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Dick's Sporting Goods is latest retailer to forecast rocky 2025 as recession fears swirl

Dick's Sporting Goods issued weak guidance for 2025 as consumers contend with tariffs, persistent inflation and fears around a potential recession.

CNBC - 19h

‘Not good enough and overpaid’: Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s attack on United players

Co-owner backs Ruben Amorim to stay for ‘long time’ He admits not sacking Erik ten Hag in summer was error Sir Jim Ratcliffe has launched a blistering attack on Manchester United players, ...

The Guardian - 1d

Eric Musselman gives brutal assessment of USC's defense after blowout loss to UCLA

Eric Musselman expresses frustration over USC's inability to improve on defense and says his players don't understand the significance of the rivalry with UCLA.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Giants make the right moves to fix their defense in free agency — up next, quarterback

Giants GM Joe Schoen knew that fixing the defense was among the offseason’s top priorities. Free agency was his first chance to see that through.

Yahoo Sports - 17h

Obama-era Education secretary warns Trump against shuttering department

Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued President Trump a warning over plans to shutter the Department of Education, decrying "you break it, you own it." Duncan, in an interview with CNN's ...

The Hill - 3d

Nasa announces shuttering of two departments and office of chief scientist

Office of technology, policy and strategy and one covering DEI initiatives were eliminated in line with ‘efficiency’ cuts. Nasa announced on Monday it had eliminated the office of its chief ...

The Guardian - 1d

Department of Homeland Security backs polygraph tests for suspected leakers

The Department of Homeland Security is using lie detector tests for agency employees to try to detect apparent leakers of classified information. Blake McConnell, a polygraph expert, joins CBS News ...

CBS News - 12h

US education department to lay off 1,300 people as Trump vows to close agency

Firings announced Tuesday as administration decried as ‘detached from how Americans live’. The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 ...

The Guardian - 7h

Education department plans to cut half its workforce as Trump vows to wind agency down – US politics live

Secretary of education Linda McMahon says move is part of president’s mission to dismantle department. Even before the layoffs, the education department was among the smallest cabinet-level ...

The Guardian - 23m

Trump lauds 'very good funding bill' after House GOP unveils CR

President Trump was quick to throw his support behind the House GOP's stopgap funding bill Saturday afternoon, calling it a "very good funding bill." "The House and Senate have put together, under ...

The Hill - 3d

Good Job Games raises $23M to make better match-3 games in Turkiye

Good Job Games, a fast-growing mobile game company based in Turkey, has secured $23 million in a seed funding round.

VentureBeat - 20h

Canada and Philippines will sign a key defense pact to boost combat drills and military ties

Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, have concluded negotiations for a key defense pact that will allow their forces to ...

ABC News - 4d

Busy Giants add Holland to defense, sources say

The Giants agreed with safety Jevon Holland on a three-year deal worth $45 million, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - 14h

Dick's Sporting Goods is latest retailer to forecast rocky 2025 as recession fears swirl

Dick’s Sporting Goods on Tuesday said it’s expecting 2025 profits to be far lower than Wall Street anticipated, making it the latest retailer to forecast a rocky year ahead as consumers contend ...

NBC News - 16h

How to cut Britain’s rising welfare bill

Reforms rather than quick fixes will save more money in the long term

Financial Times - 2d

The new economic stars born through crisis

Financial stress is forcing reform and recovery in many overlooked countries

Financial Times - 2d

Ministers to shake up clean power project grid connections

Changes come as part of package of reforms aimed at accelerating planning decisions

Financial Times - 1d

Trump administration briefing: US backs Russia ahead of G7, Republican spending bill boosts defense

US has reportedly rejected Canadian proposal to tackle Russian ‘shadow fleet’, Republican bill trims everything aside from defense – key US politics stories from Saturday at a glance. The US has ...

The Guardian - 3d

Reform UK in chaos after whip is withdrawn from Rupert Lowe

MP who criticised leader Nigel Farage is accused of bullying

Financial Times - 4d

Lawyer probing Reform UK row contradicts MP Lowe

Comments attributed to the senior lawyer by the Great Yarmouth MP in his defence have been denied by her.

BBC News - 2d

Chris Mason: Reform row poses danger for party that wants to win

This current spat involving Nigel Farage and the MP for Great Yarmouth, Rupert Lowe, has seen both sides flinging a lot of mud at each other.

BBC News - 1d

How did Reform end up in such a mess? Is that a serious question?

Nigel Farage’s team is down to four MPs, with the suspended Rupert Lowe denouncing it as a “protest party led by the messiah”. Let’s not waste time wondering who’s wrong and who’s right. I have one ...

The Guardian - 1d

A big thank you to Reform for the comic relief in dark times

Very public squabble between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe has been a joy to witness – even if predictable. These past few weeks have been grim. The world hasn’t felt less safe in decades. European ...

The Guardian - 1d

Musk expresses support for rival to Reform UK as feud in Farage’s party intensifies

Allies of tech billionaire say he has signalled he would back an alternative to populist party

Financial Times - 1d

Met Police probe suspended Reform MP Rupert Lowe

Party alleges MP made verbal threats against chair Zia Yusuf

Financial Times - 16h

Colombian president calls for referendum on health and labor reforms that have stalled in congress

Yahoo News - 7h

Let it drape: good riddance to skinny menswear

But be warned: there is a big difference between roomy and baggy

Financial Times - 1d

Trump to slash workforce at US education department

Halving of staff thought to be precursor to campaign pledge of shutting down the agency

Financial Times - 7h

Trump administration briefing: education department to be halved as Trump walks back Canada tariffs

Education secretary Linda McMahon describes layoffs as ‘significant step towards restoring greatness’ – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance. The US Department of Education intends ...

The Guardian - 6h

GOP Rep. Mark Harris says Trump has done 'tremendous job' making case against Education Department

Rep. Mark Harris (R-N.C.) said on Tuesday that President Trump successfully made the case against the Department of Education during his 2024 campaign, leading more Republicans to support the ...

The Hill - 6h

GOP funding patch boosts defense and deportations, cuts other programs

Ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline, House GOP leaders are serving up a plan Democrats will despise.

Politico - 3d

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

Yahoo News - 3d

House Republicans unveil spending bill boosting defense and trimming all else

Strategy is not likely to earn Democrats’ votes, so Trump is leaning on Republicans to force it through. US House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies ...

The Guardian - 3d

Macron's diplomatic comeback: from France's domestic crisis to reshaping Europe's defense

French President Emmanuel Macron is back at the center of global diplomacy

ABC News - 3d

Defense lawyers in Trump assassination attempt case tour Trump golf course

Prosecutors said Ryan Routh methodically plotted to kill Trump for weeks, before aiming a rifle through shrubs as Trump played golf last September at his golf club.

CBS News - 2d