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  • Republicans cite ‘public health emergency’ for skipping Covid relief votes while speaking at maskless CPAC

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  • Stocks fall, bond rout sparks profit taking

    Central banks in Asia struggled to smother a selloff in global bonds on Friday (February 26), piling pressure on their bigger peers to do more.That spooked investors who sold assets to cover deepening losses.And rushed out of crowded positions in stocks.European stocks fell on Friday (February 26) as investors booked profits in high-flying technology shares.Concerns are growing over rising inflation and interest rates on the back of a jump in bond yields.The benchmark European stock index was down over 1%.And on track to record its first weekly fall this month.While London's FTSE 100 and Germany's DAX also slipped.Earlier, Asian markets had seen even bigger declines. Japan's Nikkei index shed almost 4%. Euro zone government bonds did at least stabilise.But Germany's benchmark yield was still headed for its biggest monthly jump since 2016.Assurances from European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde and other policymakers failed to stem the rise in yields.Technology stocks bore the brunt of this week's sell-off after powering the global stock market recovery last year.

  • Jamal Khashoggi: How intelligence report could dent US-Saudi ties for years

    The release of the US intelligence probe into the Khashoggi murder deepens diplomatic difficulties.

  • Hollywood hits HFPA with #TimesUpGlobes over no Black members

    It looks like Hollywood is speaking out against the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) ahead of this weekend’s Golden Globes after an LA Times report revealed the organization that is notorious for snubbing Black projects has zero Black members. Ava DuVernay, Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington and Sterling K. Brown are among the many industry insiders taking a stand and speaking out with the #TimesUpGlobes hashtag.

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  • Coronavirus: Biden's $1.9tn Covid relief bill passes House vote

    The coronavirus aid bill passes despite total Republican opposition, but must now go to the Senate.

  • Biden weighs path forward for $15 minimum wage after Senate roadblock

    President Joe Biden is still committed to raising the U.S. minimum wage to $15 after a key Senate referee ruled the provision could not be included in the COVID-19 relief bill, a top White House economic adviser said on Friday. White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, in an interview on MSNBC, said the administration was disappointed by the Senate parliamentarian's Thursday ruling and would consult with congressional leaders about the path forward.

  • Biden, Saudi king talk ahead of Khashoggi report release

    U.S. President Joe Biden told Saudi King Salman Thursday (February 25) that he would work for bilateral ties that are "as strong and transparent as possible," according to the White House, ahead of the expected release of a U.S. intelligence report on the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.The report is a declassified version of a top-secret assessment that sources say singles out the 85-year-old king's son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for approving the murder of Khashoggi in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.Saudi Arabia denies that the 35-year-old crown prince, the de facto ruler of the kingdom, approved the killing.Biden and Salman also discussed regional security amongst other issues.The White House said in a statement; "The two leaders affirmed the historic nature of the relationship" - but it did not mention the Khashoggi report.Biden later told reporters that the call, their first since he took office last month, was "good."A Saudi news agency statement also sounded a positive note. It said Salman congratulated Biden on the presidency and that the pair stressed "the depth" of bilateral ties and the "importance of strengthening the partnership."A source told Reuters that the report's release was awaiting the call. It was also delayed as the crown prince underwent surgery earlier this week.The release of the declassified report on Khashoggi's death is part of Biden's recalibration of U.S.-Saudi relations in part over his murder.But Biden has said he wants to maintain strong ties with one of Washington's closest allies in the region.

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  • Jonah Hill slams the media for body-shaming photos: 'I'm 37 and finally love and accept myself'

    After the Daily Mail posted photos of a shirtless Jonah Hill, the actor clapped back at "public mockery of his body" and said it "doesn't phase" him.

  • Jonah Hill shares inspiring message for ‘kids who don’t take their shirt off at the pool'

    The actor says his childhood insecurities were “exacerbated” by years of public mockery, and he doesn’t want kids to endure the same fate.

  • 'We're done with that lifestyle': Jessica Watkins, Ohio woman charged in Capitol riot, renounces Oath Keepers

    Jessica Watkins, 38, says she has disbanded her local armed group and is canceling her Oath Keeper membership after her arrest.

  • Yellen's encore: Lending economic heft to Biden's virus plan

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  • CPAC: What is the convention Trump, Pence and Farage are speaking at and why is it so influential?

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  • 'If he dies, he dies': Suspect in stabbing of Asian man in New York City told authorities

    "This case is every New Yorker's worst nightmare....to be attacked by a complete and total stranger with a large knife for no reason at all," an assistant D.A. said.

  • GOP congresswoman's husband, whose truck had Three Percenters decal, says he never heard of armed group before

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