Vikings waive two more players

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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise as region continues watching Trump's latest tariffs
Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, as regional markets continued to watch President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation. The latest from Trump is his announcement of 25% tariffs on all foreign steel and aluminum coming into the U.S. Last month, Trump decided to impose 10% duties on all Chinese imports.
Politico
DOGE order triggers firings at SBA of employees prematurely fired Friday
Federal workers who mistakenly got termination notices last week got real ones Tuesday just hours after the president’s executive order.
NBC News
Appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to immediately reinstate funding freeze
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's request to pause a judge's order while it challenges the order in court.
NBC News
Winter storms threaten snow, extreme cold and travel warnings across the U.S.
New York City and Washington, D.C., were among the cities urging unsheltered people to get in from the cold Tuesday as the Northeast, Great Plains and Midwest faced winter storms that put tens of millions under weather alerts.
Associated Press
US aid freeze sets back fight against human trafficking in Cambodia
President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow to organizations fighting human trafficking and forced labor in Cambodia, where tens of thousands of people are held captive and forced to work in call centers running telephone scams. Hundreds of thousands of people work in remote compounds in countries including Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos where they run online scams targeting people all over the world, including Americans, according to U.N. estimates. A shelter for people who manage to leave these compounds run by the Catholic charity Caritas recently let some victims go and may stop accepting further victims due to the funding squeeze, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation said.
AFP
'What would you have us do?': the plastic credits problem
Twice a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning limestone will soon be blasted from the karst mountain that overlooks the sprawling industrial site.AFP and SourceMaterial placed air quality monitors around the Chip Mong Insee kiln and at a baseline location away from industry and roads.
AFP
Asian stocks rise as Powell rate warning taken in stride
Equities rose in Asia on Wednesday as traders took in their stride a warning from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that the US central bank "did not need to be in a hurry" to cut interest rates again.Powell told lawmakers at a congressional hearing that with policy "now significantly less restrictive than it had been and the economy remaining strong, we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust" rates.
CBS News
How one school is making changes to combat pandemic losses
While nationwide scores are still below pre-pandemic levels, some local districts are seeing improvements in math and reading.
Associated Press
Sotomayor says presidents have largely followed rule of law, offers words of caution
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said presidents have historically obeyed judicial rulings with a few exceptions as she advocated for the court to move cautiously to maintain a system of checks and balances, but without directly referencing President Donald Trump’s efforts to test the limits of the executive power. “But it’s also because the court has proceeded cautiously, and has proceeded understanding that it has to proceed slowly.” Judges have blocked Trump from moving forward with mass federal resignations and from implementing an executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S.
AFP
Trump's new defence chief to pressure allies on first NATO visit
New US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for his first meetings at NATO headquarters Wednesday looking to push European nations over support for Ukraine and ramping up military spending.Several countries -- such as Britain -- are expected to make announcements of fresh military support for Ukraine at the meeting. del/ec/jhb
CBS News
New Orleans rescue dog Scrim found safe again after going missing for months
After being on the run for months in New Orleans, Scrim was captured yet again Tuesday. He had been missing since he jumped 13 feet out of a second-story window in November.
Politico
Trump taps bank, Wall Street regulators for top posts
The moves come as Trump and his allies push for a drastic makeover of the financial regulatory system.
NBC News
Democrat accuses Trump FBI pick Kash Patel of secretly ordering firings
Sen. Dick Durbin accused Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, of secretly orchestrating the firings of FBI officials.
CNN
White House announces wrongfully detained American teacher Marc Fogel released from Russia in an ‘exchange’
The Trump administration secured the release of Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained for more than three years in Russia, in an “exchange,” the White House announced Tuesday.
AFP
What are reciprocal tariffs and who might be affected?
US President Donald Trump has threatened to open new fronts in his tariffs war by announcing reciprocal levies on other countries as soon as Tuesday, branding this "the only fair way" to trade.And on Sunday, he said he would make a detailed announcement on the tariffs on Tuesday or Wednesday, adding that "every country will be reciprocal."
NBC News
New York doctor says he'll continue providing transition care despite Trump executive order
As legal battles are fought over an executive order restricting transgender care for patients younger than 19, some clinics are continuing to provide the care while others are backing off.
Politico
Top ICE officials removed as White House ramps up pressure on deportations
The shake-up at ICE comes as the president, and his top immigration officials, are increasingly frustrated with the pace of arrests and deportations.
AFP
The squad saving deer from tourist trash in Japan's Nara
As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers patrols the stone paths, collecting plastic waste that threatens the animals' health.Some activists have even retrieved chunks of plastic waste from Nara deer carcasses.
USA TODAY
Animal owners worry about pet welfare after microchip company closes
Pet microchips help reunite lost animals with their owners. A Texas company suddenly closed, leaving pet owners worried about their pet's welfare.
Associated Press
Board rejects rate increase to help restructure debt of Puerto Rico power company
The executive director of a federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances said that it is “impossible” for the U.S. territory to pay the $8.5 billion bondholders are demanding in a bankruptcy case involving the island's power company. Robert Mujica Jr. unveiled a new fiscal plan for Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority on Tuesday, stating that the government can pay creditors $2.6 billion. The plan, requested by a federal judge overseeing the case, does not call for any rate increases to help pay off the company's debt of more than $9 billion and the projected expenses are higher than those in the previous fiscal plan.

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