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Trump officials start gutting civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan

By Julian Mark, Hannah Natanson and Danielle Abril
Feb 28, 2025 6:35 pm - Agencies across the federal government are gutting offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws under a Trump administration push to shrink the workforce...
Seven top D.C. prosecutors demoted in purge by Trump U.S. attorney

By Spencer S. Hsu
Feb 28, 2025 3:55 pm - Seven top leaders of the U.S. attorney’s office for Washington, D.C., were demoted to misdemeanor and entry-level intake positions Friday, the latest move in U.S. Attorne...
Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and his prognosis remains guarded, Vatican says

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Feb 28, 2025 3:54 pm - ROME — Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in re...
Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's death

By JAMIE STENGLE
Feb 28, 2025 12:53 pm - The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa may have been dead for days or weeks, sheriff says

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and JOHN SEEWER
Feb 28, 2025 11:46 am - Authorities investigating the deaths of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife are waiting for the results of the autopsies and carbon monoxide testing to determine how they died.
Federal workers will get a new email demanding their accomplishments, with a key change

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Feb 28, 2025 11:44 am - Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments, a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to demand answers from the government workforce.
US consumers cut spending in January more drastically than at any point in the last four years

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Feb 28, 2025 8:22 am - U.S. consumers cut back sharply on spending last month, the most since February 2021, even as inflation declined, though stiff tariffs threatened by the White House could disrupt that progress.
Spring break travel costs reach record levels in 2025

By Lebawit Lily Girma
Feb 28, 2025 7:52 am - It’s never been more expensive to go on vacation during spring break. This year the average trip from March 12-21-determined to be the peak period for school breaks-costs...
Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?

By JOSH FUNK
Feb 28, 2025 7:46 am - Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense of budget-conscious egg buyers.
Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up

By JUSTIN SPIKE and AAMER MADHANI
Feb 28, 2025 7:02 am - President Donald Trump has cut short talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy over a deal for U.S. access to that country's rare earth minerals after shouting at him in the Oval Office.

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