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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanTrump budget draft proposes deep cuts to HHS
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump budget document proposes deep cuts to HHS The Trump administration is aiming to cut the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget by a third next year, according to a proposal leaked Wednesday. AP The...
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Chicago Fed president on Trump’s trade war and threats to fire Powell
President Trump took aim at Jerome Powell, calling interest rates cuts and saying the Fed Chair's termination βcannot come fast enough.β It comes as his administration's tariffs continue to cause global fallout. The International Monetary Fund warns it expects slower economic growth and higher inflation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Menendez brothers’ bid for shorter sentence and possible parole delayed again
Erik and Lyle Menendez'sbid forshorter sentencesand a shot at freedom has again been delayed due to disputes among prosecutors and their lawyers.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Ukraine and European countries push U.S. to take tougher stance on Russia
In our news wrap Thursday, delegations from Ukraine and other European countries are trying to push the U.S. to take a tougher stance with Russia, Chinese President Xi said Cambodia should "resist protectionism" in an apparent slight against U.S. tariffs and a federal judge ruled Google held an illegal amount of influence over online advertising technology.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Hochul denounces 'unacceptable' taping of swastikas on Albany GOP headquarters
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Thursday denounced the vandalization of the state GOP headquarters in Albany. Police say an individual taped swastikas and a message that read, "If this is not what you stand for, prove it," on the building's doors and windows overnight. βThis is unacceptable. No one should ever resort to...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Israel deepens assault on Gaza, ordering deadly strikes and blocking aid
The lead Hamas negotiator for ceasefire talks offered to swap all hostages held in Gaza for an agreed-upon number of Palestinians jailed in Israel. The offer came after Hamas reportedly rejected the latest Israeli proposal. Meantime, airstrikes overnight killed at least 27 Palestinians as the lack of aid into Gaza threatens hundreds of thousands. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Sen. Van Hollen says El Salvador soldiers blocked him from seeing wrongly deported man
A federal appeals court offered a scathing rebuke of the Trump administrationβs handling of the deportation of a Maryland resident to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to the CECOT prison to meet with government officials and push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but he was denied access. The senator joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Los Angeles schools leader explains why he refused to let DHS agents see students
Officers with the Department of Homeland Security recently attempted to enter elementary schools in Los Angeles but were not allowed in. Agents claim to have been conducting a welfare check, not an immigration enforcement action. School administrators say DHS lied about having permission from caregivers to speak to students. The agency denies that its officers lied. Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez reports.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Explaining meme coins and why the joke-inspired cryptocurrencies often crash
In the up-and-down world of cryptocurrency, so-called meme coins are perhaps the most bewildering. The joke-inspired digital currency is all over the internet with new tokens popping up every day by the thousands. The value of some jumped thanks to viral trends or celebrity endorsements. But most never take off, crash or disappear. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump teases Powell's 'termination'
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump ratchets up criticism of Powell President Trump on Thursday said he would be able to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he wanted to, adding heβs βnot happy with him.β The Associated Press...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump claims he can fire Federal Reserve chair 'if I want him out'
U.S. President Donald Trump attacked U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could cause a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank's long-standing political independence.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Exhibition showcases Frank Costantino’s hand-drawn designs that bring buildings to life
For more than 50 years, architectural illustrator Frank Costantino has been bringing buildings to life with his meticulously hand-drawn project designs. A new exhibition of Costantinoβs work is celebrated at one of Bostonβs most storied institutions. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes a look for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump eyes regulatory shortcuts
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump moves raise presidential power questions President Trump has sought to take shortcuts in the otherwise lengthy regulatory process via executive order that could mark a notable expansion in presidential power. Greg Nash In recent weeks, Trump has directed federal agencies to withdraw rules...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:UnitedHealth Group stock drops sharply as it slashes earnings outlook
UnitedHealth Groupβs stock dropped sharply on Thursday after the insurance giant slashed its earnings outlook for 2025. The announcement led to a broad drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell 527 points, or 1.3 percent. The reason: People enrolled in its Medicare plans needed more care than anticipated. For an insurance company,...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Immigration judge denies bond for detained Tufts student from Turkey, her lawyers say
The Department of Homeland Security presented one document to support their opposition to Rumeysa Ozturk's bond request: a one-paragraph State Department memo revoking her student visa, her lawyers said in the new court filing.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Google suffers second major legal blow
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google has illegal ad tech monopoly, judge rules A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google illegally acquired and maintained a monopoly over advertising technology, the second time in less than a year that the tech giant has been found in violation of antitrust laws. Jeff Chiu, Associated...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Slotkin: Trump is 'very effectively flooding the zone'
