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UK weather: temperatures in southern England could hit 19C this week
Some areas forecast to have warmer weather than Ibiza and Corfu on Thursday’s spring equinox. Parts of the UK are expected to be warmer than Ibiza and Corfu this week on the first official day of ...The Guardian - 3d -
D.C. Mayor calls out ‘$1.1 billion problem’ in House GOP stopgap plan
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Monday sounded alarm over what she described as a "$1.1 billion problem" in a plan rolled out by House Republicans to keep the government funded beyond ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Pokemon Go Developer Set To Be Acquired By Saudi Arabia's Scopely In $3.5 Billion Deal
Saudi Arabian-owned mobile developer Scopely has announced that it'll be acquiring Niantic's video game division, paying $3.5 billion for the developer behind Pokemon Go. Also included in the ...GameSpot - Mar. 12 -
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza
Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza, a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia
The deeper discussion of a European force comes amid rising anger and dismay over President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Stock futures even Thursday amid trade war and looming government shutdown
Stocks futures were again showing jitters early Thursday, after a reprieve for the S&P and NASDAQ on Wednesday amid President Donald Trump's trade war.ABC News - 6d -
Walgreens to Be Acquired by Sycamore Partners in $10 Billion Deal
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance have lost about half their value in the past year, as the chain has faced pressure in its retail and pharmacy businesses.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Trump continues tariff tumult amid economic uncertainty
President Trump told reporters there could be some economic disturbance amid tweaks to tariffs at the end of a tumultuous week in the markets. NBC News Correspondents Aaron Gilchrist, Brian Cheung ...NBC News - Mar. 7 -
The UK’s ‘quango’ state
Starmer’s push to slash arm’s-length bodies follows in a long line of ‘red tape challenges’ by previous governmentsFinancial Times - 19h -
More Americans are now seeking UK citizenship. Three of them tell us why
Donald Trump’s re-election has made many in the US doubt whether the direction of their nation is for them. A record number of Americans are seeking UK citizenship, according to recent data.. In ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Veterans cuts spark GOP backlash on Capitol Hill
"We don't need to be reading memos in the paper about 20 percent cut at the VA," Sen. Lindsey Graham said.Politico - Mar. 6 -
How FEMA cuts are spreading far beyond Washington
More than 200 employees at FEMA have been cut since Inauguration Day, and workers fear more downsizing is coming.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce
The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Education Department cuts agency that measures student performance
Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance.ABC News - 6d -
Reeves meeting regulators in drive to cut red tape
The chancellor will unveil plans to cut bureaucracy as the government continues its bid to slash red tape.BBC News - 2d -
Cybersecurity agency's top recruits decimated by DOGE cuts
Among the CISA cuts were top recruits tasked with protecting the nation's critical infrastructure from foreign and domestic cyber attacks.CBS News - 2d -
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Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’
Travellers from country now need visas with decision reportedly made in response to rising asylum claims. UK politics live – latest updates Trinidad and Tobago has described Britain’s new visa ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
8 Best Down Comforters (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Snuggle up under our favorite comforters for every season and every budget.Wired - 2d -
Ron Baron says he won’t sell a single personal Tesla share amid the EV play's big decline
Billionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by Elon Musk's Tesla amid its dramatic sell-off.CNBC - Mar. 11 -
Kanye West sort-of releases new album, 'Bully,' amid more hateful posts
"Bully" was "not finished and half the vocals AI," but it arrived amid more insulting social media posts.Los Angeles Times - 6h -
Harvard freezes hiring amid financial 'uncertainties' driven by Trump policies
Harvard University says it is freezing hiring for faculty and staff amid financial “uncertainties” driven by the Trump administration. “Universities throughout the nation face substantial financial ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
White House says U.S. is in 'period of economic transition' amid recession fears
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the U.S. economy was in a "period of economic transition" and criticized the economic policies of the Biden administration amid ...NBC News - Mar. 11 -
US and Russian spy chiefs speak amid Ukraine war talks
CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Sergei Naryshkin, chief of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, or SVR, spoke over the phone Tuesday amid recent peace talks with Ukraine, endorsing a 30-day ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Report: Leicester Set Price for Bilal El Khannouss Amid Interest
Leicester City’s Stance on Bilal El Khannouss Amid Relegation BattleLeicester City’s precarious position in the Premier League table has prompted speculation regarding the future of Bilal El Khann...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Schumer postpones book tour amid backlash over funding vote
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) has postponed his book tour scheduled this week in Baltimore, New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia amid an intense backlash from fellow ...The Hill - 2d -
VA secretary: Cutting 80,000 jobs ‘is our target’
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said his agency is looking to cut 80,000 jobs as their “target” to slim the agency’s workforce. Collins joined Fox & Friends on Monday, where he was pressed ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
The Papers: 'Benefits turmoil' and 'deal or no steel'
A backlash over proposed reform to the welfare system leads many papers, as does news of Trump's tariffs beginning.BBC News - 6d -
Faisal Islam: Hundreds of thousands will be affected by benefits changes
These plans are more geared towards making budgetary numbers add up than fundamental welfare reform.BBC News - 1d -
The Papers: Ukraine truce hopes 'on a knife edge' and 'Worried sick'
Wednesday's front pages feature the phone call between Trump and Putin, and Labour's welfare reforms.BBC News - 19h -
The UK’s gamble on solar geoengineering is like using aspirin for cancer | Raymond Pierrehumbert and Michael Mann
Injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, but the UK is funding field trials. Some years ago in the pages of the Guardian, we sounded the alarm ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
UK economy shrinks in January; stocks and euro jump on German debt deal – as it happened
UK economy unexpectedly contracts by 0.1% in January in blow to the chancellor ahead of spring statement; Friedrich Merz declares: ‘Germany is back’. Let’s look at the GDP figures in more detail.. ...The Guardian - 5d -
Ukraine war live: Putin response to peace plan ‘not good enough’, says UK, as international militaries prepare to meet in London
Representatives from numerous international militaries will meet in London on Thursday, says UK prime minister. Few resonant phrases are repeated in politics without a deliberate reason, and Keir ...The Guardian - 4d -
Oxford historian faces deportation from UK after doing research on India … in India
Home Office told Manikarnika Dutta to quit Britain for spending too many days abroad for study. A high-achieving academic has been threatened with deportation from the UK because the Home Office ...The Guardian - 3d -
Johns Hopkins University says it is cutting more than 2,000 workers due to cut to federal aid
Johns Hopkins University said Thursday that it is cutting over 2,000 workers because of a federal funding cut. “The termination of more than $800 million in [U.S. Agency for International ...The Hill - 5d -
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he's 'not at all' worried amid stock market sell-off
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was "not at all" worried about the stock market, which has dipped multiple times amid Trump's tariff threats.NBC News - 3d -
"I'm the best leader for the Senate," Schumer says amid pushback over shutdown vote
Schumer said he is the "best at winning Senate seats" amid questions about his leadership after he voted to advance a GOP measure to fund the government.CBS News - 1d -
"I'm the best leader for the Senate," Schumer says amid pushback over shutdown vote
Schumer said he is the "best at winning Senate seats" amid questions about his leadership after he voted to advance a GOP measure to fund the government.CBS News - 1d -
Players’ union sides with Real Madrid exposing La Liga’s failure to protect athlete welfare
The ongoing dispute between Real Madrid and La Liga over match scheduling has taken a new turn, with the main Spanish football players’ union, AFE, stepping in to voice its concerns. On Saturday ni...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Israel to cut off electricity supply to Gaza, minister says
Eli Cohen's announcement on Sunday came one week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory.BBC News - Mar. 9
