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Agency workers to get paid if shift cancelled at short notice

The policy is part of 250 additions to the Employment Rights Bill, although the amendment will not spell out what "short notice" means.

BBC News - 2d

150 Years of Change: How Old Photos, Recaptured, Reveal a Shifting Climate

In the heart of Utah’s Uinta Mountains, a team of scientists is re-creating historical pictures to study how much, and how quickly, ecosystems are changing.

The New York Times - 1d

‘Seismic’ shift in UK-US relations is not a blip, warns ex-ambassador

Sir David Manning and other former diplomats highlight major changes in ‘special relationship’. UK politics live – latest updates Something seismic has changed in the US-British relationship ...

The Guardian - 19h

FDA Nominee Marty Makary to Face Grilling Over Cutbacks and Policy Shifts

Dr. Marty Makary will testify before the Senate health committee on Thursday. Lawmakers may press him over staff reductions and changes in agency direction on issues like vaccines.

The New York Times - 3h

76ers' Joel Embiid on ailing knee affecting play: 'Hard to have trust when you're not yourself'

Embiid has been limited to only 18 of Philadelphia's 55 games this season.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

3 red flag phrases 'gaslighters' use in romantic relationships: Gaslighting is 'extremely hard to call out,' psychologist says

"The behavior is intended to control the other person and ultimately make them more dependent on the gaslighter for reassurance or security," one expert says.

CNBC - Feb. 25

In Former East Germany, the Hard-Right AfD Party Finds Most of Its Support

The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to neo-Nazis.

The New York Times - Feb. 25

House and Senate GOP approved competing budget plans. Now comes the hard part.

House and Senate Republicans have voted to approve competing budget measures to pass portions of President Donald Trump’s agenda. Now comes the hard part.

NBC News - Feb. 26

Trump praises Starmer’s ‘hard’ lobbying as he again suggests UK will be exempt from US tariffs – live

Trump calls Starmer meeting ‘tremendously productive’ and says ‘we have a very good chance at arriving at a very good deal’. Trump-Starmer visit: the key takeaways European Commission ...

The Guardian - 6d

North Carolina in line to be featured on 'Hard Knocks' amid Bill Belichick's first season as college coach

'Hard Knocks' will follow Belichick and the Tar Heels as part of an offseason series

CBS Sports - 5d

In this dangerous age, Britain needs to exert soft power as well as the hard stuff | Andrew Rawnsley

Defence spending has to go up, but siphoning money from international aid is a self-defeating folly. Shortly before he flew to Washington, Sir Keir Starmer turned up in the Commons, put on his ...

The Guardian - 4d

76ers' Tyrese Maxey leaves loss to Trail Blazers early with back injury after hard fall

Tyrese Maxey landed directly on his back after trying to go up for a layup in the second half on Monday night.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

UNC 'Hard Knocks' deal falls through: Tar Heels won't be featured in Bill Belichick's inaugural season

NFL Films was soliciting a college program for the first time

CBS Sports - 1d

NATO holds military drills as leaders express concerns over Trump's shifting foreign policy

In Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, NATO is holding its largest combat exercises of the year. The drills come as European leaders are expressing rising concern over the military ...

CBS News - Feb. 20

Justin Ishbia scraps pursuit to buy Minnesota Twins, shifts focus to Chicago White Sox, per report

The billionaire could try to become the successor of White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf

CBS Sports - Feb. 22

Ukraine and Russia mark 3 years of war amid major shift in U.S. policy

A group of European leaders and Canada's prime minister are in Kyiv to support Ukraine's president. He faces a shift in U.S. policy as President Trump moves to end the war by negotiating one-on-one ...

CBS News - Feb. 24

Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift Releases On 4K Blu-Ray This Week - Save 30% At Amazon

Stephen King's Graveyard Shift on 4K Blu-ray $31.49 (was $45) | Releases February ...

GameSpot - Feb. 24

‘I know their names, what they eat’: tracking polar bears on Svalbard’s shifting icescapes

For more than 20 years, scientists have followed the animals in Norway’s Arctic archipelago to understand how they may adapt to changing threats as the ice they depend on melts. When Rolf-Arne ...

The Guardian - Feb. 25

The radical shift in US policy that shut Ukraine out amid talks to end war

The first month of President Donald Trump's second term has already delivered a radical American pivot on Russia's offensive war against Ukraine.

ABC News - Feb. 25

BP to ramp up oil and gas output in major shift away from green goals

Fossil fuel firm will cut more than $5bn from low-carbon investment plan in ‘fundamental reset’. Business live – latest updates BP is dropping green goals, ramping up oil and gas production ...

The Guardian - Feb. 26

Friedrich Merz was the most pro-US politician in Germany – his shift could be historic for Europe | Jörg Lau for Europe |

The lifelong Atlanticist was frank after his election victory: Nato is on the brink, and Germany must reassess its core beliefs on defence. It is hard to overstate the importance of Friedrich ...