March 24, 2025

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Law:

Trump targets lawyers in immigration cases, lawsuits against administration Trump targets lawyers who he says file 'frivolous' lawsuits against his administration Trump hangs sword of Damocles over the American legal system 'No negotiation': A law firm targeted by Trump says it won't change who it represents How are attorneys dealing with Trump's attacks on law firms? Noem and Bondi given marching orders from Trump to go after lawyers, law firms: report Trump has already targeted law firms he dislikes. He is just getting started New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits Trump ordered the attorney general to report 'frivolous' lawsuits against his administration so he can consider executive actions against firms. Read the memo Trump Asks Bondi to Scrutinize Lawyers Who Fight US in Courts Trump instructs DOJ to sanction law firms over ‘vexatious’ litigation against government Big Law Firms Scrub Mueller Ties as Trump Targets Enemies Legal World Shaken by Trump's Extortion
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Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession Democrats, lawyers left reeling from Paul, Weiss firm’s Trump deal Paul Weiss chair says Trump executive order could have destroyed law firm Read the email Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp sent to staff after striking a deal with Trump: 'Clients perceived our firm as being persona non grata' Trump is not 'dictating' legal work in Paul Weiss deal, chairman says Paul Weiss' Brad Karp Says Trump Deal Aligns With Firm Values Ex-Cognizant Executive Rethinking Paul Weiss After Trump Deal Trump suggests law firms ‘want to make deals’ after rescinding Paul, Weiss order How a Major Democratic Law Firm Ended Up Bowing to Trump Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands The Law Firm Paul Weiss Chooses Cowardice In Confrontation With Trump 'Disgusted and betrayed': Legal world rebukes law firm over 'despicable' deal with Trump Paul Weiss Anti-DEI Pledge to Trump Risks Slowing Diversity Work
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Meet Rachel Cohen, the Harvard-trained lawyer who quit her Big Law job amid legal fights with the Trump administration
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Former assistant US attorney put on leave over federal DEI policies compares Trump's tactics to communist Czechoslovakia
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He’s never been a prosecutor. He’s about to lead the top prosecutorial office in the country.
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'Ludicrous': FBI insiders fume as Trump DOJ prioritizes 6-year-old case FBI Agents Scour Jeffrey Epstein Files, Neglect Regular Work
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Attorney general to Jasmine Crockett: ‘Tread very carefully’ with your Musk critique
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Patel plans major cutback to ATF by moving 1,000 agents to FBI
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FBI agent arrested at N.Y. airport attempting to flee country
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Former US Attorney Jessica Aber Found Dead
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US Justice Department moves to protect Trump from January 6 lawsuits DOJ Moves to Take Over Trump Defense Against Jan. 6 Lawsuits
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Trump wants to speed release of FBI’s MLK spying files. But why?
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DHS gutting offices that offer civil rights and immigration liaison services
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There are 132 lawsuits against Trump. Pay attention to these two.
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Trump Signs Memo Aimed at Preventing Abuse of Legal System, Federal Courts
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Texas Midwife Jailed For Abortion Hires Notable Lawyer
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Trump to Strip Legal Status From 532,000 Migrants Living in US Migrant kids may have to face court alone, as Trump admin cancels legal contract Trump's US Migrant Hunt Spares No One From Deportation Trump said he didn’t sign controversial proclamation. The Federal Register shows one with his signature Trump Claims He Didn’t Sign Deportation Order He Definitely Signed CNN Fact-Checks Trump’s Claim He ‘Didn’t Sign’ Deportation Proclamation CNN analyst says ‘big problem’ if Trump didn’t sign deportation orders In another tense hearing, Judge Boasberg says Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act has ‘frightening’ implications Orange County Couple Deported to Colombia After 35 Years in U.S. ‘Deport every person under the sun’: ICE detains Cubans during immigration appointments They were arrested during routine ICE check-ins. Then they disappeared. Why Are Visa and Green-Card Holders Being Detained and Deported? IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants US Sends Second Guided-Missile Destroyer to Southern Border Military deployment underway in TX Big Bend region could grow to 500 troops in coming weeks Green Card Holder Who Has Been in US for 50 Years Detained by ICE—Niece ICE Detains 18 People Showing Up for Scheduled Immigration Appointments ‘They’ve never been afraid before’: Why some green card holders’ concerns are growing Why experts fear the men who were sent to El Salvador's megaprison may never make it out Homan on deported migrants: Officials ‘confident they’re all members of the TdA’ Trump Border Czar Tom Homan Confronted on Deportees Without Gang Ties Venezuela reaches deal to accept deported migrants from U.S. Venezuelans Flown Home As US Deportation Flights Resume Trump’s deportations of criminals are saving both money and lives Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention Delays, confusion as ICE moves detainees across the country Overcrowding plagues detention units amid Trump's immigration blitz ‘Historical loss’: Alleged gang leader evades US justice with deportation to El Salvador
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'Didn’t tell me friend’s husband is Black': Campground owner evicts families over race, suffers $750,000 judgment
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Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as 'slaves'
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How to Launder Money and Get Away With It
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Using Drones for Peeping, Burglaries on Rise: “It’s Gotten Dramatically Worse”
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Wife of slain California fire captain is arrested in Mexico on suspicion of murder
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3 killed and 15 hurt in a shooting at a park in New Mexico’s Las Cruces Three arrested after New Mexico shooting kills 3 and injures 15
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12-year-old accused of a hate crime after two Muslim students are attacked at their Connecticut middle school
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Police recover $769,000 in stolen jewelry nearly two weeks after man swallowed it
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Judges:

