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Senate Democrats investigate CBS over blocked Colbert interview

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T16:26:40+00:00

Richard Blumenthal seeks records from FCC and Paramount Global amid claims of political censorshipSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS Senate Democrats are launching an investigation into whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and CBS parent company, Paramount, prevented Stephen Colbert, the network’s talkshow host, from broadcasting an interview with the Texas Democratic candidate, James Talarico.Richard Blumenthal, the ranking Democrat on the Senate’s permanent subcommittee on investigations, has written to the FCC’s enforcement bureau

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Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 20

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-02-24T16:24:37+00:00

Hundreds of people have been displaced and dozens are missing, with rescue operations still ongoing in Juiz de Fora.

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Editorial. Critical alliance

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T16:19:46+00:00

Pax Silica can consolidate India’s digital heft

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After Six Decades of War on Drugs, Does Anything Work?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-24T16:12:33+00:00

The U.S. and its allies have spilled blood and treasure to kill drug lords and defeat cartels, but the drugs keep coming and the new groups are more violent than ever.

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Сила молоді та пам’ять поколінь: організація "Тінь" об’єднала Україну на Національному дні молитви

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-24T16:12:29+00:00

Вони вшанували пам'ять полеглих захисників та заявити про готовність нового покоління брати відповідальність за долю держави.

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Armed police flood Iran’s universities to crush student protests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T16:06:53+00:00

Campus clashes provide uneasy backdrop to third round of talks on nuclear programme in GenevaPlainclothes police and security forces, many of them armed, have tried to flood Iran’s remaining open universities in an attempt to crush a fourth day of student protests against the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.Running battles were reported on some campuses, with videos showing fistfights between the Basji state-backed militia and students at the University of Science and Technology in Tehran. Pick-up trucks with machine-guns were photographed parked outside the University of Tehran, with demonstrati

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Government to release Andrew trade envoy documents amid fierce criticism of former prince in MPs’ debate – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T16:00:03+00:00

MPs pass motion as trade minister Chris Bryant says Andrew ‘could not distinguish between public and private interest’Keir Starmer is taking part in a coalition of the willing video call to discuss Ukraine. There is a live feed of his public contribution here.Kemi Badenoch is holding a press conference now. She is appearing with the relatives of children who she says have died as a result of social media – either because they took their own lives, or because it led to them being attacked. She says she wants to give them a platform to tell their stories. Continue reading...

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Соцсети, ЗОЖ, донорство и уголовные дела: чем прославился Павел Дуров

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-24T15:54:34+00:00

24 февраля основатель Telegram Павел Дуров сообщил в социальных сетях о возбуждении против него в России уголовного дела по обвинению в пособничестве терроризму. По данным «Российской газеты», которая ссылается на сводки МВД и ФСБ РФ, с 2022 г. через площадку было совершено свыше 153 000 преступлений. При этом удалось предотвратить 475 готовившихся через мессенджер терактов. Что известно о Дурове и его проектах – в справке «Ведомостей».

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Ветерани закликають парламент до зваженого регулювання нікотинових паучів замість фактичної заборони

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-24T15:50:00+00:00

Ветерани закликають парламент до зваженого регулювання нікотинових паучів замість фактичної заборони/ фото УНІАН, Денис ПрядкоНаціональна спілка ветеранів Сил територіальної оборони ЗСУ звернулася до народних...

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Trump’s new global tariffs kick in at 10%; Bank of England governor says March rate cut ‘open question’ – business live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T15:49:34+00:00

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsWhile many exporters around the world cheered when the supreme court ruled against Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs last week, the unintended consequence could be that the trade war escalates further, says Neil Wilson at the broker Saxo Markets.Trump warned countries not to ‘play games’ and threatened ‘a much higher tariff’ than they had agreed to...the unintended consequence of the Supreme Court ruling could be an escalatory trade war that markets hadn’t anticipated. Or as Trump put it the Supreme Court had ‘unwittingly’ handed him ‘far mo

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Trump’s new global tariffs kick in at 10%; Bank of England governor says March rate cut ‘open question’ – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T15:49:34+00:00

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsWhile many exporters around the world cheered when the supreme court ruled against Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs last week, the unintended consequence could be that the trade war escalates further, says Neil Wilson at the broker Saxo Markets.Trump warned countries not to ‘play games’ and threatened ‘a much higher tariff’ than they had agreed to...the unintended consequence of the Supreme Court ruling could be an escalatory trade war that markets hadn’t anticipated. Or as Trump put it the Supreme Court had ‘unwittingly’ handed him ‘far mo

