Why is China angry about a plan to sell two ports on the Panama Canal? Beijing’s displeasure over conglomerate’s plans highlights tightening business environment in Hong Kong. Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2025
White House correspondents’ dinner cancels anti-Trump comedian’s appearance WHCA says it was dropping Amber Ruffin’s performance so the event’s ‘focus is not on the politics of division’ The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2025
Trump tells advisers to be more aggressive in trade war and mulls universal tariff, report says President has declared April 2 ‘Liberation Day’ as he prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs on all U.S. trading partners The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025
Trump seeks even more aggressive tariffs to fundamentally transform US economy and eyes a single universal duty, report says Intense discussions are ongoing ahead of April 2, which Trump has billed as "Liberation Day," when his next batch of tariffs will be unveiled. Fortune · Mar 29, 2025
Social Security employee warns 'people could be out of benefits for months' as staffers who fix payment glitches exit “We will have cases that get stuck, and they’re not going to be able to get fixed.” Fortune · Mar 29, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused of plagiarism in his Oxford thesis The Liberal campaign ripped the accusation as an ‘irresponsible characterization’ of Carney’s doctoral thesis, The Dynamic Advantage of Competition The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025
The IRS plan to expose data on undocumented workers threatens nearly $100 billion in tax collections For years, many immigrants have filed taxes in hopes of gaining legal status. Now “it’s increasingly looking like that act of hope will be used against them,” said one expert. Fortune · Mar 27, 2025
Arizona Legislators Are Immune From Traffic Tickets During Session. A New Proposal Wants To Change That. Legislators have used the state Constitution to avoid accountability for egregious traffic violations. Reason · Mar 26, 2025
The IRS could collect $500 billion less in tax revenue, report says, and the US may run out of cash in a few months without a debt-ceiling hike An expected 10% revenue decline is due to changes in taxpayer behavior and President Donald Trump's cuts to the IRS, according to The Washington Post. Fortune · Mar 24, 2025
IRS braces for $500bn drop in revenue as taxpayers skip filings in wake of DOGE cuts at agency Individuals were ‘wagering that auditors will not examine their accounts’ amid DOGE’s plans to downsize the IRS by nearly 20 percent ahead of tax filing season The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
Trump has removed one thing from the Oval Office that has been there for 50 years. But why? Origins of the Swedish ivy remain unclear as Trump administration replaces it with golden artifacts from White House collection The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Proposed Trump policy could force thousands of citizens applying for social security benefits to verify their identities in person While the move could potentially protect against fraud, it could also cause long wait times and mass disruption. Fortune · Mar 18, 2025
Employment for computer programmers in the U.S. has plummeted to its lowest level since 1980—years before the internet existed The job drop’s correlation with the rise of ChatGPT has led some to believe we’re seeing how AI will impact future coding jobs. Fortune · Mar 17, 2025
Washington Post’s turnaround on its opinion pages is returning journalism to its partisan roots − but without the principles Jeff Bezos, the world’s third-richest person and owner of The Washington Post, announced in February 2025 significant changes to the editorial pages of his Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper. The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025 A deadline for federal agencies to submit DOGE firings has passed. Nobody knows what’s in the plans The White House expects a ‘mass reduction’ in the federal workforce
Sports Illustrated · Mar 13, 2025 John Feinstein Perfected Art of Telling Singular Story With Ceaseless Reporting The longtime Washington Post reporter and prolific author died suddenly Thursday at the age of 69.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 John Feinstein, bestselling author and one of country's foremost sports writers, dies at 69 John Feinstein, one of the country’s foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, died unexpectedly Thursday
The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2025 Can the free press be saved? It will take a new movement of responsible readers and benefactors to protect independent media
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025 ‘Long-running feud’ was behind neighbor’s shocking shooting of Jersey Shore couple John Adamo may have snapped after the couple next door installed surveillance cameras and put out a ‘No Trespassing’ sign that called him out by name
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025 Former Washington Post writer unveils rejected Bezos column that led to her resignation Ruth Marcus also claimed that another column by the Post’s media critic that criticized Jeff Bezos’ opinion edict was also killed
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025 JD Vance allies claim he doesn’t see Elon Musk as a threat despite billionaire’s constant presence in White House Associates of Vance’s insist that he has ‘no issue with the attention Musk receives’
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Fortune · Mar 10, 2025 DOGE’s $1 card freeze hits research on lifesaving military gear, while genealogy to help identify soldiers’ remains gets exception “The reality is that the Army has some tough decisions ahead—we must prioritize resources towards those functions which are most critical to enhancing war-fighter capability and lethality.”
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025 Washington Post columnist quits after her opinion piece criticizing owner Jeff Bezos is rejected A columnist who has worked at the Washington Post since 1984 quit on Monday, after she said the publisher Will Lewis killed her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' edict that the newspaper's editorial section concentrate on issues of personal liberties and the free market
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025 DOGE is ‘urgently’ looking for wins to show public as they try to clean up PR ‘mess’ ‘PR is viewed as a big mess internally right now,’ one source said of DOGE