Justice Department demands judge recuse from Perkins Coie lawsuit Trump Administration Sees Bias in a Judge and Tries to Push Her Off a Case
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Judge Scolds DOJ Lawyer Over Venezuelan Deportation Order Trump Cabinet Weighing Secrecy Claim in Venezuela Case, DOJ Says ‘Principled and fair’: Judge Boasberg had nonpartisan record before facing Trump’s fury Judge vows to determine if Trump administration violated his order on deportation flights Judge slams Venezuela deportation order "signed in the dark" White House locks horns with judiciary over deportations CNN analyst says ‘big problem’ if Trump didn’t sign deportation orders Trump border czar says he won't defy order on Venezuelan migrants amid immigration battle
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Trump calls for disbarment of federal judge overseeing deportations case
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Trump Border Czar Tom Homan Defies Judge Who Blocked Flights: ‘I Don’t Care What That Judge Thinks’
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At a California legal conference, judges decry threats to the rule of law
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Judge: Don't Deport Georgetown Scholar
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Emboldened Trump Signals Long Court Fight to Expand Power
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Lower courts' growing power over the president
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Trump moves closer to court crisis
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Trump is ‘declaring war’ on judicial system: Conservative former federal judge
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Trump’s executive power flex leaves some legal challengers adrift
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Federal judge orders ICE not to deport immigration advocate Jeanette Vizguerra
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Trump and Musk’s war on the judiciary continues — and the judges are fighting back
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk have said they want to impeach judges. Here's why it's likely an empty threat.
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America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
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Trump wants adverse rulings overturned ASAP. Appeals courts are taking their time.
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Schumer Sees Americans Rising Up If Trump Defies the Courts
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'All kinds of terrible things are going on': Laurence Tribe red flags 'ominous' Trump threats
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Efforts to save Department of Education move to courts
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Trump Sued for Closing Voice of America
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Hegseth mocks judge who ruled against transgender ban Pete Hegseth Fires Back at Judge Who Used His Words Against Him Stephen Miller Shreds Trans Soldiers As ‘Men in Dresses Pretending to Be Women’
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Trump finds new target in crusade against judges: Nationwide injunctions
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Bush DOJ lawyer warns Trump admin against 'terrible mistake' in judicial standoff
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Trump urges Supreme Court to limit judges' power to impede his agenda
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Trump pressures courts after reprimand on deportations
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Trump vs. The Courts: Presidential Attacks Open New Front in Long Battle
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Social Security Head Calls Off Shutting Agency After Court Order
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Attorney General Pam Bondi says Supreme Court could get involved in Alien Enemies Act case
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Donald Trump and John Roberts: Two sides of a US judiciary under pressure Trump, Roberts on collision course as lawsuits creep toward Supreme Court 'He's going to tick off the Supreme Court': Christie warns Trump against Roberts clash Trump Doesn't Know 'What to Make of Chief Justice Roberts': Legal Analyst Trump's latest maneuvering will 'not sit well with John Roberts': legal expert 'Playing a risky game': NYT's Maggie Haberman flags 'key' omission from new Trump attack Trump Issues Firm Directive to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts “We’re not there to provide entertainment. We’re there to decide cases,” Roberts sternly declared. Or did he? — ChatGPT and the Supreme Court, two years later
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A Race to the Supreme Court: Trump Agency Firings Lead the Pack
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Justices to Weigh if Congress Can Hand Over Rulemaking Power Resurrected Consumer Group Leads Next Attack on Regulators
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Lucrative Memoir to Come in Fall
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Wall Street:

