Us and French TotalEnergies reach $1 billion deal to end wind farm project

Paris appeals court rejects French govenment bid to suspend Shein

A Paris appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by the French government to suspend Chinese e-commerce platform Shein after a consumer watchdog found items listed for sale on the site including sex dolls resembling children and banned weapons. The government request went to appeal after being denied by another Paris court in December.

Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration - AP News

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxPVFRBSHQ5alBTMHp6S2QxQkRySFpQR190YVJkYWZKcHdPckV3ZEhDZEZMUXVWdXFCeVVEX2V0LXNvRVZlbmdxWG5tVGV1YV9nalJJV0Z0RkpUS0dRMFlGVVFiQWpYQmFEU1VWdW84ZGltaUxyaGZIdk1IaGF5UHdpMUFvM1VHNmVFVUZWVzN0cUVmaWJ0MVAwY2dWRWcwYzJvQUtyUHBWUDl6OXBuY2tCNXdpNA?oc=5" target="_blank">Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">AP News</font>

Deal to end DHS shutdown may be within reach, key senators say - USA Today

Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax

<p>Sergey Brin gives $25m on top of $20m he’s already given to Super Pac trying to blocking state’s proposed 5% wealth tax</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/google">Google</a> founder has more than doubled his financial contribution to the fight against a proposed wealth tax in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California</a>. New filings with the state show that former Alphabet president Sergey Brin donated $25m to a Super Pac dedicated to blocking the tax on top of $20m he had already given.</p><p>Brin is not alone among Google’s top brass in upping his financial stake in the campaign against the ballot proposal. The company’s former CEO Eric Schmidt donated $1.02m, adding to a previous $2m contribution.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/google-sergey-brin-california-billionaire-tax">Continue reading...</a>

Rubio to testify in friend's trial over Venezuela oil deal

<p>Secretary of State <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/03/rubio-trump-iran-israel-attacks" target="_blank">Marco Rubio</a> is scheduled to testify Tuesday in the federal trial of former U.S. Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), a longtime political ally, friend and former housemate who's accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela's government.</p><p><strong>Why it matters</strong>: The only-in-Miami trial sheds light on the unseemly world of shadowy, big-dollar foreign influence efforts in Latin America — and underscores how politically toxic Rivera has been to Rubio's career.</p><hr><ul><li>Rubio asked to be called as a prosecution witness after it became clear that Rivera's team planned to call him as a defense witness — a potential embarrassment for the secretary, three sources tell Axios.</li></ul><p><strong>Friction point:</strong> The timing of the trial comes at an extremely inconvenient time for the secretary of state. He's helping President Trump manage the fallout of the Iran...

Fliers navigate hours-long TSA wait times as Senate inches toward funding deal

Airports in some of the largest U.S. cities are reaching a breaking point as Congress shows signs of progress toward a deal to end the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News' Nicole Sganga and Taurean Small report.