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Trump fires National Security Agency director
Sacking comes as president dismisses officials from National Security CouncilFinancial Times - 1d -
Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows
Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’. Economic models have systematically underestimated how global ...The Guardian - 3d -
Samoa suffering energy crisis after weeks of power outages
Pacific country this week declared state of emergency over power cuts that have caused huge disruption to businesses and daily life. Samoa is in the grip of an “energy crisis” prime minister Fiame ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump’s tariffs – five key takeaways
Donald Trump has upended decades of US foreign policy by bringing in a vast array of tariffs that threaten to disrupt international trade. Here are some initial key points. Trump tariff reaction ...The Guardian - 2d -
Why Trump's tariffs are so bad for Big Tech
President Trump’s sweeping new slate of tariffs is poised to strike a blow at the tech industry, as massive import taxes on China and Taiwan disrupt trade flows that are central to tech firms’ ...The Hill - 20h -
Trump extends TikTok deal deadline by 75 days, touts 'tremendous progress'
President Donald Trump on Friday said that he will extend the deadline for TikTok's owner to find a non-Chinese buyer by 75 days, averting what could have been another disruption of the app. ...NBC News - 13h -
James Taylor songs will fuel an upcoming stage musical, 'Fire & Rain'
Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton and Neil Diamond, step asideABC News - Mar. 17 -
White House Takes Highly Unusual Step of Directly Firing Line Prosecutors
Two prosecutors were dismissed out of the blue, notified by a terse one-sentence email stating no reason for the move other than that it was on behalf of the president himself.The New York Times - 5d -
Ilia Topuria confirms UFC promise and fires back at Charles Oliveira
Topuria vacated the featherweight title in February, with the aim of challenging for the lightweight belt nextYahoo Sports - 4d -
Fired Federal Workers Get Love—and Jobs—From State Governments
As DOGE layoffs near 100,000, state and local governments are actively recruiting former federal employees for openings that need their skills.Inc. - 4d -
Three dead after bus and car catch fire in crash
Emergency services found a bus and car alight on Monday evening and three people died at the scene.BBC News - 3d -
Nuno salutes 'special' Elanga after stunning strike fires Forest
Nuno Espirito Santo hailed Anthony Elanga after the "special" Nottingham Forest winger's wonder-goal sealed a 1-0 win against Manchester United on Tuesday.He does it by himself and we are ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Judge extends block on probationary employee firings, but only in some states
A federal judge Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from terminating thousands of probationary employees, but he declined to extend his order nationwide. U.S. District Judge James ...The Hill - 3d -
Supreme Court Sides With Truck Driver Fired Over Drug Test
The driver, Douglas Horn, sued the maker of a product advertised as THC-free under a federal racketeering law, saying he had suffered a business injury.The New York Times - 2d -
London’s Olympic Village faces £432mn bill for fire safety defects
Estate management company increased provision by £337mn after discovering new faultsFinancial Times - 2d -
After Meeting With Laura Loomer, Trump Fires National Security Council Officials
During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser.The New York Times - 1d -
Knives out for Mike Waltz as Trump fires national security officials
Maga critics circle around hawkish foreign policy adviser who was at centre of ‘Signalgate’ fiascoFinancial Times - 1d -
Gen. Timothy Haugh, head of NSA and Cyber Command, is fired
Gen. Timothy Haugh had just last week testified on Capitol Hill about the Signal leak in which a journalist had been added to a group chat with high-ranking members of the Trump administration.CBS News - 1d -
Airlines warned Heathrow about power supply ‘resilience’ ahead of blaze
MPs hear evidence in wake of substation fire that led to hundreds of cancelled flightsFinancial Times - 2d -
EU and Nato ministers meet to redraw European security map
Also in this newsletter: First shots fired in the EU’s big budget debateFinancial Times - 2d -
Girl, 13, killed in blaze as seven others escape
Police and firefighters say two adults and five children survived the fire.BBC News - 1d -
Myanmar Military Declares Temporary Truce After Earthquake