Stocks Gain on Prospect of Targeted US Tariffs
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Stocks have never been so political as Howard Lutnick says buy Tesla and Tim Walz says sell
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Analysts are cutting first-quarter forecasts more than normal. They still expect growth
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Boomers are in big trouble if the stock market keeps sliding
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Donald Trump’s policies shatter Wall Street’s ‘US exceptionalism’ trade MAGA investors seeing red as ‘Trump trades’ tank
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Layoffs:

Court Rules to Keep 25,000 Fired Federal Workers in Jobs for Now
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Fired by Elon Musk’s DOGE, then reinstated by a judge, thousands of federal workers are living in limbo
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Military spouses relied on federal jobs. Then came DOGE.
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Trump memo grants government-wide firing power to OPM
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Lawmakers fear DOGE cuts will drive away next generation of federal workers
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SEC to Lose About 500 Staffers to Buyout, Resignation Offers
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Small Business Administration to Cut 43% of Workers in DOGE Push
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Trump workforce cuts could create a recruiting opening for adversaries
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Trump’s Cuts Create Grim Future for VA’s Mental Health Services
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FEMA hiring overhaul drives fears of agency dismantling
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Small Business Administration to reorganize, cut about 2,700 jobs
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Maine General Health plans to lay off nearly 100 employees
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300-plus Berkeley school district staff receive potential layoff notices
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Bankrupt U.S. coal company Lays Off 332 Workers Across Pennsylvania and Maryland
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Water:

NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier
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Hotels:

Occupancy Rate Decreased 3.5% Year-over-year
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Food/Beverage:

Buc-ee's files lawsuit against Missouri dog hangout Barc-ee's
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Footwear:

Athletic shoe retail chain Soleply filed for Chapter 11
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Mail:

Postal workers rally against privatization amid Trump's call for USPS overhaul
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Museums:

Trump is dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Here’s what it does
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Retailing:

Some Rite Aid shelves remain bare even post-bankruptcy. Experts explain why that may be.
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Guess gets a $663 million lifeline… from the same company that owns Toys R Us
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Why Forever 21’s deal with Shein wasn’t enough to save itself from bankruptcy
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China is turning up pressure on Walmart. That could mean higher prices for US customers
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Aquariums:

The Dolphin Company & SeaQuest: sharing “encounters” & bankruptcy
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Economy:

