Bracing Shutdown Fight

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings

Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.

Wired - 1d

Collins: Spending negotiations ‘not going well’ ahead of March shutdown cliff

Politico - 2d

The Watergate-Inspired Law That’s Being Used to Fight DOGE

Here's how the 1974 Privacy Act is being used in legal battles against DOGE—and how you can protect yourself from government surveillance.

Wired - 1d

Ros Atkins on... the fight for Ukraine's critical minerals

The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at why the US wants access to Ukraine's minerals.

BBC News - 23h

World champion Dubois out of Parker fight with illness

Heavyweight Daniel Dubois' world title defence against Joseph Parker on Saturday is in doubt with reports that the champion is ill.

BBC News - 12h

Morning Report — Senators muscle forward in the budget fight

In today’s issue: Congress is giving President Trump two possible options to anchor his agenda in a budget. With House GOP leadership still working on their single “big, beautiful” budget bill ...

The Hill - 9h

Bernie Sanders Isn’t Giving Up His Fight

The senator worries that too many Democrats remain reluctant to shake up the system. But he does not regret defending Joseph R. Biden Jr. until the very end.

The New York Times - 3h

UFC Fight Night prediction -- Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong: Fight card, odds, start time, live stream

Saturday's main event is make or break for both headliners

CBS Sports - 2h

USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down

Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term.

The New York Times - 3d

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 - 1d

Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations

Dozens of employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections have been reassigned or forced out, according to current and former officials.

The New York Times - 22h

UnitedHealth now has to fight the government on another front. The stock is sinking.

The stock is having its worst day in five years, even as the company denied any new Justice Department investigation and a Mizuho analyst recommended buying.

MarketWatch - 3h

Dubois’ absence hurts ‘fight card of the century’ but Bakole brings danger

Big hitter from DR Congo has flown out to replace ill Briton against Joseph Parker for Saturday’s showdown in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia’s attempts to seize control of boxing have been relentless but not ...

The Guardian - 4h

Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake

The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease

ABC News - 1d

Daniel Dubois pulls out of world title fight with Joseph Parker due to illness

British heavyweight was due to defend title on Saturday Martin Bakole steps in to face Parker as replacement Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from his IBF world heavyweight title defence against ...

The Guardian - 23h

‘We are part of Syria’: Kurdish-led SDF fights for place in post-Assad future

Militia keeping IS in check pressured by new regime in Damascus, emboldened Turkey and US unpredictability. Thirty metres under the city of Kobani, north-east Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces ...

The Guardian - 15h

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol odds, betting line: Feb. 22 fight picks, predictions by proven boxing expert

SportsLine combat expert Josh Nagel has released his top selections for the Feb. 22 light heavyweight Artur Bterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 match at King Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

CBS Sports - 4h

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 fight predictions, undercard, odds, start time, preview, where to watch

It's time for the two best light heavyweights in the world to battle it out once again