House passes 460 billion package of spending bills
The House approved a 460 billion package funding key federal agencies through the year with a 339 to 85 vote. A second six bill package including defense aims to complete funding by March 22. Discretionary spending totals around 1.66 trillion for the year amid GOP opposition and policy fights over abortion, WIC, and SNAP rules.
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Powell Signals Rate Cut Hopes Amid Inflation Watch
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told a House committee that rate cuts are likely this year but needs more evidence that inflation is sustainably returning to 2 percent. He warned risks of cutting too soon or too late and noted inflation has eased but remains above target.
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Pressure grows for new aid routes into Gaza by land and sea
EU pressure and statements from British officials push for a Cyprus to Gaza sea corridor while Israel prepares to allow 20 to 30 aid trucks from the north. UAE funded shipments with U.S. involvement test a sea route, as aid groups warn of severe hunger in northern Gaza where malnutrition and fodder scarcity rise.
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Blast rocks Odesa during Zelenskyy visit to Ukraine
A large explosion ripped through the port city of Odesa as President Zelenskyy and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis met after touring the war torn area. Mitsotakis called the blast a stark reminder of the conflict and casualties were reported with unknown toll.
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Houthis kill three crew on True Confidence in Gulf of Aden
The Barbares flagged bulk carrier True Confidence was struck by a Houthi missile in the Gulf of Aden killing three crew members and forcing survivors to abandon ship. The attack marks the first fatal strike in the group’s campaign amid Israel's Gaza war, raising tensions on a vital Asia Europe maritime lane.
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Rust armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter
A jury found Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 on set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during theRust film rehearsal. The verdict comes after an assistant director previously pleaded no contest to negligent firearm handling.
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