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Morning news brief
Thursday, March 30, 2023
China watches as Taiwan's president visits New York. A federal rule protecting Medicaid coverage is about to expire. Nashville holds a city-wide public vigil for the victims of a school shooting.
Senate panel to ask Starbucks' Howard Schultz how he handled moves to unionize
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Billionaire Howard Schultz, who just stepped down as Starbucks CEO, faces questions on Capitol Hill today from Sen. Bernie Sanders and others about his response to the wave of unionizing at Starbucks.
Disney plans to cut 3% of its total global workforce in a cost-saving move
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Disney has begun the first of three rounds of layoffs, which CEO Bob Iger said in a memo will eventually total 7,000 jobs. The cuts are part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Nashville holds a vigil for the school shooting victims, ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to testify before a Senate panel over unionization and Disney will layoff 7,000 people in a cost-saving deal.
39 migrants are dead in a fire at an immigration facility in Mexico
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
A fire at an immigration facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico has killed 39 migrants and injured 29 others.
How Scotland's incoming prime minister is making history
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Humza Yousaf is the new leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party. As head of the governing party, he is set to become Scotland's first minister.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Three students and three adults were killed in a school shooting in Nashville, Tenn. Israel delays plans for a judicial overhaul. A U.S. Senate panel examines what went wrong at Silicon Valley Bank.
As Israel's judicial overhaul legislation faces a final vote, protesters don't let up
Monday, March 27, 2023
Mass protests are taking place in Israel over the firing of defense minister Yoav Gallant, after he spoke out against plans to weaken the country's judicial system.
Federal officials are promising aid to storm-ravaged communities in Mississippi
Monday, March 27, 2023
Mississippi surveys the wreckage and cleans up after a devastating tornado that killed more than two dozen people
Morning news brief
Monday, March 27, 2023
There are mass protests in Israel after the defense minister is sacked, Mississippi cleans up after a deadly tornado and jury selection is to begin Monday in the trial of a Grammy-winning musician.
Mikaela Shiffrin breaks the record for most alpine skiing World Cup race wins
Saturday, March 11, 2023
American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin has broken the career record for most World Cup race wins. She has now won more races than any other skier in history, of any gender.
Mikaela Shiffrin ties the record for most alpine skiing World Cup race wins
Friday, March 10, 2023
American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, 27, has tied Ingemar Stenmark's record for career race wins on the alpine skiing World Cup. Stenmark set the record at age 32 in 1989.
Economists look to February's job numbers to see if hiring is still strong
Friday, March 10, 2023
January was a blockbuster month for job creation as the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than 50 years. February's data is released Friday.
California asks for federal assistance ahead of another wave of extreme storms
Friday, March 10, 2023
California is bracing for more bad weather. The latest atmospheric river will bring warm air and rain, which could lead to rapid snowmelt and catastrophic flooding.
The head of the European Commission will hold talks with Biden at the White House
Friday, March 10, 2023
President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are expected to discuss trade and the war in Ukraine. Relations with China is also expected to come up.
Morning news brief
Friday, March 10, 2023
The U.S. releases February unemployment numbers. The president of the European Commission and President Biden will meet to discuss trade and the war in Ukraine. California braces for severe weather.
Morning news brief
Thursday, March 09, 2023
President Biden outlines his annual budget blueprint, U.S. intelligence chiefs brief lawmakers on global threats and a Justice Department report finds Louisville police routinely violate civil rights.
The hunt continues in Mexico for the gunmen who kidnapped 4 Americans
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
Two of the four Americans who were held captive and survived a kidnapping in Mexico last week were taken back into the U.S. shortly before noon on Tuesday amid a heavily armed convoy.
Denied abortions, 5 Texas women sue the state saying the bans put them in danger
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
The lawsuit filed on behalf of five patients who said their lives were put at risk and two physicians asks a state judge to clarify exceptions for medical emergencies under Texas law.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
Two Americans kidnapped in Mexico are found dead while two others survive the ordeal. The Senate is set to vote down a Washington D.C. crime bill. Five women denied abortions in Texas sue the state.