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¿Quién está ganando la guerra de Ucrania?: China

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-02-24T15:48:59+00:00

El balance de la agresión rusa no es favorable ni para Moscú ni para Kiev, y tampoco para la UE y EE UU. Pekín extrae ventaja del desgaste de los demás

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¿Quién está ganando la guerra de Ucrania? China

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-02-24T15:48:59+00:00

El balance de la agresión rusa no es favorable ni para Moscú ni para Kiev, y tampoco para la UE y EE UU. Pekín extrae ventaja del desgaste de los demás

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Перегляд прайс-кепів дозволив швидко наростити імпорт у критичний момент, – АСЕУ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-24T15:44:51+00:00

фото УНІАН, Андрій МарієнкоРішення змінити прайс-кепи на ринку "на добу наперед" стало вимушеним, але дало системний ефект для енергосистеми. Про це заявив Владислав Соколовський, голова правління Асоціація...

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FSIB recommends Hitesh Joshi for CMD position in GIC Re

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T15:42:42+00:00

Joshi, who is currently Executive Director with the State-owned reinsurer, has been exercising the financial and administrative powers and functions of CMD of GIC Re since October 1, 2025

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Fazzolari: “Putin voterebbe no al referendum sulla giustizia”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-24T15:41:58+00:00

Il sottosegretario di Palazzo Chigi: “In Russia non c’è la separazione delle carriere. Vannacci? Chi è contro il sostegno a Kiev si autoesclude dalla coalizione”

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Savannah Guthrie offers $1m reward for return of her mother: ‘We still believe in a miracle’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T15:39:44+00:00

Nancy Guthrie has been missing for three weeks and officials believe she was kidnapped from her Arizona homeSavannah Guthrie’s family has offered up to $1m for information leading to the return of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, who has been missing since 1 February.The NBC Today show host posted the offer in a video on Instagram Tuesday, more than three weeks after Nancy’s disappearance. “Someone out there knows something that can bring her home,” Guthrie says in the clip. “We are begging you to please come forward now. Continue reading...

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Reform UK councillor shared Facebook post saying Labour MP ‘should be shot’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T15:37:52+00:00

Natalie Fleet MP says politicians should not expect ‘death threats as standard’, as Lancashire councillor apologisesA Labour MP has said politicians should not expect to face “death threats as standard” after a Reform UK councillor shared a Facebook post which said she “should be shot”.The picture of Natalie Fleet, who has spoken previously about being groomed and raped as a teenager, was accompanied by a fake quote misattributed to her, which read: “I voted against the grooming gang enquiry.” Continue reading...

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India’s innovation mirage

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T15:37:36+00:00

For progress, incentivise patent grants, not filings

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Bewakoof founder Prabhkiran Singh steps down

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T15:35:57+00:00

Singh said he would prioritise his health, family and personal goals, while supporting a structured handover through March 2026 to ensure continuity

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UK government accused of caving into lobbying amid plans to shake-up housing sector

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T15:33:11+00:00

New changes to planning rules would limit scope of English councils and prevent them pursuing improvements to low-carbon homesThe government has been accused of bowing to lobbying by housebuilders, in proposals that would prevent English local authorities from pursuing improvements to low-carbon homes standards.Under a consultation on planning rules, councils would be issued with guidance that would effectively limit their scope to demand builders construct new homes within their areas to the highest possible standards. Continue reading...

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Critical alliance

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T15:33:11+00:00

Pax Silica can consolidate India’s digital heft

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Government accused of caving in to building lobby amid plans to shake up housing sector in England

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-24T15:33:11+00:00

Changes to planning rules would limit scope of English councils and prevent them pursuing improvements to low-carbon homesThe government has been accused of bowing to lobbying by housebuilders, in proposals that would prevent English local authorities from pursuing improvements to low-carbon homes standards.Under a consultation on planning rules, councils would be issued with guidance that would effectively limit their scope to demand builders construct new homes within their areas to the highest possible standards. Continue reading...

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Banks grapple with changing savings behaviour

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-24T15:32:38+00:00

Banks need to deal with structural liquidity mismatches created by money moving into alternative investments from bank deposits

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Two dead after winter storm hammers the US northeast

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-02-24T15:31:14+00:00

Two people died when a tree fell on their car during a historic winter storm that has also delayed flights and left thousands without power.

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