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What to know as United Airlines raises annual fees for lounges and rewards credit cards
United Airlines is raising fees for annual airport lounge membership and its rewards credit cards, a test of how much consumers will shell out for popular travel perks.NBC News - 3d -
WATCH: Kylian Mbappe fumes at Real Madrid teammate over wasted hat-trick chance
On Saturday, Real Madrid secured a crucial victory over Villarreal, with Kylian Mbappe being the main man with both goals for the defending champions. However, he felt disappointed not to finish ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Omaha trash can celebration, explained: How Mavericks' quirky waste bashing was born
Omaha has perhaps the most distinct celebration in college basketball: banging trash cans. Here's why the Mavericks do it, and how it started:Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030
Analysis published by non-profit group Oceana comes amid fears over human health risks posed by the spread of microplastics. By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 602m kilograms ...The Guardian - 23h -
Dying fish, polluted water and a terrible stench: the French firm accused of dumping toxic waste in Colombia’s wetlands
A controversial landfill near Barrancabermeja has polluted protected wetlands, causing harm to people and the environment, claim local campaigners. As a small fishing canoe darts across the still ...The Guardian - 13h -
Young people who aspired to government service dismayed by end of fellows program
Young people who aspired to federal government service are dismayed by President Donald Trump ending a program created to entice highly qualified workers to join the governmentABC News - Mar. 10 -
HHS sends employees a $25K voluntary buyout offer
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offered its 80,000 employees a $25,000 buyout offer as part of President Trump’s plan to scale back government spending. Workers can opt into the ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
Lara Trump: Americans should be 'kissing the feet of Elon Musk and Donald Trump'
Fox News host and former Republican National Committee co-Chair Lara Trump argued Americans should be thankful for the work billionaire Elon Musk is doing on behalf of President Trump to shrink the ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Democrats look to save face in shutdown battle
Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down on Saturday, despite growing pressure from activists and liberal lawmakers who want them to kill a GOP-crafted ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Arizona Democrats say they'll vote against GOP bill to avert shutdown
A pair of Senate Democrats from a key battleground state on Thursday said that they would vote against the GOP’s six-month spending bill, raising questions about the possibility of a government ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Wyden, Sanders blocked from attempt to pass stand-alone health package
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) were blocked Friday from passing a package of health policies, including changes to the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry that was left out ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza
Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza, a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Department of Education cuts half its workforce
The Department of Education cut half its workforce amid President Trump’s effort to abolish the agency. Trump touted the cuts, saying they shift responsibilities away from the federal bureaucracy ...NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Trump presses Federal Reserve to cut rates
President Trump again pressed the Federal Reserve to cut interbank lending rates as the administration's sweeping tariffs are set to resume next month. “The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
What happens to gift cards when a chain like Forever 21 or Joann closes stores? Here’s what shoppers can do.
Fabrics giant Joann is closing, and the store has stopped taking gift cards — upsetting many customers. Here’s what shoppers should know.MarketWatch - Mar. 18 -
‘A horrible situation’: the entrepreneurs caught in R&D tax credit debacle
Small businesses owners have been targeted in HMRC crackdownFinancial Times - Mar. 14 -
A new anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary would ban Pride event and allow use of facial recognition software
Hungary’s ruling coalition is continuing its crackdown on the country’s LBGTQ+ communityABC News - Mar. 17 -
Why US-Russia Black Sea talks are making Europe nervous
Also in this newsletter: Erdoğan’s crackdown on the opposition complicates EU relationsFinancial Times - 3d -
Personal finance experts react to the Spring Statement
From another crackdown on tax collection, to Isa threats and investing in defence stocksFinancial Times - 1d -
Ocasio-Cortez warns Senate Democrats over advancing stopgap spending measure
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) urged her Democratic colleagues in the Senate to vote against the House-passed stopgap spending measure, warning them to be weary of "procedural games." “It ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Veterans cuts spark GOP backlash on Capitol Hill
"We don't need to be reading memos in the paper about 20 percent cut at the VA," Sen. Lindsey Graham said.Politico - Mar. 6 -
How FEMA cuts are spreading far beyond Washington
More than 200 employees at FEMA have been cut since Inauguration Day, and workers fear more downsizing is coming.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce
The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
How the UK’s welfare cuts will change claimants’ lives
Radical changes that will cut income for 1mn people may not get many more into work, say analystsFinancial Times - Mar. 18 -
Pentagon aims to cut 50,000 to 60,000 civilians
The Pentagon aims to cut 50,000 to 60,000 civilians -- and 21,000 voluntary resignations have been accepted so far.ABC News - Mar. 18 -
Police hunt woman suspected of cutting phone cables
Openreach cables have been cut on 19 occasions, leaving residents without phone and internet access.BBC News - 6d -
Utah’s Republican voters fume over Doge cuts
Representatives in Trump-voting districts try to reassure constituents over Elon Musk’s unpopular federal job cutsFinancial Times - 4d -
Reeves to make fresh welfare cuts in Spring Statement
The chancellor is set to expand cuts to benefits after being told the reforms would save less than planned.BBC News - 1d -
Teachers protest cuts to education funding
Teachers across the country are protesting against federal cuts in education. This comes as President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. NBC News' Morgan ...NBC News - 6d -
HHS to cut a fourth of its workforce
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS to cut a fourth of its workforce The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in complying with ...The Hill - 2h -
HHS to cut a fourth of its workforce
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS to cut a fourth of its workforce The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in complying with ...The Hill - 2h -
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These Republicans may vote against plan to fund the government
Republican Kentucky lawmakers Thomas Massie and Rand Paul may oppose the plan to pass a continuing resolution as a stopgap to fund the government until September. This comes as President Trump ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.Wired - Mar. 11 -
House Republicans pass bill to avert government shutdown
The House on Tuesday passed a funding bill to avert an end-of-the-week government shutdown, teeing up the measure for consideration in the Senate. The chamber cleared the continuing resolution (CR) ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
What to know about the collapse of Portugal's government
Portugal has slid back into more political uncertainty after its third government fell in as many years when Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a confidence vote in ParliamentABC News - Mar. 12 -
Senate Advances Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, and nine other members of the Democratic caucus joined the G.O.P. in voting to advance a bill to keep government funding flowing past midnight.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Government releases latest batch of JFK assassination documents
More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, the federal government on Tuesday began releasing what could be the final trove of documents delving into the ...NBC News - Mar. 18 -
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ThyssenKrupp’s warship division expects its market size to triple as defense spending surges
That comes on the back of the German parliament voting in favor of a major fiscal package, which includes changes to debt policies for higher defense spending.CNBC - Mar. 20
