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Meet the federal worker who went rogue: ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’
To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucratsABC News - Mar. 10 -
Recently fired pregnant federal employees cope with loss of insurance
Many pregnant federal workers fired as part of recent DOGE cuts are now faced with complex challenges as they deal with the loss of their income and health insurance.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
See How Elon Musk’s Team Inflated, Deleted and Rewrote Its Savings Claims
The cost-cutting group removed hundreds of contracts from its “wall of receipts,” added back many of them, and inflated savings values.The New York Times - 5d -
Syrians Demand Better Protection Amid a Spate of Kidnappings
When the new government took over, it dismissed the Assad regime police and other forces, leaving a security vacuum. Now, many residents fear going out after dark.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
March Madness 2025: What the NCAA tournament selection committee got right and wrong
The men's tournament selection committee was going to leave many parties either happy or disappointed Sunday. What did it get right and what did it truly miss the mark on?Yahoo Sports - 2d -
India see off New Zealand to complete clinical Champions Trophy triumph
Final: India, 254-6, bt N Zealand, 251-7, by four wickets Rohit smashes 76 after Kiwis unable to set big target And so ends an impressively fatuous experiment: what happens when the best side ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Government backs miscarriage bereavement leave
A group of MPs want workers to get the right to leave if they suffer a miscarriage before 24 weeks.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
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 -
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to FijiABC News - 2d -
North Korea unveils work on nuclear-powered submarine for the first time
North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the U.S.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
House Republicans unveil spending bill boosting defense and trimming all else
Strategy is not likely to earn Democrats’ votes, so Trump is leaning on Republicans to force it through. US House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Picasso exhibition unveiled in Iran after spending decades locked away
After being locked in a vault for over three decades, more than two dozen masterpieces by Pablo Picasso have been unveiled to the public for the first time in Iran. After the Islamic Revolution in ...NBC News - 5d -
Expansion NWSL team unveils plans for new downtown Denver women's soccer stadium
The expansion National Women’s Soccer League team in Denver has unveiled plans for a new downtown soccer stadiumABC News - 1d -
Many skeptical of Putin's support for a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supports a 30-day ceasefire, proposed by the U.S., in principle, but has conditions. But many are skeptical that he intends to stop the ...CBS News - 3d -
Best Employers: UK
In this report, we highlight the FT’s ranking of the 500 best employers in the UK. Plus: employers rethink what makes a workplace desirable; healthcare pay lags behind worker commitment; ...Financial Times - Mar. 10 -
America’s next killing spree: 10 days, five states, six death-row prisoners set to die
Desolate spectacle of executions begins again under Trump, in landscape of capital punishment as riven as US is as a whole. David Leonard Wood. Jessie Hoffman. Aaron Gunches. Wendell Grissom. ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Aston Villa earn shot at greatness after setting up historic PSG showdown | Jonathan Wilson
In reaching the Champions League quarter-finals, Unai Emery’s side have taken a step closer to being immortalised. Glory comes in many forms. Perhaps the best Aston Villa could hope for on ...The Guardian - 6d -
Musk and Rubio spar with Polish minister over Starlink in Ukraine
The three went back and forth in an exchange of posts on X over Starlink being cut off in Ukraine.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
Ontario's Doug Ford warns of 'Trump recession,' threatens electrical shutoff to U.S.
Trump said that if Canada cuts off electricity exports to the United States as part of the ongoing trade war "they will pay a financial price for this."CNBC - Mar. 11 -
Chip sector supplier raises $3bn in Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018
Semiconductor materials maker JX Advanced Metals had cut price range amid tech sell-offFinancial Times - 12h -
Live updates: Trump says he hates to 'predict things like that’ when asked if he expects a recession
House Republicans on Saturday unveiled a 99-page, six-month stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and increase defense funding while seeking cuts for nondefense programs, which will ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire, ...ABC News - Mar. 7 -
‘Stolen off a donkey’: why is The White Lotus so obsessed with graphic penis footage?
From Jason Isaacs’ shocking flash to Theo James wearing a prosthetic he described as ‘ginormous’, the luxury resort drama is packed with male nudity. Why are so many men going full frontal?. Lucius ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Are there benefits to Trump's tariffs?
America's largest primary aluminum producer, Century Aluminum, applauded Trump's reinstatement of a 25% tariff on aluminum imports.The Hill - Mar. 12 -
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PJ Haggerty's 40-burger, Dain Dainja's shoulder and setting up the Tulane game
PJ Haggerty went off Friday at the AAC tournament, Dain Dainja "got a little banged up" and Memphis basketball gets Tulane in the semifinals.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
McIlroy set up for Masters? Bhatia ready for leap? What we learned at the Players Championship
Rory McIlroy is off to a great start with the Masters looming, while Scottie Scheffler is catching up. Here's what we saw at the Players and what it means.ESPN - 2h -
Stocks tank and egg prices soar under Trump | Lloyd Green
Once again, the American economy is under the gun and under a microscope. In 2016, voters in the UK opted to leave the European Union hoping that the day after would deliver something better. ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
A boat capsizes in Congo and 25 are dead, many of them soccer players
Authorities say a boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer playersABC News - Mar. 10 -
Trump says arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia first of "many to come"
President Trump warned that the arrest of prominent Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil by federal immigration authorities is the first "of many to come."CBS News - Mar. 10 -
They lost their federal jobs and now can’t get jobless benefits: ‘You’re left watching your bank account slowly bleed’
Fired federal workers are having trouble getting unemployment benefits — and some experts fear that could spell trouble for the broader economy.MarketWatch - 4d -
With Social Security Administration under temporary leadership, some experts worry what that means for benefits
Some experts worry new changes at the Social Security Administration may make it more difficult to access the agency's benefits and services.CNBC - 2d -
Timothée Chalamet, Kylie and Kendall Jenner attend BNP Paribas Open third round
Chalamet, and the Jenners were spotted during the Holger Rune-Ugo Humbert match, which Rune won 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, at Indian Wells on Sunday.ESPN - Mar. 10 -
How much will the UK be hit by tariffs and what happens next?
How much will the UK be hit by US tariffs and what happens next?BBC News - Mar. 12 -
Freedman to leave Palace and considering Saudi role
Crystal Palace sporting director Dougie Freedman will leave the club this summer and is considering taking up a position in Saudi Arabia.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Illegal working in UK was unbearable, migrant says
A migrant who returned home after working in a Cannabis farm in the UK is warning other Albanians.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Rising temperatures to bring UK warm start to spring
Temperatures could reach 18C in the south of the UK on Thursday, the same day as the spring equinox.BBC News - 3d -
Exclusive: 25-year-old Arsenal midfielder wants exit from the club to make La Liga move
One of the Arsenal midfielders who is not in the future plans of manager Mikel Arteta is looking to leave the club in the summer transfer window.The Gunners are set to go through changes after this ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Manchester City see host of clubs line up for out-of-favour forward amid Pep Guardiola frustrations
Jack Grealish is set to attract widespread interest at the end of the season and is looking to leave Manchester City after four years at the Etihad Stadium, as per reports.The 29-year-old is ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
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Senate set to vote on GOP stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown; American who snatched a baby wombat from its mother leaves Australia after triggering outrage.CBS News - 1d
