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Two business leaders in Turkey are questioned after they criticize the government
Prosecutors have questioned two Turkish business leaders after they delivered a scathing criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s governmentABC News - Feb. 19 -
DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards
The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they’ll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.Wired - Feb. 20 -
The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It
Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune time. But will it work out?The New York Times - 6d -
UnitedHealth now has to fight the government on another front. The stock is sinking.
The stock is having its worst day in five years, even as the company denied any new Justice Department investigation and a Mizuho analyst recommended buying.MarketWatch - 6d -
UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage bombshell exposes $83 billion in government waste
Will Musk and Trump dare to take it on?MarketWatch - 6d -
Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order
iPhone-maker says it can no longer offer advanced protection in Britain after secret demand for ‘back door’ to user dataFinancial Times - 6d -
Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request
Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable. Business live – latest updates Apple has taken the unprecedented step of ...The Guardian - 6d -
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.BBC News - 6d -
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Amid Regional Diplomatic Furor, Sudan’s Paramilitaries Forge a Rival Government
The Rapid Support Forces said it was paving the way to an end to the civil war. Critics called it an audacious gambit by a group that the United States has accused of genocide.The New York Times - 4d -
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Why the Far-Right AfD Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government
The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.The New York Times - 4d -
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.The New York Times - 3d -
Most voters support having agency focused on government efficiency: Poll
Most voters support having an agency focused on ensuring government efficiency but were split on the current Elon Musk-led department having access to their own personal data and the country’s, ...The Hill - 3d -
Chinese medical devices are in health systems across U.S., and the government and hospitals are worried
Chinese-made medical devices are found in almost every corner of the medical ecosystem, from hospitals to clinics, and the government is getting more concerned.CNBC - 3d -
Senate Republicans criticize Musk over email to government employees
Senate Republicans on Monday criticized Elon Musk’s directive for federal government employees to lose their jobs if they did not send in a bullet-pointed summary of what they did last week at ...The Hill - 3d -
How Elon Musk's DOGE reshaped government in its first 30 days
ABC News reports on the first 30 days of billionaire Elon Musk advising President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.ABC News - 3d -
The government's chief watchdog goes to Capitol Hill for first time in DOGE era
Elon Musk and allies have portrayed DOGE as if no one has been hunting for waste or inefficiency, but the GAO is the government's established chief watchdog.NBC News - 2d -
Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing
The abrupt firings have left federal workers and contractors throughout the country in flux, with many distressed over how they will pay the mortgage or rent.The New York Times - 2d -
Fired federal workers told their termination is in the government's 'best interest'
NBC News White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the latest reaction among federal workers to the government layoffs as widespread uncertainty continues to loom.NBC News - 2d -
How does the White House characterize Elon Musk's role in DOGE, government?
Elon Musk is doubling down on his threat demanding federal workers explain what they did last week or lose their jobs. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro and CBS News executive director of ...CBS News - 2d -
Half of homes need heat pump by 2040, government told
The UK's greenhouse gas emissions should fall to 13% of 1990 levels by 2040, government advisors say.BBC News - 2d -
Former Blackwater CEO: 'No indication' government interested in mass deportation memo
Editor's note: This report has been updated to reflect the estimated number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. Blackwater founder Erik Prince said while his mass immigration proposal seeking to ...The Hill - 1d -
UK seeks to ban companies named in Grenfell report from government contracts
Public inquiry into deadly fire triggers proposals to reform way construction materials are tested and regulatedFinancial Times - 1d -
OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs
A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn over plans for widespread layoffs of federal ...The Hill - 1d -
Austrian centrist parties agree to form government without far right
Centre-right leader Christian Stocker likely to become chancellorFinancial Times - 1d -
Austrian centrist parties reach deal to form government without far right
Christian Stocker, the ÖVP leader, says ‘common programme’ has been agreed with SPÖ and Neos. . Five months after the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ) finished first in parliamentary elections, ...The Guardian - 22h -
Bipartisan senators unveil bill banning DeepSeek on government devices
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday to ban Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek’s products from government devices and networks. The bill, introduced ...The Hill - 17h -
Francis’ Illness Raises a Hard Question: Who Governs if the Pope Can’t?
The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses uncomfortable, unanswered questions about Vatican decision-making.The New York Times - 13h -
Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right
The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.The New York Times - 9h -
Austrian centrist parties reach deal to govern without far right
Austria’s three main centrist parties in parliament reached a deal to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party that won the last parliamentary election five months ago.NBC News - 1h -
Zelenskyy insists on guarantees ahead of Trump meeting after US president says Ukraine can ‘forget about’ joining Nato – live
Ukrainian president says ‘guarantees of peace and security’ were vital ahead of expected talks in Washington on Friday. The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and ...The Guardian - 1d -
Willingness to ease off ‘debt brake’ may decide the German election
Rule dating from 2009 that limits borrowing looks vulnerable as main political parties promise to revive stalled economy. Germany is used to running its economy with the brake on. Ever since the ...The Guardian - 6d -
Did You Sell Concert Tickets or Clothes? You May Owe Taxes
If you received more than $5,000 for online sales of “goods or services” in 2024, you might get a Form 1099-K. Don’t ignore it, an expert says.The New York Times - 6d -
Lady Gaga to perform a free concert on Rio's Copacabana beach in May
Lady Gaga has confirmed that she will perform a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3ABC News - 6d -
Do you have a favorite kid? Here's what may contribute to perception
A new study found that parental favoritism is real and that multiple factors like gender and culture could be influences.CBS News - 6d -
Michigan basketball coach Dusty May agrees to contract extension
May, who got his start as a student manager at Indiana, was a popular name to replace Hoosiers head coach Mike Woodson.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Much of the Black middle class was built by federal jobs. That may change.
Major cuts by the Trump administration, led by Elon Musk’s DOGE, are threatening a path to Black financial stability once offered by federal jobs.NBC News - 5d -
Gold may soar past $3,000 — but at these prices you’re overpaying
Why you can expect below-average returns from gold in coming years.MarketWatch - 5d
