23andMe special committee again rejects CEO Wojcicki's take private offer

23andMe special committee again rejects CEO Wojcicki's take-private offer

23andMe's special committee of independent directors on Monday rejected CEO Anne Wojcicki's proposal to take the distressed genetic testing company private.

CNBC - 15h

Anne Wojcicki has a new offer to take 23andMe private, this time for $74.7 million

23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki and New Mountain Capital have submitted a proposal to take the company private.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Fired Workers Reject ‘Low Performance’ Judgments as They Take to Social Media

Meta’s recent cull of workers supposedly targeted weaker performers. But they and federal workers hit by DOGE-driven federal workforce cuts are fighting against that label, fearing it will affect ...

Inc. - Feb. 24

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on moon with special delivery for NASA

A private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, delivering a drill and other experiments for NASA

ABC News - 1d

NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at fake injuries, but primitive call-and-review process needs fixing first

Give refs a chance to say 'I don't know'

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at injury feigning as flopping in college football hits 'inflection point'

Faking injuries has been a growing issue since the practice emerged to cool down up-tempo offenses

CBS Sports - Feb. 25

Couple takes in Senegalese high school basketball player left homeless by private school closure

Ama Sow, a young boy from Senegal, West Africa, had dreams of playing basketball in America. A private high school in Pittsburgh sponsored him, but then went out of business, leaving Sow homeless. ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Chrissi Rawak won't take over as USA Swimming CEO due to 'unforeseen personal circumstances'

In a surprise reversal, Chrissi Rawak won't be taking over USA Swimming.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

A special one?

Keir Starmer’s little wins with Donald Trump don’t add up to victory

Financial Times - 4d

Activist Elliott takes a stake in Aspen Technology and pushes back on an offer from Emerson

Elliott Investment Management has a $1.5 billion stake in Aspen Technology, and the activist disagrees with a tender offer from Emerson Electric.

CNBC - 3d

Special Report: Texas Energy at a Crossroads

Part 1: Texas workers face mounting dangers in the heart of America's greatest oil boom

The Hill - 1d

NFL and its competition committee reviewing overtime rules

The NFL is considering changing overtime rules in the regular season to decrease the advantage for teams who win the coin toss

ABC News - 5d

Anita Dobson makes surprise return for anniversary special

The actress, who last appeared in the soap more than 37 years ago, played the role of a landlady at the Queen Vic pub.

BBC News - Feb. 20

France threatens Algeria with termination of special status

Yahoo News - 5d

'Bullying by teachers' at special needs school investigated

Concerns raised include staff allegedly displaying "bullying" behaviour and children being put in isolation.

BBC News - 5d

Is China investable again?

It always was — at the right price and for those with eyes wide open to the economic downside

Financial Times - Feb. 24

Downing Street rejects plan for legal migration cap

Officials had been studying hard limit as way to reduce numbers

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Reject the quiet life — there is no growth without competition

The UK government should learn from the sorry history of cartels and monopolies

Financial Times - Feb. 24

Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap DEI program

Apple credits its DEI program as helping make the iPhone maker the most valuable company in the world.

CBS News - Feb. 25

Apple shareholders reject ban on diversity programs

Apple shareholders rejected a proposal to eliminate internal programs intended to boost the diversity of the company's workforce on Tuesday before its public shareholder meeting.

NBC News - 6d

Apple Shareholders Reject Proposal to Scrap Diversity Programs

Unlike other tech firms, the iPhone maker isn’t walking back its DEI initiatives. And shareholders have now backed that decision.

Inc. - 6d

Zelenskyy rejects calls for immediate Ukraine-Russia ceasefire

Defiant Ukrainian president sees no need to make amends for explosive Oval Office row with Trump

Financial Times - 1d

House Rules Committee advances budget resolution as path forward remains uncertain

The House Rules Committee voted Monday to advance the GOP conference’s plan to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, sending the budget resolution to the full chamber even as its fate on the ...

The Hill - Feb. 25

Trump's labor secretary pick on track to clear Senate committee with Democratic help

The former lawmaker will need at least one Democrat in her corner if Sen. Rand Paul's opposition holds firm.

CBS News - 5d

GOP-led committee launches probe to root out 'political' hires

Politico - 3d

Doctor reacts to cancellation of FDA advisory committee meeting on flu vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration unexpectedly canceled an annual meeting of its advisers to update next season's influenza vaccines, raising concerns about the timeline for manufacturing next ...

CBS News - 3d

Marwan Maalouf headed to Denver as the assistant special teams coach

The Broncos are hiring Marwan Maalouf as their assistant special teams coach, Mike Klis of 9News reports.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

Institute Asks Judge in Trump Documents Case to Disclose Special Counsel Report

The report is the second volume of a report Jack Smith wrote after dropping the federal criminal cases he brought against Donald J. Trump because of his 2024 election victory.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Special counsel determines some probationary layoffs violate law, asks for intervention

The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) has determined that six probationary employees were improperly terminated, asking an employment body to intervene and temporarily bar the removals in a ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

NYC Students Share Their Style Stories: Haunted Dresses and Special Boots

An event in downtown Manhattan had designers and writers reading local students’ poems, short stories and essays about fashion and beauty.

The New York Times - 5d

After chiding US allies, Trump lavishes praise on ‘special’ Starmer

UK prime minister hails ‘very productive discussion’ but president declines to back plan for Ukrainian peacekeepers

Financial Times - 4d

Heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting in Oval Office | Special Report

President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy got heated as Vice President JD Vance quarreled with Zelenskyy over the war with Russia. Maurice DuBois anchors this CBS News ...

CBS News - 3d

Special Report: Trump and Zelenskyy meet in tense Oval Oval exchange

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance hold a tense meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they negotiate a possible peace deal.

NBC News - 3d

Special Report: Zelenskyy leaves White House after clash with Trump

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has departed the White House early, cutting his White House visit short after a heated exchange with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the Oval Office.

NBC News - 3d

Special counsel who prosecuted Hunter Biden quietly resigned in January

David Weiss stepped down as both a U.S. attorney and special counsel three days before President Donald Trump's inauguration.

NBC News - 3d

In Private Remarks on Russia, Rubio Tries to Reassure Europeans

European officials were not sure what to make of the secretary of state’s measured assessment of Washington’s apparent pivot toward Moscow.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

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