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UK Steel says Trump has ‘taken a sledgehammer’ to free trade; BoE governor warns against ripping out regulation – business live
UK steel industry fears surge of foreign imports as US imposes 25% tariffs, as Bank of England chief says world should not forget 2008 crisis. Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and ...The Guardian - 41m -
Real estate developers pile into UK student housing sector
Record number of deals in 2024 comes despite sharp fall in international student numbersFinancial Times - 53m -
Lawyer in Saudi trans student's suicide note had embassy links, BBC finds
Eden Knight had wanted a new life in the US but was persuaded home, according to her final X post.BBC News - 11h -
Judge to consider order to keep DOGE from accessing student loan databases
Attorneys for a group of California students cited an Elon Musk tweet in arguing that Musk's DOGE agency should be blocked from accessing federal student loan records.ABC News - 14h -
A Roth IRA offers a 'longer runway for tax-free investing,' advisor says. Here's how to use it
Your Roth IRA offers more time for 'tax-free investing,' advisors says. Here's how to use it.CNBC - 16h -
Saudi authorities free student sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say
A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence for her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reducedABC News - 20h -
How EV makers in China are ramping up competition: No down payment and 5-year interest-free loans
Electric car companies in China welcomed the Year of the Snake with several incentives, after major automakers reported a drop in deliveries at the start of the year.CNBC - 1d -
Phillips 66 stock is climbing. An activist investor wants a change.
Refiner Phillips 66 is the latest target of activist investor Elliott Management that is aggressively pursuing companies in the energy space.MarketWatch - 2h -
Private jets collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing at least 1 person, authorities say
At least one person was killed and others were injured when private jets collided Monday afternoon at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, authorities said.The Hill - 10h -
Badenoch needs to revive Tory fortunes by May next year, say frontbenchers
100 days after she became party leader, some members of her team say she must show progress in elections in 2026Financial Times - 15h -
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Woman confronted PhD student over alleged rape
The alleged victim told the PhD student that she was unconscious when he had sex with her.BBC News - 21h -
Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34 years over tweets is released
Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 during holiday in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi student at Leeds University who was sentenced to 34 years in prison over her use of Twitter, now X, has been released ...The Guardian - 22h -
The ‘Magnificent Seven’ companies just did something they haven’t in two years. Goldman says it’s time to make a shift.
Goldman Sachs finds an oddity under the hood of earnings season when it comes to major technology companies.MarketWatch - 22h -
BP is cheaper than its rivals. Now an activist investor has swooped in.
BP shares surged in early trade on Monday after the activist investor Elliot was reported to have taken a significant stake in the integrated oil giant.MarketWatch - 1d -
A Singer and Songwriter Ranks 34 Super Bowl Halftime Shows
Prince’s 2007 halftime performance was a moment nobody who watched could forget, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 1d -
Math, Eagles mania collide for one group of Philadelphia students
Super Bowl hype is becoming a learning opportunity for "Black Girls Love Math," a Philadelphia nonprofit that is thinking outside the box to help students improve their math skills. Eva Andersen ...CBS News - 1d -
Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave, authorities say
It comes just days after another mass grave with 19 bodies was found on a farm nearby.BBC News - 1d -
Sam Nujoma, anti-apartheid activist and Namibia's first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who became Namibia's founding president after leading the country to independence from apartheid South Africa, has died.CBS News - 1d -
In 1 Sentence, Travis Kelce Just Taught a Powerful Lesson in How to Lead a Team
Will the Kansas City Chiefs achieve an unprecedented “three-peat” at Super Bowl LIX?Inc. - 2d -
Curry scores 34 points, Butler adds 25 in Golden State debut as Warriors rally to beat Bulls 132-111
Stephen Curry scored 34 points and tied a season high with eight 3-pointers, Jimmy Butler added 25 points in his Golden State debut and the Warriors rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 132-111ABC News - 2d -
Alaska plane crash: remains of all 10 victims have been recovered, authorities say
Ten people died in the crash on Thursday, and authorities are still trying to piece together why the aircraft went down. The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice ...The Guardian - 2d -
Alvarez will meet Scull on May 3 in Saudi Arabia
Canelo Alvarez, boxing's top star, will meet William Scull for the undisputed super middleweight championship on May 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia's ...ESPN - 2d -
Activist hedge fund Elliott builds stake in struggling BP
US investor could force UK oil company to refocus on core fossil fuels business or even pursue a full break-upFinancial Times - 2d -
Her Brother Disappeared in War 80 Years Ago. She Finally Got to Say Goodbye.
Margery Hop Wong last saw her older brother Sgt. Yuen Hop in 1943. He was a soldier missing in action, until researchers solved the mystery behind his death.The New York Times - 2d -
Mexico authorities order factory cleanup after Guardian toxic waste investigation
Inquiry uncovered health problems in neighborhood near Monterrey-area plant that processes US hazardous waste. Mexican environmental regulators say they have discovered 30,000 tons of improperly ...The Guardian - 2d -
Jerry Jones says it's 'a shocker' Cowboys not in this year's Super Bowl: 'I wouldn't have signed Dak Prescott'
The Cowboys owner is -- somehow -- surprised his team isn't playing for a championshipCBS Sports - 2d -
In the dark for 34 minutes: The inside story of when the lights went out at the Super Bowl
The last time the Super Bowl was in New Orleans, the Superdome lost half of its lights for 34 minutes.ESPN - 3d -
'I know 34 people who have taken their own lives'
Film producer Andrew Jenkins is selling an Aston Martin to fund a film to raise awareness of suicide.BBC News - 3d -
Blind 10-year-old says losing California home to wildfires was an "emotional rollercoaster"
Tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents have been displaced after losing their homes to wildfires. Among them are 10-year-old Grayson Roberts and his mother Terica Roberts who lost their ...CBS News - 3d -
DOJ ordered review of ‘gender ideology’ compliance at child safety authority
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the primary U.S. nonprofit fighting child sexual exploitation, said Friday that it is removing all references to transgender people ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump’s Gaza Plan Complicates Hoped-for Saudi-Israeli Deal
President Trump wants to broker normal ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but his proposal to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza just made that a lot harder.The New York Times - 3d -
Lawmakers question Musk’s ‘infiltration’ into Education Dept. and student loan borrower data
Senators expressed concern that Elon Musk's DOGE had "infiltrated" the U.S. Department of Education and possibly gained access to federal student loan data.CNBC - 3d -
Shohei Ohtani’s Former Interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, Was Sentenced to 57 Months
Mizuhara was convicted of defrauding the Los Angeles Dodgers star after formally being charged in April.The New York Times - 3d -
Why a Majority of Senior Executives Say They’re Likely to Switch Jobs Within 2 Years
A new survey points to a looming surge in C-suite executive turnover.Inc. - 4d -
New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones under a new law restricting the use of devices in schoolsABC News - 4d -
Trump Met PGA Tour Commissioner About Saudi Golf League Deal
Tour officials said the session at the White House “brought us closer to a final deal” that would be subject to Justice Department antitrust scrutiny.The New York Times - 4d