Diverging US Economic Data Begs the Question: Is a Slowdown Coming?
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Sticky US Inflation and Tariffs Are Keeping the Fed Sidelined
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Q1 GDP Tracking: Wide Range
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US will breach debt ceiling between July and October unless Congress acts, forecasters warn
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Trump keeps insisting markets and the economy are fine. He could be making the same mistake as Biden.
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Cathie Wood says the US is in a ‘rolling recession’ as money velocity collapses, but that will help unlock Fed rate cuts and lower taxes
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Americans' job anxiety soars to highest level in 10 years
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Economic Red Flags Pile Up With Nike, FedEx Warning on Outlook FedEx Falls After Outlook Cut Again Amid Economic Worries
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QAnon for Tariffs Trump Plans His Tariff ‘Liberation Day’ With More Targeted Push France Said to Float Using Most Powerful EU Trade Tool on US Trump Tariffs Risk Splitting EU on Response, Irish Premier Says Trump hints at ‘flexibility’ on reciprocal tariffs while balking at more ‘exceptions’ China says it is ready for ‘shocks’ as fresh Trump tariffs loom Montana Republican meets with Chinese leader amid tariff tensions Trump hints at 'flexibility' for China even as he plows ahead with global tariff plans Carmakers rush to ship vehicles to US ahead of new round of April tariffs California winemakers uneasy about Trump’s threat to place 200% tariff on European wine imports Texas could lose 370,000 jobs and $47 billion a year in GDP because of Trump’s tariffs I import steel parts from China. Trump's tariffs won't stop me — it's still cheaper and easier Canadian PM slams Trump's "unjustified" tariffs Xi Must Stop Fentanyl Flow Before Tariff Talks, Trump Ally Says He Cut a Secret Deal That Cemented U.S. Economic Power — And He Has a Lesson for Donald Trump
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FCC’s Carr Threatens to Block M&A for Companies With DEI JPMorgan Renames DEI Program ‘DOI’ Following Political Backlash MLB removes references to "diversity" from careers home page
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UAE Pledges $1.4 Trillion US Investment After Trump Meeting
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List of Companies Pledging to Invest Billions in US Since Donald Trump Win
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Extending Trump Tax Cuts Would Explode the Debt by Almost 50%: CBO
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Trump to End Taxes for Incomes Under $150,000
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Blackrock CEO: Secure Retirement Out of Reach for Most
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US federal workers split on support for Trump’s return to office mandate: Survey
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Why Trump cut the minimum wage for federal contract workers
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Americans Are Planning To Retire Differently
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Is Spring Break in Houston a #RecessionIndicator?
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Millennial and Gen Z credit scores are the latest sign of the ‘vibecession.’ Their credit scores will keep going up, Open Lending, TransUnion report shows
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GOP senator says politicians are 'not being honest' when they say they won't touch Social Security Commerce secretary: No one but ‘fraudsters’ would complain about missed Social Security check Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick pummeled over Social Security 'fraudster' comments Trump’s Social Security Head Doubles Down on Threat to Shutter Administration Musk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’
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Social Security Debt Collection To Impact 280,000 Americans
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American Women Are Giving up on Marriage
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One big reason for fewer babies: phones?
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Donald Trump's Impact on US Birth Rates
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New Social Security requirements pose barriers to rural communities without internet, transportation
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Map Shows States Baby Boomers Are Fleeing From
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A Home Insurance Storm Is Brewing in This State
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U.S. Will Import More Eggs to Keep Prices Down
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Earth Could Have Billions More People Than We Ever Realized
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GOP heads into key stretch for ambitious Trump tax cut plan US debt could explode above 200% of GDP in two decades if Trump’s tax cuts become permanent, CBO says — putting it at unsustainable levels House vs. Senate tensions jam up the Trump agenda
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Almost half of all federal workers support Trump's return-to-office mandate, a new survey found
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I’m 58 and lost my 6-figure job. Over a year of applications later, I still haven’t found anything.
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased in February
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The best time to sell your house, based on where you live
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CEO of $30 billion homebuilding empire sees ‘weaker-for-longer’ housing market as consumer confidence plummets
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Lennar: "Didn't see typical seasonal pickup after February"
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Fannie, Freddie Speculation Mounts on Bessent Remark On Sovereign Wealth Fund
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Trump Agency Lists Buildings for Sale After Real Estate Reversal
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California Condos Placed on 'Mortgage Blacklist'
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After the Eaton Fire, Altadena residents fight to keep out luxury developers
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac In Upheaval As Trump Administration Considers Privatizing Mortgage Giants
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Municipalities:

