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In November 2022, Dean Karlan was hired to be the first Chief Economist at USAID. His role and that of his 30-plus staff was to help design more cost-effective programs and to help the agency produce more evidence to guide future policies.As he puts it: "I came to help choose effective programs to get more bang for our buck."

Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned on Tuesday

BALTIMORE (AP) — More than a decade after Adnan Syed’s murder case attracted massive interest through the hit podcast “Serial,” a Baltimore judge was weighing testimony Wednesday for and against his request to reduce his sentence to the time he’s served.

Judge weighs continued freedom for Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ murder case

Brazilians are flocking to the theaters to see its Oscar-nominated film I Am Still Here. It tells the story of a family devastated by the military dictatorship that ruled from 1964. There has never been a truth commission to investigate abuses or prosecutions of those accused of wrongdoing during a two-decade-long rule.

Oscar-nominated Brazilian film sparks debate about country's past

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offered the first new details Wednesday about its plan to battle bird flu and ease the cost of eggs.With an emphasis on tightening up biosecurity on farms, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the USDA will invest another $1 billion on top of the roughly $2 billion it has already spent battling bird flu since the outbreak began in 2022.

Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled

Tel Aviv, Israel CNN —An Israeli security official says four bodies have been transferred to the Red Cross by Hamas.Israel is now expected to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in the coming hours.This is the final release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners under Phase 1 of the ceasefire deal Hamas and Israel agreed last month.

Four bodies transferred to Red Cross by Hamas, Israeli security official says

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering whether to dismiss a massive citywide effort to force a vote on an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that city attorneys say is now “substantially complete.”The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had been silent for more than 14 months after hearing arguments in December 2023 over whether to overturn a lower court ruling that let nonresidents collect signatures as part of the “Stop Cop City” referendum effort.

Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ is nearly complete. Where does that leave opponents’ signature effort?

Landry has rushed the passer at a high level for most of his careerThe Tennessee Titans could see one of their top defenders leave the team this offseason. According to NFL Media, the Titans have granted edge rusher Harold Landry and his agents permission to seek a trade.

Titans give former Pro Bowl edge rusher Harold Landry permission to seek a trade, per report

Even as baseball changes, some records stay the same...and probably always willAnother Major League Baseball season is approaching. In any given season, we might dream about some records falling and there are so many records and variations of records out there, we'll absolutely see plenty of that.

MLB's unbreakable records: Will anyone touch Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak? Barry Bonds' home run total?

A crucial ocean-current system seems unlikely to collapse even in the face of severe climate change ― despite predictions that it would disintegrate if Earth continues to warm. That’s the finding of a study1 suggesting that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) will survive at least until the end of the century.

Iconic ocean-current system is safe from climate collapse ― for now

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump convened his first Cabinet meeting Wednesday with Elon Musk present as he works alongside the Department of Government Efficiency.The meeting got underway shortly after noon as Trump was flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth while Elon was in the room but not seated with the members of the Cabinet.

President Donald Trump holds first Cabinet meeting; Elon Musk attends

FILE - Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's choice for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, appears before the Senate Budget Committee during a hearing to examine his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jacquelyn MartinATLANTA (AP) — The Trump administration’s demand that federal agencies plan to radically downsize is driven by a key figure in the conservative movement who has long planned this move. In President Donald

A Project 2025 author carries out his vision for mass federal layoffs

The pope, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Valentines Day.LONDON and ROME -- The pope spent another 'quiet night' in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering from a bout with bronchitis since Feb. 14, the Vatican said early Wednesday.

Pope spends another 'quiet night' resting after Vatican gives medical updates

President Trump delivers remarks during his first Cabinet meeting of his second term at the White House on Feb. 26, in Washington, D.C. The meeting includes Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, head of a Trump administration team called the Department of Government Efficiency.President Trump on Wednesday warned that the roughly 1 million federal workers who did not respond to recent emails asking them to describe "five things" they accomplished are "on the bubble" suggesting they are at risk of losing their jobs.

Musk says federal workers should expect another round of 'pulse check' emails

US immigrants aged 14 and older who fail to provide fingerprints could face $5,000 fine and six months in prisonThe Trump administration will require undocumented immigrants aged 14 and older to register with the federal government or face possible fines or prosecution.The US Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that under the “Protecting the American People Against Invasion” executive order signed by Donald Trump last month undocumented immigrants must also provide their fingerprints, while parents must ensure children under 14 are registered.

Trump threatens fines and prison time for undocumented immigrants who don’t join registry

The Nigerian-American author returns with an astute and moving exploration of female experience‘Novels had always felt to me truer than what was real,” declares a character in Dream Count, the highly anticipated new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It is a statement echoed in the accompanying author’s note, which contends that the “point of art is to look at our world and be moved by it, and then to engage in a series of attempts at clearly seeing that world, interpreting it, questioning it”.

Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie review – a tale of four women

He won’t apologize and says it’s my fault for opening itDEAR ABBY: I have been married for 52 years.While looking for a tax document, I found a manila envelope that had a note written on the outside. It said, “If something happens to me, please destroy this, because I don’t want to hurt anyone.”

