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Colombia's defense minister vows to recover 29 kidnapped law enforcement officers

Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez has condemned the recent kidnapping of 29 law enforcement officers in the country’s southwest region and says the government is working to free them

ABC News - Mar. 8

14-year-old charged with murder of Newark police officer

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Newark police officer, after shots were exchanged between police and a group.

ABC News - Mar. 8

Texas city's first foreign-born police officer turns trauma into triumph

Fidele Sebahizi escaped war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, survived a refugee camp attack, and arrived in the U.S. with little English. Now, he's a police officer in Texas, a Ph.D. ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

More say Zelensky was not disrespectful to Trump in Oval Office: Survey

More Americans than not say Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wasn’t disrespectful to President Trump during their contentious Oval Office meeting late last month, according to a poll. The ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

Workers Are Coming to Offices Less in 2025 Despite Rise in RTO Orders

Although a recent wave of RTO orders fueled predictions that 2025 would mark the end of remote agreements, Placer.ai data shows a drop in office foot traffic so far this year.

Inc. - Mar. 12

EPA to steer environmental enforcement officers away from energy companies

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated this week that it will steer its environmental enforcement officers away from energy companies. The EPA can pursue civil or criminal cases ...

The Hill - 6d

DOGE lease cancellations: Which government offices could be closed this year and when

The General Services Administration, working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, has notified landlords that federal agencies will be terminating hundreds of leases for offices ...

ABC News - 5d

FRANCESCA MONTINI APPOINTED AS AC MILAN'S NEW CHIEF BRAND OFFICER

AC Milan can announce the appointment of Francesca Montini as Chief Brand Officer. Reporting directly to CEO Giorgio Furlani, she will oversee the Marketing, Branding, Communication, and Content & ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida to step down on April 1, planning officer Espinosa named successor

Nissan's Chief Planning Office Ivan Espinosa will be Nissan's fourth CEO in eight years.

CNBC - Mar. 11

Congressional watchdog office left powerless as House leaders have yet to fill board seats

House leaders have yet to appoint board members to an independent office designed to investigate ethics complaints against lawmakers and their staff.

NBC News - 1d

Notre Dame brings former player Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa back to its front office

Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa rejoins the program in the front office.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Typing loudly, wearing AirPods: ‘taskmasking’ is how gen Z pretends to work at the office

As more companies mandate a return to the office, young workers learn to game the system to take back control. As employers crack down on hybrid work, insisting that the US corporate class head ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Mark Carney to become Canada’s next prime minister after Liberal Party vote

Canada’s Liberal Party chose its next leader in Mark Carney, and he will soon replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the country. The exact date for Carney, 59, to take office is uncertain, ...

The Hill - Mar. 9

Trump revisits playbook for taking down the judiciary

A hallmark of President Trump’s criminal trials were his unsparing attacks on the judges who oversaw them. Now, he’s going to that playbook again – this time from the Oval Office. Trump on ...

The Hill - 17h

Robert Pattison sci-fi ‘Mickey 17’ opens in first place at the box office

“Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s original science fiction film “Mickey 17” opened in first place on the North American box office charts

ABC News - Mar. 9

'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho's new film, 'Mickey 17,' off to a slow box office start

The sci-fi thriller is director Bong Joon Ho's first film since the Oscar-winning "Parasite" in 2019. But it has had a slow start at the box office.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 9

Misguided anti-racism campaign cancels college Sondheim production

Theater is a potent medium for showing us the truth of what people do to one another.

The Hill - Mar. 11

Chainsaws, coffeemakers, gum: How the E.U. is targeting U.S. products with retaliatory tariffs

The European Union is planning new tariffs on a wide range of U.S. imports next month in response to President Donald Trump’s new taxes on imported aluminum and steel that went into effect Wednesday.

MarketWatch - Mar. 12

Why Trump wants to bring aluminum production back to the U.S.

Aluminum is a "critical mineral" in the U.S. but the metal is largely produced in other countries, raising security concerns within the Trump administration.

CNBC - 6d

Companies Might Soon Have to Tell You When Their Products Will Die

If everything’s computer, it would be nice to know how long computer last.

Wired - 6d

US had productive talks with Putin over Ukraine war, Trump says

But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of dragging out ceasefire talks so it can continue the war.

BBC News - 5d

Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here and part two here. ODESSA, Texas — For retired pastor Columbus Cooper, ...

The Hill - 2d

Stellantis to invest $41m in Italian plant for EV component production

Yahoo News - 1d

14-year-old arrested as officer is killed, another wounded in New Jersey shooting

A 14-year-old was taken into custody on murder charges following a shootout with Newark, New Jersey, police officers Friday evening that left one dead and a second hospitalized, officials said.

NBC News - Mar. 8

Department of Education offices closed for "security reasons" after major job cuts announced

Offices at the Department of Education are closed Wednesday for "security reasons" after the announcement that nearly half the department's staff would lose their jobs. CBS News congressional ...

CBS News - Mar. 12

New lawsuit alleges Education Department's Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill responsibilities after cuts

A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated obligations due to the Trump administration's changes as it seeks to ...

The Hill - 5d

How Effective Leaders Minimize Office Politics

Five warning sights to look out for and five ways to build a high-performance culture.

Inc. - Mar. 11

Forcing women back into the office will cost us millions

New research from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management highlights how in-person work environments expose women to higher levels of workplace bias and mistreatment compared to ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Foreign criminals to face Home Office tagging

The move will target offenders and others thought to pose a threat to the public, who can not be deported.

BBC News - 5d

First individual Horizon victim to sue Post Office

Lee Castleton has started a legal claim against his former employer over the Horizon scandal.

BBC News - 14h

Trump reacts to Putin's remarks on ceasefire deal during Oval Office meeting on NATO

President Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office and reacted to Russian President Vladimir Putin saying he accepts the terms of a 30-day ceasefire deal with Ukraine in ...

CBS News - 6d

Tracking Trump’s tariffs: What he’s proposed, when they hit and what could get more expensive

European alcohol is the latest product in the president’s crosshairs.

MarketWatch - 6d

China to impose retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian products as trade war heats up

China on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods, hitting back after Ottawa slapped import duties on Chinese-made EVs.

CNBC - Mar. 8

Almonds, whiskey, auto parts: EU's retaliatory tariffs set up these U.S. states and local products as the biggest losers

From California almonds to Tennessee whiskey and Michigan auto parts, some states and sectors will be hit hardest by U.S.-EU 'tit for tat' tariffs war.

CNBC - 5d

U.S. and Russia Had ‘Productive’ Discussions About Ukraine Cease-Fire, Trump Says

Talks in Moscow with a U.S. special envoy indicated that Russia was keen to keep negotiating with the United States over Ukraine.

The New York Times - 5d

Inside Zoom’s AI evolution: From basic meeting tools to agentic productivity platform powered by LLMs and SLMs

Zoom's CTO explains how the web conferencing vendor’s technology has evolved and expanded into agentic AI capabilities.

VentureBeat - 2d

‘We just tried to make what we thought was cool’: the story of Monolith Productions

As the 30-year-old studio behind many innovative and beloved video games shuts down, its founders, fans and designers discuss what made it so special. Late last month, Warner Bros announced it was ...

The Guardian - 1d