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CFPB, the consumer watchdog agency, under fire by President Trump, DOGE | 60 Minutes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency created to protect consumers, is under fire by President Trump and DOGE. Its new head ordered work to stop and funding to end.CBS News - 5d -
‘We are thinking about it’: Euro giants’ club chief confirms interest in summer swoop for Man Utd star
INEOS are hoping to raise substantial transfer funds via player sales when the summer window opens.The likes of Jadon Sancho, whose loan deal includes a £20-25 million obligation to buy, will ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Myanmar earthquake: China and others step into aid gap left by Trump cuts
US president accused of blowing up country’s ability to respond to disasters by removing funding. As aid from China, Russia, India and the UK begins to flow into Myanmar, there is a conspicuous gap ...The Guardian - 4d -
Aston Martin shares pop as Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll invests more cash
Shares of Aston Martin jumped as much as 13% on Monday after the British luxury carmaker said it will raise more than £125 million ($161.7 million) through funding from Chairman Lawrence Stroll’s ...NBC News - 4d -
Marine Le Pen attacks ban on French presidency run as a ‘political decision’
Far-right leader, who was found guilty of embezzlement of European funds, says conviction is a ‘denial of democracy’. The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has railed against a Paris court’s ...The Guardian - 4d -
$40B into the furnace: As OpenAI adds a million users an hour, the race for enterprise AI dominance hits a new gear
In a move that surprised the tech industry Monday, OpenAI said it has secured a monumental $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, catapulting its valuation to an unprecedented $300 billion -- ...VentureBeat - 3d -
Colleges watch nervously as Columbia scrambles to appease Trump
Universities could soon face two tough options: bow to the Trump administration or fight back. The federal government has yet to restore $400 million in frozen funding to Columbia even after the ...The Hill - 3d -
Supreme Court sympathetic to claim brought by Catholic charities over tax exemptions
The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to a claim brought by Catholic-affiliated charitable groups that they were wrongly denied religious exemptions from a state tax that funds unemployment ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump administration suspends a host of federal grants to Princeton University
The Trump administration cut funding to a host of Princeton University research projects, the school said Tuesday, making it the latest Ivy League institution whose federal backing has been reduced ...NBC News - 3d -
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Major law firm reaches deal with Trump administration, will fund causes in line with Trump priorities; California teen makes history by becoming the youngest person to pass the bar exam.CBS News - 3d -
Report: Chelsea confident of completing deal for £70m rated ace despite rival interest
Chelsea are confident they will complete a summer move for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi according to reports.The Blues are set to have another busy summer and could look to fund their moves in ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Report: Chelsea handed potential blow after latest news on summer target, five club battle to ensue
Chelsea transfer target Liam Delap has a release clause in the region of £40m if Ipswich get relegated according to reports.The Blues are set for another busy summer and could look to fund their ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Augment Code debuts AI agent with 70% win rate over GitHub Copilot and record-breaking SWE-bench score
Augment Code launches AI technology that outperforms GitHub Copilot by 70% through real-time context understanding of massive codebases, securing $270M funding and achieving the highest score on ...VentureBeat - 2d -
Voice of America | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Voice of America, the U.S. government-funded international broadcaster with an 83-year history, is now off the air due to a Trump administration executive order. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday.CBS News - 2d -
US anti-abortion group expands campaign in UK
Exclusive: Alliance Defending Freedom, which is funding case of activist Livia Tossici-Bolt, is lobbying against buffer zones around clinics. A rightwing US group backing an anti-abortion ...The Guardian - 2d -
Supreme Court confronts South Carolina bid to defund Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with a case testing whether South Carolina was legally allowed to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. South Carolina restricted Planned ...The Hill - 2d -
Senate confirms Oz as head of CMS along party lines
The Senate has confirmed Mehmet Oz as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), making him the head of Medicaid at a time where its funding is at risk of being ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge Blocks H.H.S. From Terminating $11 Billion in Public Health Grants
A coalition of states sued over the Trump administration’s unexpected move to cut off the funds, which they said imperiled everything from childhood vaccination programs to opioid addiction treatment.The New York Times - 1d -
The Formerly Incarcerated Person Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer
After 30 years in prison, Ibrahim Rivera was headed to the Ivy League. Then he realized that because of Trump administration threats, the university could not guarantee his funding would survive.The New York Times - 16h -
Trump says France should 'free' Marine Le Pen as he offers support to far-right leader
President Trump offered support to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen after a Paris court earlier this week convicted her of embezzling European Union funds.NBC News - 13h -
‘They didn’t call us for Live Aid’: the stars behind Black Britain’s forgotten charity record
In 1985, a star-studded lineup of Black UK musicians, including Aswad, Dennis Brown and Janet Kay, recorded a charity single to raise funds for famine-stricken Ethiopia. Why are their efforts so ...The Guardian - 11h -
Con man who defrauded over 200 people in $24.5M Ponzi scheme sentenced to 18 years
A man was sentenced to 18 years in jail in New York for running a $24.5 million Ponzi scheme in which he defrauded over 200 victims in sham loan programs and used the money to fund a lifestyle of ...NBC News - 7h -
Meet the 23-Year-Old Student Who Raised $25 Million in Democratic Losses
A law student in Florida has a lucrative side gig: fund-raising consultant. His firm earns a 25 percent cut of “profit” from donations, and critics have begun to pile up after two special elections.The New York Times - 8h -
Should Hammers sell any of their stars?
Joe: Should West Ham sell players like Paqueta and Kudus to give Potter the funds to build the team he wants? Fraser: A lot of West Ham fans who were showering abuse on David Moyes this time last ...Yahoo Sports - 1d
