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Keir Starmer announces £1.6bn package for Ukraine – video
The prime minister announced an extra £1.6bn in UK export finance for Ukraine on Sunday, on top of the £2.2bn loan promised the previous day. Speaking after a summit in London, Starmer said leaders ...The Guardian - 4d -
Recognize that voice? Here's who is announcing at the Oscars
You'll see many familiar faces during the Oscars — but who is that announcing for the show?The Hill - 3d -
Starmer announces 'coalition of the willing' to guarantee Ukraine peace
The UK prime minister says Europe would take the lead but would need US backing for a peace plan.BBC News - 3d -
Bitcoin jumps after Trump strategic reserve announcement
The cryptocurrency market surged over the weekend after President Trump announced his plans to create a strategic crypto reserve and hinted at details about the highly anticipated plan. Bitcoin ...The Hill - 3d -
TSMC to announce $100B investment in US chip manufacturing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to announce a $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing plants on Monday, the White House confirmed. The multibillion-dollar ...The Hill - 3d -
Jimmy Johnson announces retirement from Fox Sports
TThe Fox studio show is going to be a bit different for the 2025 season.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Bad Bunny agency announces deal with Tatis
Rimas Sports, the agency co-owned by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny whose leaders have been suspended by the baseball players' union, announced a management deal with Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr.ESPN - 2d -
Trump announces month-long suspension of Mexico tariffs
Mexico will not be required to pay tariffs on goods that come under a previous trade pact until 2 April.BBC News - 5h -
WTA announces paid maternity leave for players
Pregnant women's tennis players can now get 12 months of paid maternity leave and those who become parents via partner pregnancy, surrogacy or adoption can get two months off with pay under a ...ESPN - 4h -
£67bn of UK investors’ money is in underperforming funds
Wealth floundering in so-called ‘dog’ funds rises 26 per cent in six months, as investor Nick Train’s UK Equity product named among themFinancial Times - Feb. 21 -
Why Republicans are at odds about how to fund the government
The Republican-controlled Senate adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint. Next week, the GOP-led House will advance its own proposal. There are some differences in strategy, and President Trump ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Meta launches $50M Meta Horizon Creator Fund
This week, Meta launched a $50 million Meta Horizon Creator Fund. Under the theme of “Shape what’s next,” Meta plans to reward creators who can innovate and earn with Meta Horizon Worlds. The fund ...VentureBeat - Feb. 22 -
Benjamin Black Weighs Shift in U.S.A.I.D. Funding
Benjamin Black, a son of the private equity mogul Leon Black and likely head of the International Development Finance Corporation, wants a piece of U.S.A.I.D.’s funding to invest in “pro-market” ...The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
Nations salvage funding deal to reverse wildlife decline
Funding agreed at UN conference in Rome that would attempt to tackle the rapid loss of biodiversityBBC News - 6d -
SoftBank Considers Borrowing $16 Billion to Fund AI
This would be on top of the $15 billion SoftBank has already committed to Stargate.Inc. - 3d -
More funding for judges to tackle record court delays
The announcement of new support for courts comes as two reports warn the justice system is struggling.BBC News - 1d -
Ovechkin uses Gretzky chase for cancer funding
Every goal scored by Alex Ovechkin for the rest of his career will raise funds toward pediatric cancer research.ESPN - 1d -
Federal judge presses pause on NIH funding cuts
A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from imposing a 15 percent cap on research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), finding ...The Hill - 23h -
EU leaders endorse new defence funding initiatives
Europe’s backing for Kyiv faces resistance from Orbán as Trump turns US-European relations on their headFinancial Times - 11h -
Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare
The TV celebrity and Trump nominee has pledged to divest from most of his financial interests. But they touch nearly every corner of health care, from insurance to blood pressure cuffs and ...The New York Times - Feb. 24 -
Matthew Stafford could join the $50 million club
Under his current contract, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will make $27 million in 2025.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24 -
DoorDash to Pay $16.8 Million to Workers for Pocketing Their Tips
The payments, part of a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office over a practice that ended in 2019, will return as much as $14,000 to some workers.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions
The Taliban say 90,000 CCTV cameras in Kabul will reduce crime but there are fears for human rights.BBC News - Feb. 27 -
Schiff: Millions of Americans 'downright ashamed' of Trump
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a longtime critic of President Trump, said he thinks millions of Americans are ashamed of the president “for the first time” over his efforts to strike a deal with ...The Hill - Feb. 27 -
Oscars Draw 18 Million Viewers, an 8% Drop
The show was broadcast on ABC, as it has been for decades, but also streamed live on Hulu, where there were glitches.The New York Times - 2d -
Everton secure £350 million stadium financing deal
Everton have agreed a long-term financing deal for their new stadium on Liverpool's waterfront, securing a long-term funding deal to refinance the borrowing already in place on the venue.ESPN - 5h -
Women's pro tennis introduces paid maternity leave funded by Saudi sovereign wealth fund
Eligible players will receive up to 12 months of paid maternity leave and will have access to grants to cover fertility conception and egg freezing treatments.CNBC - 2h -
Rob Manfred calls Athletics’ new park in Sacramento charming but still expects to be in Las Vegas by 2028
Rob Manfred recently visited the 14,000-seat minor league stadium in West Sacramento, California, and said the owners of the Triple-A River Cats and Athletics have provided players with “as close ...Yahoo Sports - Feb. 19 -
'See you in court': Trump and Maine governor clash over trans athlete order
President Trump called out Maine Gov. Janet Mills at a meeting of governors at the White House over her state not complying with his executive order to ban transgender athletes from women's sports.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Eye Opener: Trump, Maine Gov. Janet Mills have tense exchange over transgender athletes
President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills had a testy exchange Friday during his remarks to governors Friday over Trump's transgender sports ban. Meanwhile, a town in Brazil has declared a state ...CBS News - Feb. 22 -
Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports
Pennsylvania’s governing body for high school sports has changed its policy that allowed transgender athletes to compete in prep athletics to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order.NBC News - Feb. 25 -
Female athletes excluded from White House event after criticizing new NCAA policy
Some of the athletes have publicly clashed with the White House's preferred messaging by openly criticizing the NCAA in social media posts and other public statements.CBS News - Feb. 27 -
Thune says Senate will consider bill to restrict trans athletes 'early next week'
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports will go to the Senate floor “early next week,” ...The Hill - 6d -
Education Department probing Washington state school district that refused to remove trans athlete
The Education Department says it is investigating a Washington state school district that recently moved to ban transgender students from participating on girls’ sports teams after it also ...The Hill - 3d -
Senate Democrats block GOP-led bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sports
Senate Democrats voted unanimously to block a Republican-led bill Monday evening that would prohibit federally funded schools’ athletic programs from allowing transgender athletes from ...NBC News - 2d -
Athletes on fertility, egg freezing and having it all: ‘I can have it if I want it’
Family planning in sports is no longer taboo, but elite female athletes like Kaillie Humphries and Maria Sharapova believe more open conversations should be taking place. The cold sterility of a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Which could be the next MLB team to get a new stadium? After Athletics, Rays, who's ready to move?
Only three new ballparks have opened since 2010CBS Sports - 15h -
Charles Barkley calls athletes who won’t visit Trump’s White House ‘stupid’. I disagree | Etan Thomas
Sports stars have stayed silent about the policies of the new administration. I spoke to someone who knows all about the power – and price – of protest. Since Donald Trump took office for his ...The Guardian - 11h
