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Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story House passes Trump agenda bill The House passed legislation early Thursday morning to fund President Trumpβs domestic agenda, which includes steep cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, totaling nearly $800 billion. PAP It does this...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:By the narrowest of margins, Republicans in the House passed President Trump's legislative wish list, setting up a future standoff with the Senate. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins tracked the shifting politics and policy throughout the night.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:US president says system will shield country from missile threats, including from space.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:The music agency Sound Talent Group said Thursday that three of its employees, including co-founder Dave Shapiro, died on the private plane that crashed into aSanDiegoneighborhood.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Move to block Harvard from enrolling foreign students latest action against university in months-long pressure campaign.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Gaza media office says six officers guarding aid killed in Israeli strikes The Gaza Government Media Office said at least six security officers guarding humanitarian aid from looting in the Gaza Strip were killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday. According to the office, Israel launched eight strikes on the security guards protecting the aid. βIt has become clear that the occupation army is operating in a systematic way...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a report about the uptick in chronic childhood diseases and what they say are the underlying causes. The report from the "Make America Healthy Again" commission is in line with the ideas and beliefs that Kennedy has promoted. Ali Rogan discussed more with Lauren Weber of The Washington Post.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story House OKs major cuts to energy tax credits The House overnight voted to approve an updated version of its "big, beautiful bill" that includes massive cuts to energy tax credits. Greg Nash Under the updated version, any energy projects that begin...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they left an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, βI did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza," federal authorities said Thursday in announcing criminal charges.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Also in todayβs newsletter, North Koreaβs failed warship launch, and US House passes Trumpβs tax bill
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:+ Cabinet Report Cards + GNU Year Hangover + Vaal Dam Running Dry + Medical Aid Price Hikes + Jurassic Crocs
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Chinese investors are unfazed by the visaβs US$5 million price tag, but have concerns about taxes, crime and the policyβs legality.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:The itching, known medically as pruritus, was so bad that affected people described "significant and persistent impact on quality of life and ability to function."
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Retail giant Walmart is slashing about 1,500 corporate jobs after the company announced last week it plans to raise prices due to looming tariffs. βWe are reshaping some teams in our Global Tech and Walmart U.S. organizations where we have identified opportunities to remove layers and complexity, speed up decision-making, and help associates innovate rapidly,β...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Why Canada is now directly confronting Israel Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 05/22/2025 - 18:42 Statements condemning Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank may signal a shift for the new government Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on 13 May 2025 (Blair Gable/Reuters) Off In a joint statement with its G7 allies, the UK and...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enrol international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in itsescalating battlewith the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Lawyers for Basic Rights Queensland argue that the destruction of homeless encampments constitutes a violation of human rights and are testing it in court.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:At least one dead and thirty wounded in Israeli strike in Khan Younis At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others wounded in an Israeli strike targeting a displaced persons' tent northwest of al-Mawasi in Khan Younis on Thursday, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. The strikes came after medical sources said 72 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes throughout Thursday.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:The Trump administration's move against Harvard University comes amid a battle with the private school over concerns about antisemitism on campus.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:The tension that defined Christmas Creek for generations begins to unravel with a single act, one that could end a painful colonial legacy in remote WA.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:A Political Attack on Venezuelan Migrants The U.S. Supreme Courtβs recent decision to allow the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 Venezuelan migrants is not just a legal ruling, it is a politically motivated assault on vulnerable people fleeing a crisis exacerbated by U.S. foreign policy. The ruling, handed down [β¦]
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:The aid, including flour and baby food, was picked up three days after Israel eased an 11-week-long blockade.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. The Ross and Rachel of Australian politics β AKA the Liberal and National parties β might be getting back together again after a week of chaotic politics. We have reports and a podcast, plus the latest on NSWβs devastating and dangerous weather system as it moves...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:{beacon} WASHINGTON AND THE NATION are on edge after two staffers with the Israeli Embassy were fatally shot in an apparent politically motivated, antisemitic attack at an event outside the Capital Jewish Museum. The staffers, Sarah Milgrim, 26, and Yaron Lischinsky, 30, were a couple and known figures in the Israeli-American political community in...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:A kangaroo-tooth headdress and 10 glass spearheads are on their way back to Larrakia country, almost a century after they were first taken from inmates at Darwin's Fannie Bay Gaol in 1929.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Document spearheaded by Italy and Denmark also calls for an end to the exploitation of migrants by hostile states.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:In a move Democrats warned would have disastrous consequences for the economy, the environment and public health, the Republican-led Senate Thursday voted to block Californiaβs electric-vehicle mandates, revoking the stateβs right to implement the nationβs toughest emissions standards. Republicans used the Congressional Review Act, or CRA, to overturn Californiaβs long-standing authority under the Clean Air [β¦]
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Four people are dead and another remains missing as the weather system behind the record floods tracks towards Sydney and the South Coast.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:US and Israel have always been close, especially under Trump, but that makes even the smallest differences more evident.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:At least 72 Palestinians killed across Gaza since Thursday morning: Report At least 72 people have been killed by Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Thursday morning, Al Jazeera Arabic reported, citing medical sources. The death toll in Gaza has soared as Israel ramps up its attacks. Israel launched devastating attacks on Jabalia refugee camp andAl-Maghazi refugee camp on Thursday night local time. The death toll...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:China is quietly laying the groundwork for its involvement in Ukraine after a possible ceasefire or peace deal.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:People are paying thousands of dollars for accommodation as beds run low across Ballarat for a major music festival.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: