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Trump threatens 200% tariff on E.U. wine and liquor
President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to impose 200% tariffs on alcohol from the European Union in response to the region's retaliatory 50% tariff on U.S. whiskey, further escalating tensions ...NBC News - 6d -
Trump threatens big tariffs on European Union's alcohol
President Trump is threatening a steep tariff on all alcohol from the European Union after a retaliatory tariff on popular U.S. goods was announced. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.CBS News - 5d -
Congress poised to force $1B cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers
Congress is poised to pass a President Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to the district’s local budget, a move that has been catching ...The Hill - 5d -
Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled
PM faces backlash over plans to tighten eligibility, potentially leaving more than 600,000 claimants £675 a month worse off. Keir Starmer is to defy growing anger by driving through welfare cuts ...The Guardian - 2d -
PwC and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund clash over hiring of executive
‘Friction and angst’ over Neom auditor preceded Public Investment Fund’s ban on Big Four firmFinancial Times - Mar. 7 -
U.S. stocks fall as recession fears grow
The Dow Jones shed nearly 900 points on Monday as tariffs, mounting federal layoffs and consumer confidence started to weigh on the economy. Adding to the chaos is the potential for another ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
RFK Jr directs FDA to revise ‘self-affirm’ rule to improve food ingredient safety
Health secretary accuses food companies of ‘exploiting loophole’ over food safety and urges greater transparency. The US secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has directed ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
EFL preview: Basement battles and play-off pushes
A look ahead to the weekend's EFL action with some key games for sides threatened by relegation and those vying for the play-offs.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Labour ministers yet to hold talks over Abramovich funds
Funds worth £2.5bn - meant to help Ukrainians - remain frozen in a UK bank account over a row about how to use them.BBC News - Mar. 8 -
Stand up for Science rallies protesting Trump cuts held across U.S.
Thousands of people, including researchers, scientists, medical professionals and cancer survivors rallied across the U.S. in protest of the Trump Administration’s firings, budget and grants cuts ...NBC News - Mar. 8 -
The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note | Sheldon Pollock
Like a mob boss, the government threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic freedom and faculty governance. On 15 March, Columbia University received what can only be described ...The Guardian - 4h -
Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts
The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officialsABC News - Mar. 10 -
Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas
Humanitarian officials say move could hit already meagre water supply, as ceasefire talks grow increasingly chaotic. Israel is to cut off any remaining electricity supplies to Gaza in an apparent ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
UK social safety net among weakest in rich world, analysis finds
Think-tank report comes as Keir Starmer seeks to convince Labour MPs to back welfare spending cutsFinancial Times - 6d -
Trump administration outlines 'next steps' toward restoring Columbia grants
The Trump administration sent a letter to Columbia University outlining “next steps” the institution must take to restore some of its federal funding. The administration earlier this month cut ...The Hill - 4d -
U.S. Treasury prices rally as risk-off theme prevails in stocks
U.S. government debt rallied on Tuesday, pushing yields lower for the day, as risk-off sentiment took hold in the stock market and the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting got underway.MarketWatch - 17h -
NYC Subway Crime Report Shows Random Assaults Outnumber Robberies
While crime remains rare in the New York City subway, a surge in unpredictable attacks, not motivated by theft, signals a worrisome shift.The New York Times - 4d -
Eating on $6 a month: Rohingya refugees brace for food reductions amid aid cuts by U.S. and others
Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Line 5, a Trump donor, is profiting off a pipeline deal threatening pollution
Trump administration accused of ‘quid pro quo’ for fast-tracking controversial fossil fuel proposal in Michigan. Donald Trump ’s administration is being accused by activists of a quid pro quo as ...The Guardian - 3d -
Burn pit fund on the chopping block
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Fund for veterans exposed to toxics faces chopping block Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over a provision ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Refugees’ Survival: ‘People Will Die’
At the world’s largest refugee camp, for Rohingya people in Bangladesh, the food allowance per person is set to fall to just $6 per month, far below what aid officials say is required for survival.The New York Times - 2d -
Deportations Threaten Constitutional Showdown, and DOGE Cuts Hit Nuclear Agency
Plus, a retirement home for penguins.The New York Times - 2d -
USDA suspends Maine university funding after Trump row over transgender athletes
The Department of Agriculture has suspended funding at the University of Maine after President Trump clashed with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletic participation.NBC News - 6d -
'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'
Sam Jones says she was trying to get the wombat safely off the road, and the video was not staged for social media.BBC News - 4d -
Kyiv and Moscow trade drone attacks as new U.S.-Ukraine talks kick off
A top Ukrainian official said his country was "ready to go" and determined to reach a peace deal with Russia as U.S.-Ukraine talks kicked off in Jeddah.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Hit Sudanese Refugees Fleeing Violence and Famine in Darfur
Just weeks after the U.S. government suspended its work in massive foreign aid cuts announced in January, humanitarians say much of the damage to critical programs has already been done.The New York Times - 23h -
Trump administration's climate rollbacks spark concerns over environmental fallout
The Trump administration is moving forward with what EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin calls the "largest deregulatory action in U.S. history," aiming to undo 31 environmental regulations. The changes ...CBS News - 4d -
‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump
Senate Republicans aren’t seeing eye to eye with their colleagues in the House over places to cut spending in order to pay for their extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts. GOP members of the Senate ...The Hill - 4d -
Laid-off FEMA employees speak out about DOGE cuts
Elon Musk today said that his Department of Government Efficiency is cooperating with cabinet secretaries on downsizing the federal bureaucracy. Since Inauguration Day, more than 200 FEMA employees ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Map shows U.S. travel advisories by country
Questions have surfaced around the safety of traveling to the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean tourist destinations, including Turks and Caicos Islands.CBS News - 19h -
Senate GOP campaign arm targets Ossoff over vote against funding bill in digital ad
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) targeted Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in a new digital ad on Friday over his vote against a GOP-crafted bill to fund the government through ...The Hill - 4d -
Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit
Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say experts. Cuts to food assistance by the US, Britain and others are already leading to more ...The Guardian - 4d -
Canadian Amb. to U.S.: 'Nothing is off the table' when responding to Trump tariffs
Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kristen Hillman joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss President Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on Canada in April.NBC News - 1d -
Rescue operation underway after U.S. tanker hits container ship off U.K. coast
A U.S. oil tanker has collided with a cargo ship off the coast of England in the North Sea, prompting a major rescue mission, officials say. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Senate Democrats insist on voting on 30-day government funding bill
Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...The Hill - 6d -
Here’s how ‘DOGE’ cuts, safety fears and a slowing economy are combining to hurt airlines
American Airlines now sees a much bigger Q1 loss, and Southwest said less government travel hurt revenue.MarketWatch - Mar. 11 -
The U.S. growth outlook was just cut by the OECD on uncertainty and tariffs
The U.S. economic growth outlook — and even more so, Canada’s and Mexico’s — was lowered on Monday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development due to policy uncertainty and the ...MarketWatch - 2d -
Schumer clashes with liberal colleagues over House GOP funding bill
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding ...The Hill - 5d -
How the Immigration Crackdown Threatens Elderly Care
The U.S. relies heavily on immigrant workers to care for its aging population, with nearly 30 percent of direct care workers coming from other countries. As the demand for caregivers grows, ...The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Judge denies CFPB funding relief to Baltimore
A federal judge on Friday handed the Trump administration a win by declining to temporarily block its bid to strip the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of its reserve funds, after ...The Hill - 4d