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Group calls for 'economic blackout' boycott Friday
Grassroots group People's Union USA is organizing a "blackout" boycott of major businesses on Friday to protest against corporate greed and high costs, with the goal of uniting Americans against ...The Hill - 1d -
Kentucky death toll rises to 21 as Gov. Andy Beshear announces disaster declaration
The death toll from last week’s severe weather in Kentucky has risen to 21, Gov.NBC News - 5d -
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'We are still at war': Syria's Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad's fall
As Syria's interim leader plans its future, Kurds in the north-east are battling Turkish-backed forces.BBC News - 3d -
Hormel’s stock boosted by revenue beat, though challenges lie ahead with turkeys and nuts
The company said it continues to “recover from the snack nuts supply disruption” that impacted Planters nuts.MarketWatch - 2d -
Putin says US-Russia contacts give ‘hope’ amid talks in Turkey on restoring ties – as it happened
Russian president claims to FSB security service that ‘some western elites will try to undermine our dialogue’. Speaking at a press conference in Vienna, the Austrian People’s Party’s leader ...The Guardian - 2d -
FirstFT: Ceasefire under threat after Hamas accused of violation
Also in today’s newsletter, Japanese to court Tesla for Nissan investment, and Eric Adams’ Faustian pact with TrumpFinancial Times - Feb. 21 -
Concerns for ceasefire as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking promise to return hostage remains
Israel says Hamas is violating the ceasefire deal over the return of hostage remains. Israel identified the bodies of a 4-year-old and his 9-month-old brother, but forensic tests revealed a third ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
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Hamas’s failure to return Israeli mother’s body strains ceasefire
A tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been strained by outrage over Hamas’s alleged transfer of an unknown body to Israel in the place of Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother who was ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Hamas frees six hostages as first phase of ceasefire nears end
First phase of effort to end more than a year of conflict set to conclude on ThursdayFinancial Times - Feb. 22 -
Gaza ceasefire once again in doubt as first phase nears end
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indefinitely delayed the release of what would have been the biggest group of Palestinian prisoners so farBBC News - 6d -
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in doubt amid approach of second stage of deal
There is new concern for the fragile ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas after six more Israeli hostages were released over the weekend, the last in the first phase of the deal. Meanwhile, ...CBS News - 5d -
Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners
Israel postponed the release of 600 Palestinians, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostage handovers.BBC News - 5d -
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Israel ‘wants to extend first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal’ as talks stall
Israel ready to resume fighting if there is no progress in crucial talks this week, reports say. Israel is seeking to extend the first stage of the ceasefire agreement in the war with Hamas in Gaza ...The Guardian - 3d -
Israel seeks Gaza ceasefire extension while shunning talks to end war
First phase of deal with Hamas to halt fighting is meant to end this weekendFinancial Times - 3d -
Palestinian prisoners expected to be released as ceasefire deal impasse resolved
The delayed release of 600 Palestinian prisoners will reportedly go ahead when Hamas returns four Israeli hostages' bodies.BBC News - 3d -
Israel and Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact
Israeli and Hamas officials say they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisonersABC News - 3d -
Israel, Hamas agree on swap that would conclude first phase of ceasefire
Israeli and Hamas officials say they've agreed to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, concluding the first phase of a fragile ceasefire.CBS News - 3d -
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Israel mourns dead hostages as ceasefire with Hamas runs out
Dozens of captives remain in Gaza but warring sides have not agreed to lasting truce ahead of Saturday deadlineFinancial Times - 2d -
Fate of Israel-Hamas ceasefire hangs in balance as first phase nears end
Israel says it will send negotiators, Hamas says it's ready to talk after Trump's envoy voices optimism that the Gaza ceasefire "will get to stage two."CBS News - 2d -
Israel's refusal to withdraw from narrow strip of desert could threaten ceasefire
Israel’s refusal to withdraw from a narrow strip of desert on Gaza's border with Egypt, as called for in the ceasefire with Hamas, could threaten the truceABC News - 2d -
Netanyahu sends delegation to Egypt to continue Gaza ceasefire talks with Hamas
Israeli team heads to Cairo as end of deal’s first phase approaches, but big differences remain between two sides. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced that he has instructed ...The Guardian - 1d -
Hamas says there's been 'no progress' on second ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel
A senior Hamas official says no progress has been made in the latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group HamasABC News - 7h -
Gaza ceasefire deal hits critical moment as first phase ends
Talks on phase two of the agreement to release all hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops have barely begun.BBC News - 5h -
Gaza ceasefire in doubt as first phase expires with no further negotiations underway
The six-week ceasefire in Gaza expired Saturday with no talks underway for the second phase, Hamas said, accusing Israel of “evading the commitment to end the war and withdraw completely from Gaza.”NBC News - 4h -
FireAid distributes first $50 million to L.A. wildfire relief groups
These grants coming from the massive benefit concert in January will prioritize immediate recovery services for displaced residents, workers, small-business owners and first responders.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 18 -
Meta slashes staff stock awards as group embarks on AI spending drive
Most employees will receive about 10% less equity options this yearFinancial Times - Feb. 20 -
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds. Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing thousands of ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Group of mostly Asian migrants deported from U.S. arrive in Costa Rica
The flight of 135 deportees, half of them minors, included families from China, Afghanistan, Russia and more.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration allows groups to provide legal help to migrant kids
The Trump administration has lifted its order that suspended some groups from providing legal services to migrant children. Michael Lukens, executive director for the Amica Center for immigration ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians
The violent deaths, including of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont, a landlord in California, and a couple in Pennsylvania, have led law enforcement to a group with obscure ideas.The New York Times - 6d -
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College student groups based on race, ethnicity could be in jeopardy under Trump
The future of college student groups based on race or ethnicity could be in jeopardy. As the Trump administration ramps up its efforts against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the ...The Hill - 6d -
Colombian city faces worst violence in decades as armed groups wreak havoc
Cúcuta imposes curfew as National Liberation Army (ELN) clashes with army in province bordering Venezuela. Residents of a violence-torn province in northern Colombia are bracing for further ...The Guardian - 6d
