Texas lawmaker moves to outlaw medical research on corpses without consent

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  Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts

  A federal judge in Massachusetts indicated she would move quickly to consider a more lasting injunction after hearing a laundry list of potential adverse effects of the Trump administration move to ...
  
  The New York Times - 2h
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  Arizona moves to ban AI use in reviewing medical claims

  Arizona state lawmakers passed new legislation Thursday aiming to restrict the use of artificial intelligence in reviewing medical claims.
  
  NBC News - 8h
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  Bracketology: Tennessee faces Texas A&M in battle of No. 2 seeds who could move up if a top-line team falls

  This weekend could see some movement in Jerry Palm's NCAA Tournament bracket projection
  
  CBS Sports - 7h

• Defending Europe without the US

  European capitals are attempting to fill the security gap
  
  Financial Times - 20h
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  KFC to Leave Kentucky for Texas

  KFC, formerly named Kentucky Fried Chicken, disappointed state leaders when it announced it was moving to Texas.
  
  The New York Times - 2d
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  Without Erling Haaland, Manchester City Is a Shadow of a Team

  The injured striker’s absence wrecked City’s chances against Madrid.
  
  The New York Times - 21h

• Can Europe afford to defend itself without the US?

  Also in this newsletter: The EU’s peace offering in Trump’s trade war
  
  Financial Times - 19h

• GOP lawmakers confronted by constituents angry about Trump-Musk cuts

  Republican lawmakers have faced backlash at town halls and other events in their districts in recent days.
  
  CBS News - 3h

• ‘Time is running out’: Lawmakers scramble for a deal to stop a shutdown

  Short of a major breakthrough in the coming days, Congress is staring down the barrel of yet another crisis over government funding.
  
  Politico - 4h

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  Trump fires Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown

  President Donald Trump on Friday terminated Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.
  
  NBC News - 15m
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  Judge gives go-ahead for the Trump administration to gut USAID's workforce

  A federal judge paved the way for the Trump administration to move forward with plans to remove thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers from their jobs.
  
  NBC News - 2h
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  Trump administration reassigning acting ICE director

  The Trump administration has removed Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
  
  NBC News - 4h
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  Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested on assault charge outside U.S. Capitol

  Enrique Tarrio, who was granted clemency by President Donald Trump last month, was arrested outside the Capitol and charged with assaulting a female protester.
  
  NBC News - 2h
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  L.A. DA does not support overturning Menendez brothers' murder convictions

  Los Angeles' top prosecutor rejected a bid by Erik and Lyle Menendez to challenge their murder convictions, telling reporters Friday that evidence cited by the brothers did not meet the standards ...
  
  NBC News - 2h

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  Trump fires CQ Brown as Joint Chiefs Chairman

  President Trump announced that he had fired Gen. CQ Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and planned to replace him with Air Force Lt. Gen.
  
  ABC News - 5m
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  Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating DEI-related grants

  The judge found the administration's mandate that grant recipients not engage in "equity-related" programs was too broad.
  
  NBC News - 8m

• 2/21: CBS Evening News Plus

  Why Republicans are at odds about how to fund the government; Yankees finally permits players to sport full beards
  
  CBS News - 10m

• WIld "super pigs" wreak havoc around U.S-Canada border

  On the U.S.-Canada border, there's an epic battle between man and beast going on -- and it seems the beasts are winning. Large wild hogs are wreaking havoc on ranches and farmland on both sides of ...
  
  CBS News - 12m

• Ukraine is close to signing rare earth minerals deal with U.S., White House official says

  Beneath the battle-scarred fields of Ukraine lies a hidden treasure -- rare earth minerals used to power the world's most advanced technologies. White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz ...
  
  CBS News - 14m