1 hour ago Supreme Court delays deadline for Trump administration to pay $1.9B in foreign aid

Chief Justice John Roberts, in an order Wednesday night, has stayed a lower court order that the administration pay out $1.9 billion by midnight

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2 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: VA begins reversing contract cancellations

One day after the Department of Veterans Affairs celebrated an estimated $2 billion in savings on canceled contracts, the agency began reversing some cancellations.

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2 h. ago Apple iPhone 16e review: An A18 chip and Apple Intelligence for $599

Apple delivered its latest budget handset, the $599 iPhone 16e, without pomp. There was no big event in person, nor was there one online. No journalists scrambled through hoards of colleagues to snap photos of the phone. Instead, CEO Tim Cook tweeted out that new hardware was on the way, days before Apple announced the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 h. ago DOGE says Texas nonprofit with former Biden transition member reaped millions operating empty facility

Texas nonprofit reaped millions of dollars operating an empty Texas housing facility, the Department of Government Efficient said Wednesday.

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3 h. ago Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE, the White House says. Who is she?

Gleason is a healthcare technology executive who worked under Presidents Trump and Biden. The White House says Elon Musk still oversees the Department of Government Efficiency.

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3 h. ago Europe’s Relay pulls in $35M Series A after applying Asia’s model to delivery

Being somewhat later than Europe in adopting the idea of parcel delivery, much of Asia built its delivery infrastructure around e-commerce, effectively ‘Uberising’ how deliveries worked down to the last mile. Think DoorDash but for parcels, not food. This is what the founders of Europe’s Relay realized and decided to bring to the region — […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 h. ago Alaska Food Bank is prepared for possible surge in demand amid federal firings

Alaska Food Bank is prepared for possible surge in demand amid federal firings  youralaskalink

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4 h. ago Biden Justice Department downplayed U.K. demand for Apple ‘back door’

Biden Justice Department downplayed U.K. demand for Apple ‘back door’  The Washington Post

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5 h. ago NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research

Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.

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5 h. ago With Alexa+, Amazon makes an intriguing play in the consumer agent space

Amazon shared an impressive vision of an “agentic” future on Wednesday — one in which the company’s improved Alexa, Alexa+, handles countless mundane tasks, from booking restaurants to finding appliance repairmen. If Amazon can deliver, it could be the first out to the gate with a comprehensive, consumer-focused agent tool. The company hopes to marry […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago Trump signs executive order to expand DOGE’s spending review powers

In a newly issued executive order (EO), the Trump administration has instructed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Elon Musk-advised initiative to reduce federal spending, to create a “centralized technological system” in every agency to record contract and grant awards. As part of the ramp-up of these systems, agency employees who approved individual contract […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago Trump administration sets deadline for NYC to shut down controversial congestion pricing toll

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a letter ordering the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to eliminate its congestion pricing toll in New York City by March 21.

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6 h. ago Exclusive: Pentagon Orders the Removal of DEI from All Official Online Content

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on Wednesday sent a memo to the entire department ordering the removal of all official online content promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in line with President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's priorities. The post Exclusive: Pentagon Orders the Removal of DEI from All Official Online Content appeared first on Breitbart.

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6 h. ago Exclusive: PragerU CEO Marissa Streit Catalogues Widespread Department of Education Corruption

PragerU CEO Marissa Streit catalogued the corruption at the U.S. Department of Education during Tuesday's episode of "The Alex Marlow Show" and explained why the department should be dismantled. The post Exclusive: PragerU CEO Marissa Streit Catalogues Widespread Department of Education Corruption appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 h. ago FLASHBACK: Biden also changed White House press pool, cutting off more than 440 reporters' credentials

The Biden administration issued policy changes to White House press pass holders that resulted in hundreds of reporters losing their passes.

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7 h. ago Seeking Applicants for Washington County Plumbing and Mechanical Board

Seeking Applicants for Washington County Plumbing and Mechanical Board  Washington County Government

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7 h. ago Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard will fight ‘egregious’ Apple back

Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard will fight ‘egregious’ Apple back-door order  The Washington Post

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7 h. ago Robbery victims file legal claim in Los Angeles Police Department shooting

Robbery victims file legal claim in Los Angeles Police Department shooting  KTLA Los Angeles

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7 h. ago Woman accused of locking boyfriend in storage unit for 4 days

Robin Deaton is wanted on attempted murder and kidnapping charges, the Monroe Police Department said.

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8 h. ago Justice Dept. Nominees Suggest Some Court Orders Can Be Ignored

At a confirmation hearing, the nominees, two of whom have been Trump defense lawyers, offered little to assuage Democrats’ fears.

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