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Starbucks Slashes 1,100 Corporate Jobs as Chain Pushes Turnaround Effort

The coffee chain has shuffled senior leadership, trimmed its menu, and is doing non-barista layoffs as it seeks to return to a growth trajectory.

Inc. - 16h

Liverpool title push continues, Napoli lose again, Modric magic for Madrid

Liverpool aren't quite there yet, but they're close to a Premier League title after Sunday's win at Man City. PLUS: Napoli fall from top spot in Serie A and Arsenal's goal woes continue as Gab ...

ESPN - 13h

FirstFT: US pushes UN resolution on Ukraine war with Russian backing

Also in today’s newsletter, Merz on Germany’s debt brake and BP’s investor day

Financial Times - 2h

DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency

DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Wired - 5d

Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies

A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.

The New York Times - 4d

Fired IRS employees slam layoffs as agency makes cuts nationwide

As the IRS fired thousands of workers across the country on Thursday, many laid-off employees walked out of the headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the last time.

ABC News - 3d

Staff at multiple agencies instructed not to speak to Congress, says Democrat

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) sent several letters Thursday to various federal agency heads seeking answers regarding directives banning employees from speaking to Congress. “The Committee on ...

The Hill - 3d

Some agencies tell employees to hold off responding to latest Musk email

Multiple federal agencies appeared to be caught off guard by the Elon Musk-directed email from the Office of Personnel Management.

ABC News - 2d

Trump’s control over independent agencies tees up test of presidential power

President Trump’s efforts to expand control over independent agencies tees up a new test of presidential power that is already making its way through the courts. This week, the president signed an ...

The Hill - 1d

DOGE cuts at health agencies prompt 'brain drain' fears

The Trump administration's effort to reshape the federal government through Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is raising fears among public health experts, researchers ...

The Hill - 1d

Officials Are Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has laid off 4 percent of its workers, a transportation official said. The agency has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s ...

The New York Times - 1d

Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email

The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.

The New York Times - 1d

Dems press agencies to ignore Musk: ‘Reckless, cruel, unlawful, and unenforceable’

House Democrats are pressing every major agency head in Washington to reject the recent demand from Elon Musk that federal workers must detail their recent work accomplishments or be fired. More ...

The Hill - 14h

Most voters support having agency focused on government efficiency: Poll

Most voters support having an agency focused on ensuring government efficiency but were split on the current Elon Musk-led department having access to their own personal data and the country’s, ...

The Hill - 14h

Some federal agencies tell workers to ignore Musk email

An email from the Office of Personnel Management prompted by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency asks federal employees to justify what they do. Some agencies like the Pentagon and ...

CBS News - 7h

Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller hit in head by 106 mph line drive in spring training game vs. Cubs

After the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Miller, who walked off under his own power, will enter concussion protocol.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Europe must secure Ukraine's future if US won't, ex-Army head says

Sir Nick Carter says "others are going to have to step up to the plate" if the US does not want to.

BBC News - 3d

College basketball grades: Duke ahead of class, Alabama barely passing report card heading into weekend

Five of the top 11 title contenders receive sterling grades this week

CBS Sports - 3d

Jaguars VP Tony Boselli says new head coach Liam Coen's 'main focus' is the offensive line

Boselli is a Hall-of-Fame offensive lineman himself

CBS Sports - 3d

Saints hiring Brandon Staley: Former NFL head coach to serve as DC under Kellen Moore in New Orleans

Moore was the OC with the Chargers when Staley was head coach

CBS Sports - 3d

‘We’re clearly heading towards collapse’: why the Murdoch empire is about to go bang

An explosive succession trial and an astonishing interview with one of Rupert’s sons have exposed the paranoia and hatred at the heart of global media’s most powerful family. This could get messy…. ...

The Guardian - 2d

US supreme court temporarily blocks firing of head of federal whistleblower protection office

Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel. The US supreme court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that ...

The Guardian - 2d

10 former head coaches in off-field analyst roles, highlighted by Georgia's Will Muschamp, Ole Miss' Joe Judge

Last year's NCAA rule change allows analysts to take a bigger role in coaching on the field and several programs are taking advantage by adding big-time names to their support staffs

CBS Sports - 2d

Duke assistant Jai Lucas reportedly agrees to be new head coach at Miami, pending contract agreement

Miami will likely want its new head coach in place before Duke finishes what could be a long NCAA tournament run.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

German voters head to polls facing world of change as far right waits in the wings

Europe holds its breath as world’s third largest economic power and most populous EU country faces crossroads. German election live – latest updates German voters go to the polls today but it ...

The Guardian - 2d

Moise Kean head injury: Fiorentina striker discharged from hospital day after collapsing in Serie A clash

The Italian striker took a knee to the head prior to collapsing

CBS Sports - 21h

Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’

One developer responds to the release of Muse: “We are implicitly empowering a class of people who own these tools and don’t give a fuck about how they reshape our lives.”

Wired - 5d

Utah Republicans push to let patients supply their own blood as vaccine concerns linger

Health care facilities in Utah would be required to let patients bring their own blood or choose their own donor for medical procedures under legislation gaining momentum in Utah

ABC News - 5d

Barcelona move into first place in La Liga as manager Hansi Flick continues to push the right buttons

Barca have won their last five La Liga games with 15 goals scored and just two conceded

CBS Sports - 2d

DOGE for Ohio? Vivek Ramaswamy enters governor's race pushing cuts and merit pay

CLEVELAND — Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who will declare his candidacy for governor of Ohio on Monday, wants to reshape public schools, cut regulations and slash spending.

NBC News - 1d

A team has proposed modifying rules on the Tush Push, made famous by champion Eagles

The debate over the Eagles' signature play isn't going away.

Yahoo Sports - 14h

Packers submit proposal to ban 'Tush Push' play for 2025 season, per report

The Eagles' signature play is once again under attack

CBS Sports - 12h

MLB free agency: Pirates add lefty Andrew Heaney on one-year deal to boost pitching depth, per report

Heaney has experience both starting and coming out of relief

CBS Sports - 4d

2025 WNBA free agency: Liberty's Breanna Stewart leads list of top 10 players available

Free agents were able to be signed starting Feb. 1 and there are a few marquee names still available

CBS Sports - 4d

2025 WNBA free agency tracker: Breanna Stewart remains unsigned, Diana Taurasi's future a mystery

Free agency has slowed down but some marquee names are still on the board

CBS Sports - 4d

World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials

The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad.

The New York Times - 4d