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Vance to meet with Zelenskyy Friday
The vice president and Ukrainian president will be in Munich for a security conference stacked with world leaders.
Politico
Trump’s clash with the courts escalates
A flurry of orders from federal district judges has slowed Donald Trump's most controversial initiatives — prompting talk of outright defiance.
Yahoo Finance
China's BYD links up with DeepSeek in an AI threat to Tesla
Chinese automaker BYD inked a deal with DeepSeek in order to co-develop new autonomous technology, in a threat to automakers like Tesla.
Associated Press
Trump administration owes US business millions in unpaid bills amid USAID shutdown, lawsuit says
The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stiffing American businesses on hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills for work that has already been done, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The administration’s abrupt freeze on foreign aid also is forcing mass layoffs by U.S. suppliers and contractors for USAID, including 750 furloughs at one company, Washington-based Chemonics International, the lawsuit says. An organization representing 170 small U.S. businesses, major suppliers, an American Jewish group aiding displaced people abroad, the American Bar Association and others joined the court challenge.
Reuters
EU executive wants next EU budget to aid competitiveness, foreign policy
The European Commission wants to revamp the next EU budget to help firms be more competitive, give more clout to EU foreign policy and influence the reforms and investments that each country pays for with EU cash, a document showed on Tuesday. This would be a major change to the way the EU budget is set up now, when one third of the money goes to support agriculture, one third to equalise the standards of living across EU regions and only the remaining third covers all other policies.
Associated Press
4 FEMA employees are fired over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants
Four federal employees were fired Tuesday over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants, Department of Homeland Security officials said. On Monday, President Donald Trump's aide Elon Musk posted on X that his team had discovered payments used to house migrants in “luxury hotels” with money intended for disaster relief.
Politico
Obama has highest favorability rating of living presidents — and Biden the lowest, poll shows
A new Gallup survey conducted the week following Trump’s inauguration found Obama, Bush and Clinton all above water.
NBC News
Steve Bannon pleads guilty in New York 'We Build the Wall' case
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony fraud for helping to defraud donors who were giving money to build a wall at the southern U.S. border.
Yahoo Finance
Newman: 3 new warning signs for Trump
Business owners and consumers are starting to sour on Trump's economic plans. Will he notice?
Time
How to See February's Snow Moon
The second full moon of 2025 will be at its peak this week.
Time
Arvind Krishna Celebrates the Work of a Pioneer
Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, acknowledged a pioneering computer scientist at the TIME100 AI Impact Awards.
Associated Press
Judge tells agencies to restore webpages and data removed after Trump's executive order
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered government agencies to restore public access to health-related webpages and datasets that they removed to comply with an executive order by President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington agreed to issue a temporary restraining order requested by the Doctors for America advocacy group. On Jan. 20, his first day back in the White House, Trump signed an order for agencies to use the term “sex” and not "gender" in federal policies and documents.
CBS News
Police blitz targeting mafia nets nearly 150 arrests: "Historic blow"
Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people, 36 of whom were already in custody, for crimes including attempted murder, extortion and drug trafficking, police said.
CBS News
Justice Department charges 2 with operating cybercrime group
The charges are one of several recent moves against international ransomware groups.
CBS News
$500 million in food at spoilage risk after USAID pause, report says
A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and warehouses.
Time
Refik Anadol Sees Artistic Possibilities in Data
Refik Anadol was honored at the TIME100 AI Impact Awards in Dubai for his creative use of technology and data in his art.
Associated Press
EU observers hail Kosovo's peaceful election but criticize the polarization of political debate
European Union observers on Tuesday hailed Kosovo’s “peaceful and competitive” parliamentary election but criticized the left-wing government that won the most seats for polarizing the political debate. The EU’s 104-member Election Observation Mission was joined by the Council of Europe and other international and local organizations to monitor the Feb. 9 voting. Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Self-Determination Movement Party, or Vetevendosje!, won the most seats but was left without a majority in the parliament, according to the Central Election Commission, the election governing body, forcing it to look for an ally to form the next government.
USA TODAY
Judge orders CDC to restore webpages that doctors consult but were dropped under Trump order
A judge ordered federal health agencies to restore webpages about medical treatments that were removed under a Trump administration order.
Associated Press
4 financial tasks you shouldn’t put off
Tips to get it done: To make hitting IRA contributions more doable and palatable from a budgetary standpoint, put them on autopilot, instructing your investment provider to deduct whatever amount you can swing from your checking account on a monthly basis. If the conversion is done shortly after the contribution, the investments won’t likely rack up much gains in the interim, and any taxes on conversion are also apt to be limited. Tips to get it done: It’s wise to wait at least a few days after the contribution to make a conversion.
Time
Why Eggs Are So Expensive Right Now
The price of eggs is expected to skyrocket by another 20% this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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