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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanDuckworth slams Hegseth: 'Military could not do its job' without 'the women who serve'
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Sunday went after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying the military “could not do its job” without “the women who serve.” “Well, this is the least qualified secretary of Defense in our nation's history, and he's questioning the ability of the women who actually qualified to their — to do their...
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Jeffries says 'no Democrat' trying to give health care to migrants without legal status
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that “no Democrat” in Congress is attempting to expand health care benefits to migrants without legal status. “Federal law clearly prohibits the expenditure of taxpayer dollars to provide health care to undocumented immigrants. Period, full stop,” Jeffries said on NBC’s "Meet the Press." “And no Democrat on...
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:DC Police arrest person outside St. Matthew's Cathedral ahead of Red Mass
Washington, D.C., police on Sunday arrested a person outside of a local cathedral before a high-profile Red Mass. “Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) members assigned to a detail for the Red Mass at Saint Matthew’s Cathedral engaged an individual who set up a tent on the steps of the Cathedral,” MPD said in a Sunday statement....
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Israeli and Hamas negotiators prepare for indirect talks in Egypt ahead of possible ceasefire
Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire inGazagrew after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage releasecould be announced this week.
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Johnson says House 'did its job' amid funding talks
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday the lower chamber “did its job” in the government funding battle. On Sept. 19, the House passed what Johnson called a “clean” and “nonpartisan” stopgap spending bill, which would fund the government through Nov. 21. “The House did its job,” Johnson said on CBS’s "Face the Nation." “The...
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Newsom to sue Trump over National Guard deployment, urges Americans to 'speak out'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Sunday that the Trump administration is deploying 300 of his state’s National Guard troops to Portland, Ore., and he vowed he would sue over the move. On Saturday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration’s deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to the state’s largest city. U.S. District...
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump criticizes judge who temporarily blocked troop deployment to Portland
President Donald Trump voiced his frustration on Sunday morning about the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, who he appointed during his first term, that is preventing him as of now from deploying troops to Portland.
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Populist party of billionaire Andrej Babiš wins big in Czech parliamentary election
Babiš's victory deprives Ukraine of a staunch supporter and steers Czechia toward the pro-Russian path taken by Hungary and Slovakia.
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard in Portland
A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration fromdeploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the state and city.
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:AI won’t end work for bankers — it will redefine it
The panic over AI gutting junior bankers is as old as labor itself.
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Rubio says a Palestinian state 'not even a realistic thing right now'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that an independent Palestinian state is “not even a realistic thing right now.” “It’s not even possible. That’s not even a realistic thing right now,” Rubio said on CBS’s "Face the Nation." “Because who would govern that Palestinian state, Hamas?” The Trump administration’s 20-point plan to end the...
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Johnson calls potential layoffs 'a regrettable situation that the president does not want'
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the Trump administration’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers is “regrettable,” but the fault is with Democrats who won’t agree to the Republicans’ proposal to reopen the government. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker pressed Johnson on the administration’s unprecedented plan to...
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump, Hegseth speak at Navy’s 250th anniversary at Naval Station Norfolk
President Donald Trump did not let the government shutdown interfere with a stop in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday to salute the Navy as it celebrates its 250th anniversary — using his speech to praise both the Navy and himself.
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Released Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained in Israel
Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their home countries to describe mistreatment at the hands of Israeli guards, claims that Israel denies.
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Trump calls on Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones to drop out of race
President Trump called on Democratic Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones to drop out of his race over leaked text messages about former state House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R). “It has just come out that the Radical Left Lunatic, Jay Jones, who is running against Jason Miyares, the GREAT Attorney General in Virginia, made SICK...
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in shootout in crowd in downtown Montgomery, Alabama
Rival gunmen started shooting at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama's capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others, police said.
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Former Army vice chief of staff 'concerned' about Hegseth's 'attack on women'Â
Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the former Army vice chief of staff, said he is “concerned” about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “attack on women” in the military on Sunday. “I'm concerned about what I considered an attack on women, and the fact that there are people who say that women have been let into different combat fields...
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Gen X may be the first to need a universal basic income after late-career job loss
Baby boomers who lost their white-collar jobs during the 2008 Great Recession experienced vastly different financial outcomes, with some experiencing "hard falls" while others experienced "soft landings", and Gen Xers today face the same quandary with potentially even more precarious financial outcomes.
