Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills Hamas official and aide

Yahoo News - 5d

Lebanon, Ravaged by Israel-Hezbollah War, Needs Changes to Unlock Aid

For years, the country has failed to enact financial and governance overhauls required by lenders. The recent fighting has made that problem urgent.

The New York Times - 5d

Market logic can’t compute the true impact of US foreign aid

Unlike commercial enterprises, where success is measured through profit and loss, development work involves long-term structural change, often in volatile environments.

The Hill - 3d

A 'coalition of the willing' mulls more aid for Ukraine and a possible European armed force

Ukraine’s allies from across Europe have gathered for talks in Paris about how to strengthen Kyiv’s hand and its military as it pushes for a ceasefire with Russia

ABC News - 2d

Israel scraps system protecting aid workers in Gaza, agencies say

Military no longer acknowledges notifications designed to help groups move safely around the strip

Financial Times - 1d

Israel scraps system protecting aid workers in Gaza, agencies say

Military no longer acknowledges notifications designed to help groups move safely around the strip

Financial Times - 1d

Justice Department is looking into egg prices in antitrust probe, report says

A report in The Wall Street Journal says DOJ investigators are looking into whether egg producers are working together to keep egg prices high.

CNBC - Mar. 7

Fentanyl exposure among U.S. children spiked over the past decade: Study

The majority of fentanyl exposure cases among teens was characterized as intentional misuse or abuse, according to the study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

CBS News - Mar. 8

From walking with Mike Leach to sitting with Nick Saban, Dennis Dodd reflects on 27 years at CBS Sports

Dodd spent 45 years in sports journalism in a career anything but short yet certainly sweet; he still has a few thoughts on his way out

CBS Sports - Mar. 13

March Madness HQ: Everything you need to know about NCAA basketball in Providence

No one covers Rhode Island's sports scene − from college to high school − better than the team in The Providence Journal sports department.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Queen sent letter of support to Gisèle Pelicot

The Queen was "tremendously affected" by the case, a palace aide told Newsweek.

BBC News - Mar. 13

Demands for EU joint debt as leaders seek even more cash for arms

Also in this newsletter: Does cutting aid to buy weapons make any sense?

Financial Times - Mar. 21

The etiquette of digital debts among friends

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal looked at the "unspoken rules" of digital payment apps like Venmo and tried to decipher the proper etiquette for requesting money back from friends. The ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

Schumer says he'll vote for GOP funding bill, other Democrats criticize plan

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he'll vote in favor of House Republicans' stopgap funding bill as Congress barrels toward the deadline to avert a government shutdown. Siobhan Hughes, ...

CBS News - Mar. 14

Top of the Morning, March 19, 2025

Mar. 19—On Wednesdays, we'll introduce the students who make up Year 9 of High School Confidential, powered by Danville Area Community College. Today: Danville's Nadia Gamble. Journalism is just ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19

Game Informer, Shut Down In August 2024, May Be Back From The Dead

Game Informer, the games journalism institution that began in 1991 and ran for 33 years before being shut down by parent company GameStop in August 2024 , may be making a comeback. The previously ...

GameSpot - Mar. 19

Alcorn Central's Norman, Tupelo's Brown voted Athletes of the Week

Alcorn Central’s Sydnee Norman and Tupelo’s Andrew Brown have been voted Daily Journal Athletes of the Week. Norman, a pitcher on the softball team, allowed two earned runs on 14 hits with 29 ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21

Reider's Block Episode 24: Reviewing New Mexico's first week of spring practice

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22

Richard Pitino leaving UNM to take head coaching position at Xavier

Mar. 25—Men's basketball coach Richard Pitino will be leaving the University of New Mexico and has accepted the head coaching position at Xavier University in the Big East, the Journal confirmed ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh brace for upcoming food reductions as aid agencies cut funding

Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee official says the reduction will impact ...

ABC News - Mar. 8

How USAID lost its way — and how to fix America's humanitarian aid system

Congress faces a choice: Preserve an outdated, opaque system riddled with inefficiency, or forge a leaner, results-driven model that actually serves those in need.

The Hill - Mar. 9

‘Ceasefire’ is a hollow word for Palestinians – the killings, displacements and denial of aid continue | Nesrine Malik

A winding down of operations in Gaza has allowed Israel to turn its attention to the West Bank, with devastating effects. It has been just over six weeks since a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Eating on $6 a month: Rohingya refugees brace for food reductions amid aid cuts by U.S. and others

Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month.

NBC News - Mar. 10

Ukraine willing to accept 30-day ceasefire with Russia as U.S. lifts aid freeze

Ukraine said it would accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

CBS News - Mar. 11

Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire as US prepares to lift military aid restrictions

Joint Ukraine-US statement saying ‘ball is now in Russia’s court’ is followed by reports of an air strike on Kyiv. Latest Europe news live Ukraine said it was ready to accept an immediate ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Ukraine Supports 30-Day Cease-Fire as U.S. Says It Will Resume Military Aid

The deal announced on Tuesday delivered new momentum to efforts to halt the fighting, with the ball for any truce now in Russia’s court, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The New York Times - Mar. 12

South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after US cuts aid

Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.5%, a move that will raise the cost of living

ABC News - Mar. 12

Finland announces 200 million euros more in aid to Ukraine and closer defense cooperation

Yahoo News - Mar. 13

Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say

After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s largely unregulated homeschooling system could allow abusive parents to ...

NBC News - Mar. 13

Johns Hopkins University says it is cutting more than 2,000 workers due to cut to federal aid

Johns Hopkins University said Thursday that it is cutting over 2,000 workers because of a federal funding cut. “The termination of more than $800 million in [U.S. Agency for International ...

The Hill - Mar. 14

UN World Food Program to cut food aid for over 1 million people in Myanmar

The United Nations food agency says that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding shortfalls

ABC News - Mar. 14

'Do you have communist links?' US sends 36 questions to UN aid groups

UN groups fear the move is a sign the US is planning to abandon humanitarian work.

BBC News - Mar. 15

Bread Lines and Salty Drinking Water: Israeli Aid Block Sets Gaza Back Again

Shipments surged into Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire, even if they weren’t enough. Then Israel blocked the border again to pressure Hamas in truce talks.

The New York Times - Mar. 15

Aid group in Haiti temporarily shutters hospital after gangs attack convoy evacuating medical staff

Doctors Without Borders says that four of its vehicles came under fire while they evacuated staff from a hospital in Haiti’s capital as gang violence surges

ABC News - Mar. 17

Mexico's Raul Jimenez back to his best ahead of Concacaf Nations League: How Fulham's faith aided return

His career appeared to be in jeopardy after a skull fracture in 2020, but nearly five years later, he is back with a bang and carries El Tri's hopes

CBS Sports - Mar. 19

Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?

As territory is won and lost by opposing military forces, people grasp at scraps of normality. But the country is undergoing the world’s most severe humanitarian catastrophe and global ...

The Guardian - 6d

UNAIDS chief: US funding cut could mean '10-fold increase' in deaths

The head of the United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warned Monday there will be a "10-fold increase" in AIDS-related deaths due to the recent cuts in U.S. foreign funding. USAIDS Executive ...

The Hill - 4d