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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Education Department loses biggest budget item in Trump shutdown push  2. Final moments of LaGuardia crash come into focus as black boxes recovered3. Trump’s 5-day pause kicks off as Iran downplays claims of ‘very good’ talksMAJOR HEADLINES MISSION BEGINS — Mullin confirmed as Homeland Security secretary as funding fight drags on. Continue reading … CAPITAL CHAOS — FBI Director Kash Patel vows justice after Park Police officer…

The federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system, if it wants to avoid infecting the new payroll system with similar errors, Canada’s auditor general said in a new report on Monday. The federal government is working to replace the error-prone Phoenix with a new system, Dayforce, and all departments and agencies are expected to move to the new platform by March 2031.A new report from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada released Monday said the government has made “limited progress” on eliminating a backlog…

A day after an anti-Semitic arson attack on a facility in London, King Charles has been announced as patron of one of the country’s largest Jewish charities.

FERTILISER SUPPLY CONCERNSBeyond rice exports, the conflict is raising concerns over fertiliser supplies, which are critical for India’s next sowing season.The country is heavily reliant on fertiliser imports. A bulk of India’s urea imports – its most widely used fertiliser – comes from Gulf nations such as Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.At the same time, nearly half of India’s liquefied natural gas – used to produce urea domestically – comes from Qatar, where export capacity has been affected by Iranian attacks.The Indian government has assured that it has sufficient fertiliser stocks for the upcoming sowing season…

United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is pausing attacks on Iran’s power infrastructure for five days and claimed that Washington and Tehran had held “very good and productive conversations” aimed at ending their war.The same day, Trump told reporters that his envoys were talking to a senior Iranian official.While Trump did not name the official, multiple news outlets in Israel and the US have reported that special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, are talking to the Iranian parliament’s speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.Both the Iranian government and Ghalibaf have denied that talks between Washington…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., is introducing new legislation aimed at closing a legal loophole protecting the beneficiaries of Medicaid fraud from prosecution, Fox News Digital has learned.Moody’s STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act is routed in her experience as Florida’s attorney general, where she was limited to prosecuting Medicaid fraud only on the provider side. The legislation would grant state attorneys general and their Medicaid Fraud Control Units to investigate and prosecute the recipients of fraudulent benefits as well.”I fought fraud as Florida’s Attorney General, recovering millions of dollars for taxpayers, and I’m…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The evolution of live sports programming has become a battleground between traditional broadcast companies and streaming platforms, vying for the right to air the best games possible year after year. The NFL is the cream of the crop, generating roughly $10 billion per year on its current media rights deal. And the league is likely to renegotiate that deal by the end of this year, with reports indicating that they want it done before kickoff in Week 1 of the 2026 season in September. With additional media partners potentially entering the fold in this…

Gap is partnering with Google’s Gemini to allow shoppers to check out directly within the AI platform, making it the first major fashion company to work directly with the tech company to fuel agentic commerce, CNBC has learned exclusively. The partnership comes as more and more shoppers move away from traditional search and toward artificial intelligence platforms for product discovery, forcing retailers to rethink their approach to marketing to ensure they’re staying competitive and not missing out on customer demand. “It’s not just keyword search anymore, right? It’s conversations, and so we need to be relevant to that,” Gap’s chief technology officer,…

Chicago-based United Airlines is making another investment in Denver, purchasing 113 acres outside the airport where it has a key hub.Antonio Perez | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES — United Airlines’ formula for higher profits: fewer, but better seats.The country’s second-most profitable carrier after Delta Air Lines on Tuesday unveiled new cabin designs, including on some of its smallest planes, that feature more premium seating options and fewer in standard coach. The differences in airfare for those seats can be vast. For example, a flight between United’s hub at Newark Liberty International Airport in New…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia doctor found guilty in 2013 of murdering three babies born alive in an abortion clinic, has died at the age of 85. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokesperson Maria Bivens told The Associated Press that Gosnell died March 1 at a hospital outside the prison system. He had most recently been incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution-Smithfield, about 60 miles south of Pittsburgh. A cause of death was not disclosed. Gosnell’s grimy West Philadelphia clinic became known as the “house of horrors.” He was serving multiple life sentences at the time of his death. Former employees testified…