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Harvard faculty sue Trump administration over funding cuts threat
Harvard University faculty sued the Trump administration on Friday over a federal assessment of the school's spending amid allegations of their “failure” to protect students from antisemitism. The ...The Hill - 3d -
Hispanic consumers cut back spending over US deportation fears
Trump’s immigration policies have contributed to a sales slowdown triggered by his tariffsFinancial Times - 2d -
RFK Jr. looks to reshape US public health despite budget cuts
Once an influential environmental lawyer and celebrated conservationist, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has turned his focus in recent years to public health often promoting baseless conspiracy theories. ...NBC News - 2d -
Professors sue Trump administration over Harvard funding cuts
Resistance by faculty, students and staff to intensifying attacks on higher education institutions growsFinancial Times - 1d -
DOGE Cuts Hobble Office That Would Aid NASA and SpaceX Mars Landings
The Astrogeology Science Center, which has helped astronauts and robots reach other worlds safely, is facing a substantial number of job reductions.The New York Times - 1d -
To Fight Federal Job Cuts, Energy Experts and States Try a New Argument
In letters to multiple agencies, the focus is on how job reductions at E.P.A., Interior and other agencies would hurt President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda.The New York Times - 1d -
Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut
Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.The New York Times - 1d -
Harvard will not comply with Trump demands amid threats of funding cuts
While Paige Bueckers is expected to do well in the WNBA draft, she also just signed a deal with another league many pros play in during the offseason that pays more in one year than a rookie deal ...NBC News - 1d -
Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half
The draft plan is part of a process involving the agency and the White House. It would eliminate almost all funding for international organizations that include the United Nations and NATO.The New York Times - 1d -
UK Cuts Tariffs on Dozens of Products as Global Trade Tensions Rise
British officials also announced more financing for exporters as the country sought to protect firms hurt by tariffs.The New York Times - 14h -
This homeowner cut her heating bill in half — and got a $1,200 tax credit
The energy efficient home improvement credit offers up to $3,200 a year to taxpayers. Republicans may scrap the tax break as part of their legislative agenda.CNBC - 7h -
Share of domestic postgraduate researchers hits record low in England
Cuts to PhD funding have caused UK student intake to shrink, data showsFinancial Times - 2d -
UK suspends import tariffs to ease strain for British businesses
Levies cut on 89 products to support domestic companies against Trump’s trade warFinancial Times - 2d -
Paige Bueckers to sign with Unrivaled: Projected top WNBA draft pick agrees to lucrative deal, per report
Bueckers will reportedly make more in her first year with Unrivaled than she will in her entire WNBA rookie contractCBS Sports - 2d -
‘Bad Business’: Corporate Gloom Rises Over Trump’s Tariffs
Global markets are bouncing back, but a new survey of company chiefs finds that they’re on edge and are looking to cut back on investment.The New York Times - 1d -
France risks ‘irreversible’ harm from overspending, PM warns
François Bayrou urges clean-up of public finances but faces a vote of no confidence if opposition object to budget cutsFinancial Times - 14h -
Social Security Lists Thousands of Migrants as Dead to Prompt Them to ‘Self-Deport’
By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts and other financial services.The New York Times - 4d -
How the IRS layoffs could affect audits and refunds during tax filing season
Thousands of IRS employees have lost their jobs as part of DOGE's spending cuts, and the layoffs could affect essential agency functions during tax season.CNBC - 4d -
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.Wired - 4d -
Bernhard Langer's last supper
The 67-year-old finished one stroke outside the cut line at his 41st and final Masters, capping off a career that spanned eras.ESPN - 3d -
Celtics fill last roster spot with G League MVP
The Celtics are filling their final roster spot, converting G League MVP JD Davison to a standard two-year NBA contract, his agent told ESPN.ESPN - 3d -
Rayo Vallecano line up replacement as Liverpool chase key defensive star