Trump Adviser Calls to End Muni Tax Break in Threat to Market
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San Francisco mayor fights crime, homelessness amid turnaround hopes
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Oil/Gas:

New Oil Projects Set to Flood Market in 2025
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Batteries:

Northvolt's bankruptcy trustee hopeful on business continuation
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Politics:

‘The Oracle,’ 'the Ice Maiden' and the New Discipline of Trump's White House
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Trump's 2025 seeks to reverse LBJ's 1965
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Donald Trump Just Tied His Own Approval Rating Record
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Donald Trump Posts Video of Himself Facing Cheers, Boos at NCAA Event
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There’s a pattern in Trump’s power grabs
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Trump’s assault on elites encompasses almost every aspect of American life
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Trump demands Colorado take down ‘purposefully distorted’ painting of him in statehouse
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DOGE USAID budget cuts hit UN in 'worst liquidity crisis since its establishment'
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The elite institutions caving to Donald Trump, briefly explained
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Bill Maher Reveals Plans to Meet With Trump at White House
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Republican Senator Laughs at Idea of Supporting Third Donald Trump Term
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Fact check: Trump exaggerates trade deficits, his 2024 vote total, Ukraine aid, border crossings and fentanyl deaths
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Trump Makes Sure Shiny New Fighter Jet Is Named After Him
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They helped Trump take back the White House. The rewards have come swiftly.
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‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event ‘Shock and concern’: Klein describes reactions to Trump WH sponsorships
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Trump Brand Alternately Loved, Loathed Worldwide
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Trump Throws Fit at NYT’s ‘Dumb’ Maggie Haberman and Wants Her Pulitzer
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Trump demands Maine governor apologize — or the state will face consequences
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Pentagon Launches Probe Including Polygraphs After Musk Visit
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Trump’s Makeover of US Diplomacy Leaves Many Allies at a Loss
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Trump Says US Joining Commonwealth Nations ‘Sounds Good to Me’ UK Lawmaker Reacts to Trump Suggesting US Could Join British Commonwealth
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FEMA Disaster Workers Need Homeland Security Secretary’s Approval to Stay on Job
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Video Of Elon Musk's Silverware Trick at White House Dinner Goes Viral
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SpaceX Positioned to Secure Billions in New Federal Contracts Under Trump
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Musk Threatens to Sue Ex-Dem Rep Who Called Him a ‘Nazi’ and ‘Thief’
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GOP grapples with mounting frustration over DOGE cuts Republican politicians face mounting anger over Doge cuts
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The 10 theories driving Dems' identity crisis
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Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska is the latest GOP member of Congress to face angry crowds back home
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JD Vance Polling Worse Than Kamala Harris Was: ‘Perhaps Worse Than Any New VP in the History of Polling’
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Seattle activist verbally attacked by Elon Musk vows to push back
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The Americans Who Want Out
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Democratic Pollster 'Shocked' At Gen Z's Conservative Shift
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Schumer says he is not stepping down after CR vote pushback Defiant Chuck Schumer May Hold Out for 'Graceful Exit': Expert Schumer says US in constitutional crisis, calls Trump ‘a lawless, angry man’ Khanna on Schumer: ‘The American people are fed up with the old guard’
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Walz reemerges as Democratic fighter with shots at Musk
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AOC tries to broaden her appeal within a Democratic base spoiling for a fight Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’ Ocasio-Cortez takes on assertive new role as Democratic anger grows AOC, Ilhan Omar join the pile-on against Senate Democrats AOC's Chances of Becoming Democrats' 2028 Presidential Nominee: Polls Bernie Sanders tries to end interview when asked if he wants Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Senate
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20% of Americans support boycott of firms aligning themselves with Trump agenda
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Biden’s Offer to Raise Money for Dems Falls Flat
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America’s European allies are trying to pry their unspent money back from USAID
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‘It’s not what he expected’: Rubio has competition for the role of America’s top diplomat
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A business owner lost a year's income in one day after DOGE cuts: 'I still choke up on my free days'
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Stars take on Trump — without naming him — at Kennedy Center event honoring Conan O’Brien
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Student Debt:

Trump Shifts Student Loans, Other Programs Among Agencies Trump: SBA to Handle Student Loans
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Donald Trump Announces Major Student Loan Change
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Student Loan Update: Millions of Borrowers Get Temporary Relief
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Attorney Sues Department of Education After Student Loan Payments Soar
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Tourism:

'Antipathy' To US: Tourists Turning Away From Trump's America Germany, UK Warn on Travel to America Map Shows Countries With Visa Warnings About US Migrants, Visitors Anxious Over Trump Travel Ban Debate Heading to US Early Now the Travel Warnings Are for America As Trump Broadens Crackdown, Focus Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists Trump's transgender rights rollbacks prompt allies to adjust travel warnings
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Utilities:

California Bills Could Rise So Investors Can Be Paid More
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Hawaii Utility Responsible for Devastating Maui Fire Gives CEO $1.7M Raise
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Americans Are Rushing to Get Off the Grid
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Fishing:

How Trump’s Regulatory Freeze is Disrupting the US Fishing Industry
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DNA:

23andMe starts bankruptcy proceedings in the US, co-founder steps down as CEO 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection as CEO steps down 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy 23andMe files for bankruptcy in US after data breach, big losses 23andMe Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process to Maximize Stakeholder Value Through Court-Supervised Sale Process 23andMe Stock Heads Toward Zero on Bankruptcy
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What happens to your DNA if 23andMe goes bankrupt? 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy Amid Concerns About Security of Customers’ Genetic Data Millions of people’s DNA up for sale as 23andMe goes bankrupt Calif. AG issues stark warning to 15 million 23andMe users as bankruptcy looms: ‘Delete your data’
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Mass Torts:

Oakland Diocese Proposes $143.5 Million Settlement Plan for Abuse Claims
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Bayer Drops After $2 Billion Verdict in Latest Roundup Trial
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Aviation:

United Airlines is apologizing to a mother who accused the crew of trying to make her take off her 2-year-old son's ventilator
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Heathrow Resumes Flights Was Heathrow Closing a Terrorist Act?
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A flyer says United Airlines pilot removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he’s suing
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Woman faces animal cruelty charges after her dog was found drowned in an airport bathroom
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Education:

Columbia University Bows to Demands After Trump Freezes Funding
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Education Secretary on canceled Columbia money: ‘We are on the right track’
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Mahmoud Khalil’s Allies at Columbia Are Worried They’re Next
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Heat from Trump administration puts higher education leaders in ‘terrible position’ with so much at stake
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Kennedy praises cellphone bans in schools, citing mix of science and misinformation
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The US is poised to use terror laws against students
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'Cut off at the knees': DOGE poised to take a sledgehammer to libraries
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Dismantling the Department of Education will strip resources from disabled children, parents and advocates say Kentucky Lt. Gov. says she is concerned about Education Department disassembly
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Alabama board defunds local library for failing to protect teens from ‘inappropriate’ books
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A college education still easily beats the alternatives
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'Welfare for the wealthy': Rep. James Talarico blasts Texas school vouchers program
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Teacher ordered to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here' sign
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Tax:

IRS braces for $500bn drop in revenue as taxpayers skip filings in wake of DOGE cuts at agency Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS
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Fraud:

The Supreme Court Invites Bank Fraud Sophistry
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Consultants:

Trump Official Demands No ‘Gobbledygook’ From US Consultant Firms
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Transit:

Chicago Transit Faces ‘Doomsday Scenario,’ Regional Agency Says
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Autos:

Tesla Vandalism Sparked by Fury Against Musk Draws GOP Ire Tesla Owners Ditching Cars at Record Levels Lutnick’s Pitch to Buy Tesla Stock Is Unprecedented and Alarming, Historians Say Tesla Trade-Ins Rocket to Record High as Elon Musk Backlash Deepens

