• 02/26/2025

Online education company Chegg sues Google, says AI is killing business

Washington Post The company, whose services were once popular among students, said its “strategic” options could include a sale. Chegg blamed Google’s AI summaries for taking away traffic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/25/chegg-google-ai-lawsuit/

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Japan reaffirms ‘unwavering’ support for Ukraine, calls for peace on third anniversary of war

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tokyo’s circumspection shows how its stance on Ukraine differs from Washington in a way that does not upset Trump, analysts note. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3300112/japan-reiterates-unwavering-support-ukraine-calls-peace-3rd-anniversary-war?utm_source=rss_feed

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Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People’

New York Times President Trump said the cards would have “a higher level of sophistication” than green cards and cost applicants about $5 million. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/trump-gold-card-immigration.html

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At least four dead in South Korea highway construction project collapse

Fox News At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul, fire authorities said. The accident took place at 9:49 a.m. (0049 GMT) in Anseong, about 70 km (43.5 miles) from Seoul, when five 50…

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Influencer Lizzy Savetsky called a video of Meir Kahane ‘the truth’ — and set off a firestorm

Jerusalem Post The pro-Israel influencer’s post quoting Rabbi Meir Kahane sparked backlash, reigniting debates over extremism in Jewish discourse. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843766

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White House names Amy Gleason U.S. DOGE Service administrator

Washington Post Gleason worked for DOGE’s predecessor agency before joining the firm Russell Street Ventures, founded by another DOGE leader, Brad Smith. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/25/doge-administrator/

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What We Know About the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal

New York Times A draft agreement discussed on Tuesday does not include $500 billion payout the Trump administration demanded earlier. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/world/europe/ukraine-mineral-deal-trump.html

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Don’t expect quick fixes from Hong Kong’s budget, economists say

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Public should not expect overnight solutions from Paul Chan but rather steps showing there is no risk of deficit becoming structural, experts say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3300117/dont-expect-quick-fixes-hong-kongs-budget-economists-say?utm_source=rss_feed

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Europe to be responsible for aiding Ukraine in future — Trump

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “We had very good talks with Russia, we had very good talks with Ukraine,” he added https://tass.com/world/1919045

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GOPers press for the release of JFK, Epstein files: Here’s why they’re not out

Fox News Republicans are mounting pressure on the Justice Department to advance the release of classified documents and records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and other federal secrets.  President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January for agencies to create plans to distribute the files, as well as documents pertaining…

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