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Maine, Trump admin settle lawsuit over frozen funds after transgender athlete battle
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Friday that the state has reached a settlement with the Trump administration after the federal government took away funding to Maineβs schools over its transgender athlete policies. βItβs unfortunate that my office had to resort to federal court just to get USDA to comply with the law and its...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:
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Budget would slash HHS, NIH funding
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump's budget proposes deep cuts to HHS President Trumpβs βskinny budgetβ request for fiscal year 2026 includes massive cuts to federal health agencies, including a quarter of the Department of Health and Human Servicesβ(HHS) discretionary budget, the White...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:White House unveils budget request with deep cuts: 5 things to know
The White House on Friday called for significant cuts to nondefense programs as part of President Trumpβs fiscal 2026 budget request, while proposing to beef up funding for defense and the presidentβs border priorities. The so-called skinny budget is not as detailed as usual presidential budget requests, which is not uncommon for a president's first-year...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Trump's fixation on wrongly deported man's tattoos nothing but a distraction, says lawyer
U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to paint Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a criminal with gang tattoos and a history of violence. But his lawyer says the administration is just trying to distract from the fact that it deported him by mistake, and is flouting court orders to bring him back.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:UN says international community only has two choices with regards to Gaza
UN says international community only has two choices with regards to Gaza The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the international community was faced with two choices when it came to Gaza β either to act or remain voyeurs. During a press briefing, OCHA spokesperson Olga Cherevko, who has spent nearly five years working in Gaza said: βThe decision makers have watched in silence the...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:About half of Americans say the economy is Trumpβs responsibility: Survey
Nearly half of Americans said the current condition of the U.S. economy is President Trumpβs responsibility rather than his predecessor former President Biden, according to a survey published Friday. The Gallup poll found 46 percent of adults said Trump is responsible for the current state of the nationβs economy, while another 27 percent of respondents...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:He's dressed Cate Blanchett and Lady Gaga, and is still making fashion waves
From designing his first clothes as a teenager in Melbourne to the runways of Paris with celebrities, Martin Grant has had a full career β and it's not over yet.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Will his bromance with Roger Cook help Anthony Albanese win today?
The prime minister is hoping Roger Cook β fresh from his resounding WA election win β can help him win votes in the West, while the premier is counting on his popularity buying him influence in Canberra, writes Keane Bourke.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:India at a crossroads: new Gandhi or new JinnahΒ
βThe only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.β Georg hegel The tragedy is not that history fails to speak, but that we fail to listen β especially when the message is uncomfortable. On April 22, the peaceful hills of Pahalgam in Kashmir turned crimson with violence as terrorists opened [β¦] The post India at a crossroads: new Gandhi or new Jinnah appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Heβs been bitten by snakes hundreds of times. Now scientists are studying his blood
Tim Friedeβs exposure to venom from black mambas, cobras and other snakes could hold the key to better treatment for bite victims.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Trump is tanking with Ohio independents β a new poll shows why
President Trump is underwater among Ohio independents in a new poll.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Trump administration asks Supreme Court to grant DOGE access to Social Security systems
Social Security holds personal records on nearly everyone in the country, including school records, bank details, salary information and medical and mental health records for disability recipients, according to court documents.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Receives New Group of Deported Migrants Amid Family Separation Concerns
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello condemned the absence of children on the latest flight, accusing the U.S. of continuing its imperialist policy of family separations. Venezuela welcomed another flight of citizens deported from the United States on Friday as part of President NicolΓ‘s Maduroβs Return to the Homeland Plan. This marks the 18th repatriation flight, arriving [β¦]
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:US lawmakers urge SEC to delist Alibaba and Chinese companies
Heads of congressional panels say Baidu, JD.com and others have military links that pose βunacceptable riskβ to investors
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:As Trump wreaks global havoc, the dollar cost of uncertainty rises
Companies and countries alike are seeing hedging costs hit the roof amid a loss of trust and certainty in the US, the dollar and Treasuries.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Why Trump’s pick for top prosecutor in DC isn’t sailing through Senate approval
Ed Martin Jr., a conservative activist with modest legal experience who has defended rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is testing Republican party loyalties as a deadline approaches for the Senate to decide whether to extend or end his brief but tumultuous tenure as leader of the countryβs largest U.S. Attorneyβs office.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Biden HHS secretary slams Trump NIH cuts: 'It's a demolition plan'
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra decried the Trump administration's "skinny budget" request unveiled Friday, lambasting it as not a budget proposal but a "demolition plan." In the proposal, President Trump called for cutting $33.3 billion or 26.2 percent of the HHS's discretionary funding. These requested cuts included a $3.6 billion reduction...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:A young man and child killed during air strikes on Gaza city