Dear Abby: I found an envelope containing my husband’s secret

AP —When Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan posted a vacation photo on Valentine’s Day and captioned it “Puppy Mountain,” it became a sensation in China and even created a tourist destination.Guo had gone on a hike while visiting his hometown of Yichang in central China’s Hubei province in late January.

China’s ‘Puppy Mountain’ goes viral

British oil major BP on Wednesday announced plans to increase annual oil and gas investment to $10 billion through 2027 in a fundamental strategic reset following sharp profit declines."Today we have fundamentally reset bp's strategy," BP CEO Murray Auchincloss said in a statement.

Oil major BP boosts annual fossil fuel spending to $10 billion in strategy reset

The two sides meet on Wednesday for the second semifinalReal Sociedad will host Real Madrid on Wednesday for the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals as the side coached by Carlo Ancelotti is coming from a very positive moment after winning at home against Girona, a few days after knocking out Manchester City from the UEFA Champions League playoffs.

Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid live stream: Copa del Rey prediction, TV channel, how to watch online, odds

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that House Republicans have passed an ambitious budget blueprint for President Donald Trump’s agenda, its time for the hard work of turning ideas for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $2 trillion of slashed spending into a bill that lawmakers warn could bring intense changes to Americans back home.

What’s next for Trump agenda after House GOP approves tax breaks and slashed spending in budget

President Donald Trump posted a bizarre AI-generated video to social media Monday evening depicting an imagined future version of Gaza with bearded belly dancers on the beach, a giant golden statue of Trump, money raining from the sky, Elon Musk eating pita and a “Trump Gaza” hotel.

‘Trump Gaza’ video shared by president originated from pro-Israel accounts that have embraced AI

WASHINGTON – Tulsi Gabbard, the new director of National Intelligence, said she has fired more than 100 U.S. intelligence officers from various agencies – and revoked their security clearances – for having what she said were improper and sexually explicit conversations in internal government chat rooms.The chat rooms were run by the ultra-secret National Security Agency (NSA) through its multi-agency Intelink platform to allow the nation’s spies and intel analysts to internally discuss a broad array of topics, including those involving diversity, equity and inclusion issues − and gender-affirming surgeries, according to a report Monday by conservative activist and journalist Christopher Rufo in City Journal.

Top spy Gabbard says she fired 100+ intel officers for 'really horrific' chat messages

Some Republican lawmakers are starting to balk at Elon Musk’s razing of the federal infrastructure, as they face pushback from angry constituents at town halls and protests at their district offices.House Republicans who held town hall events in their districts last week were confronted by residents outraged over the mass layoffs and cuts to federal funding that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has instituted across agencies.

DOGE cuts are rattling GOP lawmakers as angry constituents flood town halls

Michelle Trachtenberg's Buffy the Vampire Slayer costars are pouring their hearts out in the wake of her tragic death today."I am deeply saddened by the news of Michelle's passing," Alyson Hannigan wrote on Instagram. "She brought a loving energy to the set of Buffy.

'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' stars react to Michelle Trachtenberg's death

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Texas child who was not vaccinated died of measles, according to state officials.While there are no reported cases of measles in Wisconsin or the Midwest, a family medicine physician at SSM Health in Madison says the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is to get vaccinated.

SSM Health physician weighs in on measles outbreak

Jennings regularly spars with liberal pundits on the networkScott Jennings sparks CNN meltdown by saying federal bureaucracy only resists Trump, GOP administrationsCNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings disturbed a CNN panel after insisting federal bureaucrats only like cooperating with Democratic presidential administrations.FIRST ON FOX: Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings is being privately and publicly encouraged to run for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s open Senate seat in 2026, sources, including a Republican operative familiar with the race, told Fox News Digital Wednesday.

CNN pundit Scott Jennings encouraged to run for McConnell's open Senate seat

Earlier this month, J.D. Power released the results from its annual Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). The 2025 edition of the VDS is the 36th consecutive year it's been carried out, putting a microscope under all the cars and car brands sold in North America.

The Only American Brand That Beats Toyota In Reliability

CNN —An Israeli security official says four bodies have been transferred to the Red Cross by Hamas.Israel is now expected to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in the coming hours.This is the final release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners under Phase 1 of the ceasefire deal Hamas and Israel agreed last month.

On Tuesday morning, a Southwest Airlines aircraft avoided a collision when a private jet entered the runway at Chicago Midway International Airport.According to CNN, Southwest Flight 2504 had to perform a “go-around maneuver” when a private jet began to taxi across the runway without authorization.

Video: Southwest aircraft avoids collision at Chicago Midway International Airport

‘How did I not know this?’Do you have a secret washer-dryer combo hiding in your laundry room? You may have one and not know it.Photographer Gena Murphy (@glamlife864) owned a separate General Electric washer and a matching dryer for years before she realized the washer also had a dry function.

‘So what have I been using that for?’: Woman says she was sold a GE washer and dryer ‘set’ 6 years ago. Then she makes discovery

CNN —The legal team representing Mexico in a lawsuit against eight firearms manufacturers in the United States is preparing to argue part of their case before the US Supreme Court on March 4, according to Pablo Arrocha, legal consultant for the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.“This case is going through a stage where questions of admissibility will still be reviewed, not of substance,” Arrocha clarified on Tuesday at the International Forum on Arms Trafficking and Diversion in Latin America organized by the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE).