Federal retirements really are sorted by hand in an old mine. Elon Musk knocked the system. – USA TODAY

Elon Musk on Tuesday referenced an old limestone mine where federal government employee retirement paperwork trudges its way though an entirely analogue system. It’s real, and retirement applications are on paper. In a rural part of western Pennsylvania, about 230 feet underground, sit hundreds of federal workers whose job it is to process thousands of

Israel rejects France’s plan to speed up Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon, ‘Post’ learns – The Jerusalem Post

We have worked to formulate a proposal that can satisfy Israel’s security expectations,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said. By REUTERS, YONAH JEREMY BOB FEBRUARY 14, 2025 16:16 Updated: FEBRUARY 14, 2025 16:17 IDF operatives in Lebanon, February 3, 2025. (photo credit: IDF) Israel rejected France’s proposal for United Nations peacekeepers, including French troops, to replace

Iran bars Lebanese planes from taking stranded citizens home after Israeli ‘threat’ – The Jerusalem Post

Iran’s ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, told Iran’s state television on Friday that Iran would allow the planes to land only if Iranian flights were allowed to travel to Beirut. By REUTERS FEBRUARY 14, 2025 15:53 A flight information boards display cancelled flights at the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon July 29, 2024.

‘I was starved and tortured’: Keith Siegel urges Trump to ensure all hostages freed – The Times of Israel

‘I was starved and tortured’: Keith Siegel urges Trump to ensure all hostages freed  The Times of Israel Moms of freed young Israeli hostages detail what their daughters endured as Hamas captives  CNN Released American hostage says Trump is ‘the reason I am home alive’  Fox News Hostages freed from Gaza discover personal lives shattered by Hamas  The Associated

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German defense minister blasts Trump’s ‘clumsy’ Ukraine negotiating play – POLITICO Europe

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Suspect in Munich vehicle ramming shouted’ Allahu akbar’ to police after attack: Prosecutor – ABC News

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Trump’s Ukraine ‘plan’: What each side wants from a peace deal – BBC.com

EPA Ukraine’s future is the focus of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), just days after a shock phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in which they agreed to begin negotiations to end the Ukraine war. Describing the call earlier this week as “great”, Trump said there was a “good

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Pope has slight fever, begins pharmacological treatment for respiratory tract infection – Vatican News – English

The Holy See Press Office says Pope Francis has undergone tests and has begun pharmacological treatment in hospital for a respiratory tract infection. Due to the hospitalization, scheduled events for the coming days, including the Jubilee of Artists have been adjusted. By Vatican News A statement released to journalists by the Holy See Press Office

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Europe quietly works on a plan to send troops to Ukraine for post-war security – The Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — Increasingly alarmed that U.S. security priorities lie elsewhere , a group of European countries has been quietly working on a plan to send troops into Ukraine to help enforce any future peace settlement with Russia. Britain and France are at the forefront of the effort, though details remain scarce. The countries involved

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Caribbean tourist attacked while trying to ‘engage’ with shark for photo, officials say – Fox Weather

Published February 14, 2025 12:09pm EST The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands said the incident occurred last Friday in the waters near Blue Hills, Providenciales. PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos – A tourist was injured in a shark attack after attempting to interact with the apex predator for a photo opportunity, Caribbean authorities say.