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Body found in Valentine's Day murder suspect hunt
Lisa Smith suffered serious injuries in a shooting in the car park of the Three Horseshoes pub.BBC News - 5d -
Musk’s cuts fail to stop US federal spending hitting new record
Government spending rose to $603bn in February despite hyperactive efficiency drive, data showsFinancial Times - 23h -
Record spring break travel expected despite higher costs
AAA says on average domestic air fares are up 7% from last year, while gas is cheaper. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave found some last-minute deals.CBS News - 3h -
More NOAA cuts, 1,000 layoffs expected, sources say
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees are expecting more layoffs at the agency, sources say. This comes after drastic cuts as part of President Trump's measures to shrink ...CBS News - 3d -
Uncertain Shoppers Slow Spending as Retailers Temper 2025 Expectations
The Conference Board said consumer confidence took its biggest one-month slide in four years, forcing many national chains to lower earnings guidance.Inc. - 6d -
Top House Democrats press Senate colleagues to sink GOP spending bill
The top House Democrats are pressing their fellow party members in the Senate to kill the Republicans’ spending bill when it reaches the upper chamber, saying the proposal will hurt Americans ...The Hill - 1d -
Treasury yields end higher for second day after CPI inflation data comes in cooler than expected
Bond yields closed with back-to-back gains Wednesday after the consumer-price index report for February came in cooler than Wall Street expected.MarketWatch - 22h -
House spending bill facing Senate opposition with government shutdown deadline 2 days away
House Republicans' six-month spending bill will need Democratic support in the Senate to pass into law before Friday's government shutdown deadline. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small ...CBS News - 1d -
House GOP narrowly passes spending bill, now heads to Senate
House Republicans on Tuesday narrowly passed a spending bill just days before the deadline of a government shutdown. The bill now goes to the Senate where it will need support from Democrats in ...NBC News - 1d -
The Trump team administering economic shock therapy
Also in today’s newsletter, government spending hit a record high last monthFinancial Times - 6h -
The Last Of Us Season 2 Trailer Just Broke Records For HBO
The new trailer for The Last of Us Season 2 that debuted at SXSW recently has been a huge hit. According to Warner Bros. Discovery, the trailer has reached 158 million views across all platforms ...GameSpot - 1d -
German Arms Maker Rheinmetall Has Record Sales in ‘Era of Rearmament’
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the company moved quickly to meet Europe’s growing need for military spending.The New York Times - 1d -
Why the SEC's potential record number of NCAA tourney bids is a headache for the selection committee
Just days before Selection Sunday, the SEC appears likely to eclipse the record of 11 NCAA tournament bids from a single league. That creates a multitude of challenges for the tourney selection ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Jobless claims little changed, while impact from government spending cuts expected later this spring
Initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 220,000 in the week that ended on March 8, the Labor Department said Thursday.MarketWatch - 5h -
The Rumored Oblivion Remake Could Launch Sooner Than Expected
The long-rumored remake of Bethesda's 2006 RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion could be announced soon and potentially release before June. That's according to NateTheHate, who has a solid track ...GameSpot - 6h -
Decoding the Ukraine ceasefire plan line by line
The US is expected to present a 30-day ceasefire proposal to Russia in the coming days.BBC News - 1d -
Bills QB Josh Allen says he wants to spend his entire career in Buffalo: 'This is home to me'
Fresh off an MVP season and a record-setting extension, Allen said that he'll 'hopefully' stay with the Bills until he retires.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Trump-district Democrats face risky vote on GOP spending bill
House Democrats in districts carried by President Trump are confronting a potentially risky vote next week when GOP leaders are expected to put their partisan government funding bill on the floor. ...The Hill - 4d -
Senate Democrats insist on voting on 30-day government funding bill
Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...The Hill - 23h -
Watch live: Trump holds St. Patrick's Day celebration at White House
President Trump on Wednesday evening is set to host his first St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House since returning to office. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, who was elected in ...The Hill - 1d -
WATCH: 105-year-old woman spends birthday in crown, dancing the day away
"I love to dance, that's the only thing I do," Antoinette Grande said with a smile.ABC News - 6d -
House set to vote on stopgap spending bill with government shutdown deadline days away
The House is set to vote on a continuing resolution that would avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through September. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.CBS News - 2d -
New-look Cheltenham festival delivers day of drama for smaller audience
Crowds were down but the action on and off the track was a better experience for both committed and once-a-year fans . Once the gasps had subsided following a Champion Hurdle that upended every ...The Guardian - 2d -
NL East season preview: Can the Braves bounce back? What should we expect from Juan Soto’s first year with the Mets?
With Opening Day 2025 just around the corner, we begin our MLB division previews with a look at the National League East.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Morning Report — Senate takes up spending bill; Trump backs off on Canada tariffs
In today’s issue: Three days before a government funding deadline, the House on Tuesday narrowly passed a party-line stopgap funding bill that would mostly keep government funding at current ...The Hill - 1d -
House to vote on government funding bill as shutdown deadline approaches
The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, days before Friday's shutdown deadline.CBS News - 2d -
Central banks should fear misbehaving inflation expectations
Widening dispersion and greater inflation uncertainty mean expectations are not as anchored as they appearFinancial Times - 2d -
A Brand-New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks
Eleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US.Wired - 6d -
Shiffrin finishes third to set WC podiums record
Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in a slalom.ESPN - 4d -
Sources: Browns, Garrett agree to record deal
The Browns and Myles Garrett agreed to a record contract extension that averages $40 million per year and includes $123.5 million in guaranteed money, sources told ESPN.ESPN - 3d -
Yanks' Cole concerned about right elbow soreness
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole had imaging on his right elbow and expects to know more about the situation in the next couple of days.ESPN - 5d -
Hamburg Airport Halts All Flights as Ground Staff Strike
The airport in Germany’s second largest city said the one-day strike, called over pay and conditions, began earlier than expected “without any notice.”The New York Times - 3d -
New-look Big 12 Tournament set to begin in Kansas City with Houston as the No. 1 seed
Kansas as the No. 6 seed for a second straight year? Cincinnati playing on the opening day as the No. 13 seed? Nobody would have expected that at the start of the season.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records
Union representatives demanded that the aid agency follow the law stated in the Federal Records Act. Defense lawyers argued that officials had not destroyed personnel records and would not destroy ...The New York Times - 1d -
Blackhawks Spending $30 Million on Non-Roster Players
The Chicago Blackhawks are spending a ridiculous amount of money on players not currently on their roster this season. The team has gotten to this point from all different pathways.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
UND's Eaglestaff drops Summit-record 51 in upset
Treysen Eaglestaff scored a Summit League-record 51 points -- also the most in Division I this season -- to power North Dakota to an 85-69 victory over South Dakota State in the quarterfinals of ...ESPN - 5d -
Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’
More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability. Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa as more governments sought ...The Guardian - 4d -
30-Day ceasefire for Ukraine?
Ukraine says it is ready to accept a US proposal for an initial 30-day ceasefire.BBC News - 1d -
Northern lights sightings expected in Scotland over weekend
Met Office says aurora borealis may be visible across north of country and possibly even further south. The northern lights are expected to be visible in Scotland this weekend, the Met Office has ...The Guardian - 4d -
Inflation rises by 2.8% in February, slightly below expectations
The new consumer price index shows inflation cooled in February, coming in at a lower rate than economists expected. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has a look at the numbers.CBS News - 1d
