Almanac February 16 2025 highlights birthdays and facts
Almanac notes today as the 47th day of 2025 with winter at 58 days. It lists birthdays for Mahershala Ali and other notables, recalls 911 calls volume and FCC wireless share, cites a coolness quote, reports 500 radio stations in 1922 now over 15000, and marks the lunar phase between February 12 full moon and February 20 last quarter. Mahershala Ali turns 51 today.
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Tax cuts for the rich strain safety nets in GOP plan
Catherine Rampell details Republican budget blueprints that aim to fund Trump tax cuts by slashing food stamps and Medicaid. The pieces forecast large, vague “government wide savings” while insisting Medicare not be touched, and warn of harsh impacts on the poor and vulnerable.
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Four dimensional chess in Ukraine peace talks
Lee Hockstader analyzes the push for a Ukraine ceasefire, noting Trump’s three dimensional approach with bilateral talks and European questions, the need for credible European security guarantees, and the costly odds of Europe shouldering major troop commitments without robust U S coordination. The piece outlines Europe’s defense shortfalls, economic strains, and political hurdles to a lasting settlement.
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