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Man Killed in New York Was Tortured for More Than a Month, Police Say
The remains of Sam Nordquist, 24, a transgender man, were found after he had been reported missing. The district attorney in Ontario County, N.Y., called the circumstances surrounding the death ...The New York Times - 4d -
Kentucky faces devastating flooding with 8 dead and more than a thousand rescued
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Severe flooding has wreaked havoc across Kentucky, leading to more than 1,000 rescues as emergency teams race to help those trapped by rising waters.NBC News - 3d -
‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts
In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy. Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s radical drive to slash billions of dollars in annual ...The Guardian - 3d -
More than 900 Labour figures decry party’s migration and asylum policy
Joint statement accuses government of copying Tories’ ‘performative cruelty’. A group of more than 900 Labour members and trade unionists, including MPs and peers, have accused the government of ...The Guardian - 3d -
'Waste, fraud and abuse' is a political fight older than the nation
Pinpointing the genesis of “waste, fraud and abuse” as political rhetoric is difficultABC News - 3d -
Thought Leadership Pays Off Big, and It’s Easier Than Ever
The shortcut to startup success is more accessible than ever. Here’s how to get started.Inc. - 2d -
Duffy: FAA firings fewer than 400 out of ‘staggering’ 45,000 staffers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy seemingly defended the recent firings at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday, arguing that the probationary employees who were let go made up ...The Hill - 2d -
AMD is doing better in AI than Wall Street thinks, this analyst says
After Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s disappointing earnings forecast last quarter, Wall Street soured a bit on the company’s potential in the artificial-intelligence-chip market, but Benchmark ...MarketWatch - 1d -
Why U.S. stocks are a better bet than international — despite lagging lately
International stocks have been beating U.S. equities lately amid worries about tariffs under President Donald Trump. Here’s why that recent outperformance may not last over the longer term.MarketWatch - 1d -
German trains are less punctual than Britain’s ‘broken’ railways
Olaf Scholz mocked UK trains. FT analysis of 1.9bn data points shows they are more reliable than Germany’s networkFinancial Times - 1d -
Environment more crucial than genes in risk of early death, study suggests
Analysis of UK BioBank data shows importance of factors including living conditions and smoking, say experts. The environment is about 10 times more important than genes in explaining why some ...The Guardian - 1d -
Is DOGE’s machete approach to the federal workforce doing more harm than good?
Is DOGE more about disruption than savings? Does it have an ulterior motive that has little to do with reducing our nation’s debt?The Hill - 1d -
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Archaeologists discover first pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt in more than a century
Uncovering tomb of Thutmose II hailed as most significant discovery since Tutankhamun in 1922. It was when British archaeologist Dr Piers Litherland saw that the ceiling of the burial chamber was ...The Guardian - 20h -
New school uniform law should come in 'sooner rather than later'
Parents tell BBC News NI that a new law needs to address the expense of kitting out children for school.BBC News - 13h -
Why the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl rematch could deliver a ratings record for Fox
Advertisers paid as much as $8 million for a commercial on the Big Game that keeps getting bigger.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 7 -
A new bill would cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Here's what that could mean for your money
A bill to limit the interest rate on credit cards has been introduced in Congress. The banking industry says capping rates would have unintended consequences.CNBC - Feb. 7 -
Trump, and home buyers, could get their wish for lower mortgage rates — if markets cooperate
The president’s focus on the 10-year Treasury yield is part of Trump’s efforts to bring down mortgage rates, a promise during his campaign.MarketWatch - Feb. 7 -
Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Tom Brady: Super Bowl 59 could break 2024 ratings record
With so much star power in the building at once, it will be interesting to see how this Super Bowl draws people in beyond just the football game.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 8 -
Splat’s entertainment: I watched Rotten Tomatoes’ 40 lowest-rated films to find out which was worst
Our brave victim writer sits through the film site’s 0%ers to see what makes a bad movie. Will she emerge with her sanity intact – and are all these flops really so bad?. I have seen horrors so ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
