Eye on America: Has tipping gone too far?

Trump Is Eyeing Greenland. His Commerce Nominee Has Financial Ties There.

Howard Lutnick, who has agreed to divest his financial interests if he is confirmed, is one of several allies of President Trump who have held or explored potential mining investments on the island.

The New York Times - 3d

Collins, Senate Appropriations chair, calls OMB funding pause 'far too sweeping'

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, called a new memo from the White House budget office freezing the disbursement of federal loans and grants ...

The Hill - 3d

Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’

His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month.

The New York Times - 4d

JD Vance says Big Tech has "too much power"

Vice President JD Vance said Saturday that "we believe fundamentally that big tech does have too much power," despite the prominent positioning of tech CEOs at President Trump's inauguration last ...

CBS News - 5d

‘Bold and fresh’: why Hollywood has gone crazy for gruesome, full-blown fairytales

Oscar nominations for Anora , The Substance and Emilia Pérez reflect shift towards surreal plots based on enduring myths. The magical granting of a wish, suddenly bestowing untold riches or ...

The Guardian - 6d

A Soccer Player, Friend and Family Man Gone Far Too Soon

Michael Newberry was a teenage talent at Newcastle United. His passing on his 27th birthday has been difficult to come to terms with.

The New York Times - 6d

Eye on America: Erosion threatens Outer Banks, and rethinking urban rivers

In North Carolina, we see how erosion has been threatening a popular tourist destination and swallowing homes straight into the sea. And in Oregon and Illinois, we learn how cities are revitalizing ...

CBS News - 6d

Fmr. Trump attorney: Supreme Court went ‘too far’ with immunity decision

Former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb talks to Kristen Welker about last year's Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity and his perspective on President Trump's early moves in his ...

NBC News - Jan. 24

Animal spirits in markets risk running too far

Giddy investors have pushed up stocks in one of the stronger opening months to any year in the past decade

Financial Times - Jan. 24

Adidas has ‘brand heat,’ analysts say. It’s a hot stock, too.

Adidas stock rallied on Wednesday as the apparel maker said its fourth-quarter results would come in ahead of estimates.

MarketWatch - Jan. 22

Federal debt as far as the eye can see — and them some

The Congressional Budget Office projects the federal deficit will continue to rise, reaching $2.7 trillion by 2035, due to legislation passed by Joe Biden and Democrats. The new para-government ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

Days Gone Dev Reacts To Game Cancellation, Says It Still Has "Cool Shit" In The Works

Recently, Sony confirmed that it had canceled a live-service game that was in the works at Days Gone developer Bend Studio . A developer at the studio has now responded to the news, thanking fans ...

GameSpot - Jan. 21

Bacon heavyweight Smithfield Foods to tip IPO scales at $11 billion with an eye on amassing market share

China-owned bacon maker sets IPO terms at $24 to $27 with 397.47 million shares outstanding.

MarketWatch - Jan. 21

Austria’s ‘firewall’ against the far right collapsed. Could the unthinkable happen in Germany too? | John Kampfner

Events in Vienna are forcing Germany’s bickering mainstream parties to rally together. But the AfD could yet outflank the centre. Could Germany go the way of Austria? Could the party of the far ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

There's a way to beat a far-right takeover in the UK. So why has Starmer gone silent about it? | Polly Toynbee

With Trump back in the White House, democracy is in danger across the west. Electoral reform is the best way to protect it. Inauguration day in the US signalled the drum beat of the far right ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

How Trump has already changed America

And how he’s already changed America (again)

BBC News - Jan. 21

Trump is back, and his eye is on Latin America

Donald Trump has appointed Sen. Marco Rubio as his next Secretary of State, and is seeking to reposition the U.S. in Latin America to prevent China's aggressive commercial advance, while also ...

The Hill - Jan. 19

‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad

Journalists from countries that have seen challenges to democracy give their view on the second Trump presidency. What is the view of US democracy from abroad, and what can Americans learn from ...

