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Millions continued to throng the site even as police urged them to avoid the area. Deadly stampedes are relatively common around Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas.

Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30.

As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.

Pat Riley, the current president and former head coach of the Miami Heat, owns half a dozen trademarks related to the word "three-peat." That could affect whether it appears on Super Bowl merch.

The funding freeze could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives. Grants that have been awarded but not spent are also halted.

Buzz around DeepSeek built into a wave of concern that hammered tech stocks on Monday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his fortune and reputation on disparaging the government scientists and institutions he's now in line to lead as HHS secretary.

A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending. But Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is persisting in a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s freeze, which he said was unconstitutional in a news conference Tuesday.

We at Planet Money are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and insights about the economy, and, more generally, the confusing world around us. Welcome to the inaugural installment of the Planet Money Econ Roundup!

In confirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the focus was on domestic issues. The agency has a vast global scope as well.

Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in a town with a big fault and bigger problems.

St. Louis ranked in the top 15 U.S. metros with the highest increase in home prices from December 2023 to 2024, according to Redfin.