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Republicans get new case of heartburn over Hegseth
Senate Republicans are experiencing a new case of heartburn over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a spate of Pentagon staff firings in recent weeks and the emergence of a second Signal chat reportedly detailing attack plans in a monthβs time. Hegseth once again found himself squarely in the spotlight over the past week after a...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:
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Trump to attend Pope Francisβs funeral
The Vatican has not announced a date for the funeral. Hours before his death was announced early Monday, Francis met briefly on Sunday morning with Vice President JD Vance, a recent Catholic convert.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:βChina Plus Oneβ Should Be a Strategic Win for America in Southeast Asia
ASEANβs strategic interests lie in autonomy, market access, and meaningful economic alternatives to China. Can the U.S. take advantage of the opportunity this presents?
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Could WA's golden goose be under threat from a giant iron ore deposit?
Iron ore is the lifeblood of Western Australia's economy, but the industry has a new competitor in the form of the Simandou mine in Guinea, holding one of the largest untapped high-grade deposits in the world.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:RFK Jr. set to announce a plan to ban certain artificial food dyes
The Trump administration is set to unveil a plan to remove petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the countryβs food supply, ramping up pressure on food companies, according to a media advisory sent by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Walgreens settles allegations around opioid prescriptions for $300M: DOJ
National pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay at least $300 million to settle allegations it illegally fulfilled millions of invalid controlled substance prescriptions for more than a decade. Per the terms of the settlement, Walgreens will pay the federal government $300 million to resolve allegations that the company violated both the Controlled Substances Act...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Harvard sues the Trump administration over funding cuts
Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday after the federal government canceled billions of dollars in funding for the Ivy League school. The lawsuit marks a significant β though expected β escalation in the battle between Harvard and President Trump after the nation's oldest university rejected administration demands to eliminate diversity, equity and...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Google faces uncertain future after antitrust losses
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google faces uncertain future after antitrust losses Googleβs tech empire is increasingly on shaky ground after losing two antitrust cases in less than a year. Adobe Stock A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google has an illegal monopoly over advertising technology, just eight months after another judge...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Harvard Intensifies Funding Fight With Trump Administration
Harvard University sued several US agencies and top officials for freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, significantly ratcheting up a high-stakes showdown with the Trump administration.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court Halts Trump Administrationβs Deportation of Venezuelans Using Alien Enemies Act
U.S. Supreme Court halts deportation of Venezuelans under wartime law. Is Trumpβs new tactic violating human rights and international agreements? Related: U.S. Accelerates Deportations of Venezuelans Without Judicial Safeguards Label them as βEnemy Aliensβ In a move that has generated controversy and alarm in the international community, the Donald Trump administration has resorted to an [β¦]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Trump hosts Walmart, Target and Home Depot CEOs for tariff meeting
Trump's aggressive tariff policies have caused uncertainty both for investors and business leaders, many of whom rely heavily on imported goods.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:More than 5 million student loan borrowers are in default. Education Department says they will be referred to debt collection
The Trump administration's announcement marks an end to a period of leniency that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. No federal student loans have been referred for collection since March 2020, including those in default.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: world mourns Pope Francis, drownings stun NSW, Pentagon βmeltdownβ
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. Australiaβs 5 million Catholics are in mourning after the death of Pope Francis, who Anthony Albanese called their βdevoted champion and loving fatherβ. We have full reports and appreciations, plus analysis of who might succeed him. We examine the spate of drownings...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Education Department to restart collections on defaulted federal student loans
The Department of Education announced Monday it will restart collections on defaulted federal student loans on May 5, including potentially garnishing wages for millions of workers. The federal agency said more than 5 million borrowers have been in default β not making monthly payments β for more than year and in some cases for more...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Feral cats killing more native animals than previously thought
Research tracking released bilbies and bettongs in remote SA has found feral cats are their biggest killer.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Nonprofits Under Fire: How the IRS Canβand CannotβRevoke Federal Tax-Exempt Status
A nonprofit legal expert weighs in on what the government can actually do to affect an organizationβs tax-exempt status.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Rosary prayer for late Pope Francis led by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti in St Peterβs Square
