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Washington DC plane crash: more victims named as Trump criticized for response to disaster – live updates
Names of people onboard emerge as loved ones pay tribute; Democrats say US president ‘exploiting’ collision that killed 67 people. Alarms raised about ‘congested’ airspace before fatal Washington ...The Guardian - 29m -
The Memo: Washington flight disaster sparks political fights
Details are emerging about the Washington air disaster that killed 67 people — and some of those factors are only likely to fuel political fights. On Thursday afternoon, reports emerged from the ...The Hill - 8h -
Washington DC plane crash latest: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say
National Transporation Safety Board announces recorders recovered, which are now reportedly at lab for evaluation. Officials say no survivors expected in DC plane crash First known victims ...The Guardian - 17h -
Washington plane crash: cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder recovered
Recorders from plane are currently at National Transportation Safety Board labs for analysis, agency says. Washington DC plane crash – latest updates First confirmed victims include ...The Guardian - 17h -
The political cult of the entrepreneur
Is what’s good for America’s richest men also good for America?Financial Times - 1d -
American Airlines flight collides with helicopter in Washington, D.C.
The FAA has confirmed that an American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Emergency officials say they're coordinating a ...NBC News - 1d -
American Airlines flight collides with helicopter in Washington DC
It came down in the Potomac River, officials say, and search and rescue boats have been deployed to the area.BBC News - 1d -
White House reacts to federal funding memo reversal
President Trump's White House is commenting on a decision to rescind the memo calling for a freeze in some federal funding after a court ruled to block the action. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.CBS News - 2d -
The Last Flight of the Dog Pilot
Seuk Kim left behind a finance career to chase his dream of becoming a pilot. He took off one day in November with four dogs on board, a trip that would not go according to plan.The New York Times - 2d -
How Mbappe and Bellingham sparked Real resurgence
As Real Madrid prepare for their Champions League finale, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague looks at how the defending champions have found their form.BBC News - 2d -
EPA halts fund disbursement under OMB memo
Presented by American Petroleum Institute — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has halted disbursement of federal aid as part of an order from the White House Office of Management and Budget ...The Hill - 2d -
Backlash in Congress over Trump's federal funding memo
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reacted to President Trump's memo calling for a pause in federal funding for certain programs. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more.CBS News - 2d -
The Green party’s time is now, but it needs to stop being polite – and start picking some fights | Owen Jones
You only need look at its dire social media presence to see where this party, so full of potential, is going wrong . Starmerism has proved a political calamity, and this should be a moment for the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Climate disasters are political — so let’s politicize them
That said, there’s still a wrong way to politicize these disasters.The Hill - 4d -
Nigeria’s plan to boost delta drilling sparks fury
Campaigners rally against effort to revive Ogoniland production over legacy of environmental destructionFinancial Times - 4d -
Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life
Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the first time, biologists made it happen in the lab.Wired - 5d -
Trump's latest float: Major disaster relief changes: From the Politics Desk
President Donald Trump targeted FEMA on his first trip since taking office, visiting states that have been hit by natural disasters.NBC News - 6d -
The Memo: Trump goes full bore against DEI
President Trump is taking full aim at diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, apparently making the calculation that the peak for such initiatives has passed and that they are viewed with ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
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The Memo: Trump 2.0 comes into focus
President Trump’s second term is coming into much sharper focus in its first 72 hours — delighting his supporters but ringing loud alarm bells for liberal Americans. Trump has been delivering on ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Ros Atkins on... the politics of pardons
The BBC's Analysis Editor explains how controversial pardons made by Biden and Trump stretched the limits of the power.BBC News - Jan. 23 -
Presidents' unprecedented pardon power sparks scrutiny
The unprecedented use of pardons by former President Biden on his last day in office coupled with President Trump’s sweeping pardon of violent Jan. 6 offenders on his first has sparked renewed ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
The Memo: Trump set to ‘shock and awe’ with executive actions
President-elect Trump is expected to unleash a blizzard of executive orders as soon as he takes office on Monday, seeking to demonstrate he can deliver on the hopes of supporters who elected him to ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Trump arrives in Washington for inauguration
President-elect Trump landed in Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening for his inauguration. He landed at Dulles International Airport in Virginia just after 7 p.m. Trump, incoming first lady ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Trump Brings a Chill to Washington
A more seasoned Trump prepares to work his will in a more biddable D.C.The New York Times - Jan. 18 -
Meta's pivot to the right sparks boycotts and a user exodus
After Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced changes that shifted the company and its policies to the right, some users are fleeing the company’s platforms.NBC News - Jan. 15 -
Meta’s ‘free speech’ overhaul sparks advertisers’ concern
Facebook owner’s move to loosen policing of online content has raised fears of a surge in misinformationFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
Musk and the new political playbook
Lucy and the team on the FT scoop that Musk is seeking to oust StarmerFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
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The fight for the Arctic
How melting ice and geopolitical rivalries are heating up competition in the ArcticBBC News - Jan. 9 -
In the Palisades, an Evacuation Disaster Was Years in the Making
Some Pacific Palisades residents said the community had long asked for more detailed fire preparation plans. When a fire raged through the community this week, gridlock ensued.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
The Memo: Trump sparks political fight as Los Angeles wildfires rage
President-elect Trump has sparked a political battle over the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles even as those fires are still far from contained. Any suggestion that the disaster — which has already ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Biden approves major disaster declaration for California wildfires
Multiple fires are burning in the Los Angeles area, forcing thousands to flee their homes and destroying hundreds of buildings. President Biden approved a major disaster declaration Wednesday ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Disaster by the Numbers: The Crisis in Sudan
The United States just formally declared that genocide has taken place in the northeast African nation, but the calamity there dates back decades.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Meta's moderation rollback sparks celebration and despair
Some Republicans celebrated the move which they framed as a result of their war against social media censorship. Fact-checking groups were blindsided.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Republicans take over Washington amid a worldwide anti-incumbent wave: From the Politics Desk
Voters in the U.S. and across the world delivered a striking rebuke to incumbents and traditional political parties on both the right and left.NBC News - Jan. 6 -
Washington Huskies vs. Illinois Fighting Illini: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, start time, TV channel
How to watch Washington vs. Illinois basketball gameCBS Sports - Jan. 5 -
Pulisic sparks Milan comeback in Super Cup semi
AC Milan came from behind to beat Juventus 2-1 in the Italian Super Cup semi-final in Riyadh on Friday, and the win for Sergio Conceicao's side in his first game in charge set up a derby final with ...ESPN - Jan. 4 -
The Memo: New Orleans mass killing gets pulled into partisan political battle
It took less than 48 hours for the mass killing in New Orleans to be pulled into the partisan debates that are roiling the nation. In the process, some of the political rhetoric ran roughshod over ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Life Lessons From the Masters of Disaster
The President-elect and the mayor of Chicago are great examples of how not to behave at critical moments. Entrepreneurs, take note.Inc. - Jan. 2
