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Trump says McMahon made decisions on mass layoffs at Education Department
President Trump on Wednesday said Education Secretary Linda McMahon was behind the mass layoffs at the agency, not mentioning tech billionaire Elon Musk while defending the overhaul. “When we cut— ...The Hill - 2d -
Public Health Survived the Pandemic. Now It Fights Politics.
Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with fewer tools and fresh challenges.The New York Times - 1d -
Virgin Group looks to raise £700mn to fund Eurostar rival
Richard Branson’s group is one of several planning a new cross-Channel serviceFinancial Times - 5d -
Khalil protesters fill up Trump Tower
Protesters opposed to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil filled up Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday. The protesters, from the progressive, anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump Targeting Law Firms Raises Constitutional Concerns
The way Trump targeted the firms could go against of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.Inc. - 4d -
7 fantasy baseball sleepers to target in the last round of 2025 drafts
Some late sleepers to target in 2025 fantasy baseball drafts.Yahoo Sports - 5h -
Many in small business were jubilant over Trump’s victory. They’ve since grown very uncertain about the U.S. economy.
Small-business owners — a group that emphatically cheered the election of President Donald Trump and a Republican Congress — now have nearly historic levels of uncertainty about the future.MarketWatch - 3d -
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department
The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the layoffs “reckless and illegal.”The New York Times - 1d -
Trump administration's climate rollbacks spark concerns over environmental fallout
The Trump administration is moving forward with what EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin calls the "largest deregulatory action in U.S. history," aiming to undo 31 environmental regulations. The changes ...CBS News - 7h -
Donatella Versace steps down as creative director of namesake fashion house
Italian designer hands over to Dario Vitale after nearly 30 years as group nears saleFinancial Times - 1d -
D.C. Mayor calls out ‘$1.1 billion problem’ in House GOP stopgap plan
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Monday sounded alarm over what she described as a "$1.1 billion problem" in a plan rolled out by House Republicans to keep the government funded beyond ...The Hill - 3d -
House GOP releases stopgap bill to avert shutdown
House GOP leaders on Saturday unveiled a stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution, that will fund the government at current levels through September 2025.ABC News - 5d -
Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms
Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential government shutdown by the end of the week. ...The Hill - 1d -
RFK Jr. Will Convene a New Health Commission in Private
President Trump ordered the creation of the Make America Healthy Again Commission last month, taking the name from the movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.The New York Times - 3d -
Uefa to discuss penalty rules after Alvarez 'miss'
Uefa says it will enter discussions with football's lawmakers over rules around penalties after Julian Alvarez's spot kick was controversially disallowed in Atletico Madrid's Champions League exit.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Is daylight saving time bad for your health? A neurologist explains.
Researchers are discovering that "springing ahead" each March for daylight saving time is connected with serious negative health effects.CBS News - 6d -
Hinge Health to go public as soon as April, source says
Hinge Health could file for an initial public offering as soon as next week, CNBC has learned.CNBC - 4d -
Digital physical therapy provider Hinge Health files for IPO
Digital physical therapy startup Hinge Health filed its IPO prospectus with the SEC on Monday.CNBC - 3d -
Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.The New York Times - 3d -
Labour councillor guilty of indecent exposure should quit, says health secretary
The health secretary calls for his former aide to resign after the aide admitted indecent exposure.BBC News - 2d -
Fact-Checking Dr. Oz’s Health Advice on Supplements, Weight Loss and More
We evaluated his claims about probiotics, weight loss, heart health and more.The New York Times - 34m -
Climate Group Funded by Bill Gates Slashes Staff in Major Retreat
Breakthrough Energy, an umbrella group for energy and environmental efforts funded by Mr. Gates, is resetting for the Trump era.The New York Times - 2d -
Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges
Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges.NBC News - 1d -
French lawmaker who uses a wheelchair wins a change in voting rules that discriminated against him
French lawmakers have agreed unanimously to change the way they vote, opting to eliminate a balloting method that discriminated against a parliamentarian who uses a wheelchair because it required ...ABC News - 2d -
No. 4 UCLA finds new tough, aggressive approach delivers Big Ten title win over No. 2 USC
Coach Cori Close challenged UCLA to arrive at the Big Ten Tournament as a tougher, more aggressive group than the one that lost to its dreaded rival, USC, last weekendABC News - 4d -
'Slow progress & slow play lead PGA Tour's agenda'
While negotiations aimed at reunifying men's golf grind to a halt, the PGA Tour is taking steps to speed up play, writes Iain Carter.BBC News - 2d -
Butland’s shootout heroics sink Fenerbahce and seal Rangers progress
There was always the sense that, despite the two-goal advantage Rangers had amassed in Istanbul, the second leg of this tie would not pass quietly. It finally ended with Barry Ferguson’s players ...The Guardian - 22h -
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 -
NFL free agency: Realistic Browns targets still left on the open market
The Browns have had a slow start to NFL free agency, but here are some remaining targets that could get the job doneYahoo Sports - 7h -
Bucs bring back favorite target of Baker Mayfield on one-year deal
Bucs bring back favorite target of Baker Mayfield in Sterling Shepard for another year together.Yahoo Sports - 1h -
Keir Starmer scraps NHS England to put health service ‘into democratic control’
Health secretary says end of ‘biggest quango in world’ is final nail in coffin of Andrew Lansley’s 2012 reorganisation. . Keir Starmer has brought the health service back under the control of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Experts say EPA's rollback of regulations could affect Americans' health
This week the EPA announced the rollback of a wide swath of regulations, many of which could worsen air quality. Experts say that could have implications for health.CBS News - 1h -
Grassroots Democratic group calls for Schumer to resign as minority leader
Pass the Torch, a grassroots Democratic group that called for former President Biden to step out of the 2024 presidential race, is now calling for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to resign as minority ...The Hill - 4h -
Emboldened by Trump, Serbia’s Leader Cracks Down on Activist Groups
Roiled by months of nationwide protests it blames on foreign meddling, Serbia has sent the police in to raid groups that received funds from U.S.A.I.D.The New York Times - 2d -
D'Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone!, dies at 64
D’Wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group TonyABC News - 6d -
GOP senator says 'tariffs is a tax' and Trump understands 'completely'
A GOP senator says President Trump's tariffs are a tax on American consumers, and Trump knows but the goal is to create open markets and long-term fairnessThe Hill - 1d -
The looming budget question: Will Medicaid cuts fund tax cuts?
Republicans should focus tax cuts on middle-income and lower-income households that would provide greater support to the economy than tax cuts for the wealthy.The Hill - 2h -
Separatists attack train in Pakistan, fate of hundreds on board not clear: Officials
Pakistani officials say insurgents have attacked a passenger train in a tunnel, and a separatist group claims it has taken over 100 hostagesABC News - 3d -
French lawmakers seek to revive village bars
MPs take the first step in making it easier to open bars in rural communities to revive socialising.BBC News - 3d -
Former lawmaker says Trump pardoned him 2 weeks into campaign finance scheme sentence
President Trump pardoned a former Tennessee Republican lawmaker who was two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for a campaign finance scheme. Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey announced his ...The Hill - 1d