GOP gets the upper hand on spending, with improbable help from the hard right

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The Hill - 13h

Pope following Vatican's spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital

Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia.

NBC News - Mar. 10

WATCH: 105-year-old woman spends birthday in crown, dancing the day away

"I love to dance, that's the only thing I do," Antoinette Grande said with a smile.

ABC News - Mar. 6

2025 NFL free agency bold predictions: Sam Darnold back with Jets, Cowboys spend money and more

Four surprising free agency moves, or lack thereof, that could occur this offseason

CBS Sports - Mar. 8

House set to vote on stopgap spending bill with government shutdown deadline days away

The House is set to vote on a continuing resolution that would avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through September. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.

CBS News - Mar. 11

Delta, Southwest, American Airlines Cut Forecasts, an Early Alarm About Consumer Spending

The revised revenue projections suggest that flagging economic confidence has started to hurt travel, which can be an indicator for other industries.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

Morning Report — Senate takes up spending bill; Trump backs off on Canada tariffs

In today’s issue: Three days before a government funding deadline, the House on Tuesday narrowly passed a party-line stopgap funding bill that would mostly keep government funding at current ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

Bills QB Josh Allen says he wants to spend his entire career in Buffalo: 'This is home to me'

Fresh off an MVP season and a record-setting extension, Allen said that he'll 'hopefully' stay with the Bills until he retires.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after US cuts aid

Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.5%, a move that will raise the cost of living

ABC News - 6d

Paul Sullivan: Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts sticks to the script when discussing his philosophy on spending

At their first Cubs Convention as owners in 2010, Tom, Laura, Pete and Todd Ricketts answered fans’ questions at a seminar and received a nice round of applause. Todd Ricketts that day said the ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

49ers with largest free agent spending deficit in NFL history; what it means and what's next?

The 49ers have lost nearly half of their starters already this offseason

CBS Sports - 4d

RFK Jr. spends his first month at HHS downplaying vaccines and targeting food additives

A month into his role as health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s moves on vaccines have worried health experts.

NBC News - 4d

Patrick Johnson returns to Eagles on a 1-year deal after spending 2024 with the Giants

The Eagles have added pass rush depth to the roster, agreeing to a deal with linebacker Patrick Johnson after he spent last season with the rival Giants

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Europe’s boosting defense spending. One company just lost all of its stock-market gains this year.

QinetiQ shares lost all their gains this year after a profit warning.

MarketWatch - 2d

Retail sales increased 0.2% in February, though spending up less than expected

Retail sales were expected to show a 0.6% rise in February, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

CNBC - 1d

German parliament passes historic debt reform, paving the way for higher defense spend

The reforms include changes to the debt brake rule and the creation of an infrastructure fund.

CNBC - 20h

The UK is cutting welfare spending to urge people to work. Critics say it will hurt the vulnerable

Britain’s Labour Party government has announced an overhaul of the welfare system it says will save the cash-strapped administration 5 billion pounds, or $6.5 billion

ABC News - 19h

Tencent profit surges 90% as it touts AI revenue boost and ramps up spending

Tencent on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter beat on top and bottom line driven by a surge in gaming and advertising revenue.

CNBC - 2h

OpenAI’s New Developer Tools Make Building AI Agents Easy

Here’s how one company is already using the tools designed to help businesses create helpful AI agents.

Inc. - 4d

Women's Bracketology: Will Princeton or Virginia Tech get the last at-large bid? Tigers get the nod

With Princeton fighting for an at-large bid, could the Ivy League have three teams in the NCAA tournament for the first time?

ESPN - 2d

Will new bill make it harder to evict our lodger?

We’re worried that the renters’ rights bill will affect lodger licences as well as tenancies

Financial Times - Mar. 11

Romania’s top court upholds election ban on Georgescu

Far-right presidential candidate backed by Russia cannot run in May vote

Financial Times - Mar. 11

Blackstone ditches Hipgnosis brand and renames $3bn music business ‘Recognition’

Investment group with rights to songs by Shakira will be ‘fundamentally different’ under unified structure

Financial Times - Mar. 12

Bengals, Trey Hendrickson contract extension rumors keep flying

Smoke means fire, right? Hendrickson and the Bengals reportedly keep talking a contract.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Jonathan Anderson Is Leaving Loewe After Rampant Rumors

The gossip was right: Jonathan Anderson is leaving Loewe. But the way it is happening is not a great look.

The New York Times - 1d

Duke coach says Cooper Flagg playing in ACC tourney is 'not worth it'

Flagg's sprained ankle looms large for the Blue Devils with March Madness right around the corner. But Jon Scheyer appears to be taking the right approach.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Jets Acquire Brandon Tanev From The Kraken

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired Brandon Tanev from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a second-round pick in 2027.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 7

Callaghan retires from Northern Ireland duty

Former Northern Ireland captain Marissa Callaghan has announces her retirement from international football.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Calgary Flames Recall Dryden Hunt From AHL

The Calgary Flames have recalled forward Dryden Hunt from the Calgary Wranglers, it was announced Friday.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Scenes From Eight States Battered by Weekend Storms

A survey of the damage from a cross-country storm system that tore through the South and Midwest over the weekend.

The New York Times - 1d

The lessons from Ukraine that no one wants to learn

The hardest lesson to learn from the war in Ukraine is that there is still no substitute for allies who show up when the fighting begins.

The Hill - 21h

Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns

Ana Toni also criticises the UK’s plans to slash overseas aid to fund defence spending. Countries looking to boost their national security through rearmament or increased defence spending must also ...

The Guardian - 1d

Schumer surrenders, but so do Senate Republicans

Congress has surrendered its power to declare war and control federal spending to the executive branch, giving President Trump and Elon Musk blanket authority over all federal spending.

The Hill - 1d

Bayern's Kim dropped from South Korea squad after injury announcement

South Korea have dropped Kim Min-jae from their squad from upcoming World Cup 2026 qualifiers because the Bayern Munich defender is suffering from Achilles tendinitis. Bayern announced on Friday ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Kroger Made a Weird Announcement About Its CEO’s Resignation. Did the Company Do the Right Thing?

After over 40 years at the company, CEO Rodney McMullen is out because of ‘personal conduct.’

Inc. - Mar. 8

Ex-Facebook employee alleges sexual harassment and human rights failures in new memoir

The book by Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former New Zealand diplomat, addresses Facebook’s impact on democracy during a crucial period in its history.

NBC News - Mar. 10

Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights

Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

In Romania, the far right has unleashed a tide of hate and resurrected our fascist ghosts | Andrei Popoviciu

Economic uncertainty and polarisation are a potent cocktail that extremist politicians such as Cǎlin Georgescu thrive on. In a forest outside Bucharest, a woman cradled her infant in one arm while ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

The rise of pronatalism: why Musk, Vance and the right want women to have more babies

The movement unites ‘family values’ conservatives and tech bro rightwingers. Will this incoherent coalition hold?. In his first address to the United States after becoming vice-president, JD ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

Giants make the right moves to fix their defense in free agency — up next, quarterback

Giants GM Joe Schoen knew that fixing the defense was among the offseason’s top priorities. Free agency was his first chance to see that through.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 11

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