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Trump Favors Blunt Force in Dealing With Foreign Allies and Enemies Alike

With Canada, Mexico, China, Colombia and the Middle East, President Trump has wasted no time threatening to use American might to force recalcitrant countries to back down and do what he wants.

The New York Times - 2h

What Is Zero-Based Budgeting? Here’s Why Trump and Musk Seem to Favor It

Elon Musk employed zero-based budgeting after he bought Twitter. Now Donald Trump seems to be using it on the federal government. Here’s how it works.

Inc. - 1d

Trump says plane crash remarks won’t blunt investigation

President Trump said Friday that his remarks on the investigation into the deadly midair collision earlier this week near Reagan Washington National Airport does not stand to impact the probe, ...

The Hill - 1d

International companies rush to align with Trump’s agenda and blunt tariffs

LVMH’s Arnault contrasts US ‘wind of optimism’ with ‘cold shower’ of France

Financial Times - 1d

Trump favorability higher than at start of first term: Poll

President Trump’s favorability rating at the start of his second term is significantly higher than it was when he first took office in January 2017, according to a Quinnipiac University poll ...

The Hill - 3d

Ravens fans return the favor, support Dalton Kincaid-backed charity after Bills TE's playoff drop

Bills fans supported a charity close to Ravens TE Mark Andrews last week with numerous donations.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Ravens fans donate thousands to support Dalton Kincaid's charity partner, returning favor to Bills Mafia

Another show of community support after a playoff defeat

CBS Sports - 5d

Shops and firms will not be forced to accept cash

Coffee shops, trains and leisure centres have been accused of excluding people by no longer accepting cash.

BBC News - 5d

No — repeat, no! — the NFL is not fixing games in the Chiefs' favor

Getting caught fixing a game would cost the NFL billions — not to mention potential jail time. Why would it risk that to gain a percentage point or two for a TV network?

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Bills' Josh Allen gives blunt assessment of latest season-ending loss to Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs in playoffs

Allen is now 0-4 against Mahomes in the postseason

CBS Sports - 6d

C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins

A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.

The New York Times - Jan. 25

Mahomes: Refs not giving favorable calls to Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes said the Chiefs aren't getting favorable treatment from officials, who are "doing their best to call the game as fair and as proper as they possibly can."

ESPN - Jan. 22

NFC championship game preview: Jayden Daniels' Commanders try to keep magical story going vs. favored Eagles

The Commanders and Eagles split two regular-season meetings.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 22

Chiefs' absurd penalty streak in playoffs does little to dispel notion that referees favor Kansas City

Patrick Mahomes' team hasn't had more penalties than its opponent in the postseason since Super Bowl LV vs. the Buccaneers

CBS Sports - Jan. 22

SEC launches 'crypto task force'

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is launching “a crypto task force.” In a Tuesday press release, the SEC described the task force as “dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

Danish lawmaker delivers blunt message to Trump over Greenland

“Mr. Trump, f*** off!” said Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, rejecting the idea that Greenland could ever be for sale. He was then rebuked for using profane language in ...

NBC News - Jan. 21

National championship odds 2025: Ohio State favored for return to top with Texas, Oregon right behind

Odds for teams to win the 2025 national championship have been posted after the conclusion of the 2024 season

CBS Sports - Jan. 21

Majority favors Trump proposal to end taxes on tips: Survey

A majority of Americans favor President-elect Trump’s proposal to end taxes on tips, according to a new survey. In the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 54 ...

The Hill - Jan. 20

AFC, NFC Championship early odds: Chiefs have slight edge over Bills, Eagles favored over Commanders

Here's a look at the lines for Championship Sunday in the 2025 NFL playoffs

CBS Sports - Jan. 20

On a Raid With Syria’s New Security Forces

After the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, The New York Times joined a group of former rebel soldiers trying to enforce law and order in a country grappling with the ghosts of its past.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

NFL divisional playoff picks: Rams among road teams seeking upsets, except Ravens favored

Three home teams are heavy favorites in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The Bills are the exception, with the Ravens a slight favorite in Buffalo.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 16

Sen. Lankford says he’ll vote in favor of Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) says he’ll vote yes for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, after she changed her stance on Section 702, an ...

NBC News - Jan. 12

Canada's former leader Chrétien has blunt advice for Trump: 'Give your head a shake!'

President-elect Donald Trump’s remark that Canada should become the 51st state has drawn condemnation and a patriotic outburst from a former Canadian prime minister who offered blunt advice to the ...

ABC News - Jan. 11

Saturday Sessions: Wilderado performs "Favors"

Wilderado was formed in 2015, when frontman Max Rainer and guitarist Taylor Wimpee met at Baylor University. In the decade since, the band has recorded two albums and five EPs, and toured the ...

CBS News - Jan. 11

Why Mark Zuckerberg turned to Dana White to secure Maga’s favor | Karim Zidan

Zuckerberg’s appointment of the UFC supremo to Meta’s board appears to be a calculated move to solidify ties with Trump through one of his most influential allies. In the four months since Donald ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

The forces driving Turkey’s resurgence as a superpower

Peter Frankopan on a book that argues that Sunni Islam has reversed the declining influence of religion on Turkish society

Financial Times - Jan. 9

'Pod Save America' host: 'Biden did not return the favor' with Medal of Freedom for Obama

Jon Favreau, a host of “Pod Save America,” highlighted in a recent podcast episode that President Biden “did not return the favor” after being awarded the Presidential Medal by former President ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

We're locking in roughly 100% gains on a stock that has fallen out of favor

The stock has been downgraded by three analysts this week.

CNBC - Jan. 8

Los Angeles Fires Force Thousands to Evacuate

Also, Trump suggested expanding the U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

US accuses Sudan paramilitary force of genocide

Biden administration places sanctions on leader of Rapid Support Forces

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Trump threatens economic, not military force, to annex Canada

President-elect Trump said Tuesday he was not considering using military force to make Canada part of the United States after repeatedly musing about the idea of the country becoming the 51st ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

UK special forces investigated over Libya operation

Members of the Special Boat Service are facing a probe over an operation two years ago.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Meta will end its fact-checking policy in favor of community notes

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will be ending its policy of fact-checking with trusted partners and replacing the program with a community-driven system similar to Community Notes ...

NBC News - Jan. 7

Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X

Meta is scrapping its fact-checking program with trusted partners and replacing it with a community-driven system similar to X’s Community Notes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.