Mexico Raises Its Stilllow Minimum Wage by 12 But It Marks No Increase in Dollar Terms

Experts give Kennedy low marks as measles outbreak tests him

A worsening measles outbreak in West Texas has spread to two other states, providing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his first real test of responding to a major ...

The Hill - 13h

Why Southwest Airlines is changing its checked bag policy

Southwest Airlines is changing its "bags fly free" policy in hopes of attracting customers to sign up for the Southwest-branded credit card. CBS News' Janet Shamlian reports.

CBS News - 2d

Monmouth University to shut down its renowned polling institute

Monmouth University will close its polling institute after 20 years of data collection pooled from national and state surveys to anticipate the outcome in highly contested political races. ...

The Hill - 1d

Kobe Bryant: To Be Remarkably Successful, You Need to Be Patiently Impatient

Founders looking turn short-term failure into long-term success need patience, but a certain kind of patience.

Inc. - 14h

Trump Doubles Tariffs on Canada’s Steel and Aluminum

Small manufacturers in the U.S. will likely be hurt by resulting cost increases. The president is unmoved.

Inc. - 2d

Enhancing AI agents with long-term memory: Insights into LangMem SDK, Memobase and the A-MEM Framework

AI agents can forget instructions. Methods to improve memory retention will make agents more powerful and useful.

VentureBeat - Mar. 5

President Trump's address to Congress draws 36.6 million viewers, down from first term

Trump gave the longest address to Congress in history. His past speeches got better ratings.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 5

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump defends tariffs, declines comment on Ukraine aid

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday limiting who is eligible to benefit from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

ABC News - 3d

Can Trump launch Iran nuclear deal 2.0 in second White House term?

Trump sent a letter to Iran's supreme leader expressing his desire for a deal.

CNBC - 2d

Short-term Treasury yields remain near mid-October lows as investors await CPI report and more tariff talks

Bond yields ended higher Tuesday as investors monitored the tariff front, awaited a key inflation report out Wednesday and stayed on guard about a slowing U.S. economy.

MarketWatch - 2d

2025 NFL free agency: Cowboys agree to terms with former Saints first-round pass rusher, per report

Dallas is taking a flier on a young player with upside

CBS Sports - 2d

House's short-term spending bill heads to Senate, passage needed by Friday to avoid shutdown

The GOP stopgap funding bill passed Monday night in the House will now go to the Senate where Republicans will need Democratic support to pass it into law and avert a government shutdown. CBS News ...

CBS News - 1d

2025 NFL free agency: Ravens, WR DeAndre Hopkins agree to terms on one-year deal

Hopkins is joining another Super Bowl contender

CBS Sports - 1d

Cardinals' Marvin Harrison Jr., Fanatics reach settlement on term sheet, paving way for release of WR's jersey

A 10-month legal saga between Harrison and Fanatics indirectly prevented fans from buying his jersey

CBS Sports - 2h

Fortnite Is Being Sued Over Its Item Shop Again

Fortnite has been the subject of lawsuits and other regulatory action a number of times over the years regarding its FOMO-driven item shop practices, and now we've got another one for the pile. A ...

GameSpot - 6d

Slotkin likens current state of the country to its 'angry, teenage years'

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) likened the current state of the country to its “angry, teenage years” and said she just hopes the country gets through the next few years alive. “We're about to turn ...

The Hill - 1d

U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents

The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.

NBC News - 1d

Business school teaching case study: How can Ørsted overcome its US challenges?

The world’s largest offshore wind developer seeks to boost its share price as Trump policies cloud the future of clean energy

Financial Times - 2d

The Gulf state purging tens of thousands of its citizens

Kuwait has stripped nationality from 42,000 people after suspending the region’s only parliament last year

Financial Times - 4d

Air India upgrades its service to this Asian country

Yahoo News - 3d

Sweden says Russia is greatest threat to its security

The nation's security service says there is a "tangible risk" of the security situation deteriorating further.

BBC News - 2d

Nissan, Facing Mounting Challenges, Replaces Its C.E.O.

The automaker said on Tuesday that Makoto Uchida would step down. The company has said it would slash global production capacity and cut thousands of jobs.

The New York Times - 2d

Government’s employment reforms clash with its welfare plans

Jobs market policies could threaten the part-time vacancies that ease people back into work

Financial Times - 1d

Elon Musk’s Starlink Pushes Its Way Into India

By signing deals with India’s two biggest telecom players, the tech tycoon and Trump adviser has improved his odds of breaking into an enormous market.

The New York Times - 9h

Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on nearly C$30bn worth of US imports

Canadian government says it will follow ‘dollar-by-dollar’ approach and institute 25% tariffs on US imports. Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on nearly C$30bn worth of American imports ...

The Guardian - 22h

More than hot flashes: Women raise awareness about menopause symptoms and work

Menopause affects about half the world’s population at some point in life

ABC News - Mar. 6

Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton says elbow injuries are 'severe,' raises possibility of season-ending surgery

Stanton has received platelet-rich plasma injections and will open the regular season on the injured list

CBS Sports - 5d

What Saquon Barkley's career year, record raise means for free agent RBs

Barkley became the league's highest-paid RB two years after he was franchise-tagged for $10.1 million.

ESPN - 4d

Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil raises legal questions around deporting legal permanent residents

The arrest of Mahmoud Khaili has led to questions about how a legal permanent resident could face deportation — and what it could mean for issues of free speech on college campuses.

NBC News - 2d

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 - 2d

Champions League round of 16 scenarios: What Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barca, Arsenal, PSG need to advance

Second-leg matches will take place on March 11 and 12

CBS Sports - 4d

Spotify’s biggest sin? Its algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music | John Harris

Most musicians can only make money on the platform by writing songs inoffensive enough to get on to one of its vapid playlists. In the hands of some of its most gifted practitioners, songwriting is ...

The Guardian - 4d

Novo Nordisk shares fall 6.3% after latest trial results for its next-generation weight loss drug

Shares of Novo Nordisk fell sharply on Monday, after the firm published results from the latest clinical trial of its CagriSema weight-loss drug.

CNBC - 3d

Apple Paused a Big Update to Siri and Fessed Up to Its Woes. It’s a Lesson for All Innovators

Apple lags behind its peers in releasing more sophisticated AI. The tech giant just admitted it’s proving a harder nut to crack than first expected.

Inc. - 2d

Law firm sues Trump administration after executive order targeting its attorneys

Perkins Coie has filed suit against the Trump administration over an executive order that targeted the firm for its work representing Clinton's 2016 campaign.

ABC News - 2d

See How Elon Musk’s Team Inflated, Deleted and Rewrote Its Savings Claims

The cost-cutting group removed hundreds of contracts from its “wall of receipts,” added back many of them, and inflated savings values.

The New York Times - 39m

Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts

The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials

ABC News - 3d

8 Best Cheap Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed

There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $150 to $600—stood up to WIRED’s testing.

Wired - 2d

Recession Risks Rise Over Tariff Chaos, Polls Find

U.S. inflation risks have worsened, while recession risks are also mounting for Mexico, Canada and the U.S., the surveys found.

Inc. - 6d

This Is Who Loses in a Trade War

Europe, not Canada, Mexico or China, is most vulnerable to the fallout from Donald Trump’s mercantilist policies.

The New York Times - 3d

Mexico Raises Its Stilllow Minimum Wage by 12 But It Marks No Increase in Dollar Terms

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