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Netanyahu: Israel will resume Gaza war if hostages not freed Saturday - Axios

Gurman: iPhone SE 4 Coming 'By Next Week,' Other Announcements Starting Tomorrow - MacRumors

Exact timing for the debut of the fourth-generation iPhone SE remains up in the air, with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reporting in a tweet tonight...

Apple changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America based on Trump's order - ABC News

Apple has changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System

Google Pixel 9a leaks in all four colors - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com

It's expected to launch on March 19. Yesterday the upcoming official Google cases for the Pixel 9a leaked, and today it's time for the phone itself to be...

Australia soccer star Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of police officer - CNN

Sam Kerr, one of the world’s top female soccer players, was found not guilty Tuesday of racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students’ academic progress - The Associated Press

A federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work. It’s unclear to what degree the Education Departme…

Eagles gear sets new Fanatics record for the 24 hours after a championship - NBC Sports

Sunday night's Super Bowl win was very good for the Eagles.

Treasury officials: Musk ally ‘mistakenly’ had power to alter payments system - POLITICO

The incident prompted an internal forensic investigation that remains ongoing.

Trump fires USAID’s inspector general after report critical of funding freeze - POLITICO

Paul Martin is one of around 20 inspectors general the administration has pushed out despite objections from lawmakers who say the firing methods violate statutes.

Defense Secretary Discusses Force Posturing in Africa, Europe - Department of Defense

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke about DOD's force posturing priorities on the European and African continents while meeting with members of the media during a visit to U.S. Africa Command in

Trump and Musk appear together in the Oval Office to defend the work of DOGE - NPR

Trump and Musk spoke as the president signed a new executive order calling on the heads of federal agencies to "promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force."

Bird flu is spreading in cattle, but some states still aren't a part of testing the milk supply - NBC News

New variants of bird flu are turning up in dairy cattle. But some states still aren't a part of a federal milk supply testing program

Implementing The President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization Initiative - The White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:     Section 1.

Retired federal judge doesn't see much that courts can do to stop Trump's actions - NPR

Nancy Gertner says recent court orders suggest there's "nothing remotely legitimate" about the president's actions in these cases.

Macron chastises Trump’s Gaza Strip ‘real estate operation’ - The Hill

Saints hire Kellen Moore as head coach: Cowboys' Dak Prescott 'super, super, super happy' for ex-teammate, OC - CBS Sports

Moore was Prescott's teammate for three years (2015-17) before coaching him for five seasons (2018-22)

Appeals court denies Trump admin request to block judge’s order to lift spending freeze - The Hill

A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to temporarily block a lower court’s orders directing the Trump administration to unfreeze federal grants. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit noted that Trump’s Justice Department already requested a paus…

Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell says there's no need to rush on interest rate cuts - NPR

Powell was also asked about the high cost of home ownership and President Trump's trade policies, but as usual, the Fed chair tried to steer clear of politics.

EFF Sues OPM, DOGE and Musk for Endangering the Privacy of Millions - EFF

NEW YORK—EFF and a coalition of privacy defenders led by Lex Lumina filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk and his “…

White House announces wrongfully detained American teacher Marc Fogel released from Russia in an ‘exchange’ - CNN

The Trump administration secured the release of Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained for more than three years in Russia, in an “exchange,” the White House announced Tuesday.