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) said during a recent interview that President Trump is βvery effectively flooding the zoneβ and that Democratic Party lawmakers have not done enough to counter the presidentβs agenda, so far. βI think that Trump is very effectively flooding the zone. I think that he has people on their heels. People...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is 2025 World Press Photo of the year
A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack inGazawas honored Thursday asWorld Press Photoof the year.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Hope Florida board meeting hijacked with porn, Nazi symbols
Florida first lady Casey DeSantis' welfare initiative, Hope Florida, was disrupted by trolls who broadcasted Nazi symbols and pornography during a Zoom meeting, prompting the Department of Children and Families to apologize and take action to address the incident.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump extends federal hiring freeze for 90 days
President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum extending a freeze on hiring federal civilian employees into mid-July as his administration looks to slash the size and scope of the government. The memorandum states that no civilian government role that is currently vacant will be filled, and no new positions will be created unless stipulated by...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Gaetz criticizes Florida attorney general over efforts to stop marijuana ballot measure
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) criticized Florida Attorney General James Uthmeierβs (R) efforts during his tenure as Gov. Ron DeSantisβs (R) chief of staff to stop a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state. In a post on social platform X,Gaetz referenceda columnby retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson on...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Gwen Walz on RFK Jr. comments: People with autism 'contribute more to this nation than this man ever will'
Minnesotaβs first lady, Gwen Walz, slammed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert. F Kennedy Jr. over comments he made Wednesday about autism. In a Wednesday press conference on a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kennedy said βautism destroys families.β βMore importantly, it destroys our greatest resource, which [is] our...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:2 killed, at least 5 wounded in mass shooting at Florida State University
The 20-year-old gunman was the son of a sheriff's deputy whose former service weapon was used in the shooting, authorities said.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:2 killed, at least 6 wounded in mass shooting at Florida State University
Two people were killed and at least six others were wounded Thursday when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Police say the suspect in the shooting is the 20-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy who they believe used his mother's former service weapon.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump floats wider IRS tax exemption crackdown
President Trump on Thursday floated a wider crackdown on tax-exempt entities after his administration asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard Universityβs tax-exempt status this week. βTax-exempt status, I mean, thatβs a privilege. Itβs really a privilege. And itβs been abused. By a lot more than Harvard, too,β Trump told reporters in the...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Student journalists wary of getting caught in crossfire as Trump targets universities
As the Trump administration in the U.S. threatens universities and detains student activists, a campus newspaper editor says students are thinking twice before speaking up.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Myanmar frees nearly 4,900 prisoners, including at least 22 political detainees
The head of Myanmarβs military government granted amnesty to nearly 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new year, state-run media reported Thursday, and an independent watchdog said they included at least 22 political detainees.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Why a Michigan community formed a human chain to move 9,100 books, one at a time
When the Serendipity Books in Chelsea, Mich., needed to move 9,100 books to the storeβs new location one block away, they assembled a volunteer βbook brigadeβ to form a human chain, and pass each book along, one-by-one, to its new home.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Lebanon detains several people linked to firing rockets at Israel
The Lebanese military says it has detained several people linked to firing rockets into Israel last month.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Puerto Rico officials demand answers after latest island-wide blackout
Crews are working to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island affected the main airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:What is the bond market, and why does it matter for the economy?
Even more than the stock market, experts say, the bond market may have forced President Donald Trump into pausing his country-by-country tariffs. Here's why.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Suspect in custody after shooting at Florida State University that killed at least 2 and injured 5
The 20-year-old gunman was the son of a sheriffβs deputy whose former service weapon was used in the shooting, authorities said.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Drake adds Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance to his lawsuit against record label
Drake has expanded his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, saying more people were duped into believing he was a pedophile after rapper Kendrick Lamar performed Not Like Us at the Super Bowl and the Grammy Awards.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Judge rules Google’s digital ad network an illegal monopoly, joins search engine in penalty box
The ruling issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia comes on the heels of a separate decision in August that concluded Google's namesake search engine has been illegally leveraging its dominance to stifle competition and innovation.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes: medical examiner
Michelle Trachtenberg, the actor known for roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City's medical examiner said Wednesday.
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