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Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigation
Italian prosecutors say they are seeking to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlementABC News - Feb. 19 -
Jaguars agree to terms to hire Rams' James Gladstone as new general manager
Gladstone has spent the past four years as the Rams' director of scouting strategy.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
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 - 5d -
Starmer and Macron agree to show ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine’
UK prime minister and French president will separately meet Donald Trump this week. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed to show “united leadership in support of Ukraine” when they ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump: We're getting 'very close' to Ukraine agreeing to mineral deal
President Trump told reporters the United States was getting "very close" to reaching an agreement with Ukraine on a mineral rights deal for continued support.NBC News - 3d -
McMahon says she 'wholeheartedly' agrees with Trump plan to abolish Education Department
Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, said she “wholeheartedly” agrees with his plan to abolish the federal agency. The statement came in response to ...The Hill - 2d -
US, Ukraine agree to terms on mineral deal, Ukraine says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to visit Washington on Friday.ABC News - 1d -
Ukraine, U.S agree to framework for rare earth minerals deal, officials say
The agreement could be signed as early as Friday, Ukrainian officials say.CBS News - 1d -
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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 - 1d -
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 - 1d -
FirstFT: Ukraine agrees minerals deal in bid to improve US ties
Also in today’s newsletter, tax cut win for Trump, and a Big Read on the anti-vax movementFinancial Times - 1d -
Ukraine agrees to rare mineral deal with US for security guarantees
Ukraine has confirmed that its government will authorize a deal with the United States that they say would share revenue from some of Ukraine’s key mineral resources with the U.S. in exchange for ...NBC News - 1d -
Fresh executive order targets sanctuary cities, federal aid for undocumented migrants
The action marks Trump’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.Politico - Feb. 20 -
Trump executive order could cut ‘infant assistance’ benefits for undocumented migrants
NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss a new executive order from President Trump and the latest legal challenges to his administration's ...NBC News - 6d -
Meta approves plan for bigger executive bonuses following 5% layoffs
Executives at Meta stand to get bigger bonuses this year.NBC News - 6d -
Meta approves plan for bigger executive bonuses following 5% layoffs
Meta's executive officers could earn a bonus of 200% of their base salary under the company's new executive bonus plan, up from the 75% they earned previously.CNBC - 6d -
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.The New York Times - 6d -
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump DEI executive orders
A federal judge has temporarily blocked parts of President Trump’s executive orders that sought to end the federal government’s backing of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. U.S. ...The Hill - 5d -
Judge blocks Trump's executive order ending federal support for DEI programs
A federal judge has blocked a sweeping executive order from President Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.CBS News - 5d -
Louisiana man on death row dies weeks before March execution date
Christopher Sepulvado, a terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row for the killing of his stepson, died weeks before his scheduled March execution by nitrogen gas.NBC News - 3d -
Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies month before execution date
Christopher Sepulvado was charged with the 1992 killing of his 6-year-old stepson.CBS News - 3d -
FTSE 350 on track to miss 40% target for female executives
Government-backed review says pace of change in top roles has ‘slowed’ among UK’s biggest companiesFinancial Times - 2d -
Trans athletes on Trump’s executive order: ‘Stripping us of sports is devastating’
The NCAA has ruled only women assigned female at birth can compete in college sports. We spoke to some of those affected by the ban. On 5 February 2025 – coinciding with Women and Girls in Sports ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump signs executive order giving Musk and DOGE more power
President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving Elon Musk and DOGE more power. The order will require agency heads to track contracts and payments. It will also freeze credit card payments ...NBC News - 20h -
Paramount ends DEI policies, cites Trump executive order
Paramount Global announced it is ending numerous diversity, equity and inclusion policies to comply with President Trump's executive order banning the practice.CNBC - 3h -
Former ABC News executive Tom Cibrowski tapped as president of CBS News
Cibrowski will oversee newsgathering and programming at the home of "60 Minutes" and "CBS Evening News."Los Angeles Times - 3h -
Government finances in surplus but pressure builds on Reeves
Chancellor faces a rising challenge to keep her tax and spending plans on track after missing forecasts.BBC News - 6d -
DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government
The US government has increased the use of monitoring tools over the past decade. But President Donald Trump’s employee purges are making workers worry about how their data could be abused.Wired - 6d -
Judge allows Trump's government workforce cuts to continue
A federal judge will allow the Trump administration's cuts to the government workforce to continue after declining a request from labor unions for relief. The judge says he lacks jurisdiction and ...CBS News - 6d -
Why Republicans are at odds about how to fund the government
The Republican-controlled Senate adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint. Next week, the GOP-led House will advance its own proposal. There are some differences in strategy, and President Trump ...CBS News - 5d -
Trump touts efforts to reshape government in CPAC speech
President Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, marking his first address to the conservative gathering since the beginning of his second ...NBC News - 4d -
China government spending on citizens lags economic peers
Relatively low expenditure that directly supports individual consumption could undermine growth effortsFinancial Times - 4d -
Germany has voted. But what kind of government will it have?
The country faces weeks or even months of coalition negotiations after no party won a majority. It has been a extraordinary election in Germany, and the result has been keenly awaited around the ...The Guardian - 4d -
How will Germany’s Merz build his coalition government?
CDU leader has vowed to seal negotiations with the Social Democrats by AprilFinancial Times - 2d -
Moving fast and breaking things doesn't work in government
Breaking a social media company is not like dismantling the infrastructure, social programs or oversight mechanisms of one of the largest and most powerful countries in the world.The Hill - 2d -
Elon Musk's approach to government spending sparks debate
As head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk has taken an aggressive approach to budget cuts. Economist Oren Cass weighs in on whether this strategy is reform or reckless ...CBS News - 2d -
DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers
Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.Wired - 2d -
How the Wayback Machine is preserving outdated government websites
The Wayback Machine is helping preserve the record of government websites before they were changed by the Trump administration. CBS News Confirmed's Rhona Tarrant reports.CBS News - 1d -
UK government insists consultancy spending cuts ‘on track’
Big firms won £1.5bn of UK government work in 2024, an increase on the previous two yearsFinancial Times - 15h
