Tourist stabbed at Berlin Holocaust Memorial
A suspect is in custody after a Spanish tourist was stabbed at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial.
Day: February 22, 2025
Judge clears way for Trump to pull thousands of USAID staff off job
His ruling comes in a legal case filed by unions on behalf of workers.
Hundreds in DOGE purge had jobs not paid by taxpayers – lowering the amount of savings America sees by cuts
The recent firings at the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ‘do nothing to reduce the federal budget’
Panama Canal transit data belies Trump’s claims of China’s control: project44
Cargo tracking shows no clear advantage for Chinese-based ocean carriers transiting the critical waterway, throwing doubt on the US president’s claims of China’s influence, according to a report from the visibility data provider.
Bybit Hack: $1.4B Stolen from World’s 2nd Largest Crypto Exchange
In a major cybersecurity incident, Bybit, the world’s 2nd-largest crypto exchange suffered a $1.4 billion ETH hack from…
India’s ‘Human Calculator Kid’ Shatters 6 World Records In a Single Day
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Fourteen-year-old Aaryan Shukla cruised through six mental math calculation world records in a single day, according to a Guinness World Records statement published on February 12, earning the well-dese…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 2/21/2025
U.S. stocks fell sharply after reports showed that worries about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the economy.
Pike Place Market: Car-free vision is in sight
Re: “Seattle mayor proposes car-free Pike Place, touts success in annual speech” (Feb. 19, Business): We applaud Mayor Bruce Harrell’s announcement that he is committed to “Pike Place Market as one of the greatest pedestrian experiences in the country …
AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events.