A young man and child killed during air strikes on Gaza city A child and a young man were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on Friday evening, Wafa news agency reported. During a strike on Al-Sikka Street in the Shujaiyya neighbourhood, a child was killed and his grandfather was injured. In the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City, a young man was killed and several others were wounded during strikes.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Why US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman have stalled
Why US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman have stalled Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 18:00 It's not necessarily a breakdown, but Washington has significantly escalated its threats against Tehran Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, arrives ahead of negotiations with the US in Muscat, Oman, on 25 April 2025 (Iranian foreign ministry/West Asia News Agency/Handout via Reuters) Off For the last...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:US to stage military parade on June 14, Trumpβs birthday
The US president floated the idea of such an event during his first term, but there were concerns about damage from tanks in the streets.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:These towns were drowned to make way for human progress
A wave of dam building during the mid-20th century displaced dozens of towns, villages and First Nations communities. A public history project hopes to recover them.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security data
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to let the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access millions of Americansβ personal data stored by the Social Security Administration (SSA) while it appeals an order that iced the advisory group out. Theemergency applicationasks the justices to lift a Maryland federal judgeβs injunction blocking DOGE from...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Hawaii Sues Big Oil for Alleged Climate Deception After Trump Administration Tried to Block the Litigation
The state of Hawaii has joined an intensifying legal battle by states and communities across the country to try to hold large fossil fuel firms accountable for the damaging climate impacts of their products. Hawaii is the 10th state so far to take the fossil fuel industry to court over alleged climate deception. The stateβs [β¦]
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Lawyers lament treatment of detained Indian academic Badar Khan Suri
Lawyers lament treatment of detained Indian academic Badar Khan Suri Submitted by Azad Essa on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 18:33 Suri was forced to wear used underwear and sleep on the floor while a television set blared at full volume for 21 hours Badar Khan Suri joins a list of scholars facing deportation from the US for their views or associations with Palestine (screengrab) Off On 17 March, Badar Khan Suri, the Indian...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Israeli military launches airstrike on Syria after warning over sectarian attacks
Israelβs air force struck near Syriaβs presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Palestinian children face starvation under Israelβs total Gaza blockade
UNICEF says children face 'growing risk of starvation, illness and death' as Israel bars food and other aid deliveries.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Block plunges 20% as Cash App miss triggers downgrades
Analysts flagged fresh concerns around stagnant Cash App user growth, muted consumer demand and a soft macro environment that may weigh on monetization.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Mangione lawyers ask judge to dismiss state murder charges
The attorneys for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, filed a Thursday motion seeking to dismiss state charges against him. Lead lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, argued that dueling federal charges would amount to double jeopardy for her client. If the charges arenβt dropped, Friedman Agnifilo has asked a judge to...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Why Saudi Arabia can spend more money than it makes, even as oil prices drop
Why Saudi Arabia can spend more money than it makes, even as oil prices drop Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 05/02/2025 - 20:07 Experts often talk about the oil price Saudi Arabia needs to balance its budget, but it has time and space to rely on debt, experts say Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (L) and Saudi government members arrive at Elysee Palace in Paris, ahead of meeting between...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Netflix stock is trading at all-time-high levels in unprecedented win streak
Netflix's stock has traded for 11 straight days without a decline, the company's longest positive run ever.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Dubai draws Swiss family offices tired of tax and regulation
A confluence of factors from disclosure requirements to a potential 50 per cent wealth tax is weighing on the country
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:US man's blood may be key to universal snakebite antivenom
Scientists have used blood from an American man who injected himself with snake venom for years to create what they say is "the most broadly effective antivenom to date" β at least in mice.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Hynes finds his peace as wandering NRL eyes turn elsewhere
Nicho Hynes's professional but unspectacular leadership of the Sharks is the sort of role he's cut out for, but his early success made us think he was something else.
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:The return of student loan debt collection: What borrowers need to know
After a five-year pause that began during the pandemic, the Trump administration is bringing back financial penalties for the many millions of borrowers who are too far behind on their student loan payments. Itβs led to confusion and financial uncertainty. At least 5 million people are in default, meaning they have failed to make payments [β¦] The post The return of student loan debt collection: What borrowers need to...
Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source:Jeff Bezos discloses plan to sell up to $4.8 billion in Amazon stock
Bezos' disclosure of stock sales comes a day after Amazon's first-quarter earnings report showed the company is bracing for tariff-related uncertainty.
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