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Bezos reveals major Washington Post opinion page shakeup, editor resigns
Full Story Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, announced that the newspaper has parted ways with the publication’s opinion editor, David Shipley. In a memo shared on social media Wednesday, Feb. 26, Bezos outlined a significant shift in the paper’s editorial direction, stating that the opinion section will focus on “personal liberties and free… -
Tulsi Gabbard to fire more than 100 intelligence officers over explicit chats
More than 100 intelligence officers are being fired for participating in sexually explicit conversations in National Security Agency (NSA) chatrooms, all while on the clock. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made the announcement Tuesday, Feb. 25. “I put out a directive today that they all will be terminated and their security clearances will be… -
Flyers in Los Angeles expose ICE agents’ photos, names, numbers
Full Story Flyers displaying the names, photos, and phone numbers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been posted throughout a Southern California neighborhood. The posters, written in Spanish, warn residents with the message, “CAREFUL WITH THESE FACES.” The flyers accuse ICE of “racially terrorizing” and criminalizing migrant communities and criticize the agency’s deportation… -
Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract raising conflict of interest concerns
Full Story Two years after Verizon secured a $2 billion contract to upgrade the Federal Aviation Administration’s IT infrastructure, the agency is now switching to Space X’s Starlink. In a post to X Monday, Feb. 24, Starlink CEO Elon Musk said the Verizon system isn’t working and it’s putting air travelers at risk. The FAA… -
White House can continue restricting AP’s press privileges, judge rules
Full Story The Associated Press will continue to face limited access to the Oval Office and Air Force One after a federal judge denied the AP’s request for an emergency order to reinstate its press privileges. The AP filed a lawsuit seeking to have its access restored after the White House restricted the organization from… -
Federal judge blocks transfer of trans female prisoners to male prisons
A federal judge has blocked the transfer of 12 transgender female prisoners to male federal prisons, at least for now. On Monday, Feb. 24, the judge halted the Bureau of Prisons’ plan to move the inmates. Last Friday, Feb. 21, the inmates filed a lawsuit expressing concerns that their medical needs would not be met… -
A tale of two narratives on Trump’s favorability in the polls: Bias Breakdown
President Donald Trump has now been in office for just over a month. How do Americans feel about his performance? The answer largely depends on which poll you look at and which media outlet you follow. Left-leaning news sources have highlighted negative findings, while right-leaning outlets have focused on more favorable poll results. How the… -
Democrats frustrated over 2024 election results pull back on donations: Report
Democratic voters are still upset following President Donald Trump’s win and return to the White House. This has caused party officials to face challenges as they try to rebuild the party due to fewer people donating. What are Democratic donors saying? According to The Hill on Monday, Feb. 24, Democratic donors both big and small… -
BBC pulls controversial film with Hamas ties, UK police may investigate
British broadcaster the BBC has been facing questions after airing a controversial documentary about the struggles of Palestinians in Gaza without disclosing that the film focuses on the teen son of a Hamas minister. Now, the U.K. police might be called on to investigate. On Friday, Feb. 21, the network pulled “Gaza: How to Survive… -
‘Indefensible’: Rachel Maddow condemns MSNBC’s removal of non-white hosts
Full Story MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow openly criticized her network for canceling the shows of two non-white prime-time hosts, including Joy Reid. Reid’s final broadcast of “The ReidOut” aired earlier in the evening, marking an emotional farewell joined by Maddow. “There is no colleague for whom I have had more affection and more respect than… -
Kenyan officer dies fighting gangs in Haiti in MSS force’s first casualty
A Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission meant to quell gang violence in Haiti has suffered its first casualty. Officials said a Kenyan police officer died on Sunday, Feb. 23, after a gang member shot them during a security mission in a town north of Port-au-Prince. What happened? A spokesperson for the MSS said a “fallen… -
New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel set to close as migrant shelter
New York City is adding the Roosevelt Hotel to the dozens of migrant shelters closing in the coming months. The hotel functioned as the city’s primary migrant intake center for the past two years, becoming a symbol of the migrant crisis. It provided thousands of migrants with food, medical care, temporary lodging, and legal assistance.… -
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the first video of Alef Aeronautics’ flying car
Alef Aeronautics, based in San Mateo, California, is working to make flying cars a reality. The company released what it calls the “first-ever video of its kind,” showing a car driving down a road before taking off vertically into the sky. In another video shared by Alef, the car is seen soaring over a vehicle…
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