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Why Ukraine hopes Trump minerals deal will win back US support

American and Ukrainian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for ceasefire talks and to revive a critical mineral deal

BBC News - 2d

US-backed miner TechMet seeks to develop Ukraine lithium site

Dobra project could be one of first built under minerals deal between Washington and Kyiv

Financial Times - 2d

The Last Of Us Season 2 Brings Back Spores For A "Dramatic" Reason

The Last of Us Season 2 releases this April, and the sophomore season will up the ante in terms of how the deadly fungus spreads--and this will include by way of airborne spores.. Neil Druckmann ...

GameSpot - 2d

In a big step for Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces will merge with government army

The Kurdish-led coalition that with U.S. troops fought Islamic State, will integrate with the Syrian government forces previously affiliated with Al Qaeda.

NBC News - 2d

House Republicans push Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, sparking backlash

High-stakes vote puts GOP lawmakers at odds with Democrats over cuts to social services and military boosts. House Republicans are gambling on a near party-line vote on Tuesday to avoid a looming ...

The Guardian - 2d

Canada backs down from 25% electricity surcharge after Trump threats

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he had agreed to suspend a 25% surcharge on electricity imports into the United States after having conversed with U.S.

NBC News - 2d

Rubio: Ball in Russia’s court after Ukraine backs ceasefire proposal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it is dependent on Russia to accept a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine for immediate negotiations toward an end of the war to begin. Rubio made his remarks ...

The Hill - 2d

This Softbank-Backed Startup Wants to Put a Professional Economist in Your Pocket

Labelbox recruits finance and economics experts to make AI platforms even better at analyzing the economy.

Inc. - 2d

Department of Homeland Security backs polygraph tests for suspected leakers

The Department of Homeland Security is using lie detector tests for agency employees to try to detect apparent leakers of classified information. Blake McConnell, a polygraph expert, joins CBS News ...

CBS News - 1d

Trump backs down on 50% steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada

U-turn comes after province of Ontario removes surcharge for power exports to the US but 25% levies to still take effect

Financial Times - 1d

Lone Democrat to back House GOP spending bill explains decision

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership on Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. ...

The Hill - 1d

WATCH: Sea turtle released back into ocean after flipper amputation

JP Saul finally returned home!

ABC News - 1d

Squares is back! Play BBC Sport's new Champions League game

Welcome to Uefa Champions League Squares - the new BBC Sport game which you can play alongside the live match action.

BBC News - 1d

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Lucy Dacus Might Not Text You Back

Don’t get her wrong, though. Dacus, a Grammy-winning musician, just prefers to have conversations in person. How we talk (or why we don’t) with the one we love is a theme on her new album.

The New York Times - 1d

Musk gets telecom tycoons’ double backing for Starlink in India

Country’s two biggest mobile operators drop opposition and sign deals

Financial Times - 1d

Senate Democrats appear ready to back down in government shutdown fight

Senate Democrats say the six-month government funding resolution that passed the House Tuesday is a “horrible” bill, but there’s growing sentiment within the Senate Democratic conference that it ...

The Hill - 1d

Judges Are Pushing Back on Trump’s Actions. Here’s a Look at Key Rulings.

Taken as a whole, the rulings represent an effort to thwart President Trump’s serial attempts to increase his power and the executive branch’s dominion over the government.

The New York Times - 1d

It's Back—This $6.99 Trader Joe's Body Oil Is Basically Identical To A $52 Version

Yahoo News - 1d

Trump Administration Claws Back $20 Billion in Climate Project Funds

After the EPA announced the move, an advocacy group sued, saying the agency broke a contract that denied eight organizations money to address climate change.

Inc. - 1d

'Pokémon Go' sells to Saudi-backed Scopely in $3.5-billion deal

Scopely, a mobile game company, will purchase 'Pokémon Go' and other games from developer Niantic in a deal worth $3.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times - 23h

Wide receiver Mike Williams is heading back to Chargers on one-year deal

Wide receiver Mike Williams, who was cut by the Chargers just last year in a move to get under the salary cap, is returning to the team on a one-year deal.

Yahoo Sports - 19h

Why Trump wants to bring aluminum production back to the U.S.

Aluminum is a "critical mineral" in the U.S. but the metal is largely produced in other countries, raising security concerns within the Trump administration.

CNBC - 8h

Decades after peregrines came back from the brink, a new threat emerges

DDT use nearly wiped out the raptor by the 1970s. Now peregrine numbers are collapsing again in many countries and no one is quite sure why. For the past six years, Gordon Propp, who builds sets ...

The Guardian - 8h

Putin backs idea of Ukraine ceasefire, but says terms must be discussed

Russia's Vladimir Putin said he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but that the terms need to be worked out.

CBS News - 3h

Protesters Back Mahmoud Khalil at Trump Tower: ‘Fight Nazis, Not Students’

Demonstrators led by a progressive Jewish group gathered to support Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist whom the Trump administration wants to deport.

The New York Times - 1h

E.C.B. Cuts Interest Rates Again, With an Uncertain Path Ahead

Vows by European leaders to increase borrowing to ramp up military spending have reshaped the fiscal picture that the central bank must confront.

The New York Times - Mar. 6

Trump Organization Sues Capital One for Closing Its Accounts

President Trump’s family business accused the bank of violating consumer protection laws by closing its accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack.

The New York Times - 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 - 5d

i-D Magazine Gets a New Life Just as Cool as Its Old Life

The art and fashion worlds convened at Rick Owens’s austere Left Bank house to celebrate the relaunch of Karlie Kloss’s i-D magazine.

The New York Times - 1d

EPA Cancels $20 Billion in Climate Grants

Here is what we know about the billions in funds that have led to federal investigations, lawsuits and frozen bank accounts for climate nonprofit groups.

The New York Times - 1d

Wells Fargo’s stock dips even as analyst proclaims ‘good entry point’ for investors

RBC Capital says Wells Fargo’s stock is a good buy after the recent financial-stock selloff — but it continued to fall along with most bank stocks Thursday.

MarketWatch - 28m

The pandemic that didn’t change the world

It is hard for a journalist to accept, but almost all events are ephemeral

Financial Times - 5d

Rangers hat featuring vulgar Spanish word selling for big money on secondary market; more MLB hats pulled

Someone didn't think these designs all the way through

CBS Sports - 1d

With most male actors at war, a small Ukrainian theater reinvents itself with an all-female cast

The Chernihiv Regional Youth Theater in Ukraine has adapted to the war by having women perform traditionally male roles, after many men left the troupe to fight on the front line

ABC News - 5d

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wins all 6 gold medals at cross-country skiing world championships

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo became the first cross-country skier to win six gold medals at one worlds.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Warriors' Stephen Curry surpasses 25K points, and here's how high he could climb on the NBA's all-time list

Curry is the 10th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points with one team

CBS Sports - 4d

The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton

Donald Trump’s actions go against the Enlightenment values that gave rise to the constitution. His might-is-right politics have nothing to offer Britain. The founding fathers of the USA – James ...

The Guardian - 4d