It was unclear whether the cease-fire would be honored. It came a day after soldiers fired at a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy, and amid multiple airstrikes.The New York Times - 2d -
Marmoush fires Man City into FA Cup semis after Haaland limps off
Manchester City came from behind to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for a record seventh consecutive season with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday, but victory came at a cost as Erling Haaland ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Hyo Joo Kim fires 64, beats Lilia Vu in playoff at Ford Championship
Hyo Joo Kim rallied from a four-shot deficit Sunday with an 8-under 64 to force a playoff, defeating Lilia Vu on the first extra hole.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Alejandro Tosti fires back after criticism of deliberately slow playing Min Woo Lee
Alejandro Tosti has responded via social media regarding Sunday's slow-play situation at the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Indiana U. fired cybersecurity professor XiaoFeng Wang on day FBI searched his homes: Union
XiaoFeng Wang's research at Indiana University focused on security and privacy issues in mobile and cloud computing, and privacy issues in human genomic data.CNBC - 4d -
Karen Read murder case: Fired investigator Michael Proctor to loom over retrial as jury selection begins
Karen Read, whose murder trial ended in a hung jury last year, returns to court this week as prosecutors try again to convict her in the 2022 killing of her boyfriend, John O' Keefe.NBC News - 3d -
Malaysia fire: huge blaze erupts near Kuala Lumpur as gas pipeline explodes
Inferno spread to nearby homes, trapping residents, while full extent of damage still being assessed. A fireball erupted from a burst gas pipeline outside Malaysia’s largest city, injuring 145 ...The Guardian - 3d -
Musk’s Doge to fire all local workers and US diplomats from USAID, sources say
Unofficial Trump adviser’s cost-cutting team to finalize shuttering the foreign aid agency on which millions depend. US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk ’s cost-cutting team is ...The Guardian - 3d -
Thousands of Ford Kuga hybrid drivers ‘left in limbo’ after fire risk warnings
Carmaker reportedly has yet to announce plan for repairs after telling motorists not to charge their cars. Thousands of drivers have reportedly been left in limbo after warnings that their car ...The Guardian - 3d -
U.S. reaffirms commitment to Taiwan as Beijing conducts live fire drills in East China Sea
Chinese military extended into second day a joint exercise involving its army, navy and rocket forces near the coast of Taiwan.CNBC - 3d -
Italian police increase security at Tesla dealerships after 17 cars destroyed in Rome fire
State police anti-terrorism unit investigating whether blaze in Torre Angela was started by anarchists. Italy’s interior ministry has written to police forces across the country to increase ...The Guardian - 2d -
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Officials Fire Coach and Director Following Athletes' Allegations of Sexual Abuse
This comes several months after former biathlete Grace Boutot accused the coach, who trained her in the 2000s, of sexual abuseYahoo Sports - 2d -
‘They can’t beat us on the pitch’ – Barcelona chief Laporta fires back at La Liga over Dani Olmo situation
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has provided his response to La Liga’s statement regarding the club’s financial situation.And, safe to say, the Spanish patron was in no mood to hold back…Barca,...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee fires coach, director over sexual abuse allegations of young biathlete
Gary Colliander has been accused of sexually abusing Grace Boutot to the point that she attempted suicideCBS Sports - 2d -
Trump fires at least 3 national security aides following a meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer
Loomer met with Trump and other top White House officials in the Oval Office on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News.NBC News - 1d -
Trump says he 'sometimes' takes Laura Loomer's advice, downplays her role in NSC firings
President Trump on Thursday said he “sometimes” listens to the recommendations of far-right activist Laura Loomer, even as he denied she was responsible for the ouster of multiple national security ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump administration fires staff of program that helps low-income homes pay for heat
The Trump administration has laid off the entire staff of a $4.1 billion program that helps low-income households nationwide pay for heatABC News - 1d