Trump gets positive approval ratings on opening weeks of presidency in new CBS News poll
President Trump's first weeks back in the White House are getting mostly positive marks in a new CBS News poll, though 66% say Mr. Trump isn't focusing enough on lowering prices. CBS News chief ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
U.S. tariffs and interest rate uncertainties make 2025 a "choppy year": DBS CEO Piyush Gupta
Gupta's comments come as Southeast Asia's largest bank by assets posted a solid showing in its full year results, with net profit reaching a record high.CNBC - Feb. 10 -
Trump gets high approval ratings for his first weeks, new CBS poll finds
President Donald Trump received positive marks on immigration policy, his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict and more.CNBC - Feb. 10 -
Fifteen measles cases reported in West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions
Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
UK inflation threat receding, says BoE rate-setter who voted for big cut
MPC’s Catherine Mann says ‘demand conditions’ in economy are ‘quite a bit weaker’Financial Times - Feb. 11 -
2025 Super Bowl ratings: Despite Eagles' blowout of Chiefs, Super Bowl LIX hits new record number of viewers
Super Bowl LIX produced record numbers across various platforms and in terms of streamingCBS Sports - Feb. 11 -
Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn't 'need to be in a hurry' to lower interest rates further
Powell called the economy "strong overall" with a "solid" labor market and inflation that is easing but still above the Fed's 2% goal.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn't 'need to be in a hurry' to lower interest rates further
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated the central bank’s commitment to bringing inflation down and signaled that policymakers aren’t in a rush to push interest rates lower.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Trump wants both lower interest rates and tariffs. Here’s how that could backfire.
Economists say tariffs will make it harder for the Fed to lower interest rates — unless the U.S. economy enters a recession.MarketWatch - Feb. 12 -
Bank of America CEO on inflation impact on U.S. economy: 'Rates are going to stay where they are'
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Wednesday that strong consumer spending so far this year means the Federal Reserve will probably hold off on cutting its benchmark interest rate.NBC News - Feb. 12 -
Trump says interest rates should be lowered to go 'hand in hand' with his tariffs
Trump again switched positions on the Fed, indicating in a social media post Wednesday that interest rates need to come down.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
Bank of America CEO on inflation impact on U.S. economy: ‘Rates are going to stay where they are’
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported hotter-than-expected growth in the U.S. consumer price index, forcing markets to recalibrate rate expectations.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
Hopes for more Fed rate cuts dim as Powell notes hot CPI means 'we're not quite there yet'
A Fed interest rate cut won't be coming until at least September, if at all this year, following a troubling inflation report Wednesday.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
Mortgage rates dip to lowest level of 2025, lifting hopes for spring home-buying season
Mortgage rates fell for the fourth week in a row, offering a glimmer of hope to home buyers.MarketWatch - Feb. 13 -
Alabama House expedites Medicaid for pregnant women, joining other states with high mortality rates
Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the countryABC News - 6d -
JD Vance, Elon Musk are right about falling birth rates — here’s where they get it wrong
Incorporating a proper understanding of genetics will be crucial to navigating the demographic shifts that will shape the 21 century, and offer a path for the West to recover from its fertility ...The Hill - 5d -
Fed Governor Bowman says more progress on inflation is needed before further rate cuts
The Fed official called for more progress on inflation before the central bank engages in further interest rate cuts.CNBC - 3d -
Australian central bank cuts benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020
Australia’s central bank has reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020 as the nation’s inflation coolsABC News - 2d -
Why both Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren may be right about interest rates
Recent research suggests that interest rates are higher than they should beMarketWatch - 1d -
Fed officials are worried about tariffs' impact on inflation and see rate cuts on hold, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials in January agreed they would need to see inflation come down more before lowering interest rates further, and expressed concern about the impact President Donald Trump’s ...NBC News - 1d
