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Environment![Lisa Muscat carries her dog Zoey to safety after a water main break in Detroit caused massive flooding, triggering evacuations, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Andy Morrison/Detroit News via AP)](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AP25048662638634-e1739874060764.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
![Lisa Muscat carries her dog Zoey to safety after a water main break in Detroit caused massive flooding, triggering evacuations, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Andy Morrison/Detroit News via AP)](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AP25048662638634-e1739874060764.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
The U.S. is getting hit with a ‘polar vortex’ this week. What’s the cause of this Arctic weather pattern?
Elon Musk faces exile from 365-year-old Royal Society scientific institution over his political behavior
‘Life-threatening cold’ predicted as polar vortex stretches across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding kills at least 10
Finance![Kim Kardashian attends the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 16, 2025 in New York City.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2200104119-e1739913224107.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
![Kim Kardashian attends the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 16, 2025 in New York City.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2200104119-e1739913224107.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
Nike launches new fitness brand with Kim Kardashian’s Skims
KFC parent to relocate some corporate staff, centralize offices
Southwest to cut 15% of corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Health![Elon Musk, wearing a black jacket and standing outside, looks down with his hands clasped.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198697259_9161e3-e1739904942113.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
![Elon Musk, wearing a black jacket and standing outside, looks down with his hands clasped.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198697259_9161e3-e1739904942113.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
DOGE reportedly fired the FDA employees who were reviewing clinical trials for Elon Musk’s Neuralink
Republicans consider slashing Medicaid—a move that could siphon billions from the health care coverage offered to the poorest Americans
Airbnb’s 43-year-old CEO rejects fellow tech titans’ lack of sleep: It makes ‘every hour the next day a little less productive’
Leadership![Lights illuminate the logo of Colonel Sanders, founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food restaurant KFC outside a branch which is next door to McDonald's restaurant, on December 24, 2024 in Taunton, England.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2191768409-e1739912869678.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
![Lights illuminate the logo of Colonel Sanders, founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food restaurant KFC outside a branch which is next door to McDonald's restaurant, on December 24, 2024 in Taunton, England.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2191768409-e1739912869678.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
KFC parent to relocate some corporate staff, centralize offices
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati finally unveils her Thinking Machines Lab startup—and a leadership team stacked with former OpenAI colleagues
‘The Great Detachment’ has 79% of employees disengaged at work
Lifestyle![UNITED KINGDOM - 2025/02/04: In this photo illustration, the Spotify app is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by David Tramontan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2197123742.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
![UNITED KINGDOM - 2025/02/04: In this photo illustration, the Spotify app is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by David Tramontan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2197123742.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
Spotify reportedly poised to launch a higher-priced tier for subscribers
France bans prison activities like country dancing and facial massages—former minister insists only education-focused programs should remain
New Zealand sees record number of departures amid weak economy
Personal Finance![President Joe Biden at a podium.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2141955223-e1739906791384.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
![President Joe Biden at a podium.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2141955223-e1739906791384.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
Appeals court blocks student loan relief for 8 million borrowers, keeping Biden-era SAVE program on ice
Is the latest offer for the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card offer worth it? We take a deep dive into the costs and benefits of this limited-time special offer
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Politics![WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "workforce optimization initiative," which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395703-e1739911499797.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
![WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "workforce optimization initiative," which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395703-e1739911499797.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
Elon Musk isn’t in charge of DOGE or even an employee of it, White House says
DOGE reportedly fired the FDA employees who were reviewing clinical trials for Elon Musk’s Neuralink
High-ranking U.S. and Russian officials’ ‘preliminary meeting’ on Ukraine war could have broad implications for the fate of Ukraine and the business world
Retail![Kim Kardashian attends the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 16, 2025 in New York City.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2200104119-e1739913224107.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
![Kim Kardashian attends the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 16, 2025 in New York City.](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2200104119-e1739913224107.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
Nike launches new fitness brand with Kim Kardashian’s Skims
KFC parent to relocate some corporate staff, centralize offices
Cars could get more expensive again as tariff-loving Trump warns automakers: You’re next
Success![MarkDouglas](https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MarkDouglas_2087_full_rez-e1739641446355.jpg?w=1440&q=75)
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Traveling inspired the CEO of MNTN to create a 3-day weekend every month for employees
FAA union warns Trump is firing hundreds of aviation employees just weeks after deadly DC crash
The Tisch family just appointed its third generation of CEO at $18.5 billion Loews Corporation—he’s pledging to focus on one job