Top Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigns after piece critical of Jeff Bezos is scrapped

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The column was disapproving of paper’s new opinion policy of supporting only ‘personal liberties and free markets’

Washington Post associate editor and top political columnist Ruth Marcus is reportedly resigning following CEO Will Lewis’ decision to kill her opinion column critical of owner Jeff Bezos’ latest changes to the paper.

“It is with great sadness that I submit my resignation as columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post,” Marcus wrote in a letter addressed to publisher Will Lewis and billionaire Jeff Bezos and posted on X by a New York Times media reporter.

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Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea – The New York Times

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  1. Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea  The New York Times
  2. U.S. tanker is leaking fuel in the North Sea after a collision with a container ship  NPR
  3. Cargo vessel collides with US-flagged tanker carrying jet fuel off UK coast, causing huge fire  CNN
  4. One person in hospital but all crew accounted for after North Sea ships collide, says local MP – live  The Guardian
  5. 'Incompetence' caused tanker collision off UK coast, expert says  Yahoo
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Romania’s pro-Russia presidential candidate to fight election ban

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Cǎlin Georgescu to contest decision to bar him from election rerun in May after claims of Russian meddling

Romania’s far-right presidential frontrunner, Cǎlin Georgescu, has said he will appeal against a decision to bar him from standing in a rerun of the presidential election, calling it “a direct blow to the heart of democracy worldwide”.

Georgescu, a Moscow-friendly populist, surged from almost nowhere to win the first round of the country’s presidential election last year, but the result was annulled by Romania’s top court because of evidence of suspected Russian interference.

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There’s only one thing in Mark Carney’s in-tray: Trump

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Canada’s incoming prime minister warns the US president’s tariffs threaten the ‘greatest crisis of our generation’

When Mark Carney becomes Canada’s prime minister later this week, a list of simmering crises across the country will demand his attention: housing is unaffordable, healthcare is breaking, living costs keep rising and the climate crisis is ransacking livelihoods.

But most – if not all – of those concerns will be pushed aside, supplanted by a far greater threat to the country: the US president, Donald Trump.

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British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days over visa issue

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Backpacker Rebecca Burke was handcuffed and taken to a detention facility in Washington state

A British tourist on a four-month backpacking trip around North America has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the US for 10 days after trying to enter the country via the Canadian border.

Rebecca Burke, 28, a graphic artist from Monmouthshire, was trying to cross into the state of Washington when she was refused entry.

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Lauren Boebert accused of racism and ableism over her criticism of Al Green

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Republican faces backlash for saying Democrat shook ‘his pimp cane’ at Trump during congressional address

The extremist Republican US House member Lauren Boebert has been accused of racism, ableism and hypocrisy in one fell swoop after criticizing a Black Democrat for “shaking his pimp cane” at Donald Trump during the president’s recent speech to Congress.

“Al Green was given multiple opportunities to stand down, to sit down, to behave, to show decorum,” Boebert told Real America’s Voice, a far-right outlet, while discussing the Texas Democratic congressman’s ejection from the House chamber for shouting about Trump’s threats to social benefits spending on 6 March.

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What the world needs now is more fossil fuels, says Trump’s energy secretary

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Chris Wright signals abandonment of Biden’s ‘irrational, quasi-religious’ climate policies at industry conference

The world needs more planet-heating fossil fuel, not less, Donald Trump’s newly appointed energy secretary, Chris Wright, told oil and gas bigwigs on Monday.

“We are unabashedly pursuing a policy of more American energy production and infrastructure, not less,” he said in the opening plenary talk of CERAWeek, a swanky annual conference in Houston, Texas, led by the financial firm S&P Global.

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Skin in the game: mink coat at ethical fashion show fuels sustainability debate

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Eco-concerns upturn moral battle over fur as quiet luxury gives way to ‘boom boom’ looks at Paris fashion week

Gabriela Hearst is an ethical fashion designer, with sustainability at the heart of her brand. And she wants to sell you a mink coat.

Hearst’s Paris fashion week show included a coat, jacket and stole made from vintage real fur. “We bought all these old mink coats in Italy, and pieced them together,” she said after her show.

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China’s six-year-olds are already being offered AI classes in school in a bid to train the next generation of DeepSeek founders – Fortune

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  1. China's six-year-olds are already being offered AI classes in school in a bid to train the next generation of DeepSeek founders  Fortune
  2. China's top universities expand enrolment to beef up capabilities in AI, strategic areas  Reuters
  3. China's capital city is making AI education mandatory, even for elementary schoolers  Business Insider
  4. China’s six-year-olds are already being offered AI classes in school in a bid to train the next generation of DeepSeek founders  Yahoo
  5. Beijing to Roll Out AI Courses for Kids to Boost Sector’s Growth  Bloomberg
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New Syrian leader Sharaa says killings of Alawites threaten unity, vows justice – Reuters

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  1. New Syrian leader Sharaa says killings of Alawites threaten unity, vows justice  Reuters
  2. What we know about the deadly violence in Syria  CNN
  3. More than 1,300 Syrians killed in 72 hours amid clashes and acts of revenge  NPR
  4. Syria’s al-Sharaa vows to punish forces responsible for mass killings  Al Jazeera English
  5. Skirmish in Syrian Capital Raises Fears of Expanding Violence  The New York Times
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IDF intercepts terrorists planting explosives in Shejaia, Nuseirat in Gaza – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. IDF intercepts terrorists planting explosives in Shejaia, Nuseirat in Gaza  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israel strikes Gaza just before new talks on ceasefire with Hamas are due to begin  CBS News
  3. Middle East latest: Israeli fire kills 4 Palestinians in Gaza Strip, 3 in the occupied West Bank  The Hill
  4. IDF strikes drones, suspects in Gaza on Monday evening  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Palestinians: Casualties after Israeli drone attack in Gaza  Yahoo
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