The Guardian - Jan. 19

It’s Not Just TikTok: These Other ByteDance Apps Are Gone Too

Lemon8, CapCut, and Gauth are among the other victims of the US ban on ByteDance-owned apps.

Wired - Jan. 19

Where Has the College Football and N.F.L. Postseason Competition Gone?

“No one can be sitting there and going, ‘You want these blowout games,’” ESPN analyst Scott Van Pelt said.

The New York Times - Jan. 18

Has Trump promised too much on US economy?

He won the election partly to fix inflation but Trump may find his pledges on prices and tariffs conflict, say experts.

BBC News - Jan. 18

I live too far away from my boyfriend and our relationship is suffering | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Periods of physical separation are common in most relationships and it takes effort – but you can have the best of both worlds • Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

Nepal's leader says the country has 'too many tigers'

Yahoo News - Jan. 16

Nepal's leader says it has too many tigers. Does it?

Wild tigers killed nearly 40 people in Nepal between 2019 and 2023. Solutions are hard to come by.

BBC News - Jan. 16

‘I didn’t sleep for days’: readers on the TV shows that went way too far

From fish and chip shop-induced trauma to programmes packed with relentless death and gore, here are the television moments that had you reaching for the remote. ‘ Just too horrifying’ There are ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

The Guardian view on a ceasefire in Gaza: far too late, but desperately needed | Editorial

As officials report that a deal has been agreed, a precarious pause in hostilities and the release of hostages could only be welcomed. Hope has rarely felt so fragile, or so inadequate. A moment ...

The Guardian - Jan. 15

WATCH: Dog who sought firefighter's help in LA fire is safe; vet has tips for anxious pets

Dr. Kwane Stewart examines Max the dog, who went viral after "World News Tonight" filmed him looking to a firefighter for help. Stewart shares tips for easing animals' anxiety during stressful events.

ABC News - Jan. 14

Eye on America: Helping moms with postpartum depression and a generation of unpaid caregivers

We tour a Michigan facility that's treating postpartum depression with a new approach. In California, a social media influencer documents her experience as part of a growing generation of unpaid ...

CBS News - Jan. 11

The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals - what has happened so far?

A seven-year inquiry into the sexual abuse of children was published in 2022 - what has happened since?

BBC News - Jan. 9

Elon Musk’s Quest for Domination Has Gone Global

Having established power over Republican politics in the US, the industrialist is now intervening in European politics—and is himself becoming a leader of the international far right.

Wired - Jan. 9

The Guardian view on content moderation: Meta did far too little. Now it wants to do even less | Editorial

Loosening already limited safeguards on social media platforms is not just damaging. It could ultimately prove deadly. Mark Zuckerberg famously boasted that Facebook had a saying: “Move fast and ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Far-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by government

The sanctions affect neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, linked to the skinhead music scene.

BBC News - Jan. 8

From stolen babies to dog murder: the TV shows that went way too far

ITV’s controversial child-swap thriller Playing Nice has proved too triggering for some viewers. But it’s the tip of the iceberg when it comes to television crossing a line. With controversial ITV ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga | Siva Vaidhyanathan

It’s a mistake to describe the Meta CEO’s move as a retreat from ‘fact-checking’: it’s a retreat from limiting harm to users. Mark Zuckerberg seems to have gone full Maga. Just two weeks before ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Grooming gangs scandal: what has the UK government done so far?

The 2022 Jay Review made 20 recommendations to crack down on sexual abuse yet almost none have been carried out

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Trump: ‘Interest rates are far too high’

President-elect Trump on Tuesday declared interest rates are too high even as he decried still-elevated inflation, setting up renewed tensions with the central bank chair who resisted pressure cut ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Eye Opener: Massive winter storm hits middle America

Parts of the U.S. could see their biggest snowfall totals in more than a decade as a massive winter storm barrels through the middle of the country. Also, Congress is set to certify President-elect ...

CBS News - Jan. 6

ECB has been too slow to cut rates, Eurozone economists warn

Almost half of analysts polled by the FT accuse rate-setters of being ‘behind the curve’

Financial Times - Jan. 5

Eye on America: Has tipping gone too far?

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