The Trump administration can’t stop shilling for Tesla Walz walks back Tesla stock quip: ‘Being a smart-a–‘ “Send Them to Jail”: GOP Officials Keep Saying Trump Can Arrest People for Protesting Tesla Investor Calls for Board To Oust Elon Musk as CEO Man Drives His Car into Tesla Protesters Backlash continues against Elon Musk’s role with DOGE as demonstrations at Tesla showrooms enter fifth week They drove their Cybertrucks in a Mardi Gras parade. Then the crowd turned on them. Ex-GOP Rep Mocks MAGA’s Cancel Culture Double Standards after Tesla Backlash Organizers behind ‘Tesla Takedown’ protests aren’t backing down despite pressure from Trump: ‘Our goal is to bankrupt Elon Musk’ ‘Look Out’: FBI Warns Americans to ‘Exercise Vigilance’ at Tesla Dealerships After Multiple Arsons Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Reporter Beau Suggests Bonkers Kyle Rittenhouse Plan to Protect Tesla FBI Finds No Evidence That Tesla Attacks Were Coordinated, Despite Trump and Musk’s Assertions Tesla has $1.4 billion that seems to have gone astray, potentially raising questions about the company’s controls Tesla Is Burning: All the Bad News for Elon Musk’s EV Company
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Agribusiness:

She hoped Trump would revive her farm. Now she worries his policies could bankrupt it.
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Tech:

AI will impact the GDP of every country by double digits, says Mistral's CEO
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Man Files Complaint After ChatGPT Falsely Says He Murdered His Kids
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World Leaders Keep Asking Chatbots For Advice
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The Strange, Post-Partisan Popularity of the Unabomber
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Climate:

How Trump could lose in court, but still gut Biden’s green agenda
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Startups That Set Out to Fix the Climate Are Now Talking About Jet Fighters
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Healthcare:

Crozer Health’s Delaware County hospitals get another financial lifeline amid owner’s bankruptcy
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Medicaid cuts rippling through rural America could bring hospital closures, job losses
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America’s global AIDS relief program is on the brink
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US Measles Cases Grow by 25% in One Week, as Total Reaches 378 Parents of Texas child who died of measles stand by decision to not vaccinate ‘Measles is only a plane flight away’: As outbreak surges, experts warn against global health funding cuts
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Houston cancer treatment company declares bankruptcy shortly after resolving SEC charges
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Will Your Health Insurance Pay Out? AI Will Decide
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Fungus labeled ‘urgent threat’ by CDC is spreading rapidly, hospital study finds
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Notorious Anti-Vaxxer Tops Trump and RFK Jr.‘s List For New CDC Boss
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Nursing Homes:

Nursing homes fear states will be unable to fill Medicaid ‘hole’ without provider taxes
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Mid-closure, huge NY nursing home wins agreement to sell, turn operations to receiver
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Non-Profits:

After losing millions in federal funds, Texas food banks must now rely on donors
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Sovereigns:

Ethiopia reaches deal to restructure $8.4bln in debt Ministry celebrates step forward in debt restructuring quest Ethiopia clinches initial deal with official creditors amid bondholder standoff
(DBN)

The U.S. now suffers from these 5 dead giveaways of an emerging-market economy in trouble, former IMF official says — ‘It pains me to say it’
(DBN)

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UK:

More than a dozen councils 'will go insolvent overnight' without urgent Send reform Council in rat-infested Birmingham takes 100,000 people to court over unpaid tax Councils in England face financial brink with multi-billion-pound funding gap
(DBN)

Thousands of Britons to have welfare income cut by more than 60%
(DBN)

UK Finance Minister Says Govt To Cut Costs By 15 Percent
(DBN)

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Canada:

Canada’s Election Hinges on Who Can Fix an Economy Under US Threat
(DBN)

Canada Rushes to Fund Its Neglected Military After Trump Threats
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

Secret Biden Deal Allowed Chevron to Pay Venezuela Millions
(DBN)

