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Why does Trump want to transfer Cold War-era plutonium to nuclear start-ups?

The Trump administration has announced that it has selected several nuclear start-ups to participate in a project that would allow them to use plutonium stockpiles inherited from the Cold War. This plan has alarmed nuclear non-proliferation specialists.

France 24

Tesla admits that sometimes its robotaxis are being driven remotely by real humans

The revelation comes amid Massachusetts Democratic Senator Edward Markey’s investigation into autonomous vehicle companies

The Independent UK

More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda

US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels

The Guardian - US

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Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.'s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreak

Documents obtained by The Guardian and The Associated Press undermine Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_'s testimony during his Senate confirmation hearings that the 2019 trip he took to Samoa before a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines.”

The Independent UK

Green Card holders won't get SBA loans in US from March 1: What this new rule means for Indians

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that from March 1, they will not give loans to those businesses that are not owned by US citizens. Businesses owned by legal permanent residents, Green Card holders, will not get this loan. The new policy note said 100% of all direct and indirect…

The Times of India

Trump to huddle with U.S. oil executives Friday on Venezuela

Boosting output from the nation's dilapidated oil infrastructure will require massive outlays.

Axios

Comedians and kings: is Donald Trump reviving the ancient crime of lèse-majesté?

Donald Trump has a problem with comedian Seth Meyers and it fits a consistent pattern of hyper-sensitivity to criticism and satire.

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A House of Dynamite director Kathryn Bigelow reacts to Pentagon ‘inaccuracy’ claims

The Pentagon took issue with the film’s claims about the reliability of its missile defense system

The Independent UK

Past Oklo Ties Put Trump's Energy Secretary Under Democratic Senator's Scrutiny: 'Wright Is Acting In...'

Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has raised concerns about the actions of U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his alleged bias towards a nuclear power company, Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO).

Benzinga

US Senate votes to stop proposal on statewide AI regulation in 99-1 vote

US Senators voted against a 10-year ban on regulating AI at the state level.

Euronews

Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk says she will continue to pursue her case

Student freed from US detention after writing Gaza opinion piece says she has ‘faith in American system of justice’.

Al Jazeera

Turkish Tufts University student back in Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

A Tufts University student from Turkey has returned to Boston after being released from a Louisiana immigration detention center

The Independent UK

The Latest: EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental finding, jeopardizing climate regulations

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has privately urged President Donald Trump’s administration to reconsider a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action against climate change

The Independent UK

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin's EPA Confirmation Hearing Highlights Funding Controversy

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin and Sen. Edward Markey discuss EPA fund allocation concerns and the need for impartial evaluation.

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Senate Committee Authorizes Investigation Into Steward Health Care Bankruptcy

Senate committee probes Steward Health Care bankruptcy, CEO subpoenaed. Concerns over private equity involvement.

The Independent UK

Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health Care bankruptcy and subpoena its CEO

A Senate committee has voted to authorize an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care and to subpoena the company’s CEO

The Independent UK

Lawmakers seek health care and retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers

A group of Democratic members of Congress is seeking reassurances that workers at hospitals owned by Steward Health Care will have their health care and retirement benefits protected

Reason

The War on Birth Control That Wasn't

Plus: Hooters discourse, Zelenskyy's plea, Jacobin posting Ls, and more...

The Guardian - US

Prisoners in Texas and Florida face biggest risk of increasingly deadly heat

Almost 45% of detention facilities on US mainland suffered rise in hazardous heat days between 1982 and 2020, study says

WEKU

With opioid deaths soaring, Biden administration will widen access to methadone

Bureaucratic hurdles mean just one-in-five people with opioid addiction get access to medication that could help them. The White House says new rules will help.

The Independent UK

Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming 'unconstitutional authority' in child privacy case

The parent company of Instagram and Facebook has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to stop the agency from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement with the company that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18

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