Rayo Vallecano are already planning for next season with changes expected in Inigo Perez’s squad for the 2025/26 campaign.Perez is reportedly closing in on a contract extension in Vallecas with ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Blazers sign coach Billups to new multiyear deal
The Trail Blazers have signed coach Chauncey Billups to a multiyear contract extension after he led Portland to a 22-18 record since Jan. 19.ESPN - 2d -
Paige Bueckers reportedly signs three-year deal with Unrivaled with big annual salary
Per multiple reports, the first year of Bueckers' Unrivaled salary will be worth more than her entire four-year rookie contract in the WNBA.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Jewish groups condemn 'false choice' as Trump targets universities, students
A coalition of Jewish groups is criticizing the Trump administration for actions it has taken at U.S. universities, saying the stripping of student visas and cutting of grant funding creates a ...The Hill - 8h -
Children Seeking Cholera Care Die After U.S. Cuts Aid, Charity Says
The victims died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility, officials of Save the Children said.The New York Times - 4d -
Two Atari Retro Consoles Get Massive Price Cuts, Including New 7800+
Atari 7800+ Cartridge-Based Retro Console $75 (was ...GameSpot - 4d -
Trump's ongoing 25% auto tariffs expected to cut sales by millions, cost $100 billion
Expectations include millions of less vehicle sales, higher new and used vehicle prices and increased costs of more than $100 billion for the industry.CNBC - 3d -
Trump’s ongoing 25% auto tariffs expected to cut sales by millions, cost $100 billion
DETROIT — As President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported vehicles remain in effect despite a pullback this week on other country-based levies, analysts are expecting massive global ...NBC News - 3d -
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chanceABC News - 2d -
Trump administration's foreign aid cuts threaten to roll back global maternal mortality progress
Maternal mortality rates have declined significantly across the world since the turn of the century, but global health experts fear that progress could be rolled back as a result of the Trump ...The Hill - 2d -
From Portugal: Manchester City midfielder ready to accept major pay cut to join dream club this summer
A new report from Portugal has detailed that Pep Guardiola could see more midfield exits follow after Kevin De Bruyne announced he will be leaving Manchester City at the end of the season.In his ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Singapore sees zero growth as a possibility this year as it cuts GDP outlook on tariff worries
This comes as the MAS had previously eased its policy stance back in its January meeting, the first time since 2020.CNBC - 1d -
Even after the selloff, U.S. stocks are still too pricey, says Citigroup, cutting them to neutral
Citigroup downgrades U.S. stocks to neutral, saying valuations are still too rich.MarketWatch - 1d -
Home Alone 2 director says he fears he will be deported if he cuts Trump cameo
Chris Columbus calls cameo ‘an albatross’ but worries he would ‘have to go back to Italy or something’. Film-maker Chris Columbus says he has come to regard Donald Trump’s cameo in his movie Home ...The Guardian - 17h -
Tariffs won’t boost U.S. manufacturing — tax cuts will, Johnson & Johnson CEO says
For medical-technology and pharmaceuticals manufacturing, “the most effective answer is not tariffs but tax policy,” Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato said.MarketWatch - 8h -
Who Wants to Run Vanity Fair? Everyone? Anyone?
Radhika Jones is stepping down as editor in chief, and the search for her replacement has begun. But as the magazine industry has contracted, many of the more decadent parts of the job are long gone.The New York Times - 4d -
General Motors temporarily halts a Canada assembly plant because of low demand
Canada’s subsidiary of General Motors says that it's temporarily halting production and cutting staff at an assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, because of lower-than-expected demand for its ...ABC News - 4d -
Dismay as cross-border library caught in US-Canada feud: ‘We just want to stay open’
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House sits half in Canada, half in Vermont. Now, the US is planning to cut off main entrance access to Canadians. There is only one building in North America, ...The Guardian - 2d -
Airstrike destroys parts of Gaza City hospital as Israel intensifies offensive
Civil defence agency says al-Ahli hospital hit as IDF operations cut off access to southern city of Rafah. See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage An Israeli airstrike destroyed parts of a ...The Guardian - 2d
