NYTIMES (Christopher Caldwell) - Spain’s Approach to Migration Is Overrated and Harmful
It appears democratically unworkable and may be stoking populism.
ABCNEWS - Bondi says Ghislaine Maxwell 'will hopefully die in prison'
Attorney General Pam Bondi was on the hot seat over the controversial decision to transfer Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum security prison.
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AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - House Republicans defy Trump on trade
Half a dozen House Republicans voted with the majority of Democrats on Wednesday to overturn President Trump's tariffs on Canada. Why it matters: The vote signals growing GOP discomfort with Trump's aggressive tariff strategy , and a willingness by some Republicans to buck the president after months of being in lockstep with the White House. - Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) voted to terminate Trump's use of a national emergency to impose tariffs on Canada. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the lone Democratic no. - Wednesday's vote marks the first time the House has formally weighed in on Trump's trade agenda. - The vote…
AXIOS (Jason Lalljee) - Trump admin reveals first-of-its-kind funding data in elite college crackdown
The Trump administration is casting new scrutiny on foreign funding at U.S. colleges and universities — a push critics say is part of a broader effort to assert control over higher education under the guise of national security. The big picture: The Department of Education is pointing to newly-revealed data on foreign gifts and contracts to schools as a national security issue, which is misleading, Alexander Cooley, a political scientist researching foreign authoritarian influence, tells Axios. Driving the news: The Education Department on Wednesday released foreign funding disclosure data submitted by colleges and universities for 2025, "documenting over 8,300 transactions worth more than $5.2 billion in reportable foreign gifts and…
AXIOS (Carly Mallenbaum) - Untranslatable words for love from around the world
Across the globe, many cultures have words for love and attachment that don't have a direct English equivalent. Why it matters: As Valentine's Day approaches, borrowing a word from another language could help you say what "love" alone can't. - Between the lines: Axios Finish Line readers recommended that we write about some of these words as part of our ongoing series on untranslatable words . The big picture: English heavily relies on the "L" word to talk about all manner of deep connection — which could say something about our culture's comfort with big feelings. - "It's not necessarily a bad thing," says Ben Kramer, a linguist and course designer at Duolingo. "There's also something beautiful" about viewing feelings for a relative…
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NYTIMES (Tariq Panja) - Olympic Figure Skaters Are on Thin Ice Over Music Copyright Rules
Several athletes have found themselves caught up in controversies over musical choices before and during one of the biggest competitions of their careers.
NYTIMES (Alex Travelli) - India’s Prime Minister Faces Blowback Over Trade Deal With Trump to Lower Tariffs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a big reduction of sky-high tariffs, but critics say he undermined Indian sovereignty and undercut the nation’s farmers.
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NYTIMES (Jonathan O’Callaghan) - This Comet Stopped Spinning. Then It Started Rotating Backward.
The unusual event, never seen before, might be a way small comets are “blown to bits” in the solar system.
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NYTIMES (Anupreeta Das and Saif Hasnat) - The Bangladesh Elections Are on Thursday. Here’s What to Know.
Bangladesh is holding national elections for the first time since 2024, when a student movement ousted the prime minister.
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NYTIMES (Anupreeta Das, Saif Hasnat and Lam Yik Fei) - Bangladesh Holds First Elections After 2024 Student Protests
At the vanguard of Gen Z movements, protesters in Bangladesh ousted the prime minister in 2024. They now face the hard reality of winning change through elections.
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