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A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC - WIRED
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A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC - WIRED

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.

WiredMarta Musso
DOGE reps will fan out across the government - POLITICO
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DOGE reps will fan out across the government - POLITICO

Trump order requires every agency to have a direct line to Elon Musk’s efficiency project.

PoliticoBen Johansen
Hamas hands over to Red Cross 4 dead hostages from Gaza, as Palestinians leave Israeli prison - The Associated Press
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Hamas hands over to Red Cross 4 dead hostages from Gaza, as Palestinians leave Israeli prison - The Associated Press

An Israeli security official says Hamas has handed to the Red Cross the bodies of four Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza. Hamas handed over the bodies early Thursday, and a Red Cross convoy carrying dozens of released Palestinian prisoners left Israel’s …

Associated PressSamy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Josef Federman
Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a 1st for the US in a decade - KOMO News
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Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a 1st for the US in a decade - KOMO News

The school-aged child had been hospitalized and died Tuesday night amid the widespread outbreak, Texas' largest in nearly 30 years.

KOMO NewsDevi Shastri and Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in years - Yahoo
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Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in years - Yahoo

An unvaccinated child in Texas has died from measles, authorities said Wednesday, marking the first US fatality from the highly contagious disease in nearly ...

Yahoo EntertainmentMoisés Ávila with Issam Ahmed in Washington
Child hospitalized with measles died in West Texas amid outbreak - The Dallas Morning News
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Child hospitalized with measles died in West Texas amid outbreak - The Dallas Morning News

An unvaccinated child died from measles in West Texas, officials said.

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Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle: 5 talking points as Szoboszlai thrives - This Is Anfield
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Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle: 5 talking points as Szoboszlai thrives - This Is Anfield

Read here.

This Is AnfieldJames Nalton
Ukraine needs US security guarantee to deter Putin - PM - BBC.com
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Ukraine needs US security guarantee to deter Putin - PM - BBC.com

The PM stresses the importance of US help but Trump suggests responsibility lies with Europe.

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HuffPost blasts White House for reportedly pulling press pool spot - The Hill

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Elon Musk’s Silicon Valley fail-fast ethos is clashing with Washington - POLITICO
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Elon Musk’s Silicon Valley fail-fast ethos is clashing with Washington - POLITICO

"It’s a lot easier to crash an unmanned rocket when you’re spending other people’s money."

PoliticoSophia Cai
Musk, tariffs and tensions - takeaways from Trump's cabinet meeting - BBC.com
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Musk, tariffs and tensions - takeaways from Trump's cabinet meeting - BBC.com

Trump covered a wide range of topics, ranging from efforts to cut government spending to immigration, the economy and Ukraine.

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A Ukraine ceasefire deal is starting to come into view. Would it work? - Vox.com
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A Ukraine ceasefire deal is starting to come into view. Would it work? - Vox.com

It depends on two of the most undependable men on the planet.

VoxJoshua Keating
DOJ has abruptly broadened its view of Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons. A judge wants answers. - POLITICO
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DOJ has abruptly broadened its view of Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons. A judge wants answers. - POLITICO

A Trump-appointed judge grilled a Justice Department prosecutor on the department's change in position.

PoliticoKyle Cheney
Trump says 25% tariffs on EU will be announced soon - BBC.com
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Trump says 25% tariffs on EU will be announced soon - BBC.com

"The EU was formed to screw the United States," Trump says.

BBC News
Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk - Al Jazeera English
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Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk - Al Jazeera English

Musk defended DOGE attempts to fire federal employees, while Trump said Russia would have to make concessions for peace.

Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Staff
Report: Matthew Stafford met with Tom Brady in Montana - NBC Sports
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Report: Matthew Stafford met with Tom Brady in Montana - NBC Sports

Alleged meeting might have gone beyond the permission the Rams have granted to Stafford.

NBCSports.comMike Florio
Michelle Trachtenberg, of ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ dead at 39 - CNN
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Michelle Trachtenberg, of ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ dead at 39 - CNN

Michelle Trachtenberg, the actress who rose to fame as a child star with films like “Harriet the Spy” and went on to have memorable roles on TV shows including “Gossip Girl,” has died, according to an NYPD source. She was 39.

CNNSandra Gonzalez, Brynn Gingras, Dan Heching
Trump creates more confusion on tariffs - POLITICO
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Trump creates more confusion on tariffs - POLITICO

The president and his Commerce secretary gave mixed and at times contradictory comments on the timeline to impose tariffs on trading partners.

PoliticoAri Hawkins
Trump memo tells federal agencies how to conduct mass layoffs - CNN
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Trump memo tells federal agencies how to conduct mass layoffs - CNN

The Trump administration moved forward Wednesday with its plans to conduct large-scale layoffs across agencies, the latest move to downsize the federal workforce.

CNNTami Luhby
Matthew Stafford’s camp meets with Giants at NFL combine in latest QB twist - New York Post
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Matthew Stafford’s camp meets with Giants at NFL combine in latest QB twist - New York Post

The move further escalates the likelihood of a new franchise quarterback coming to New York.

New York PostRyan Dunleavy