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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanThe House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case withdraws subpoena to Robert Mueller
The former FBI director had been directed to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday for a deposition, but the subpoena was withdrawn after the panel learned of unspecified health issues that precluded him from being able to testify.
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Pakistani rescuers use drones to help evacuate thousands as heavy flooding devastate Punjab
On Monday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department warned of more heavy rain in flood-hit districts.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:From Trump tariffs to social programs, Mexico’s first female president takes stock in address
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has celebrated her government’s handling of tumultuous relations with the Trump administration in her first state of the nation address.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:1.2 million immigrants are gone from the U.S. workforce under Trump, preliminary data shows
As parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. are being held for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration policies are impacting the nation’s labor force.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:When adults can’t make ends meet, kids pay the price
Economic stress and instability among parents, caregivers and educators can have a negative impact on children's success, highlighting the need for businesses and governments to invest in good jobs, care infrastructure, and labor laws that support workers and their families.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Trump family’s World Liberty Financial token opens for trading
The Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture World Liberty Financial has opened trading for its new digital currency, dubbed $WLFI, according to the company's website. “Big day - @WorldLibertyFi just launched the $WLFI token. This isn’t some meme coin, it’s the governance backbone of a real ecosystem changing how money moves,” Donald Trump Jr., President Trump’s eldest...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:US suspends visas for most Palestinian passport holders: Reports
The Trump administration has suspended approval for most types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, according to a State Department cable reported by multiple media outlets. The internal memo, dated Aug. 18, instructed U.S. embassies and consulates to reject nonimmigrant visas to “all otherwise eligible Palestinian Authority passport holders” who are using that passport...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:When extravagant White House renovations helped end a presidency
Martin Van Buren lost his bid for reelection in 1840 amidst accusations that he lived in “regal splendor” in the “President’s Palace.”
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:EU chief jet targeted by alleged Russian GPS jamming
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane was hit by GPS jamming in what her spokesperson said was a suspected Russian operation. Von der Leyen landed safely in Bulgaria and was expected to resume her planned trip to front-line European countries. The pilot on the plane, after circling the airport for an hour, landed...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Has Trump obliterated recent optimism in the labor movement?
The labor movement is facing unprecedented challenges from the Trump administration, including the stripping of collective bargaining rights from federal workers and the firing of Democratic members of the National Labor Relations Board, which has exposed its vulnerability to anti-union executive orders, corporate hostility and right-wing populism.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Elder abuse is surging: Congress must protect long-term care residents
Average rates of elder abuse haveincreasedin the U.S. by 84 percent since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:A downturn in international travel to US may last beyond summer, experts warn
LAS VEGAS (AP) — For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking Toronto to New York greeted Canadian drivers with a simple message: "Buffalo Loves Canada.” The marketing campaign, which included a $500 gift card giveaway, was meant to show Buffalo'snorthern neighborsthey were welcome, wantedand missed. At first,...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Public media stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts
When Congress decided this summer to eliminate $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting, it left some 330 PBS and 246 NPR stations, each with unique issues related to their communities and history, to figure out what that means.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Trump defends Chinese students in US: 'China's paying us a lot of money right now'
President Trump defended saying he would allow 600,000 students from China into the U.S., despite backlash from some of his supporters who say the shift in his strict visa policies undermines his “America first” agenda. In an interview with the Daily Caller released Sunday, the president said China is paying America “a lot of money...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Noem confirms more ICE resources are heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday said that the Trump administration will soon expand immigration operations in Chicago,confirming plans for a stepped up presenceof federal agents in the nation's third-largest city as President Donald Trump continues to lash out at Illinois' Democratic leadership.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:2 planes collide midair at Colorado airport
Two small planes collided midair on Sunday as they were attempting to land at an airport in Colorado, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Two people were on board each aircraft, according to the FAA. Their conditions were not immediately clear. The aircraft, a Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300, collided while trying...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Can you poop outdoors without contaminating the environment? A researcher explains how
Across the world, researchers have documented the negative impacts our bodily wastes are causing in the sensitive environments where we seek recreation.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Rudy Giuliani recovering from injuries after New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says
Giuliani's vehicle was struck from behind while traveling on a highway Saturday evening, according to a statement posted on X by Michael Ragusa, Giuliani's head of security.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Inside the CDC turmoil as RFK Jr. eyes sweeping vaccine policy changes
In just six months, the CDC has lost nearly half its budget and thousands of employees, and is caught in a political struggle as Health Secretary Kennedy moves to reshape the nation’s vaccine policies. Several CDC leaders resigned after the White House ousted the agency’s new director, Susan Monarez, last week. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Richard Besser, former acting CDC director, for more.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Pritzker on redistricting: ‘Not something that I want to do’
