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Rep. Chip Roy says GOP leaders need to ‘show us the math’ in tax cut, Medicaid talks
President Trump’s agenda is facing a major test in Congress. To help fund tax cuts, some Republicans support significant cuts to Medicaid. A Congressional Budget Office analysis found the proposal would mean 5.5 million fewer people on Medicaid and about 2.5 million without insurance. The cuts would save $700 billion. Lisa Desjardins discussed the GOP plans with Texas Rep. Chip Roy.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:
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AppLovin shares pop on earnings beat as it announces sale of mobile gaming business
AppLovin shares soared in extended trading after the company beat first-quarter expectations and announced the sale of its mobile gaming business.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong: 87 Groups Condemn Arrests of Activist’s Relatives
Click to expand Image Anna Kwok, executive director of the Washington-based Hong Kong Democracy Council, at a rally in support of Hong Kong 47, Washington DC, November 19, 2024. 2024 May Yeung / SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Photo May 7, 2025 Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Hong Kong Government’s Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families (New York) – Hong Kong authorities’ unjust arrests of the father and...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:5 things to know as India-Pakistan conflict risks erupting
Tensions are rapidly escalating between nuclear powers India and Pakistan after India on Tuesday struck what it says were terrorist targets deep inside Pakistan, which says its military shot down five Indian fighter jets. India on Tuesday launched what it said were retaliatory strikes against Pakistan, the most significant attack in decades, coming two weeks...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:British chip designer Arm latest to be hit by Trump tariff uncertainty
SoftBank-owned company reported its fourth-quarter results and issued a conservative sales outlook
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change
Key datasets used to monitor the impacts of climate change in the Arctic have emerged as the latest victim of cost-cutting by the Trump administration at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), based at the University of Colorado Boulder, announced Tuesday that NOAA was ending its support […]
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Natural resources reconciliation bill advances
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story GOP approves bill to undercut reviews, drill more House Republicans early Wednesday morning advanced a portion of their budget reconciliation bill that seeks to bolster fossil fuel production and mining on public lands while undercutting environmental reviews. Greg Nash The legislation passed through...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:NYC mayor sets police on Columbia pro-Palestinian protestors
NYC mayor sets police on Columbia pro-Palestinian protestors Eric Adams has just dispatched the New York Police Department to Columbia University after more than 100 students occupied the university library, according to reports.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:US House approves restrictions on partnerships between US and Chinese universities
Separately, appropriation panel hears Agriculture Department is developing federal plan to limit Chinese ownership of US farmland.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Judge rules Delta must face lawsuit over massive computer outage
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Delta Air Lines must face a class action lawsuit over flights delayed or canceled last July due to computer outages. U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen approved five plaintiffs to pursue breach of contract claims based on Delta's failure to refund. Nine plaintiffs attempted civil action against the company, which...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:What to know about Rwanda’s talks with the U.S. about taking in third-country deportees
Rwanda drew international attention, and some outrage, by agreeing to take in Britain's rejected asylum-seekers ina plan that collapsedlast year. Now Rwanda says it istalking with the Trump administrationabout a similar idea – and it might find more success.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:California sues Trump administration over blocked funds for EV charging
Lawsuit with other Democrat-led states is the latest in a series of legal actions opposing US president’s executive orders
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:World Central Kitchen 'unable to replenish the stocks of food' for Palestinians in Gaza
World Central Kitchen 'unable to replenish the stocks of food' for Palestinians in Gaza The World Central Kitchen (WCK) announced on its website that it had stopped operations in Gaza on Wednesday, adding that it "no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza". "Since Israel closed border crossings in early March, WCK has been unable to replenish the stocks of food that we use to feed hundreds of...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Ahmed al-Sharaa confirms Syria and Israel in indirect deconfliction talks
Ahmed al-Sharaa confirms Syria and Israel in indirect deconfliction talks Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 21:24 France slams Israeli bombing of Syria, calling it 'bad practice' French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa greet each other after a press conference following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on 7 May 2025 (Ludovic Marin/AFP) Off Syrian President Ahmed...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:The PhilHealth Supreme Court Case, Explained
The state-run insurance giant, which is flush with cash, is resisting government orders to transfer surplus funds back to the Treasury.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Millions of SA oysters quarantined after algae-linked toxin discovery
Oyster farms on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula have voluntarily cordoned off their sites as health authorities investigate a toxin outbreak.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Huge changes in South Korean political system afoot as vote looms
