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Well that’s a headline I did not except to see. Ever.

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Long but compelling read: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...

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President Xi Jinping’s push for economic expansion and tech innovation is feeding optimism that Chinese stocks will continue this year’s advance and widen their lead over churning US equities.

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Kari Lake cancels 15-year-lease on new USAGM/VoA HQ that she calls “obscenely expensive” Past agency CFO tells me it saves taxpayers $150M - plus other savings & upgrades At end of my NPR story: www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n... Lake’s statement www.usagm.gov/2025/03/15/u...

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma governor says more than 200 homes in his state have been damaged or destroyed by wildfires.

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WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People": "In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."

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There is a long tradition of ski jumping teams trying to get an edge to fly farther. But a recent alteration to the crotch area of a Norwegian team’s ski suits went too far. “We regret it like dogs,” the team’s coach said.

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Americans worry Trump too closely aligned with Russia, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...

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Trump’s senior adviser at US Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake, just moved to stop contracts with outside news agencies for coverage even as the international networks funded by the agency brace for severe job cuts.

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Many Americans see Trump's actions on economy as too erratic, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - www.reuters.com/world/us/man...

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Musk Email Reaches Italian Workers. It Did Not Go Well. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/w...

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BREAKING: President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports go into effect.

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The US Department of Agriculture has suspended funding for research and programs at the University of Maine, the school said, after President Trump clashed with Governor Janet Mills over the state's refusal to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports reut.rs/3DAWRni

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The Department of Education will begin sweeping layoffs tonight with about half of its 4,400 employees expected to be let go, sources tell CNN. Read more: cnn.it/41IhB4h

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“Now I regret giving a question to The Associated Press.”

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A USAID official told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff.

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BREAKING: Ukraine says in statement with U.S. that it is open to 30-day ceasefire in war with Russia and U.S. agrees to lift pause on military aid and intelligence sharing.

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Donald Trump escalates US-Canada trade war with additional 25% tariff on steel and aluminium https://www.ft.com/content/c102d9c3-d52d-46c9-985a-388544bcf46d

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US stocks plunged as relentless tariff wrangling and mounting anxieties from a possible federal government shutdown gave rise to fears that the US economy could be careening into recession reut.rs/41SSg94

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Ski jumping-Norwegians admit to cheating at World Ski Championships - www.reuters.com/sports/ski-j...

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Russian officials criticised for giving meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine

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👋🏼¡Buenos días! Con motivo de este 8M, en la redacción de 20minutos hemos preparado un especial lleno de reportajes, entrevistas y contenido dedicado a las mujeres que nos ayudan a caminar hacia un mundo sin violencia, sin discriminación, y con más justicia y oportunidades para todas ver.20m.es/jzd40

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Trump castiga a la Universidad de Columbia por “antisemitismo” y cancela 400 millones de dólares en subvenciones

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With Morocco facing years of drought and economic strife, King Mohammed VI urged people last week to not to buy sheep to slaughter for the holy feast in June.

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The EU is undergoing a transformation, going from a peace project that grew out of the rubble of the Second World War to a defensive alliance tooling up to prevent a third. Donald Trump still doesn't seem to care.

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SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space minutes after lifting off from Texas, ending an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program reut.rs/3DuE1xS

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Replacing Californian tomatoes with Italian tomatoes. Ohio-made pepperoni with meats produced in Ontario and Quebec. Coca Cola with sparkling water, sweetened with Canadian maple syrup.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

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Gavin Newsom broke with his party on trans athletes in sports, suggesting that Dems were in the wrong for allowing trans athletes to participate in female college and youth sports.

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Evo Morales, a former globetrotting star of the progressive left, now spends his days confined to an isolated Bolivian town, hiding from the police

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Billionaire Elon Musk, who is advising President Donald Trump on plans to radically shrink the US government, said that the US Postal Service and passenger railroad Amtrak should be privatized reut.rs/4iruAxY

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US President Donald Trump will exempt automakers from his punishing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month as long as they comply with existing free trade rules, the White House said reut.rs/3F6CFdk

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“Hamilton” is canceling plans to perform next year at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing President Trump’s moves to impose his values on the venue. “We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say.

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The biggest iceberg in the world, named A23a, appears to have run aground after drifting around the Southern Ocean near Antarctica since 2020.

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‘Trump is kicking ass’: supporters cheer president’s frenzied first weeks https://www.ft.com/content/cea4cb0c-95b0-48b7-bcc3-e219f3714196

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Exclusive: The US Department of Health and Human Services told employees they could apply for early retirement over the next 10 days and should respond to a request for information on their accomplishments of the past week reut.rs/41ixw9o

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump orders pausing of US military aid for Ukraine after Oval Office blowup, pressuring Zelenskyy on Russia talks.

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Trump says 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods take effect tomorrow www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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For every square on the periodic table that Greenland can fill, there’s an even longer list of challenges.

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A new poll shows that Californians are more worried about threats to democracy than about the economy.

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Spain’s rewilding of Iberian lynx at risk after lobbying by hunters and farmers

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AI search engines send 96% less referral traffic to news sites than Google search, according to a report by content licensing platform TollBit shared with Forbes

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NEW: President Trump will hold a meeting this afternoon on the next steps regarding the crisis with Ukraine, including a possible suspension of U.S. military aid, a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the meeting told Axios.

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Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.

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‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes

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Today’s the first full day of Brazil’s Carnival. Stay with The Associated Press’ live blog throughout the day, as we bring you into the merry madness.🎉🎊🥳 📝 me, @msavarese.bsky.social, @eleonorehughes.bsky.social 📷 @sizqui.bsky.social, bruna prado, André penner apnews.com/live/carniva...

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BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo has made it official: He’s running for mayor of New York City.

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