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Chris Mason: The trade-offs ministers are looking at

The government is aiming to save money while also protecting those who cannot work.

BBC News - 2d

Tensions grow over UK government plan to cut welfare payments

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall prepares to slash spending on health-related benefits

Financial Times - 2d

9 best remaining free agents for the Dolphins to consider

The Dolphins have made several additions, but there's still work they can do in free agency.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

What to Know About Colleges Offering Free Tuition

Dozens of schools say they provide free tuition to students whose families earn under a certain income. How does it work?

The New York Times - 2d

Some PIP recipients may lose out under welfare cuts

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will set out reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday afternoon.

BBC News - 1d

Pharmacies prepare to cut opening hours in funding protest

Pharmacies are being advised to "work to rule" unless a funding agreement can be reached with government.

BBC News - 1d

We asked if the Getty should move. Here's how readers responded

The Getty's priceless works of art have been threatened by wildfires. Should they move? Here's what L.A. Times readers think.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

What to expect from Trump's phone call with Putin on Ukraine

The US president says elements of a Ukraine ceasefire have been agreed, but "much remains" to be worked on.

BBC News - 1d

Watch: Kendall pledges to reform 'broken benefits system'

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall tells MPs the status quo is "unacceptable", but not "inevitable".

BBC News - 1d

California’s Salmon Fleet Pivots to Sea Burials and Boat Tours as Fish Stocks Stay Low

Boat captains turn to non-fishing work to survive as the coastal fishery faces a third year of closures.

Inc. - 1d

How the UK’s welfare cuts will change claimants’ lives

Radical changes that will cut income for 1mn people may not get many more into work, say analysts

Financial Times - 1d

Judge orders reinstatement of education grants axed by Trump in DEI sweep

A judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate education grants it had nixed as part of its work to end DEI initiatives.

CNBC - 1d

GPUs go biological: BBB unveils Bionode, lab-grown, living neuron compute for AI applications

BBB is already working with ethicists and regulatory experts to ensure its technology is developed responsibly.

VentureBeat - 1d

‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.

Wired - 1d

Migrant carers from India's Kerala await justice in UK visa 'scams'

The care workers, who paid thousands of pounds for UK visas, are in deep debt and without work.

BBC News - 19h

How Picasso became the ultimate prize for China’s new collectors

In recent years, major works have gone to private buyers in Asia — a new exhibition puts the artist’s relationship with the region in the spotlight

Financial Times - 15h

Jeff Bezos: If You Want to Achieve an Impossible-Sounding Goal, Focus on the Inputs, Not the Output

Have an impossible-sounding goal? Jeff Bezos says work backward until you find controllable inputs.

Inc. - 13h

Neighbours star Ian Smith 'defying odds' after cancer treatment

The actor, who played Harold Bishop in the Australian TV soap, says treatment "seems to be working".

BBC News - 9h

Trump voters are starting to get burned by DOGE’s chainsaw

As much as it might seem like these personal reckonings should spark some soul-searching, that’s not how the real world works.

The Hill - 7h

Dodgers' Roki Sasaki allows just one hit to Cubs but walks five in much-hyped MLB debut during Tokyo Series

Sasaki showed off his high-velocity fastball across his three innings of work

CBS Sports - 6h

Ex-UK minister Tulip Siddiq hits out at ‘false’ fraud claims by Bangladesh

Labour MP dismisses corruption allegations as attempt to ‘interfere’ with her political work in Britain

Financial Times - 5h

The ‘Can’t Miss’ First Round Games of the Men’s N.C.A.A. Tournament

From the game to blow off work for to the one worth saying up late for, these matchups ooze madness potential.

The New York Times - 6h

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says tariff impact won't be meaningful in the near term

"Partners are working with us to bring manufacturing here. In the near-term, the impact of tariffs won't be meaningful," the CEO said.

CNBC - 5h

Roblox wants to improve discovery for its game creators

Roblox said in a post to its creators that it understands that connecting their experiences with the right players is essential for their success. That's why its working on discovery.

VentureBeat - 4h

Trump Administration Lifts Ban on Sugar Company Central Romana Over Forced Labor

Labor groups said working conditions had not changed enough to warrant the removal. The company is partly owned by donors to President Trump.

The New York Times - 1h

5 Essential Strategies to Master Your AI Workplace Tools

Running raw AI output isn’t the answer; there’s much to learn about making AI work for you.

Inc. - 2h

UN judge from Uganda is convicted in the UK of forcing a woman into slavery

A British jury has convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into coming to the U.K. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe forced the Ugandan woman to ...

ABC News - 6d

Bay Area musician connects to his roots with a West African instrument

Amid Black History Month celebrations in February, some local musicians say they are finding more opportunities at various venues to share their work and stories.

CBS News - Mar. 3

Architect behind St. John's Abbey Church helped inspire "The Brutalist"

The Oscar-winning film "The Brutalist" was inspired in part by St. John's Abbey Church, thanks to a book written by a monk who worked with architect Marcel Breuer.

CBS News - Mar. 5

Defunded Aid Programs Are Asked by Trump Administration to Prove Their Value, on a Scale of 1 to 5

A week after terminating thousands of contracts, the administration has sent questionnaires to those programs asking how their work benefits the U.S. national interest.

The New York Times - Mar. 6

A Lebanese Woman Fights for Women’s Rights in the Middle East

Lina Abou-Habib is fighting inequality, working to change laws that make it difficult for women to keep custody of their children and block residency for children in a mother’s home country.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

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 - Mar. 7

Can Matchmaking Platforms Save Us From Dating App Fatigue?

Big Dating got singles hooked on convenience culture. But finding a partner is work—and a batch of matchmaking services think they’ve cracked the code for partnership.

Wired - Mar. 7

Justice Department is looking into egg prices in antitrust probe, report says

A report in The Wall Street Journal says DOJ investigators are looking into whether egg producers are working together to keep egg prices high.

CNBC - Mar. 7

WATCH: How social media helped fuel a female mechanic's business

ABC News' Will Ganss is here with the story about Desiree Hill who found a massive online community when switching from nursing to auto work.

ABC News - Mar. 8

How NWSL, its players plan to thrive without college drafts

The NWSL has broken out of the American mold and gotten rid of all drafts -- no college draft, no expansion draft, nothing. How will that work?

ESPN - Mar. 9

New Deal Reached to End Wildcat Strikes by N.Y. Prison Guards

The state and the correctional officers’ union agreed that officers should return to work Monday and that some provisions of a solitary confinement law would be put on pause.

The New York Times - Mar. 10

Joan Didion was famously reserved. But she openly adored John Wayne and Old Hollywood

Joan Didion fell in love with movies as a girl but would sour on Hollywood after working there, Alissa Wilkinson writes in 'We Tell Ourselves Stories.'

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 10

Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s First South Asian Star

Merle Oberon was a popular actress who was once nominated for an Oscar. But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life’s work.

The New York Times - Mar. 10

Fired Federal Workers Get Last Words in With Scathing Letters of Resignation to DOGE

Departing officials, including disabled veterans, defend themselves and thousands of fired federal colleagues’ work with defiant, indignant letters, creating a written record of a tumultuous time.

Inc. - Mar. 10

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