As South Korea approaches what may become the most consequential presidential election in its modern democratic history, two principal democratic institutions – the judiciary and the legislature – are accelerating toward a critical inflection point. At the heart of this confrontation lies Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, whose ongoing legal entanglements have triggered an […] The post Huge changes...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:US student arrested after more than 100 occupy Columbia University
US student arrested after more than 100 occupy Columbia University Pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Columbia University's library on Wednesday, vowing to stay there as the school year ends. More than 100 Columbia University students occupied the university’s Butler Library, saying they would stay there through the end of the school year. Public safety has attempted to kettle the building, and one student has been...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: India ‘must suffer’, says Pakistan PM, Albanese takes aim at defeated Green, black smoke from the Vatican
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. Pakistan’s prime minister has authorised “corresponding” retaliation after an Indian missile attack killed 31 people and said his country’s rival “must suffer the consequences”. We have live updates, reports and analysis amid concerns about an escalating conflict.At...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Declining living standards in remote NT forces many into homelessness
Overcrowding, poor access to healthcare, and antisocial behaviour in remote NT communities is pushing people into city centres. Once they arrive, it can be a cycle of temporary accommodation and homelessness.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Why Trump’s Cuts to Mental Health Programs Could Hit Rural Schools Harder
The Department of Education’s decision to turn off the spigot of mental health grants has left school districts and universities worried about filling ...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:No new pope after papal conclave’s first round of voting
Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling that the papal conclave did not select a new pope.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Watch: The first day of the conclave in a minute
After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel's chimney at around 9pm local time.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:'They're back, I can hear them': Community's relief at return of little penguins
After an 'unprecedented' drop in numbers, adult little penguins have begun returning to an east coast Tasmanian town, with scientists predicting winter breeding is to come.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Macron calls on US, Europe to lift sanctions on Syria
Syria's new leader was in Paris to lobby for support from the international community.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:This game is like fantasy football, but for picking a pope
Fantapapa co-creator Mauro Vanetti says the game pokes fun at papal politics, but not the Catholic faith.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:US central bank: Trump tariffs causing ‘great deal of uncertainty’
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that Donald Trump’s tariffs are creating “a great deal of uncertainty.”
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Fate of railyards earmarked for athletes' village hangs in balance
Central Queensland rail enthusiasts are trying to ensure one of only two intact roundhouses in the Southern Hemisphere is not cleared for an athletes' village.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland spying report
US spy agencies have been told to step up espionage around Greenland, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Marvel’s Thunderbolts* shines a light on men’s mental illness – but falls down with this outdated plotline
In Thunderbolts* we finally see a male superhero ask for help with his mental illness. But, as is common in Hollywood, women are cast as emotional supports for men.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Guatemala Announces Crucial Water Law Dialogue
Click to expand Image A woman collects water to drink from a well in Santa María Chiquimula municipality, Totonicapán department, Guatemala, March 11, 2025. 2025 Víctor Peña for Human Rights Watch Last week, the Guatemalan government initiateda participatory dialogue to inform the creation of a national water law, a crucial first step toward addressing the country’s water and sanitation crisis.Guatemala hasmore...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:SA's toxic algal bloom 'larger than we have ever seen before'
A toxic algal bloom linked with marine deaths across South Australia has grown to an unprecedented scale and will only be stopped by a change in weather, Environment Minister Susan Close says.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:‘Utu’ as foreign policy: how a Māori worldview can make sense of a shifting world order
Utu is commonly misunderstood to mean violent revenge, but it really describes reciprocity, harmony and balance – ideas central to New Zealand’s international relations.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Social media users say Israel's war on Gaza 'greenlit' India's assault on Pakistan
Social media users say Israel's war on Gaza 'greenlit' India's assault on Pakistan Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 18:48 Condemnations of India's attacks roll in as many draw parallels to Israel's behavior in Palestine Indian workers hang a billboard bearing the national flags of Israel and India in Ahmedabad, India, on 16 January 2018 (Sam Panthaky/AFP) Off Social media has been flooded with...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Australia is set to be a renewables nation. After Labor’s win, there’s no turning back
Under a Labor government, coal and gas have a fast-declining role to play in Australia’s energy mix – and nuclear has none at all.
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