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Mike Edwards leaves Bucs in free agency by returning to the Chiefs
Mike Edwards leaves Bucs to reunite with old team the Chiefs in a move that leaves Tampa Bay in more need of a safety.Yahoo Sports - 9h -
At least five killed in explosion at Spanish mine
Two others are missing after the blast at the mine in Asturias, northern Spain.BBC News - 4d -
Roger Goodell: NFL continuing to discuss 18-game season, looking at health and safety
The NFL's march toward an 18-game season is continuing, even if it was not front and center at this week's league meeting.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
HHS fires entire staff of program that helps low-income people afford heat and air conditioning
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has fired all of the workers in its program that seeks to help low-income Americans pay their energy bills. Everyone who had been working on the ...The Hill - 2d -
Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals
Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.The New York Times - Mar. 28 -
US officials challenge Ofcom over risk to free speech caused by online safety laws
Exclusive: State department said to have raised concerns over whether new act infringes on freedom of expression. US state department officials have challenged Britain’s communications regulator ...The Guardian - 3d -
Watch live: Democrats to call out layoffs at Social Security Administration
Democrats in both chambers of Congress are railing against executive actions from the Trump administration that target social programs such as Social Security and Medicaid. Senate Democratic Leader ...The Hill - 3d -
Volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Iceland
A volcano erupted south of Iceland’s capital Tuesday, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display that triggered evacuations, although air traffic continued.NBC News - 3d -
5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency
Five high-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leavingABC News - Mar. 25 -
Trump admin live updates: IRS eliminating civil rights office amid layoffs
The agency had previously drawn up plans to cut roughly 18% to 20% of the 100,000-person workforce by the middle of May.ABC News - 55m -
Dolphins bringing in talented, but inexperienced Penn State S for pre-draft visit
The Dolphins overhauled their safety room this offseason, but it could still use more work.Yahoo Sports - 8h -
Flight to safety pushes 10-year Treasury yield below 4%
US government debt has surged as Trump’s trade war sparks exodus from American stocks and the dollarFinancial Times - 7h -
Don't deport us over health issue, say British couple in Australia
A Macclesfield woman fears she will have to leave Australia due to her medical condition.BBC News - 2d -
Mine accident in Spain leaves 5 dead and 4 injured
Authorities in Spain say an accident at a mine in the northern Asturias region has killed at least five people and injured another fourABC News - 4d -
Trump Family Starts Bitcoin Mining Venture in Further Push Into Crypto
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are investing in a Bitcoin-mining company called American Bitcoin, created by the merger of two firms.The New York Times - 4d -
What does Saints' three-year contract with safety Justin Reid look like?
The Saints signed Justin Reid to a three-year contract in free agency, but what does it look like? Here are the details on his salary cap hit.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Judge Blocks H.H.S. From Terminating $11 Billion in Public Health Grants
A coalition of states sued over the Trump administration’s unexpected move to cut off the funds, which they said imperiled everything from childhood vaccination programs to opioid addiction treatment.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.The New York Times - Mar. 27 -
Plastics factory found not responsible for deaths of workers during Hurricane Helene flooding
Tennessee’s workplace safety agency has absolved a plastics plant of responsibility in the deaths of six workers who were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene.NBC News - 1d -
‘A Tiny Bit of Math’ Might Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests
Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better.The New York Times - 2d -
Netflix’s Reed Hastings Gives $50 Million to Bowdoin for A.I. Program
The Netflix co-founder said he wanted his alma mater to become a leader in studying the consequences, and guiding beneficial uses, of artificial intelligence.The New York Times - Mar. 24 -
Sean McVay says he hasn't studied 2025 QB prospects much. Smoke screen or sign of Rams' draft plans?
Sean McVay hasn't done "a whole lot of work" on this year's QB prospects, but is he just putting up a smoke screen to hide the Rams' draft plans?Yahoo Sports - 3d -
‘FDA as we've known it is finished': Former commissioner
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf said the federal agency that he’s known for years “is finished” after mass layoffs began Tuesday morning. “The FDA as we've ...The Hill - 3d -
How HHS job cuts will impact how government handles disease prevention
The Trump administration carried out mass layoffs across the Department of Health and Human Services aiming to cut around 10,000 full-time jobs. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez details how this could ...NBC News - 3d -
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.The New York Times - 6d -
RFK Jr. purges CDC and FDA's public records transparency teams
It is unclear what will happen to hundreds of pending requests for public information as the health agencies slash staff.CBS News - 3d -
Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades
President Donald Trump says taxing imports will strengthen domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his administration cut support for centers that help US firms do just that.Wired - 1d -
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.Wired - 3d -
'This is your program:' New Lobos coach Eric Olen talks responsibility, family and getting used to wearing red
Apr. 1—Opening act Garnett Stokes started the show off with a zinger — an elephant in the room one liner that spoke to the almost mind-boggling flurry of transition Lobo Athletics has seen in the ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
On Minnesota’s Iron Range, Trump’s Tariffs Could Be Boom or Bust
A region near the Canadian border, whose mines provide most of the new ore used in producing domestic steel — and cars — has a lot at stake as trade wars intensify.The New York Times - 5d -
Trumpism is sinking democratic values. It’s Starmer’s job to steer the UK back to safety | Polly Toynbee
US tariffs hit this week just as other costs start to bite in Britain. To meet these challenges, Labour will finally have to change. The prime minister may pretend to “ like and respect ” Donald ...The Guardian - 3d -
Musk’s Doge to fire all local workers and US diplomats from USAID, sources say
Unofficial Trump adviser’s cost-cutting team to finalize shuttering the foreign aid agency on which millions depend. US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk ’s cost-cutting team is ...The Guardian - 3d -
Why the Dolphins made QB Zach Wilson a 'direct calculated target' in free agency
Mike McDaniel explained why the Dolphins felt Zach Wilson was "the best option for us."Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Hailey Van Lith opens up about TCU coach Mark Campbell helping her on mental health journey: 'God put him in my life to transform it'
Hailey Van Lith's time as a player at TCU is done. But it's clear that her connection to the program and Mark Campbell will endure.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Helldivers 2 Boss Calls Out CEOs For Mass Layoffs
2024 was a brutal year for the video game industry, with thousands of jobs lost due to massive layoffs . So far, that trend has continued in 2025 with recent layoffs at Eidos Montreal and ...GameSpot - 2d -
How things stand with top safeties in the Rivals250
Five-star safety Jireh Edwards is ranked No. 16 in the 2026 Rivals250 and seems to have Texas A in front.Yahoo Sports - 1d