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:The Memo: Trump pushes boundaries of power amid shutdown
President Trump’s push to expand and consolidate power is ramping up on multiple fronts, even as the government shutdown holds center stage on Capitol Hill. Trump’s actions are sharpening critics’ fears about creeping authoritarianism. The shutdown and Trump’s expansive use of power are interlinked in some respects. Trump has sought new ways to ratchet up...
Published on: October 05, 2025 | Source:Why experts say Trump is unlikely to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year
Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump’s prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations and some notable foreign policy interventions for which he has taken personal credit.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s southwestern coast
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Priscilla was a “large tropical storm,” with tropical storm-force winds extending as far as 140 miles (220 kilometers) from its center.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Gov. Pritzker says Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois
The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard: Pritzker
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Saturday said the Trump administration will federalize the state’s National Guard to aid in law enforcement efforts in Chicago and elsewhere in The Prairie State. “This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Former Middle East negotiator analyzes sticking points of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
U.S. envoys are going to Cairo to try to nail down a deal between Hamas and Israel to free the remaining Israeli hostages, which Trump hopes would be the first step toward ending their war. While both Hamas and Israel have sounded positive about Trump’s plan, they’ve also indicated there’s still much to be resolved. John Yang speaks with former Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller for more.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Authorities question 6 suspects linked to Manchester synagogue attack
In our news wrap Saturday, police in Britain are questioning six people arrested in connection with the deadly Yom Kippur synagogue attack, Japan’s ruling party elected an ultra-conservative leader positioned to become the nation’s first woman prime minister, and Morocco’s biggest anti-government protests in years turned deadly this week.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:What to know about RFK Jr.’s efforts to address long COVID research and treatments
More than two years after the pandemic ended, millions of Americans are still living with long COVID. Symptoms vary from person to person, but range from mild to severe to physically debilitating. Recently, Health Secretary Kennedy kicked off new efforts to address long COVID with a roundtable discussion. Ali Rogin speaks with two members of the long COVID community to learn more.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Are ‘vampire devices’ draining energy in your home? Here’s what to do
Many people leave electronic devices plugged in when they’re not in use without a second thought. But everyday items that drain energy even when they’re turned off, like coffee machines, video game consoles and laptop chargers, account for 5 to 10% of nationwide home energy use. Stephanie Sy speaks with Alexis Abramson, dean of the Climate School at Columbia University, to learn more.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Sunday show preview: Government shutdown stretches into weekend; Trump layoffs loom
The government shutdown has now lasted for about four days in a faceoff between Republicans standing strong on their non-negotiables and Democrats holding firm to their demands to prioritize funding for health care. House GOP lawmakers returned to their districts on Friday for designated “work periods” at the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Meet the artisanal makers of the world’s most expensive cheese
In northern Spain, there’s a dying culinary art that produces the most expensive cheese in the world. John Yang reports.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:NFL makes aggressive play call with Bad Bunny Super Bowl
The selection of Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny to perform at this season's Super Bowl is angering conservatives and potentially throwing the NFL into a culture war battle with President Trump’s supporters ahead of TV’s biggest night of the year. A Spanish-language artist who is often outspoken on politics and current events, Bad Bunny...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Fox football commentator arrested, in 'stable condition' after Indianapolis stabbing
Indianapolis police arrested former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez while hospitalized following a stabbing early Saturday morning. Sanchez was arrested for battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, according toa statement from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.The Marion County Prosecutor's Office "will make the final charging decision,"...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Woman shot after allegedly attempting to hit ICE agents with car
CHICAGO (WGN) — Federal authorities opened fire on a woman who was allegedly armed with a gun shortly after their vehicle was rammed and blocked in by a group of cars in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. According to officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the incident unfolded in an area near West 39th...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:NC governor signs criminal justice bill into law after Ukrainian refugee killing
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) on Friday signed into law new criminal justice legislation in honor of Iryna Zarutska, 23, who was killed while in transit on the Charlotte light rail in August. House Bill 307, also referenced as "Iryna’s Law," was overwhelmingly approved by the Tar Heel State’s Legislature, where Republicans hold the...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Iran executes 6 prisoners it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel
Theexecutionsfollow the12-day Iran-Israel war in June, which ended with Tehran vowing it would target its enemies at home and abroad. However, activists warn Iran often relies oncoerced confessionsand closed-door trials in its death penalty cases, particularly those involving Israel.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu hopes for release of all hostages from Gaza in ‘coming days’ amid talks with Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days” as indirect talks with Hamas continue in Egypt on Monday on a new U.S. plan to end the war.
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