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Gun-violence prevention programs may be caught in federal funding crossfire
Hospital-based violence intervention programs have operated in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, but recent moves by the Trump White House are raising anxiety about the programs' future.CBS News - 5d -
Claimant: Opioid victims not getting justice in proposed Purdue settlement
Here's why people alleging Purdue Pharma's opioids harmed them may not see much of the proposed $7.4 billion settlement in a bankruptcy case.CBS News - 5d -
Dollar General says some customers can no longer afford staples
Dollar General's core customer base of low-income Americans are still getting hit by inflation, with retailer seeing little improvement ahead.CBS News - 2d -
Judge denies Pulitzer board’s request to pause Trump lawsuit during presidency
A Florida judge Monday denied the Pulitzer Prize Board’s request to pause President Trump’s defamation lawsuit while he is in the White House, an argument Trump’s lawyers themselves have made in ...The Hill - 4d -
Ocasio-Cortez: 'If Republicans wanted to avert a shutdown, they can'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday put the onus on Republicans to avert the looming government shutdown. “Everybody knows that Donald Trump is president, that Republicans have the ...The Hill - 1d -
The S&P 500 correction shows why risk tolerance matters. These strategies can get investors back on track.
The sudden nature of the stock market’s reversal may have made the drawdown feel even worse, especially for retail investors.MarketWatch - 9h -
Why these 2 states didn't 'spring forward' to daylight saving time this morning
You may have been groggy this morning thanks to our clocks “springing forward” an hour overnight. Unless, of course, you live in either of the two states that don’t observe daylight saving time.The Hill - 6d -
Judge to hear arguments over former Columbia student who Trump wants deported
President Trump said Monday that Mahmoud Khalil's arrest was just the first "of many to come."CBS News - 3d -
Trump’s Travel Ban Threatens Afghan Allies
The nonprofit No One Left Behind has raised millions of dollars for flights and other assistance to prevent Afghans from being stranded abroad and face retribution from the Taliban.The New York Times - 2d -
What's behind Trump offering White South African farmers U.S. citizenship?
Trump says he'll offer White South African farmers "safe refuge" as U.S. citizens, but do they actually want it?CBS News - 5d -
Protesters Back Mahmoud Khalil at Trump Tower: ‘Fight Nazis, Not Students’
Demonstrators led by a progressive Jewish group gathered to support Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist whom the Trump administration wants to deport.The New York Times - 1d -
Meta's Community Notes will use open-source technology from Elon Musk's X
Meta revealed more details of Community Notes, and said that it incorporates the same open-source algorithm that powers X's crowdsourced feature.CNBC - 2d -
Notes and takeaways from Kimberly's Division 1 girls basketball state semifinal victory over Appleton East
Notes and takeaways from the WIAA girls basketball semifinal between Appleton East and Kimberly.Yahoo Sports - 7h -
Things to know about a potential Trump presidential library in Florida
President Donald Trump's team is looking at locations for a post-administration presidential library, and Florida may take that spotABC News - 2d -
Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take.
Replacing what the Americans do for the NATO alliance would take money, personnel, time and cooperation. None of those is easy.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Greenland votes Tuesday as Trump wants to take control of the strategic island
The single polling station in Greenland’s capital city is readyABC News - 4d -
Trump wants to end this GOP maverick’s political career. He’s not too worried.