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), a possible 2028 presidential candidate, said he is not inclined to engage in a partisan redistricting push in his state ahead of the 2026 midterms. In a Sunday interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Pritzker warned against more states redrawing their maps in the middle of the decade, but...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Israel says Hamas spokesperson killed as it expands Gaza offensive
In our news wrap Sunday, Israeli forces pounded the area around Gaza City as they ramp up their offensive against Hamas, 60,000 people in Ukraine lost electricity after Russia struck power facilities across the country, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was injured in a car crash and the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis held its first Sunday Mass since Wednesday’s deadly shooting.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:What to know about ‘AI psychosis’ and the effect of AI chatbots on mental health
The parents of a teenager who died by suicide have filed a wrongful death suit against ChatGPT owner OpenAI, saying the chatbot discussed ways he could end his life after he expressed suicidal thoughts. The lawsuit comes amid reports of people developing distorted thoughts after interacting with AI chatbots, a phenomenon dubbed “AI psychosis.” John Yang speaks with Dr. Joseph Pierre to learn more.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:WFP director Cindy McCain on the humanitarian crisis, starvation in Sudan
The International Rescue Committee estimates that worldwide, countries with about 11% of the world’s population account for a staggering 82% of people needing humanitarian aid. William Brangham spoke with Cindy McCain, director of the United Nations’ World Food Program, about what’s happening in Sudan, where the world’s largest — and often overlooked — humanitarian crisis is unfolding.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Volunteers work to restore the Appalachian Trail after Helene’s destruction
Last fall’s Hurricane Helene brought historic rainfall and record-breaking flooding across the Southeast. In the immediate aftermath, downed trees and destroyed bridges caused 430 miles of the famed Appalachian Trail to be closed. Now, months of labor by volunteer work crews have brought that down to just five miles. John Yang reports.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Gretchen Whitmer takes different approach with Trump than Newsom, Pritzker
As Democratic governors have become vocal critics of President Trump, one governor's response has been more muted. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is frequently mentioned as a possible contender for the 2028 presidential contest, has kept her focus on Michigan, a pivotal swing state Trump won in 2024. Whitmer has been quiet as other potential Democratic...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:McMahon rejects 'misconception' of federal funding losses if Education Department heads back to states
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday pushed back on what she called a “misconception” of federal funding losses if her department is wound down at the federal level the way the Trump administration wants. “I think the misconception is that federal funding will go away if the Department of Education goes back more to the...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Giuliani seriously injured in car crash
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was seriously injured in a car crash on Saturday evening in New Hampshire, according to a statement from his security team. Giuliani’s vehicle was “struck from behind at high speed,” Michael Ragusa, head of Giuliani's security, said in an official news release. Giuliani, who previously served as President Trump's...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Maryland Governor calls National Guard in DC 'performative'
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., is “performative,” despite a recent drop in the violent crime rate. In an interview that aired Sunday on ABC News’s “This Week,” Moore acknowledged there’s more work to do in Baltimore to bring down the crime rate. He said...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s deportation flights for Guatemalan children
With migrant children waiting on tarmacs to be sent to their native Guatemala, a federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the flights, siding with attorneys for the children who said the government was breaking laws and sending their clients to potential peril.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Noem teases federal crime crackdowns in other cities: 'We haven't taken anything off the table'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday teased the potential for further federal law enforcement intervention in Chicago and other Democratic-run cities nationwide following President Trump's recent crime crackdown in Washington, D.C. Noem added that her department plans to "add more resources" to its operations in Chicago when asked about forthcoming plans for the Windy...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Khanna says Fed board member Lisa Cook should release mortgage documents amid Trump fight
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said in a Sunday interview that Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook should release her mortgage documents to dispel claims of fraud coming from the Trump administration, which is seeking her ouster. Pressed in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Khanna said Cook should release the documents to prove...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:600,000 Chinese college students admitted to the US? Don’t count on it.
President Trump's claim that 600,000 Chinese students would be admitted to the U.S. in exchange for trade deals is unrealistic, but policymakers should still weigh the risks and benefits of Chinese student enrollment for U.S. national security.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Can RFK Jr. take COVID vaccines off the market? Here’s what vaccine law experts say
Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy can’t unilaterally ban COVID-19 vaccines, although access may be more limited this fall. Federal rules outline the vaccine license revocation process, and experts said a ban attempt would likely face legal challenge.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Why Mississippi declared infant deaths a public health emergency
The Mississippi Department of Health recently declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant deaths in an unusual move to help speed up efforts to cover gaps in care. Lowering the state’s infant mortality rate won’t be easy, health experts warn, and will potentially be made trickier by the ongoing overhaul of the...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:President Trump must fix FEMA
Despite the kindness of strangers, a couple in Houston faced a difficult and confusing process when trying to receive FEMA disaster assistance after their home flooded, highlighting the need for reform in the agency's bureaucracy.
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