The Delicate Task of Granting the Right to Die
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The right to die: who should have the final say?
Will the assisted dying bill stall? Plus, Europe reels from Trump's Ukraine interventionFinancial Times - 1d -
Turner announces DOGE task force at HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced that there will be a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force within the agency to eliminate ...The Hill - 2d -
Democrats unveil task force to respond to ‘harm’ inflicted by Trump administration
House Democrats revealed Monday that they have created a task force to respond to the “harm” inflicted by the Trump administration. In a “Dear Colleague” letter, House Minority Leader Hakeem ...The Hill - 5d -
Actor's grief after mum and husband die in France
Yahoo News - Feb. 8 -
Trump should not take bond investors for granted
It needs only a small reduction in the dollar slice of global reserves to hit prices and raise borrowing costsFinancial Times - Feb. 8 -
49ers grant WR Samuel permission to find trade
The 49ers have granted Deebo Samuel Sr. and his agent, Tory Dandy, permission to seek a trade.ESPN - 6d -
DOJ appeals judge's order to unfreeze federal grants
The Justice Department on Monday appealed a federal judge's order to unfreeze federal grants, hours after the judge ruled that the Trump administration had not complied with his directive. In a ...The Hill - 5d -
Father of Georgia school shooting suspect is granted bond
A judge in Georgia granted Colin Gray, the father of the Apalachee High School alleged shooter, bond in a court hearing on Tuesday. Gray has been held without bail after prosecutors accused him of ...CBS News - 3d -
2025 Super Bowl: Five burning questions for Chiefs and Eagles, including a tall task for Kansas City's defense
The answers to these questions will decide the Super BowlCBS Sports - Feb. 8 -
There will be a college sports CEO. Who they are and how they'll execute an impossible task is up in the air
The regular power players will have to give up some controlCBS Sports - 3d -
Researchers find you don’t need a ton of data to train LLMs for reasoning tasks
With a few hundred well-curated examples, an LLM can be trained for complex reasoning tasks that previously required thousands of instances.VentureBeat - 1d -
How did teen Danni Houchins die? Her family's search for the truth
For years, the death of 15-year-old Danielle "Danni" Houchins had been shrouded in mystery. Montana investigators initially said it could have been a tragic accident, but her family always ...CBS News - Feb. 9 -
At least 50 die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo declared three days of national mourning and deployed the country’s army and disaster agency to assist in response efforts.NBC News - 5d -
Two children die in Detroit cold while sleeping in van, police say
Two children in Detroit died of suspected exposure to the cold after being found unresponsive in the van where the family was living Monday, police said.NBC News - 5d -
'Steroids gave me heart failure at 30 and I could die early'
A bodybuilder and steroid user warns against taking the muscle-building drug.BBC News - 2d -
Mother and child die from injuries after Munich car attack
The 37-year-old woman and two-year-old child are the first fatalities from Thursday's attack.BBC News - 18h -
One year on: Did Russia's democratic opposition die with Navalny?
For years, Navalny was Vladimir Putin's biggest political rival, but now the Russian opposition is weaker than ever.BBC News - 11h -
Mother, daughter die from Munich car attack injuries
A 37-year-old mother and her 2-year-old daughter have died from injuries they sustained in the Munich car attack on Thursday.ABC News - 13h -
At least 18 people die in crowd crush at Delhi railway station
Rush broke out as travellers scrambled to board trains in India’s capital to go to world’s largest religious gathering. At least 18 people have died in a crush at a railway station in India’s ...The Guardian - 8h -
Judge directs Trump administration to comply with order to unfreeze federal grants
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday ordered the Trump administration to comply with his order to unfreeze federal grants, after attorneys general for several Democratic states claimed the ...The Hill - 5d -
Federal judge grants restraining order on NIH funding cuts
A federal judge in Massachusetts has granted a restraining order against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its recent research funding cut after 22 states filed a lawsuit to block the ...The Hill - 5d -
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Defied Order to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Grants
The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.The New York Times - 5d -
FEMA official ignores judge's latest order, demands freeze on grant funding
A senior FEMA official instructed subordinates to freeze funding for grant programs, hours after a judge ordered the Trump administration to stop such pauses.NBC News - 4d -
Psychologist Adam Grant’s 10 Percent Principle Will Make You Instantly Smarter
Looking to overcome the human propensity to be dumb (read: overconfident)? Remember this simple, actionable rule of thumb from the star psychologist.Inc. - 4d -
He wanted his father’s killer to be executed. Until his wish was granted
Does the death penalty – ‘a life for a life’ – really help victims’ families achieve closure? A new documentary finds out. For almost 20 years, Aaron Castro was certain about what had to happen. ...The Guardian - 3d -
Man conned council out of £710k of lockdown grants in 'Greggs' swindle
Aftab Baig pretended to be a property manager from Greggs to con Leeds City Council, a court hears.BBC News - 1d -
NIH Research Grants Lag Behind Last Year’s by $1 Billion
After weeks of disruption to scientific federal grants, the National Institutes of Health has fallen behind in funding research into treatments for deadly diseases.The New York Times - 1d -
Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.
Remarks by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are fueling concerns that the U.S. will move away from Europe and align with Moscow.The New York Times - 2h -
Flirting with the far right
Conservatives in Europe are increasingly entwined with more extreme forces but circumstances differ nation by nationFinancial Times - Feb. 8 -
'A lot of people will die': How Trump's USAID overhaul could lead to famine in Sudan
President Donald Trump’s 90-day freeze on all foreign aid could not have come at a worse time for Sudan, which is facing famine amid it's 2-year civil war.NBC News - 4d -
Mother and 2-year-old daughter die days after Munich ramming attack, police say
A 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter died from their injuries two days after a car intentionally plowed into a crowd in Munich, German police said.NBC News - 18h -
2-year-old girl, mother die from injuries in Munich car attack
Bavaria's state criminal police office said the young girl and her mother, a 37-year-old woman from Munich, died of their injuries, the German news agency dpa reported.CBS News - 18h -
Two-year-old girl and her mother die from Munich car attack injuries
Afghan man was arrested on suspicion of deliberately driving car into trade union demonstration on Thursday. A two-year-old girl and her mother died on Saturday from injuries suffered in the ...The Guardian - 18h -
Britain will not thrive in a might is right world
Attacks on attorney-general Lord Hermer illuminate a wider battle about how to defend UK interestsFinancial Times - 3d -
The rights and wrongs of politicians ‘doing God’
JD Vance’s musings on Catholic theology drew a rebuke from the pope himselfFinancial Times - 8h -
Looming $2.7 billion Pell Grant shortfall poses a new threat for college aid
The Congressional Budget Office last month released Pell Grant program projections, which now estimate a $2.7 billion funding shortfall later this year.CNBC - Feb. 8 -
Grant scores 18 in Jackson State's 92-44 victory against Mississippi Valley State
Led by Shannon Grant's 18 points, the Jackson State Tigers defeated the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 92-44ABC News - Feb. 8 -
Deebo Samuel landing spots: 49ers grant Pro Bowl WR permission to seek out trade
Samuel could be on the move as he enters the final year of his deal in 2025CBS Sports - 6d -
Spain to grant residency, work permits to potentially 25,000 immigrants affected by Valencia floods
Yahoo News - 4d -
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – giant laughs for Hugh Grant but weepie sequel is strangely dazed
Renée Zellweger looks as if she’s thinking of something else in weird fourquel that sees our heroine choosing between new suitors Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The last Bridget Jones film – ...The Guardian - 4d
