Scotland becomes 1st country to make menstrual products free

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Citadel's Griffin on Trump tariff talk: 'It's a huge mistake'
The founder and CEO of investment firm Citadel on Tuesday called aggressive trade talk from the new administration as a 'huge mistake,' producing chaos that in Griffin's view poses an 'impediment' to economic growth.
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Trump steel, aluminum imports likely to drive up car costs, industry leaders say
President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel imports this week could wreak havoc on American auto manufacturing, industry leaders say. The moves align with the Trump administration's aggressive global trade agenda and ambitions to strengthen U.S. industry, but they could have an inverse effect. On March 12, all steel imports will be taxed at a minimum of 25%, the result of two orders the president signed Monday that also include a 25% tariff on aluminum.
Reuters
Senate Democrat alleges FBI chief pick Patel is secretly overseeing firings
The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday alleged that President Donald Trump's FBI director nominee Kash Patel has been secretly overseeing the ouster of the bureau's leadership before being confirmed for the role. Senator Dick Durbin said he learned about Patel's alleged role in the firings from several whistleblowers, and he has asked Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz to investigate. Durbin, of Illinois, said that Patel was working with senior White House and Justice Department staffers to oversee the removals.
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Timeline of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption charges, history with Trump
A timeline of when Mayor Eric Adams political career the federal corruption allegations against him including when he started connecting with Trump.
Associated Press
Senator seeks watchdog inquiry into Kash Patel, alleges behind-the-scenes role in purge at FBI
A top Democratic senator has asked the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate after he says he received information that President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, had been “personally directing the ongoing purge” of agents at the bureau. The letter Tuesday from Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asserts that Patel may have misled the panel at his confirmation hearing last month when he said in response to a question that he was not aware of any plans inside the FBI to punish or fire any agents. The hearing took place just hours before news broke that a group of senior FBI executives had been told either to resign or be fired, and one day before it was revealed that the Justice Department had demanded a list of thousands of agents who worked on investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, a move some bureau employees fear could be a precursor to more expansive firings.
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Gaza ceasefire in peril after Netanyahu threatens to kill deal over fate of hostages
The Israeli leader threatened to cancel ceasefire agreement unless Hamas releases hostages by noon Saturday.
Reuters
Congo humanitarian operations hit hard by Trump aid pause, says UN official
A U.S. pause on foreign aid has had a "major impact" in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where humanitarian operations last year were 70% funded by Washington, the top U.N. aid official in the country said on Tuesday. Bruno Lemarquis said that in 2024 the U.N. humanitarian response plan for DRC received $1.3 billion, of which $910 million came from the United States.
AFP
Jordan king vows to take sick Gaza kids, rejects Trump plan to remove Palestinians
Jordan's King Abdullah II told Donald Trump Tuesday that his country would take in some 2,000 sick children from war-torn Gaza but pushed back against the US president's plan to take over the Palestinian territory and send its population into exile.However, he told Trump that Egypt was working on a plan for how countries in the region could "work" with Trump on the proposal.
Time
Yes, Flying in the U.S. Is Safe
Four accidents in two weeks raise public concern—but they shouldn't
AFP
Dozens evacuated as fire breaks out in 50-floor building in Buenos Aires
Dozens of people were evacuated as a fire broke out in a 50-story Buenos Aires apartment building Tuesday without claiming any lives, emergency services personnel in the Argentine capital said. The blaze broke out around noon on the 11th floor of one of the highest residential buildings in Buenos Aires, and was quickly brought under control.
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How incoming rain creates new dangers for recently burned areas of L.A.
An approaching atmospheric river will provide relief after a remarkably dry year, but it will also heighten the risk of flooding and landslides in terrain that was destroyed by the recent fires.
Associated Press
Wisconsin's top education official facing challengers on both flanks
The race to become Wisconsin’s top education official pits the Democratic-backed incumbent against a school choice advocate aligned with Republicans and a rural school superintendent who has garnered support from teachers unions and school administrators. Wisconsin is the only state where voters elect the top education official but there is no state board of education.
Reuters
Trump to order US agencies to plan for 'large scale' staff cuts
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to direct federal agencies to coordinate with Elon Musk's task force to shrink the workforce and limit hiring with an exception to immigration and other safety positions, a White House official said on Tuesday. The executive order, which is expected to be signed on Tuesday, would set rules allowing government agencies to hire no more than one employee for every four workers who leave the federal workforce, according to the official. Federal employees whose work is "critical to national security, public safety, law enforcement, and immigration enforcement" would be exempted, the official added.
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U.S. woman sues Tate brothers, accuses them of luring her into webcam pornography
An American woman who claims Andrew and Tristan Tate attempted to recruit her into a webcam sex trafficking ring filed a countersuit against the social media personalities on Monday, claiming they defamed her after she gave a testimony to Romanian authorities.
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3 new reasons to dump Magnificent 7 stocks
The Magnificent 7 trade is under pressure. What's your next move?
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Trump prepares executive order to continue downsizing federal workforce
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Tuesday that would continue downsizing the federal workforce, including strict limits on hiring. The Associated Press reviewed a White House fact sheet on the order, which is intended to advance Elon Musk 's work slashing spending with his Department of Government Efficiency. It said that “agencies will undertake plans for large-scale reductions in force and determine which agency components (or agencies themselves) may be eliminated or combined because their functions aren’t required by law."
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What to know about the Trump administration moving to drop corruption charges against NYC mayor
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was thrown a lifeline when the Trump administration moved to drop federal corruption charges against the embattled leader of America’s largest city. It marked an extraordinary deviation from longstanding norms of federal prosecutions, but, in many ways, was entirely expected, given the months of political intrigue involving closed-door talks and public overtures between the Democratic mayor and Republican president. The Justice Department on Monday simply ordered prosecutors to drop the charges before the case even goes to trial, which had been set for April.
Politico
Jordan’s king buys more time on Trump’s Gaza plan with flattery
Abdullah offers to take in 2,000 sick Palestinian children without broader commitment.
Time
How to See February's Snow Moon
The second full moon of 2025 will be at its peak this week.
USA TODAY
Pope Francis again criticizes President Donald Trump's immigration policies in open letter
Pope Francis warned that President Donald Trump’s immigration policies “will end badly.”

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