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Nearly 100K protest Belgian plans to cut social services in strategy to reduce debt
Close to 100,000 protesters have thronged the center of Brussels while airports and public transport were largely paralyzed as trade unions took their ire to the streets over drastic plans of the ...ABC News - 5d -
NBA All-Star Game: 18-year-old fan wins $100K by beating Damian Lillard in 3-point contest
There was one definite winner during NBA All-Star weekend.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
CFPB Workers Protest New Leadership
Russell Vought is now at the helm of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Inc. - Feb. 9 -
Home prices up in nearly 90 percent of cities at end of 2024
Some of the biggest year-over-year median price bumps were in the Midwest.The Hill - Feb. 8 -
2 mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya
Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the ...ABC News - Feb. 9 -
Elon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAI
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder, responded that he would not accept and offered to buy X instead. Elon Musk escalated his feud with OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, on Monday. The ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Police blitz targeting mafia nets nearly 150 arrests: "Historic blow"
Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people, 36 of whom were already in custody, for crimes including attempted murder, extortion and drug trafficking, police said.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Musk’s ‘Doge’ guts nearly $1bn in US education department’s research office
Cuts in effect wipe out Institute of Education Sciences, one of the country’s largest funders of education research. Elon Musk and the Trump administration ’s so-called “department of government ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
American teacher released after nearly 4 years in Russian captivity
Marc Fogel, an American teacher held in a Russian prison for nearly four years, was welcomed back to the United States by President Donald Trump on Tuesday after the White House secured his release ...NBC News - 6d -
Nearly a ton of cocaine found hidden inside stone crusher
It took forensics police almost a week to extract all the packages stashed inside the crusher's three rollers, officials said.CBS News - 6d -
Lyft shares sink nearly 8% on underwhelming fourth-quarter results
Lyft shares shed nearly 8% after the ride-sharing app reported lackluster fourth-quarter results and weak bookings guidance due to rising competition.CNBC - 6d -
Nearly 30 hurt in suspected attack after car drives into Munich crowd
Police say at least 28 people have been injured, including children, after a car was driven into a group of people in central Munich on Thursday. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly ...CBS News - 5d -
Nearly 30 injured after man drives vehicle intro crowd in Munich
Police say at least 28 people were hurt Thursday when a man drove a vehicle into a union demonstration in Munich, Germany. A local official says it appears to have been a deliberate attack.CBS News - 5d -
U.S. deports nearly 120 Asian migrants of different nationalities to Panama
The United States deported 119 people of different nationalities to Panama as part of a deal between the Trump administration and the Central American nation.NBC News - 4d -
EPA fires nearly 400 workers after OPM order
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fired nearly 400 employees after a directive from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The EPA told The Hill in a written statement that it has ...The Hill - 4d -
Epic Games Store hits nearly 300 million PC users in 2024
Despite overall user numbers rising year-over-year, a freefall in third-party revenue paints a less rosy image for the Epic Games Store.VentureBeat - 4d -
Serbia’s Protests Test the President’s Grip on Power
President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia, battered by months of nationwide protests, is struggling to weather his biggest political crisis in more than a decade of rule.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
Hundreds protest against Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London
Demonstrators at the proposed site included Hongkongers who fear it could be used to illegally detain dissenters. Large crowds gathered outside the proposed site of a new Chinese “mega-embassy” in ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
Halftime dancer waves flag in protest, detained
A person in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, a confirmed performer in the 400-member field cast, was detained on the field Sunday night and could face charges after unfurling a ...ESPN - Feb. 10 -
Hundreds of tractors block Westminster in inheritance tax protest
Farmers from across the UK protesting in London against changes to inheritance tax.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Halftime dancer won't face charges for protest
The dancer who displayed the Palestinian flag with the word "GAZA" in protest during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show will not face charges.ESPN - Feb. 10 -
Military families in Germany protest against Pete Hegseth
On a visit to a U.S. military hub in Stuttgart, Germany, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was booed by around two dozen people who live at the base in an apparent demonstration against the Trump ...NBC News - Feb. 11 -
McMahon's Education hearing interrupted by several protesters
Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing to be President Trump's Education secretary was interrupted several times so far by protesters in the audience, calling for protections for transgender students ...The Hill - 5d -
Dozens Injured as Driver Crashes Car Into Munich Protest
The authorities believe the crash, into a union’s strike-day demonstration, was a deliberate attack. The suspect is a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who was known to the police.The New York Times - 5d -
Protesters Rally Against Deletion of ‘Transgender’ on Stonewall Website
Hundreds of people gathered at the Greenwich Village site to condemn what they saw as a chilling strike against the symbolic heart of the gay rights movement.The New York Times - 4d -
Democrats plan Musk protests outside Tesla dealerships
Democratic activists are planning a protest campaign this week against tech billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk outside offices of lawmakers and Tesla ...The Hill - 1d -
Demonstrators across US protest actions by Trump and Musk
The long Presidents Day weekend brought protests across the U.S. — and more layoffs across a number of federal agencies. It comes as the top official at the Social Security Administration resigned ...NBC News - 11h -
Thousands block Athens traffic to protest delays in Greek rail disaster inquiry
Several thousand high school and university students have blocked traffic in central Athens in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed ...ABC News - Feb. 7 -
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Turkish team walk off after 30 mins in ref protest
Turkish side Adana Demirspor walked off the pitch 30 minutes into their Super Lig game at Galatasaray on Sunday as they trailed 1-0 to a penalty.ESPN - Feb. 10 -
Super Bowl halftime protester gets lifetime ban from NFL stadiums
A performer at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show who unfurled a flag with the words Sudan and Gaza in a protest over the two wars there will be banned from NFL stadiums for life, the ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
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Most charges against Gaza protesters dismissed but ‘intent is to scare people’
Protesters are facing increasingly draconian charges that get dismissed but could still have a chilling effect. As pro-Palestinian demonstrations broke out across the US during the first year of ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
Super Bowl halftime protester wanted to 'highlight the human suffering' of Palestinians
The performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show who was detained after showing a Sudanese-Palestinian flag said he wanted to “highlight the human suffering” of Palestinians during the ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Teachers across Algeria go on strike to protest low salaries and poor conditions
Teachers throughout Algeria have gone on strike to protest low salaries and deteriorating working conditionsABC News - 6d -
Philippines storm survivors join climate protest outside Shell HQ in London
Greenpeace protest draws attention to worsening typhoons and demands accountability from major polluters. For two days and two nights, Ronalyn Carbonel and her four children clung to the roof of ...The Guardian - 6d -
