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26 February 2025

26 February 2025, 23:59

Musk says DOGE will quickly fix mistakes it makes in cutting programs

Elon Musk said that while the Department of Government Efficiency may make mistakes in its cost-cutting efforts, it will quickly look to fix them once identified.

26 February 2025, 23:59

Texas Senate revives library cuts for hosting drag story times

Lawmakers are bringing back an effort to create consequences for any public library in Texas that hosts a children's reading event led by a drag performer, reviving legislation that failed to pass during the last legislative session.

26 February 2025, 23:59

Spring Theater Preview: History Sings, Classics Get Twisted and Experiments Explode

Broadway has George Clooney and two different shows based on TV series. Downtown has space travel and T.S. Eliot. Brooklyn has Chekhov and an ant invasion. This theater season, there's something for everyone.

26 February 2025, 23:58

Trump: ‘Concession Agreement’ with Venezuela will be terminated

President Trump said the Biden-era “Concession Agreement” with Venezuela will be terminated as the country takes too long to take back its deportees. “I am therefore ordering that the ineffective and unmet...

26 February 2025, 23:57

Teen 'serial killer' responsible for 6 killings on Chicago's Southwest Side in 2020, officials say

A man now charged with six killings on the Southwest Side in 2020 was labeled “a serial killer” Wednesday by officials who said he didn’t know any of the victims and targeted a car carrying three children in one of the attacks.

26 February 2025, 23:56

Remember 'Lincoln Park Pirates'? Predatory towing companies may face new roadblocks

SPRINGFIELD — Decades of predatory towing practices in Illinois have led to pulled licenses, a name change, at least one folk song and many a frustrated driver.

26 February 2025, 23:56

Turns Out, Trump and DOGE Haven’t Actually Saved Any Money

Donald Trump and Elon Musk claim they’re saving billions through the Department of Government Efficiency’s mass purge of federal bureaucracy, but government spending has actually gone up since Inauguration Day.

26 February 2025, 23:56

Tourism revenue rises 22.8% in January to $680.5m — CBJ

AMMAN — Tourism revenue rose by 22.8 per cent in January, reaching $680.5 million, up from $554.2 million in the same month of 2024, according to data released by the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) on Wednesday.

26 February 2025, 23:55

Here’s Who Will Win at the 2025 Oscars

And who should win

26 February 2025, 23:54

TikToks latest trend mocks millennial burger joints

TikTok users have taken to mocking the millennial burger places you've most certainly been to IRL.

26 February 2025, 23:54

We need to switch to heat pumps fast – but can they overcome this problem?

Stopping climate change will require a rapid shift to electric heating and vehicles – but people need to be wooed.

26 February 2025, 23:54

We need to switch to heat pumps fast – but can they can overcome this problem?

Stopping climate change will require a rapid shift to electric heating and vehicles – but people need to be wooed.

26 February 2025, 23:53

Michelle Trachtenberg's friends and costars react to the 'Buffy' and 'Gossip Girl' star's sudden death at 39: 'I wish I could have helped'

News of Michelle Trachtenberg's death prompted tributes from her friends and former "Buffy," "Harriet the Spy," and "Gossip Girl" costars.

26 February 2025, 23:53

Most Americans Want Hamas Removed From Gaza, Support Strikes Against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities, Poll Finds

Overwhelming majorities of American voters want Israel to permanently evict Hamas from Gaza, support Israel’s fight against the Palestinian terrorist...

26 February 2025, 23:53