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Americans Brace for Inflation as Trump’s Tariffs Start to Take Effect

More Americans are starting to brace for higher prices as President Trump’s policies begin to take effect.

The New York Times - 3d

Djed Spence waited two years for a start at Spurs. Now he’s indispensable

Neither Antonio Conte nor Ange Postecoglou were convinced by Spence but he’s showing his value now. By Ben McAleer for WhoScored . Red Djed Redemption. Return of the Djedi. The Walking Djed. ...

The Guardian - 3d

Archer gets England off to good start with two wickets in an over

England's Jofra Archer takes the wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sediqullah Atal in their must-win tie against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy.

BBC News - 3d

Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ debacle is no joke – this is how authoritarians get started

The move has disturbing historical precedents, and retaliation against the Associated Press signals more restrictions to come. Last week, the Associated Press sued White House officials for ...

The Guardian - 3d

UK battery start-up backed by Britishvolt investors aims for £1bn gigafactory

Volklec has deal with Far East Battery to use its engineers, expertise and raw material supplies

Financial Times - 2d

Outcry as White House starts dictating which journalists can access Trump

Even Fox News correspondent decries move that journalists say will ‘tear at independence of a free press’ in US. The Trump administration announced it will take control of the White House press ...

The Guardian - 2d

Lowe's beats Wall Street expectations as it starts to break out of sales slump

Lowe's followed rival Home Depot in reporting better-than-expected quarterly sales.

CNBC - 2d

Goldman Sachs downgraded partly on ‘disappointing’ start to 2025 dealmaking

Expectations of a banner year in dealmaking have not yet materialized due to worries about inflation and uncertainties over U.S. government policy, and that is weighing on Goldman Sachs’s current ...

MarketWatch - 1d

USAID cuts are just the start of Trump, Musk plan to slash agency spending

The dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) appears to be the beginning of President Trump's efforts to instill massive cuts across federal agencies. CBS News' ...

CBS News - 1d

The US May Start Vaccinating Chickens Against Bird Flu

With egg prices soaring, the US is considering vaccinating laying chickens, which have been hit particularly hard by the avian influenza outbreak.

Wired - 1d

This fund manager sees tailwinds for banks despite unexpectedly slow start to the year

Cheryl Pate of Angel Oak Capital Advisors remains optimistic but says more favorable conditions for banks may take longer to materialize

MarketWatch - 16h

Inflation didn’t get any worse. When will it start going down again?

Inflation is still a sore spot for the U.S. economy, but at least it didn’t get much worse at the start of the year.

MarketWatch - 14h

Millions of Muslims in Indonesia mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan

Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets and new clothes and taking part in traditional festivities as millions mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, set to begin Saturday

ABC News - 8h

COTA Xfinity starting lineup: Connor Zilisch wins pole

The 18-year-old will lead the field to green in Saturday's race.

Yahoo Sports - 10h

Salt out early as England make bad start against South Africa

England opener Phil Salt clubs an "easy catch" straight to South Africa's Rassie van der Dussen in the first over of their ICC Champions Trophy match in Karachi.

BBC News - 1h

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling

The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

How test-time scaling unlocks hidden reasoning abilities in small language models (and allows them to outperform LLMs)

A 1B small language model can beat a 405B large language model in reasoning tasks if provided with the right test-time scaling strategy.

VentureBeat - Feb. 21

House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test

Some Republicans have raised concerns about potential cuts to anti-poverty programs that their constituents rely on as they search for ways to pay for Trump’s legislative agenda.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Steve Martin blames 'SNL 50th COVID curse' after Martin Short and Maya Rudolph test positive

Steve Martin says that Martin Short and Maya Rudolph have tested positive for Covid after attending the "Saturday Night Live" 50th anniversary special on Sunday.

NBC News - Feb. 21

RFU adds extra England Test and leaves Borthwick without warm-weather camp

Extra match against Australia added for November Borthwick will lose time he has used for training in Spain Steve Borthwick will have to forgo a crucial training camp and guide England into this ...

The Guardian - 5d

Supreme Court appears swayed by Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA testing

The Supreme Court appeared swayed by a Texas death row inmate’s argument he has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA testing, as he seeks to obtain testing on evidence he ...

The Hill - 4d

Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing

The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.

The New York Times - 4d

76ers fall in brutal blowout loss to Bulls, their 8th straight, as Joel Embiid undergoes knee tests

“We’ve shown no sign of a team that will compete."

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, but some tests have improved, Vatican says

Pope Francis remains hospitalized and in critical condition. On Monday, the Vatican said some of the pope's laboratory tests have improved. CBS News's Seth Doane discussed the 88-year-old pontiff's ...

CBS News - 3d

Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds

Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests themselves. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...

The Guardian - 2d

Lando Norris is fastest and Lewis Hamilton 13th as a power cut disrupts F1 testing

Lando Norris was fastest and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton 13th as Formula 1 teams had to deal with a power outage that disrupted preseason testing

ABC News - 2d

NATO put its new Task Force X naval drones built to stop sabotage and blunt Russian aggression to the test

Yahoo News - 1d

Worker Strike Forces California Lab to Send Bird Flu Tests Out of State

Striking are workers from the California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab.

Inc. - 1d

North Korea’s Kim orders nuclear readiness after missile test, state media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test-launch of strategic cruise missiles and ordered full readiness to use nuclear attack capability, state media said.

NBC News - 1d

FEMA declines to test soil after California fires despite Newsom administration concerns

Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year, ...

The Hill - 1d

College basketball grades: As March Madness looms on horizon, two major contenders flunk tests

Road exams went oh-so-poorly for Florida and Iowa State

CBS Sports - 19h

Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide, officials say

Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning officials said Friday as they continue to investigate what caused the couple's deaths.

NBC News - 12h