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Man Accused of Stabbing Salman Rushdie Goes on Trial
Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder in the attack, which took place in 2022 as Mr. Rushdie was about to speak at an arts conference in western New York.The New York Times - 1d -
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Actor Christy Carlson Romano 'shot in the face' while shooting clay pigeons
Actor Christy Carlson Romano says she was shot in the face while shooting clay pigeons with her husband, showing off her bloodied eye in a new video.NBC News - 1d -
Record number of asylum seekers died in 2024 while in care of Home Office
Data obtained by the Guardian shows 51 people died in Home Office provided accommodation in 2024. A record number of asylum seekers died last year while in the care of the Home Office, according to ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump says he has directed U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.NBC News - 1d -
Trump directs Treasury to stop making pennies
President Trump on Sunday announced that he asked the Treasury Department to stop producing pennies, calling the one cent coin wasteful. He said in a Truth Social post that he told Treasury ...The Hill - 2d -
Live updates: Trump leaves Super Bowl, directs Treasury to stop making pennies
President Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl on Sunday in an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier that aired just before kickoff. “I guess, you have to say that when a ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump picks Chiefs for Super Bowl win, praising Mahomes
President Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl on Sunday in an interview that aired just before kickoff. “I guess, you have to say that when a quarterback wins as much as he’s ...The Hill - 2d -
Doctors, Nurses in Oregon Still on Strike
This is a MedPage Today story. As the strike by nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health in Oregon reaches the 3-week mark, representatives from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) ...ABC News - 2d -
Trump’s acting chief of federal financial watchdog orders staff to pause activity
Russell Vought is now acting head of CFPB, created in wake of 2008 financial crash to supervise financial companies. Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s newly installed acting head of the US Consumer ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump’s FBI nominee Kash Patel under fire over Shein stake
Controversial official discloses stock in owner of Chinese fast-fashion retailer that has been accused of forced labourFinancial Times - 2d -
Trump accelerates Guantánamo Bay migrant directive: What to know
Trump administration officials are rapidly moving forward with President Trump’s directive to turn Guantánamo Bay into a facility that could hold up to 30,000 migrants who are being deported from ...The Hill - 2d -
Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt parts of bureau activity
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees Saturday night in his new capacity as the bureau's acting ...NBC News - 3d -
R. Kelly accusers file petition seeking $9M singer still owes
Several of R. Kelly's victims filed a petition seeking to collect the more than $9 million still owed after they won a civil judgment against the disgraced singer.NBC News - 3d -
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While Trump is moving fast and breaking things, Americans wanting to escape should come to Australia | Julianne Schultz
There is a talent pool of brilliant people who should be invited to study here, to work in our hospitals, construction sites and research labs. Move fast and break things was Mark Zuckerberg’s ...The Guardian - 3d -
Scientists, researchers work to archive federal health data purged by Trump administration
Scientists, researchers and private health organizations scrambled to preserve as much federal public health data and guidelines as possible last week after news reached them that the Trump ...The Hill - 3d -
Millionaire accused over 2017 murder of Maltese journalist freed on bail
Family of Daphne Caruana Galizia condemn delays in bringing Yorgen Fenech to trial after arrest in 2019. A millionaire businessman charged with the 2017 murder of the Maltese anti-corruption ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump questions whether Time Magazine 'still in business' after Musk cover reveal
President Trump weighed in on Time Magazine's reveal of a cover featuring tech billionaire Elon Musk, seemingly mocking the outlet that named him its "Person of the Year" in 2024. Asked on Friday ...The Hill - 3d -
Jaguars announce full 2025 coaching staff
The Jaguars have announced their full coaching staff for the 2025 season.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
While Trump blathers about tariffs and Gaza, Musk is executing a coup d’état | John Naughton
Don’t be distracted by the president’s calculated bluster – it’s his unelected sidekick who’s taking over the US government. Way back in 2019, Steve Bannon, then a Trump consigliere , outlined in ...The Guardian - 3d -
Staff let go, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA
EPA staffers have had to contend with dramatic shake-ups. About 1,100 employees were told they could be terminated, and then 168 staffers were put on leave.NBC News - 3d -
Chiefs eyeing history while Eagles want revenge - Super Bowl preview
Can the Kansas City Chiefs complete an unprecedented three-peat in Super Bowl 59 or will the Philadelphia Eagles gain revenge?BBC News - 3d -
Judge blocks Trump plan to put thousands of USAID staff on leave
A last-minute lawsuit means Trump's efforts to dismantle the overseas aid agency have been put on hold.BBC News - 3d -
Oscar nominees Fernanda Torres and Walter Salles on Brazil’s 1970s junta and ‘resistance through affection’
The actress and director discuss ‘I’m Still Here’, their portrait of a family torn apart by political persecution — but still defiantFinancial Times - 3d -
Judge pauses Trump plan to put USAID staff on leave
Judge Carl Nichols said he would be entering a "very limited" temporary restraining order directed at the 2,200 at-risk USAID workers.CNBC - 4d -
Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than 160 workers who ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump’s FBI Pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock From Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein
Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director told senators he has no plans to divest his shares, which his financial disclosure form says were received in exchange for consulting services.Wired - 4d -
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”Wired - 4d -
FBI gives in to justice department demand for list of January 6 investigators
Agency submitted list, excluding names, of up to 6,000 agents involved in investigating 2021 Capitol attack. US politics live – latest updates The FBI has complied with a US justice ...The Guardian - 4d -
Deion Sanders adds Marshall Faulk to Colorado staff as RB coach
A third NFL Hall of Famers has joined the Colorado coaching staff.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Donald Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal
The journal’s editorial board includes multiple scientists, such as Trump health nominees Jay Bhattacharya and Marty Makary, who opposed Covid public health measures.Wired - 5d -
Trump Trade Nominee Defends Plan to Reorder International Trade
Jamieson Greer advocated restructuring the international trading system and defended the president’s aggressive actions against Canada and Mexico as he testified before the Senate.The New York Times - 5d -
Bank of England Cuts Rates While Warning of Inflation and Trade War Risks
The central bank cut rates for the third time in about six months as it said economic growth had been weaker than expected.The New York Times - 5d -
Digital Bandidos expands game publishing staff
Digital Bandidosannounced it has hired three new leaders as the company strengthens its ability to provide services for game developers.VentureBeat - 5d -
Candy Crush Solitaire debuts as 1st King game in a while
King has launched Candy Crush Solitaire around the world as the latest mobile game that carries the Candy Crush brand.VentureBeat - 5d -
How RaMell Ross made best picture nominee 'Nickel Boys' as 'visceral' as real life
In our first episode back after the Oscar nominations, we chat with 'Nickel Boys' filmmaker RaMell Ross and costume designer Arianne Phillips of 'A Complete Unknown.'Los Angeles Times - 5d
