#bbc.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Tesla shares slump after European sales fall. Shares in the US electric carmaker dropped after European sales halved in January.
#USA #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2025 × House Republicans to vote on spending deal that could slash Medicaid funding. Budget central to Trump’s agenda might get stalled before 14 March deadline as lawmakers warn of nearly $1tn in cuts
#Politics
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Starmer can only hope slashing aid to boost defence wins Trump’s favour. PM’s Washington trip clear impetus for abrupt news of budget switch to meet defence commitment by 2027
#Politics
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Farage’s trip to meet Musk was part-funded by former fraudster George Cottrell. Cottrell, who served eight months for fraud, paid £15,000 for Reform party leader’s flight to US in December
#Politics
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Starmer slashes aid to fund major increase in defence spending. Announcement prompts concerns that PM is pandering to US president and warnings over consequences of aid cuts
#Politics
#huffpost.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Effort To Halt The Refugee Admissions System. “The president has substantial discretion ... to suspend refugee admissions,” the judge told the parties. “But that authority is not limitless.”
#Politics #USA #North America
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Iran rules out direct talks with US while Trump exerts ‘maximum pressure’. Iran’s foreign minister made the announcement after meeting his Russian counterpart.
#Russia #USA #Europe #Asia #North America #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Six babies die of hypothermia in Gaza cold snap, health officials say. The deaths highlighted the brutal humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian enclave despite a ceasefire, doctors said.
#Health #Palestine #Asia #Israel
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Aid freezes and withdrawals leave Sudan’s needy battling famine alone. US aid freeze shuts Sudan’s food kitchens, deepening famine as millions face acute hunger and displacement.
#Sudan #Africa
#computerweekly.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Government launches Digital Inclusion Action Plan | Computer Weekly. The government has launched a digital inclusion drive, aiming to upskill those in society who are left behind by digital technologies.
#Tech #United Kingdom #Europe
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.25.2025 × US consumer confidence dives, posts biggest drop in 3.5 years. Tariffs on imports, mass firings of federal workers are some of the issues taking a toll on consumer psyche.
#USA #North America
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Feb.25.2025 × Luigi Mangione Lawyers Warn Supporters Their Photos Are Being Screened. A note on the FAQ page of Mangione's legal defense fund also asks his supporters to "temporarily refrain" from sending books.
#Politics
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2025 × AfD readmits two politicians excluded over Nazi-related remarks. After Sunday’s election the far-right party has decided to allow Maximilian Krah and Matthias Helferich to return to the parliamentary group
#Politics #Germany #Europe
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Scottish government ‘firmly’ backs single-sex spaces amid equality watchdog warning. EHRC raises issues from tribunal brought by nurse who objected to sharing women’s changing room with trans doctor
#United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Starmer must take baton from Macron in effort to sway Trump on Ukraine. UK and France need to convince US to align with them over Ukraine, while at the UN Trump openly sides with Russia
#Politics #France #United Kingdom #Russia #Ukraine #USA #Europe #North America
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.25.2025 × UN biodiversity talks resume with dispute over funding topping the agenda. Annual conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year resumes in Rome with nations sparring over money.
#Italy #Europe
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2025 × German parliament in race against time to sign off on new defence fund. Friedrich Merz, expected to be next chancellor, has spoken of urgent need for ramped-up defence, but ‘blocking minority’ could form in future Bundestag
#Politics #Germany #Europe
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Feb.25.2025 × Republicans Downplay Medicaid Cuts Amid Town Hall Voter Backlash. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) used rhetorical trickery to claim the House budget “contains no policies.”
#Politics
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Feb.25.2025 × Fox News Host Actually Asks GOP Senator: 'You Have To Suck Up To Putin?'. The confrontational question about Trump's foreign policy seemed unusual for the conservative news channel.
#Politics #USA #North America
#huffpost.com. #Feb.25.2025 × My Appearance Always Bothered Me. Then I Noticed Something In My Old Photos That Blew My Mind.. "I had complete confidence that this was true ― until the photos started proving me wrong."
#Politics #USA #North America
#wired.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way. Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud—something that has never been detected in a smaller galaxy.
#Tech
#wired.com. #Feb.25.2025 × DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers. Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.
#Politics #Tech #cls__sex_gdb_Male #USA #Elon Musk #North America
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2025 × BBC admits it ‘fell short and failed people’ over Tim Westwood. Corporation apologises as inquiry finds it missed opportunities that could have led to action over former Radio 1 DJ’s behaviour
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