34 m. ago TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Lowest prices of the year end in 7 days

You read that headline correctly! The best deals for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 tickets are about to end in just 7 days. Save up to $1,130 on individual passes and up to 30% on group tickets. Don’t wait — these offers end on February 28 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join us in celebrating 20 years of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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34 m. ago Three reasons every founder and VC should be at TechCrunch All Stage 2025

From idea to IPO — where are you on your startup journey? If any of that sounds like you — or if you’re in between stages and ready to level up — TechCrunch All Stage 2025 (formerly Early Stage) is the place to be. Join 1,200 founders to exchange ideas and meet the right VC […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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77 m. ago Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge in Boston

The judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the cuts from taking effect earlier this month in response to separate lawsuits filed by a group of 22 states. The post Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge in Boston appeared first on Boston.com.

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94 m. ago Barbecue restaurant with a Turkish twist makes Seattle debut

Barbecue restaurant with a Turkish twist makes Seattle debut  The Seattle Times

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1 hour ago Senate G.O.P. Passes Budget Resolution, and Punts on Tough Questions

Approval of the Republican budget plan left major questions about tax cuts and spending reduction for another day.

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2 h. ago Trump vows to cut off federal funding to Maine over refusal to comply with 'No Men in Women's Sports' order

President Donald Trump announced he will cut off federal funding to Maine if it continues to defy his executive order keeping trans athletes out of women's sports.

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3 h. ago Netanyahu vows 'reveng'’ after Israel says Hamas sent back wrong body for Shiri Bibas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “revenge” after the Israeli military said one of the four bodies recently released by Hamas did not include a hostage.

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3 h. ago The World Is in a Polyester Crisis. One Company Is Trying to Recycle a Way Out

The European company Reju may have developed the polyester recycling technology the textile industry needs. The question is whether the world is ready for it.

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4 h. ago CNN hosts claim Trump administration's 'new' definitions of male and female aren't used by 'most scientists'

CNN claimed there is skepticism about new HHS guidance that clarifies the differences between men and women, while failing to cite which experts or critics object.

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5 h. ago US declares administrative law judge removal rules unconstitutional

US declares administrative law judge removal rules unconstitutional  Reuters

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6 h. ago Australia warns airlines to beware of Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea

China had given notice that its warships could potentially fire live weapons during an exercise in the Tasman Sea, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

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6 h. ago Pope marks 1 week in hospital with pneumonia: Might he resign?

Pope Francis has spent one week in the hospital fighting pneumonia

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7 h. ago Federal judge orders Trump admin to comply with previous order to lift foreign aid freeze

A federal judge ordered Trump administration officials to comply with his order to lift a freeze on nearly all foreign aid and temporarily restore it to programs worldwide.

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11 h. ago Wrong to help senior aunts out of the closet? Give advice to this Hax question.

Wrong to help senior aunts out of the closet? Give advice to this Hax question.  The Washington Post

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11 h. ago Exclusive — Tulsi Gabbard Identifies More than $20 Million a Year in Savings for Taxpayers in Ordering End to DEI, Stopping Useless Conference Travel

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has identified about $20 million a year in savings for taxpayers by ordering her department’s staff to cut all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in coordination with President Donald Trump’s executive order ending DEI, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. The post Exclusive — Tulsi Gabbard Identifies More than $20 Million a Year in Savings for Taxpayers in Ordering End to DEI, Stopping Useless Conference Travel appeared first on Breitbart.

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11 h. ago Trump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will

The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.

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12 h. ago Judge rejects unions’ request to pause Trump administration firings

Judge rejects unions’ request to pause Trump administration firings  The Washington Post

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12 h. ago Trump's DOGE stays on track after pair of federal judge rulings

A pair of federal judges, in two separate cases, filed rulings that allow DOGE to continue its track of finding government waste and slashing it.

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12 h. ago Some Washington leaders concerned over executive order targeting DEI programs in schools

Some Washington leaders concerned over executive order targeting DEI programs in schools  KING5.com

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12 h. ago Trump's picks to oversee Medicare and biomedical research will divest stock

Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominated to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will sell shares in Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, NIH nominee, will shed stock in Walmart and Nvidia.

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