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The month's top story

Judge Says Trump Plan to Put USAID Workers on Leave Can Proceed

All USAID direct hires deemed non-essential will be placed on administrative leave at 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday.

CBS · 3 sources

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What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    How Trump is Using Language to Target Transgender Rights

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Day 27 in Trump World: A Roundup

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 228 stories

  1. Small Plane Crash in Philadelphia Erupts Into Fireball

    ABC · 4 outlets

    Residents of rural Alaska are showing their support for a regional airline whose commuter plane crashed last week just south of the Arctic Circle

  2. Trump Ramps Up Deportation Effort After Slow Start

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Former MLB pitcher Scott Sauerbeck dead at 53

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Why Trump wants to impose reciprocal tariffs

    FOX · 4 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. 2/23/2025: The Justice Department; CFPB; John Oliver

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. White House says Elon Musk is Trump's adviser and not the DOGE administrator

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Day 27 in Trump World: A Roundup

    FOX · 5 outlets

  5. How Migrant Groups Are Thwarting ICE

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. What's next in the Eric Adams corruption case

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  7. Delta Regional Jet Crashes at Toronto Airport

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. How Trump is Using Language to Target Transgender Rights

    FOX · 5 outlets

Business 423 stories

  1. Your Guide to Taxes for Investors

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    President Donald Trump said sweeping tariffs on Canada and Mexico "will go forward" when a monthlong delay on their implementation expires next week.

  2. Why more Wall Street firms are growing worried

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Trump Imposes Global 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Gold Edges Higher on Safe-Haven Demand

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. The Drug Industry Is Having Its Own DeepSeek Moment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Oil prices end lower, erasing weekly gains

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. U.S. stock futures fall ahead of Fed meeting, key earnings week for Big Tech

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  5. The Day DeepSeek Turned Tech and Wall Street Upside Down

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. New ETFs Bet Investors Are Way Too Careful—Even When Buying Bitcoin

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  7. How Your Home Can Shelter You From Taxes

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  8. Asia-Pacific stocks mostly fall as investors assess a slew of economic data from the region

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  9. Singapore Dollar Strengthens Amid Risk-On Sentiment

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. Visa vs. Mastercard: What are the differences?

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 155 stories

  1. Northern Arizona men's basketball to debut 'Astrojacks' on Thursday

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Former Dolphins WR Howard Twilley dies at 81

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Transfer rumors, news: Man City eye £85m deal for Guimarães

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  2. UCL draw: Liverpool vs PSG; Madrid vs Atlético

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Saints to hire Brandon Staley as defensive coordinator

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. 'Unemployed': Jimmy Butler jokingly posts video of card declining

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. No. 3 Duke forward Brown dislocates shoulder

    FOX · 3 outlets

  6. Revenge games: Who will come out ahead in these four massive matchups?

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 264 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, February 24 (game #1127)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

    Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

  2. What does the e stand for in iPhone 16e?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Apple resumes advertising on Elon Musk’s X after 15-month pause

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. US Coast Guard paychecks delayed by cyberattack

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  2. Apple does not have a Google Graveyard

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. ‘Tripsy’ trip planner app can now convert currencies and show nearby places

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Google says hackers abuse Gemini AI to empower their attacks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. Security Bite: A dangerous place to be an iPhone

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  6. Over a million clinical records exposed in data breach

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  7. Black Basta ransomware gang's internal chat logs leak online

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

  8. The Gorge just had the biggest Apple TV+ film launch yet

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. When will Apple release iOS 18.3?

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 379 stories

  1. Which Lana Del Rey Song Describes You?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Here's What Everybody Wore To The 2025 BAFTAs

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Ne-Yo Reveals What He Tells His Kids About His Polyamorous Relationship

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. David Johansen Has Stage 4 Cancer and Brain Tumor

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. "A Lone Hero Stands Tall": Stephen Colbert Cheered On This Retro Company For Their "Rebellion" Against Donald Trump

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  4. Celebrity Weddings of 2025: Stars Who Got Married This Year

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Ranking Christian Bale's Best Villain Roles: ‘American Psycho’ and More

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. 'Suits LA' Has Some Major Similarities to 'Suits': A Complete Breakdown

    USMag · 2 outlets

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