The rosary ended with a long round of applause followed by people chanting βlong live Pope Francisβ.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Rates will never be enough β councils need the power to raise money in other ways
New taxes are never popular. But unless central government gives local bodies the power to raise more than just rates, budgets will never cover costs.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Is a corporation a slave? Many philosophers think so
Corporations are βlegal personsβ under the law. But their ability to be βownedβ by shareholders embeds a system of exploitation at the heart of capitalism.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Graydon Carter hired Christopher Hitchens, pissed off Trump and revealed Deep Throat. He calls himself a βbeta maleβ
At Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter oversaw iconic coverage and launched the Oscars party. His memoir recalls the golden age of magazines β and βthe expense account lifeβ.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Trump says he will attend pope's funeral as large crowds flock to Vatican
Crowds have converged on St Peter's Square in the hours since Pope Francis's death, the Vatican has announced his body could be lying in state as early as Wednesday, and US President Donald Trump has said he plans to attend the pontiff's funeral.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine, says he is open to more ceasefires
Separately, Ukraineβs Zelensky said Kyiv is sending delegation to UK to meet envoys from US and other Western countries on Wednesday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Personal items tell the story of Gallipoli bravery and 'living hell'
A young soldier was carrying a Bible when he was hit by shrapnel at Gallipoli β it's among the items on show in Sydney to mark 110 years since the ill-fated landing.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:UN warns of massive cyberscams spreading across the world
Crime syndicates have made billions scamming victims in Asia and are now expanding their operations to Africa, Europe, South America and further, according to a UN report.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Leaders and supporters around the globe react to death of Pope Francis
Leaders and worshippers around the world mourn and pay tribute to the late Pope Francis.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis remembered as βdear friendβ by the people of Gaza
Pope Francis remembered as βdear friendβ by the people of Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 17:47 Thousands of pro-Palestinian social media users, as well as those from Gaza, paid heartfelt tributes to the late Pope Members of the clergy hold mass for late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on April 21, 2025. Palestinian Christians in Gaza mourned the death of Pope Francis, who had...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Israel account on X posts, then deletes, Pope Francis condolences
Israel account on X posts, then deletes, Pope Francis condolences The official account for the State of Israel on X appeared to have posted, then deleted, a condolence post after the death of Pope Francis on Monday. Among the pontiff's last remarks on Sunday was a call to end the war on Gaza. They deleted it. Santo Subito! Saint Francis! pic.twitter.com/R1FvWElAqQ β Philip Proudfoot (@PhilipProudfoot) April 21, 2025
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:FTC sues Uber over βdeceptiveβ subscription service
The US regulatorβs legal action is the latest move against Big Tech under Donald Trump
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Judge rules Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk must be transferred to Vermont
Judge rules Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk must be transferred to Vermont Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 18:29 In major milestone for detained students, Vermont judge rules that Tufts University student should be moved while a lawsuit unfolds Rumeysa Ozturk was working as a research assistant and undertaking her PhD at the Eliot-Pearson department of child study and human development at Tufts...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Live: Reforming pontiff's cause of death confirmed amid mourning
The 88-year-old pope died on Monday, a day after greeting crowds of worshippers at the Vatican on Easter Sunday. Follow live updates.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Unsung Brumbies hero putting Wallabies' selectors on notice
Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham is convinced Corey Toole is ready to play Test rugby, and the lightening quick winger is continuing to build a case to be picked for the Wallabies.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Has Trump bitten off more than he can chew in a US-China trade war?
A US-China trade war is a battle neither side can win. It's more a question as to the amount of pain either country can endure and which will emerge with the least damage.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Whole, skim or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches
This story was produced by Grist and reprinted with permission. In 2010, United States lawmakers passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which aimed to tackle both childhood obesity and hunger by making school meals more nutritious. Two years later, the Department of Agriculture updated its guidance for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, [β¦] The post Whole, skim or soy? The congressional...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Venezuelan Prosecutor Denounces Salvadoran President for Human Trafficking
Nayib Bukeleβs actions against deported migrants qualify as forced disappearances and human trafficking, Saab said. On Monday, Venezuelan Attorney General William Tarek Saab noted that recent statements by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele show that he is arbitrarily detaining 252 Venezuelans who were illegally deported from the United States. RELATED: HRW Reports Forced Disappearance of 238 [β¦]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis spoke up for Palestinians until the end
Pope Francis chose to not remain silent on the suffering of the Palestinian people.
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