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D.K. Metcalf’s wish to be traded by the Seattle Seahawks has been granted. He’s getting his big payday he wants, too. The Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly sent a 2025 second-round pick to the Seahawks in exchange for Metcalf, per ESPN. They will also be swapping 2025 sixth- and seventh-round picks.  DK Metcalf of the Seattle Seahawks walks off the field after he was disqualified during the fourth quarter of the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on December 10, 2023, in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)On top of that, ESPN reports the Steelers and Metcalf agreeing to…

Clamoring to capitalize on the MAGA base’s excitement over Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, Republican officials in more than a dozen states have moved to start their own versions.But they want everyone to know they’ve already spent years cutting costs.“We were DOGE before DOGE was cool,” Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said recently. Or as Gov. Kevin Stitt put it in a social media post: “We’ve been DOGE’ing in Oklahoma before it was cool.” Then there was Gov. Brad Little, who in his Jan. 6 State of the State address boasted that “Idaho was DOGE before DOGE was cool.”The…

Rising star Don Hugo claimed Saturday’s Group 1 Miracle Mile at Menangle and despite rumours otherwise, owner Tony Licastro has confirmed his intention to run in The Nullarbor at Gloucester Park on April 25.

The Foreign Ministry in Pyongyang warns US-South Korean exercises threaten “conflict”.North Korea has fired several ballistic missiles as South Korea and the United States initiated military drills. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday that North Korea’s fifth launch event this year fired several missiles off the west coast into the sea. The launch came as South Korea and the US began their annual Freedom Shield joint exercises. The drills are scheduled to last until March 20. That drew condemnation from nuclear-armed Pyongyang, which issued a statement calling the exercises a “dangerous provocative act” that increases the risk…

Trump doesn’t rule out recession, rising inflation – CBS News Watch CBS News In an interview with Fox News, President Trump acknowledged inflation could continue to rise and wouldn’t say whether or not he thinks the U.S. economy could fall into a recession. Nikole Killion has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Bizarre video shows dozens of trans rights activists recently protesting at a New York City education council meeting by silently dancing “La Macarena.”The meeting, which was held by the Community Education Council for District 2 (CEC 2), was held on Feb. 26. A YouTube stream of the meeting shows the protesters quietly performing the iconic ’90s dance, some out of step with others.The dance began when a female attendee named Jo Vitale took the microphone to voice support for Resolution 248, a measure passed last year that was aimed at researching the effects of allowing biological males to compete with…

The Liberals are set to pick up another seat, with Murray Wellington candidate David Bolt on the cusp of unseating Labor MP Robyn Clarke. 

new video loaded: Mark Carney Set to Lead Canada and Take On TrumptranscriptBacktranscriptMark Carney Set to Lead Canada and Take On TrumpAs President Trump threatens to make Canada the 51st state, the Liberal Party chose the former central banker to succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister.“In first place, the next prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney —” “There’s someone who’s trying to weaken our economy. Yeah, Donald Trump. Donald Trump. He’s attacking Canadian families, workers and businesses, and we cannot let him succeed. The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country. Canada never, ever will be part…

This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersGood morning. The jobs report on Friday was not nearly as bad as investors feared. The US economy added 151,000 jobs in February, below most economists’ predictions but not by much. Unemployment increased, but only from 4.0 per cent to 4.1 per cent. This still suggests some weakness; we are probably below break-even jobs growth. But for now, the economic vibes shift remains mostly vibes. Email…

Welcome to FT Asset Management, our weekly newsletter on the movers and shakers behind a multitrillion-dollar global industry. This article is an on-site version of the newsletter. Subscribers can sign up here to get it delivered every Monday. Explore all of our newsletters here.Does the format, content and tone work for you? Let me know: harriet.agnew@ft.com One scoop to start: Billionaire Izzy Englander is exploring opening up the ownership of his $76bn hedge fund Millennium Management to its top executives for the first time, in the latest step to prepare it for life beyond its founder.And one important investigation: Canada’s…