'Massive' numbers killed by gunmen in latest Nigeria attack, senator tells BBC
Suspected Islamist militants reportedly seized control of a village for two days before being forced out by troops and air strikes. Source link
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Average IRS tax refund is up 10.6%, early filing data shows
Tony Anderson | Digitalvision | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.6% higher so far this season, compared to roughly the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. As of Feb. 27, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,742, up from $3,382 about one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday. The…
Vast wraps $500M round as company vies for NASA space station contract
Vast missed out on the first round of NASA awards for the next International Space Station, but that isn’t stopping the company from going all in on stage two. CEO Max Haot told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan this week that the company is betting on its “leapfrog strategy” and planning to build and launch a successful…
United Airlines CEO says fuel prices will hit first-quarter results
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, speaks during the WSJ’s Future of Everything 2025 at the Glasshouse on May 29, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images BOSTON — United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the spike in fuel prices since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday will have…
Why this 11-year-old girl performed Bharatanatyam 20 ft underwater; her reason is bigger than any record
Imagine swimming 20 feet below the ocean’s surface. There’s no sunlight, it’s so dark that even experienced swimmers can get fazed sometime. Now, imagine a young girl of 11, performing Indian classical dance, Bharatnayan 20 feet underwater. And why? To save the sea from plastic pollution. When a strong-willed girl dances for a strong purpose,…
Nancy Guthrie’s neighbors questioned about internet outages
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From 1957: Gabriela Mistral, Poet, Is Dead; Won Nobel Prize for Literature
She was recognized in 1945 for three “Soñetos de la Muerte” (“Sonnets of Death”), which were first published in Chile in 1922. Source link
Beirut evacuees ‘sleeping in tents and cars’
In Lebanon, some residents in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid evacuation orders and ongoing air strikes by Israel. BBC Arabic’s Carine Torbey says people from the area, which a Hezbollah stronghold, have been sleeping in tents and cars. More on this story. Source link
San Francisco Fed’s Daly says jobs report complicates interest rate call
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Friday the weak February jobs report adds to a difficult policymaking environment. In a CNBC interview, Daly did not commit to a position on interest rates, but said a softening labor market combined with inflation still running above the central bank’s 2% target complicate future decisions. “This…
GOP ‘big beautiful bill’ to deal ‘shock’ to the ACA marketplace
J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty Images A series of policy changes in the so-called “big beautiful bill” are undermining the Affordable Care Act marketplace, in ways that may at first seem relatively subtle but which add up to a major change, health policy experts say. That, in turn, has important implications…