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Some Afrikaners Cheer as Trump Amplifies Claims of Persecution

An executive order from President Trump on Friday put the weight of U.S. influence behind a hotly disputed claim in South Africa that Afrikaners were the “victims of unjust racial discrimination.”

The New York Times - 44m

Unrivaled basketball league: Laces BC vs. Vinyl BC canceled in order to 'prioritize player health and safety'

No further details were given, but Laces are dealing with a number of injuries

CBS Sports - 6h

Oasis fans see tickets cancelled over 'bots' claim

Fans say they have been wrongly accused of using bots to buy their tickets for the comeback shows.

BBC News - 9h

Fact-Checking Claims About USAID Funding

Trump administration officials have misled about how the aid agency is spending its funding, in an effort to cite widespread “waste.”

The New York Times - 18h

Trump Executive Order Halts Aid to South Africa, Claiming Mistreatment of Afrikaner Landowners

The president ordered that all foreign assistance to South Africa be halted and said his administration would prioritize the resettling of white, “Afrikaner refugees” into the United States.

The New York Times - 1d

Prince documentary canceled at Netflix, singer's estate to develop new project

Netflix will no longer release a nine-hour documentary about Prince after years of production. The late singer's estate will develop its own film.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Trump delays cancellation of de minimis trade exemption targeting China imports

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that puts a pause on his closing of the de minimis trade exemption.

CNBC - 1d

Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptions

Federal government payments for subscriptions to media outlets have become the latest target of President Donald Trump's spending hawks

ABC News - 2d

Panama's president rejects U.S. claim of a deal for free canal passage

Panama's president says the State Department's claim of an agreement granting U.S. warships free canal passage was "based on a falsity. And that's intolerable."

CBS News - 2d

Government Agencies Cancel Politico Pro Subscriptions

The U.S.D.A. said Thursday that it had canceled its subscriptions to Politico Pro, a news and information service aimed at policy professionals.

The New York Times - 2d

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did

Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.

Wired - 2d

How to Boil an Egg? Scientists Claim to Have Cracked the Recipe.

Their new method takes 32 minutes.

The New York Times - 2d

How and where to bet on Philadelphia vs. Kansas City: Sportsbook promos, how to claim and more to know

Check out how new bettors can get in on the action and about promo codes for FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM

CBS Sports - 13h

Thousands of Syrians in limbo as UK Home Office freezes asylum claims

Two months after the fall of Assad’s regime, Whitehall’s decision to pause asylum applications from Syrians has left more than 6,600 cases stuck on hold in the UK. More than 6,000 Syrians in ...

The Guardian - 17h

Naomi Campbell claims she did not know of financial misconduct at charity

Supermodel alleges ‘concerted deception’ by fellow trustee kept her in dark over running of Fashion for Relief. The supermodel Naomi Campbell has claimed she knew nothing of the extensive financial ...

The Guardian - 1d

How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence

A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on fire since October