03.22.2025

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Small Business Administration to cut more than 40% of workforce.

The Small Business Administration plans to cut 43% of its staff as part of the Trump administration's effort to downsize the government and reduce federal spending. The SBA employs roughly 6,500 people, or less than half a percent of the total federal workforce. President Donald Trump also announced the SBA would handle student loans. See other changes here.

Texas measles outbreak rises to 309 cases with 40 hospitalizations.

The Texas outbreak has grown to 309 cases in roughly two months, surpassing the 285 cases reported nationwide last year. Most cases are in unvaccinated individuals or individuals whose vaccination status is unknown. Thirty of the cases were reported this week. Meanwhile, New Mexico's outbreak has grown to 38 cases. See CDC data here.

Johnson & Johnson pledges $55B investment in US amid looming tariffs.

The pharmaceutical giant will invest more than $55B over the next four years, building four new manufacturing plants and expanding existing facilities. The investment is a 25% increase compared to the previous four years and appears to be a response to potential drug import tariffs from the Trump administration.  

Sudan's army retakes Khartoum presidential palace from paramilitary forces.

The development marks a symbolic victory for Sudan's military in the ongoing civil war against the Rapid Support Forces militia. The nearly two-year conflict between forces of two formerly allied generals—army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo—has killed an estimated 28,000 people and displaced an estimated 10 million others, about one-fifth of the country’s population.

Bones of mammoths butchered for their tusks 25,000 years ago unearthed.

Archaeologists in Austria found the ancient remains of butchered mammoths, including dismembered tusks, suggesting the site was used for ivory processing. The discovery provides insights into how humans hunted mammoths and used their resources before the peak of the last Ice Age.

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Dear Readers—We've officially launched our series of 1440 Topics newsletters, taking deep dives into hot topics in each area. Our goal is to provide context and resources for you to understand these areas better—and of course, spark curiosity and fascination. 

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1440 Business & Finance: This coming week we're exploring pay transparency, from its cultural origins to efforts to normalize salary discussions (sign up here). 

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Today, we're sharing a story from reader Jessica I. in Port Angeles, Washington.

"I was driving down the highway on a road trip to visit my parents along with my two sons. We were only about ten minutes into the trip when I saw a pickup truck coming up really fast behind me. He suddenly drove up next to me and signaled for me to pull over. I instantly realized that the back of our truck must have come open. I got out of the car and the driver of the truck was carrying my suitcase, which had indeed fallen out of the truck and onto the highway. This kind human had not only witnessed my suitcase flying out of the truck bed but had stopped on the highway, picked it up (at his own risk), and chased me down to return it. I was floored that someone would go that far out of their way for a total stranger." 

What act(s) of kindness did you experience this week? Tell us here.