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MENA:

Netanyahu’s Cabinet Starts to Oust Legal Chief as Protests Grow Israel anti-government protests flare after dismissal of top security agency chief Judge freezes firing of intel chief who's investigating Netanyahu's aides A legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officials
(DBN)

Netanyahu spy scandal leaves PM fighting on two fronts
(DBN)

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets as Fragile Ceasefire Frays Israel strikes Hezbollah in response to rocket fire in most significant flare-up of tensions since ceasefire
(DBN)

Israel Threatens to Annex Land in Gaza Unless Hostages Freed
(DBN)

Israel strikes southern Gaza and orders new evacuation as Palestinian death toll climbs past 50,000 Israel Army Tells Gazans To Evacuate Part Of Southern City Of Rafah Israel returns to war in Gaza with wider aims and almost no constraints Israeli military encircles southern Gaza neighborhood as it escalates renewed offensive Israeli strike kills top Hamas official Israeli Strikes Degrade Hamas’ De Facto Gaza Government
(DBN)

Egypt willing to temporarily absorb half a million evacuated Gazans - Lebanese report
(DBN)

Pope Calls For 'Immediate' End To Israeli Strikes On Gaza
(DBN)

US Airstrikes Aren't Stopping Houthi Attacks Trump's Looming War for a Key Trade Route Will Be Costly US Threatens 'All Options on the Table' for Iran
(DBN)

Turkey Jails Erdogan’s Top Rival, Risking More Unrest Turkey lurches toward outright autocracy as Erdo?an’s main rival is jailed Furious protests fill the streets of Istanbul after Turkey jails the city's mayor Erdogan Bets World Will Turn a Blind Eye to Turmoil in Turkey
(DBN)

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Russia:

EU Unable to Agree on 5 Billion Ukraine Plan
(DBN)

Kremlin Says 'Difficult Negotiations' Ahead On Ukraine Trump’s foreign envoy touts Kremlin talking points, in interview that will alarm Europe Trump’s Ukraine Negotiator Reveals Putin’s Epic Flattery Scheme Zelensky Urges Allies To Pressure Russia To End War Putin Not A 'Bad Guy,' Trump Envoy Says US Hopes for Ukraine Peace Deal as Putin Seems in No Hurry Who Is Sergey Beseda? Putin Taps Disgraced Spy Handler for Trump Talks Trump Adviser Shares 'Central Issue' Holding Up Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal For Vladimir Putin, Russia’s position in the world is personal. Here’s what he really wants Trump Envoy Says ‘Two Sides’ to Putin Killing Dissidents
(DBN)

Trump says ‘contract’ being drafted on ‘dividing up’ land in Ukraine war
(DBN)

Fake Media Sites Sow Ukraine Disinformation
(DBN)

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South Korea:

Last year, the number of insolvent companies reached the highest level in six years
(DBN)

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Italy:

Oaktree-owned Banca Progetto put under special administration in Italy
(DBN)

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Greenland:

Greenland sees tourism boost following Trump’s attention and new airport
(DBN)

Vance’s Wife and Son to Visit Greenland as Trump Eyes Island US Visit Shows Lack of Respect, Greenland Election Winner Says
(DBN)

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Germany:

Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment for Europe
(DBN)

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France:

France arrests young man for suspected attack on rabbi
(DBN)

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South Africa:

Expelled South African ambassador returns home and says will wear US sanction as 'badge of dignity'
(DBN)

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India:

Legal insights on cryptocurrency restructuring: The WazirX case
(DBN)

Can Resolution Applicant Modify the Resolution Plan submitted but not approved under IBC? - A case study of Ebix Singapore Case
(DBN)

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China:

Chinese developer Sunac says to conduct second offshore debt restructuring
(DBN)

China's economy may finally be turning a corner — just in time for its next big challenge
(DBN)

US Chaos Helps to Pull China Debt Out of Doldrums
(DBN)

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South Korea:

S. Korea's insolvent companies hit 6-year high
(DBN)

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