine. Abu Dhabi trilateral peace talks …

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