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Alex Rodriguez banks half-court shot to win Bucknell student $10,000
A-Rod went off the glass to win a massive prize for a Bucknell student on Sunday afternoon.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
A-Rod sinks half-court shot, wins $10K for fan
Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez showed his skill on the hardwood Sunday, making a half-court shot to win a Bucknell student $10,000.ESPN - 3d -
More than half of countries are ignoring biodiversity pledges – analysis
Many of the nations gathering in Rome for Cop16 have offered no plans to honour their agreement to protect 30% of land and sea for nature. More than half the world’s countries have no plans to ...The Guardian - 2d -
WATCH: A-Rod sinks half-court shot, winning student $10,000
Former baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez nailed the shot at a Bucknell University basketball game, and the payday went to a lucky student.ABC News - 2d -
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Half of homes need heat pump by 2040, government told
The UK's greenhouse gas emissions should fall to 13% of 1990 levels by 2040, government advisors say.BBC News - 16h -
Half of U.S. Workers Worry About How AI Will Affect Their Jobs
AI-using respondents called it more useful for speeding up work than for improving the quality of their output, but 60 percent of respondents to a Pew survey said they don’t use AI at all.Inc. - 9h -
Paramount skids to a loss but says merger expected to close in first half as expected
Paramount Global Inc. swung to a loss in the fourth quarter despite marked growth in its streaming service, as the company said it was still on target to close its merger with Skydance in the first ...MarketWatch - 1h -
Agencies grapple with Musk order
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Agencies grapple with responding to Musk order The Office of Personnel Management ...The Hill - 2d -
South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat
South Sudan has announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapseABC News - 5d -
Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety
Staff units evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.The New York Times - 5d -
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Amid Regional Diplomatic Furor, Sudan’s Paramilitaries Forge a Rival Government
The Rapid Support Forces said it was paving the way to an end to the civil war. Critics called it an audacious gambit by a group that the United States has accused of genocide.The New York Times - 3d -
Sudan army ends two-year siege of key city
The Sudan army captures el-Obeid hours after rival RSF forces signed a charter for a breakaway government.BBC News - 2d -
F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.The New York Times - 2d -
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Trump tasks son’s hunting pal with keeping the US food supply safe
Kyle Diamantas, Florida attorney with ties to Donald Trump Jr, will oversee about 80% of US food supply. The acting federal government official overseeing the vast majority of the US’s food supply ...The Guardian - 1d -
19 killed in Sudan military plane crash after aircraft's takeoff
Sudanese officials say a military aircraft crashed and killed at least 19 peopleABC News - 18h -
Military Plane Crash in Residential Area Kills at Least 46 in Sudan
The incident, whose cause was unknown, has added to the destruction wrought by years of civil war.The New York Times - 11h -
California May Boost Its Controversial $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage
Less than a year after it came into effect, the state’s alternatively decried and hailed $20 fast-food pay law may get a 3.5 percent boost—reviving clashes during its rollout.Inc. - 5h -
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior victim of racist taunts vs. Real Sociedad, game briefly paused by refs
The Brazilian superstar was once again targeted with racist taunts, this time at Real SociedadCBS Sports - 28m -
Guterres to propose UN assumes funding for mission struggling to fight gangs in Haiti
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says he will request that the United Nations assumes funding for the structural and logistical expenses of a multinational force in Haiti that is struggling ...ABC News - 6d -
US not co-sponsoring UN resolution supporting Ukraine: report
The U.S. is reportedly refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. resolution marking three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, signaling weakening U.S. political support for Ukraine as President ...The Hill - 5d -
North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un
Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.The New York Times - 2d -
UN chief Guterres says human rights are being suffocated by autocrats and warmongers
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the worldABC News - 2d -
US votes against UN resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
The U.S. voted against a resolution condemning Russia as the aggressor in the war in Ukraine that passed the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, marking three years since Russia’s launched ...The Hill - 2d -
These 17 countries voted with US against Ukraine UN resolution
Seventeen countries in the United Nations General Assembly joined the U.S. on Monday in voting against a nonbinding resolution condemning Russia as the aggressor in the ongoing war in Ukraine — ...The Hill - 2d -
US drives Ukraine war measure through UN with Russian backing
Security Council resolution calling for ‘swift end’ to conflict deals further blow to western unityFinancial Times - 2d -
FirstFT: US drives UN resolution on Ukraine war with Russian backing
Also in today’s newsletter, US companies left out of defence stock rally and BP abandons pledge to cut oil and gas outputFinancial Times - 1d -
Record number of children died crossing Channel last year, says UN
Data from UN agency’s Missing Migrants Project should serve as ‘wake-up call’, say officials. A record number of children died in the Channel last year according to UN data shared with the Guardian ...The Guardian - 1d -
US breaks with UN and G7 allies over Ukraine war measures
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go ahead next week as plannedFinancial Times - 1d -
How a dramatic day at the UN deepened cracks between Europe and US
The US shocked Europe by siding with Russia, Belarus and North Korea to pass resolutions on the conflict in Ukraine.BBC News - 1d -
5 Secrets to a Successful Agency Partnership
Insights on avoiding pitfalls when collaborating with an agency.Inc. - Feb. 19 -
Agencies push back on Musk ultimatum
Elon Musk and DOGE sent an email to federal employees demanding they list five things they worked on in the past week, saying failure to respond would be taken as resignation. But multiple agency ...CBS News - 3d -
Agencies told to prep for mass layoffs
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story OPM tells agencies to plan for mass layoffs A Wednesday memo from the Office of ...The Hill - 2h -
Roki Sasaki's first live batting practice draws a crowd at Dodgers camp: 'Everybody's excited to watch it'
The Japanese phenom threw 27 pitches across two simulated innings on Wednesday at spring training.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20 -
Isolated in 'harsh conditions:' Deportee from US details legal limbo in Panama camp near Darien Gap
A deportee from the United States detained in a camp in rural Panama, among a hundred who refused to return to their countries, has described waiting in limbo under “harsh conditions” and cut off ...ABC News - 3d -
Israel's defense minister says troops to remain in some West Bank refugee camps for 'coming year'
Israel's defense minister says he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank’s urban refugee camps “for the coming year.”ABC News - 3d -
RFU adds extra England Test and leaves Borthwick without warm-weather camp
Extra match against Australia added for November Borthwick will lose time he has used for training in Spain Steve Borthwick will have to forgo a crucial training camp and guide England into this ...The Guardian - 3d
