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Misty Copeland Is Not Backing Down From DEI Amid Trump Pushback
The boundary-breaking ballet dancer and serial entrepreneur says this debate is not about acronyms. It’s about peoples’ lives.Inc. - 1d -
Coperni Mixes Fortnite and Fashion at Paris Show
A fashion show in Paris was staged against a backdrop of 200 people playing Fortnite together. It was a distraction, at best.The New York Times - 1d -
Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail
The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.NBC News - 1d -
Four charged in death of boy killed in hyperbaric chamber fire in Michigan facility
Three people were charged with second-degree murder and a fourth person was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Thomas Cooper, 5.NBC News - 23h -
Humans Have Been Perfecting Avocados for 7,500 Years
Ancient peoples of Latin America saved the fleshy fruits from extinction and gradually made them tastier.The New York Times - 22h -
'The rubbish is alive': Rats feast as Birmingham bin workers strike
An indefinite strike by bin collectors starts in Birmingham, affecting more than 1.2 million people.BBC News - 18h -
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 - 13h -
What we still don't know about COVID 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic
Five years after the WHO declared COVID to be a pandemic, questions remain including how many people have died.ABC News - 12h -
Threshold for filing ‘side hustle’ tax return to rise to £3,000 in UK
Cash earnings to increase from current level of £1,000 in boost to people who sell goods onlineFinancial Times - 10h -
Separatists say they have taken hostages in attack on train in Pakistan
Separatist militants said they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday.NBC News - 12h -
EU to toughen stance on migrant returns
Brussels seeks to send people to ‘return hubs’ outside the bloc if their home countries do not accept themFinancial Times - 10h -
Threshold for filing ‘side hustle’ tax return to rise to £3,000 in UK
Cash earnings to increase from current level of £1,000 in boost to people who sell goods onlineFinancial Times - 10h -
Trump says Education Dept. shouldn't handle student loans: 'Not their business'
It's a major challenge to the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the Education Department: How to transfer the loan accounts of over 40 million people.CNBC - 7h -
Education Department prepares to lay off roughly half its staff
Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and roughly 1,000 are staffed in 10 regional offices across the country.NBC News - 3h -
Government to tighten law on online suicide drugs
Two young people from Southampton died after taking substances suggested by pro-suicide forums.BBC News - 5h -
US education department plans to cut half its workforce
The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March.BBC News - 1h -
'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits
More than 124,000 young people have had claims for adult disability benefits refused, the BBC finds.BBC News - 12m -
I’m a transgender veteran. Trump’s military order is reckless and dangerous | Alleria Stanley
Trans people are twice as likely as US adults overall to serve in the armed forces. But we’re regularly told our careers and lives aren’t worth saving. Late last month, the Trump administration ...The Guardian - 11h -
At the Forum, rockers Deftones show why they've stayed ahead of their time, 30 years and counting
The Sacramento-raised metal band has never been bigger, or more definitional for what young people want out of heavy music.Los Angeles Times - 5d -
Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America
People in China are expressing alarm at what looks like a familiar authoritarian turn in the United States, their longtime role model for democracy.The New York Times - 5d -
Migrant Boats Capsize Off Yemen and Djibouti, U.N. Says
The missing people were on two boats that capsized off Yemen, which is on a major route for migrants trying to reach Gulf countries for work.The New York Times - 4d -
Helen Schreider, Intrepid World Traveler, Is Dead at 98
She and her husband were the first people to travel the length of the Americas in an amphibious vehicle. But he was recognized for their accomplishments long before she was.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump Offers South African Farmers Expedited Citizenship
The president falsely claimed on social media that the South African government was confiscating farmland, echoing previous statements that the country was mistreating white people.The New York Times - 4d -
As Measles Continues to Spread in Texas, Cases Jump in New Mexico
The outbreak has sickened nearly 200 people in Gaines County, Texas. A neighboring county in New Mexico has seen 21 new cases since Tuesday.The New York Times - 4d -
Newark Police Officer Is Killed and Another Is Injured in Shooting
Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey asked people to “please pray” for the officers, who were shot around 6:30 p.m. Friday.The New York Times - 3d -
Landslide in southwest Colombia kills 1 and leaves 3 missing
Officials in Colombia say at least one person has died and three other people are missing after heavy rains unleashed a landslide in the country's southwest regionABC News - 3d -
As Trump shakes the international order, China casts itself as a model of stability
Even as its economy slows, China is using its annual National People's Congress to present itself as a global stalwart as Trump upends America's alliances.NBC News - 2d -
Tariffs could deal a blow to Chinatowns that have no choice but to import cultural goods, locals say
In Chinatowns across the country, people worry about the potential damage to business, loss of cultural traditions and the already high rates of poverty in these immigrant communities.NBC News - 2d -
Claimant: Opioid victims not getting justice in proposed Purdue settlement
Here's why people alleging Purdue Pharma's opioids harmed them may not see much of the proposed $7.4 billion settlement in a bankruptcy case.CBS News - 2d -
At least 8 injured as customer rams into CarMax store in California
At least eight people were injured when a customer rammed into a CarMax store in Inglewood, California, Saturday afternoon, according to the Inglewood Police Department.NBC News - 1d -
5 injured after small plane crashes into residential area in Pennsylvania
All five people on board a small plane that crashed into a residential area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on Sunday survived and were taken to hospitals, authorities said.NBC News - 1d -
Witnesses react to small plane crash in southeastern Pennsylvania that injured 5
A small plane crashed near a retirement home in southeastern Pennsylvania over the weekend. Five people on board the plane were injured. The FAA is investigating.CBS News - 1d -
Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuations
Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at riskABC News - 1d -
Gabbard says security clearances canceled for top Biden officials and others
The revocations are the latest in a campaign to punish and cut off access to people who the president alleges "weaponized" the nation's court systems against him.CBS News - 1d -
13 hurt when school bus crashes, overturns in New Jersey
A child was critically injured when a school bus with 31 people on board crashed on a New Jersey highway and overturned Monday night, officials said.NBC News - 21h -
At least 6 killed in a militant attack on a hotel in Somalia
A car bomb has exploded at a hotel in the central Somali city of Beledweyne in a militant attack that killed at least six people, including two prominent traditional eldersABC News - 14h -
At least 450 taken hostage in Pakistan train attack
At least 450 people were taken hostage and six military personnel were killed when the Balochistan Liberation Army attacked a train in Pakistan.ABC News - 9h -
‘Calm today, but turbulence ahead’: U.S. job openings show stable labor market ahead of Trump job cuts and tariffs
Job openings in the U.S. rose slightly in January, but far fewer companies are hiring compared with a few years ago, and it’s taking people a lot longer to find work.MarketWatch - 10h -
12 dead, dozens hurt as bus overturns, passengers thrown on highway in South Africa
Emergency services say at least 12 people died and 45 were injured when a bus overturned on a highway in the South African city of JohannesburgABC News - 12h -
Packed passenger train possibly hijacked in Pakistan terrorist attack
The Balochistan Liberation Army claims it killed 6 security forces and seized a Pakistani passenger train carrying about 500 people in a remote, mountainous region.CBS News - 12h