Rep. Thomas Massie has been through it all before: “It’ll blow over.”Politico - 3d -
‘I told Charlotte Rampling’s agent: I want to see her doing the vacuuming’: François Ozon
The French director on how Catherine Deneuve didn’t get what he was doing on 8 Women, his love of Kubrick – and why he won’t work in Hollywood. You’ve had such an eclectic career. Is there any ...The Guardian - 2d -
Commerce secretary says Trump wants TikTok deal done under current deadline
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday said President Trump would like to hammer out a deal on TikTok's future ownership under the current deadline, saying the president "doesn't like to ask ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump and the end of American soft power
Joseph Nye coined the term for the influence countries exert through attraction. Here he sets out why exclusive nationalism is likely to prove a losing strategyFinancial Times - Mar. 8 -
Greenland’s likely new prime minister rejects Trump takeover efforts
‘We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders,’ says Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Greenland ’s probable new prime minister has rejected Donald Trump ’s effort to ...The Guardian - 1d -
Why Social Security’s Future Could Be in DOGE’s Hands
Trump promised that Elon Musk’s DOGE wouldn’t touch Social Security. But DOGE is already making cuts to the agency.Inc. - 6d -
Why it might get worse for US stocks
Uncertainty over Trump policy will soon hit the economy with few short-term catalysts for a turnaroundFinancial Times - 1d -
At the Forum, rockers Deftones show why they've stayed ahead of their time, 30 years and counting
The Sacramento-raised metal band has never been bigger, or more definitional for what young people want out of heavy music.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 6 -
Trump wants to see more than just a minerals deal to restart aid and intel to Ukraine
As U.S. and Ukrainian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia this week, President Donald Trump has privately made clear to aides that a signed minerals deal between Washington and Kyiv won’t be ...NBC News - 6d -
Sen. Slotkin wants assurances Trump will spend money 'the way Congress intends' funding bill vote
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., on Sunday said that she would "withhold" her decision on how to vote to fund the government until Congress gets assurances from the Trump administration that money ...NBC News - 6d -
Spending Bill Omits Billions for Local Projects as Congress Cedes Power to Trump
The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested projects, another way in which Congress has ceded its power on federal spending.The New York Times - 1d -
How Trump united Canada against him and flipped its election upside down
President Donald Trump may be pushing Americans further apart, but he’s brought Canadians closer together.NBC News - 11h -
Here's why I'm pounding the table for stocks in this Trump-driven market sell-off
We have a mistakenly manufactured downturn by President Trump that will soon run its course.CNBC - 2d -
Canada's new PM: The 'anti-Trump' numbers man who may force the UK to take a side
The incoming Canadian PM has made standing up to his US counterpart a big part of his campaign.BBC News - 5d -
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Trump wanting states to run education: “I’ll take it”
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) on Wednesday said that if President Trump's plan to put education policy in the hands of the states happens, he would "take it" and "make good use" of the money that ...The Hill - 2d -
Why NASA Is Trying to Go Back to the Moon
President Trump set the U.S. on a path to sending astronauts back to the lunar surface during his first term. Lately he has expressed more interest in Mars.The New York Times - Mar. 6 -
Live Updates: Trade Fight Widens as Europe and Canada Retaliate Against Trump Tariffs
As President Trump’s global tariffs on metals took effect, the European Union and Canada announced billions of dollars in levies on American goods. Economists worried that the trade war could over ...The New York Times - 3d -
'Hamilton' cancels Kennedy Center run after Trump takeover
'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda said he doesn't want the show to play at what he called the 'Trump Kennedy Center.'Los Angeles Times - Mar. 5 -
Christians Are Pressing Trump to Clear a Path for Israel to Annex the West Bank
Some 80 percent of white, evangelical Christians voted for President Trump. Now, some want a policy change that could undermine a future Palestinian state.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Democrats introduce bill forcing Trump administration to rehire fired veterans
Democrats want to force President Donald Trump's administration to rehire veterans who were laid off amid efforts to reshape the federal government and its workforce.ABC News - 5d -
Trump Looms Over Greenland’s Election, but Voters Have Other Concerns
President Trump keeps saying he wants to “get” Greenland. On Tuesday, Greenland votes for a new parliament that could shape its future relations with the United States.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump's Treasury chief on 200% EU tariff threat: 'Not sure why that's a big deal' for markets
Treasury Secretary Bessent did not answer when CNBC asked if Trump's announcement was "premeditated," or whether the Cabinet secretary knew about it in advance.CNBC - 2d -
Why Putin's 'cautiously optimistic' response to Trump's Ukraine ceasefire hides his dilemma
Despite flirting with Trump there is little evidence Putin has shifted from his core war goals: cementing his landgrabs in Ukraine and stopping it joining NATO.NBC News - 1d -
Why Ukraine hopes Trump minerals deal will win back US support
American and Ukrainian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for ceasefire talks and to revive a critical mineral dealBBC News - 4d