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Thousands of workers fired in federal purge
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Thousands of workers fired in Trump, Musk federal purge Agency leaders across the ...The Hill - 4d -
He wanted his father’s killer to be executed. Until his wish was granted
Does the death penalty – ‘a life for a life’ – really help victims’ families achieve closure? A new documentary finds out. For almost 20 years, Aaron Castro was certain about what had to happen. ...The Guardian - 5d -
She Was the Female Lead in His Film. Now She’s His Leading Lady.
When Alan Yang, known for “Parks and Recreation” and “Master of None,” directed his first film, Christine Ko’s audition tape stopped him in his tracks. Once the film wrapped, romance emerged.The New York Times - 4d -
AstraZeneca, Whitehall, and a failed £450m deal for the next generation in vaccines. What went wrong?
When the pharma firm cancelled plans for a major expansion of its Merseyside plant last month, there was no shortage of questions – or blame – over responsibility. At a tense meeting with senior ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
2025 Super Bowl score prediction, Chiefs vs. Eagles picks: Model generates exact score from 10,000 simulations
SportsLine's model has simulated Chiefs vs. Eagles 10,000 times and locked in its Super Bowl 59 score predictions and NFL picksCBS Sports - Feb. 9 -
Adobe Firefly AI video generator debuts—the most ‘IP-safe’ AI tool yet?
Adobe Firefly AI video generator offers commercially-safe AI video tools trained on licensed content — challenging OpenAI’s Sora.VentureBeat - 6d -
Less supervision, better results: Study shows AI models generalize more effectively on their own
Training LLMs and VLMs through reinforcement learning delivers better results than using hand-crafted examples.VentureBeat - 6d -
RFK Jr. says he has 'generic list' of HHS staffers who 'should move out'
Newly confirmed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he has a "generic list" of people he wants removed from his department. "I have a list in my head ... we have a ...The Hill - 4d -
Why new Attorney General Pam Bondi is going all in on the federal death penalty
Elections have consequences, so the slogan goes.The Hill - 1d -
Creators Are Making More User-Generated Content Than Ever. That’s Good News for Brands
It’s a great time for businesses to secure authentic, customer-produced photos and videos.Inc. - 8h -
Nebraska government system shutdown disrupts the Legislature, DMV and other offices
A systemwide outage of state government computers shut down everything from the work of the Legislature to driver’s licensing offices for several hoursABC News - Feb. 6 -
Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
Mr. Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who served in the first Trump administration, will be at the center of President Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
Thousands of Syrians in limbo as UK Home Office freezes asylum claims
Two months after the fall of Assad’s regime, Whitehall’s decision to pause asylum applications from Syrians has left more than 6,600 cases stuck on hold in the UK. More than 6,000 Syrians in ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
Georgia police officer killed responding to pickleball club; suspect arrested
The Roswell police officer responded to a report of a suspicious person in the parking lot of a pickleball club when he was shot.CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Post Office tussles with UK government over ‘drip feed’ funding
State-owned company at centre of Horizon scandal struggling to secure long-term finance deal, say sourcesFinancial Times - Feb. 9 -
‘Dog Man’ bests ‘Heart Eyes,’ ‘Love Hurts’ at box office
On a quiet winter weekend at the box office, DreamWorks Animation’s “Dog Man” chased its own tail, repeating as the top movie in theatersABC News - Feb. 9 -
HHS Has Many Health Equity Offices. What Will Become of Them?
This is a MedPage Today story. Of five major HHS agency offices focused on health equity, only one has taken down its website amid President Trump's executive orders to end federal government ...ABC News - Feb. 9 -
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 - Feb. 10 -
Met Police officers rescue people and fight blaze at hostel
Bodycam footage shows officers evacuating the building and tackling the fire with extinguishers in Euston, London.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Off-duty corrections officer killed in 'targeted' attack: Police
An off-duty corrections officer in Florida was shot and killed in a “targeted attack,” according to police.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Off-duty corrections officer killed in targeted attack, police say
Officials said Deputy Basil Powell was "targeted and ambushed while returning home."CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of police officer
Matildas and Chelsea star had denied charge and was cleared at Kingston crown court. Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment after calling a police officer “fucking ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion
The runaway success of “Ne Zha 2” is another sign that Chinese audiences are choosing domestic movies over Hollywood blockbusters.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Musk’s ‘Doge’ guts nearly $1bn in US education department’s research office
Cuts in effect wipe out Institute of Education Sciences, one of the country’s largest funders of education research. Elon Musk and the Trump administration ’s so-called “department of government ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
Home office deduction: Here's who qualifies and how to claim it on your taxes
The home office deduction could provide a tax break on your 2024 return. Here's who qualifies and how to claim it.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Associated Press barred from Oval Office for not using ‘Gulf of America’
Agency says its reporter wasn’t allowed into event in effort to ‘punish’ style guide on upholding use of Gulf of Mexico. The Associated Press said it was barred from sending a reporter to ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
WATCH: Police officers chase teen across busy interstate in Milwaukee
Surveillance cameras captured the dramatic end of a police chase along Interstate 43 in Milwaukee. In it, a teenage armed robbery suspect runs into traffic, with two officers following closely behind.ABC News - 6d -
Waste to pay officers we can't sack, says Met chief
Millions could be spent paying officers on leave after losing their vetting status, Sir Mark Rowley says.BBC News - 6d -
Elon Musk takes questions from Oval Office about government cuts
Elon Musk answered questions on Tuesday in the Oval Office next to President Donald Trump about his dramatic makeover of the federal government, saying they have identified billions of dollars in ...NBC News - 6d -
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Elon Musk grilled about DOGE transparency, conflicts in Oval Office
Elon Musk had not faced reporters since taking the lead on Trump's mandate to dismantle much of the federal government.ABC News - 6d -
Musk's son 'Lil X' steals spotlight in the Oval Office
The billionaire has brought his four-year-old to numerous Washington events.ABC News - 6d -
At Oval Office, Musk Makes Broad Claims of Federal Fraud Without Proof
The billionaire, whose federal cost-cutting team has been operating in secrecy, asserted that he had uncovered waste and fraud across the bureaucracy, without providing evidence.The New York Times - 6d -
Tulsi Gabbard sworn in as top intelligence chief in Oval Office
Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in as director of national intelligence on Wednesday in the Oval Office, hours after the Senate confirmed her. Attorney General Pam Bondi administered the oath of office to ...The Hill - 6d -
No More Heroes Studio Asks For No More Fans To Randomly Appear At Office
Grasshopper Manufacture is kindly asking for people to stop dropping by its Tokyo location unannounced. In fact, the developer--founded by Suda51 and behind the No More Heroes franchise--decided to ...GameSpot - 5d -
Micah Parsons sends "call to action" to Cowboys' front office
The Cowboys watched as the Eagles won another Super Bowl last week.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Archaeologists discover London's first Roman basilica under office building
An office building from the 1930s in the heart of London was about to be demolished and redeveloped by its owners — until archaeologists unearthed remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica in the ...NBC News - 4d -
Remnants of a Roman Basilica Are Found Under a London Office Building
The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.The New York Times - 4d
