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News Wrap: Trump gives TikTok another 75 days to find American buyer to keep app running
In our news wrap Friday, President Trump said he's giving TikTok another 75 days to find an American buyer, Secretary of State Rubio said it will become clear within weeks whether Russia truly intends to pursue peace with Ukraine, a judge ordered the Trump administration to return a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and a South Korean court removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:
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Canada Minister Wants LNG Canada Doubled, Eyes Western Pipeline Upgrade
Canadaโs government supports doubling the scale of an already-huge natural gas project on the west coast and now sees it as โlikely,โ according to its resources minister, as the country pushes to diversify exports away from a hostile US.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Fired federal workers struggling to land new jobs in tightening white-collar sector
The latest jobs report came in stronger than anticipated, demonstrating again that the job market has been far more resilient than many expected. But some say the data doesn't reflect layoffs underway and that job opportunities are tightening in the white-collar sector. That is a big worry for federal workers being cut. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut teacher-training money, for now
TheSupreme Courton Friday granted the Trump administrationโs plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars inteacher-training moneyas part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit continues.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trump abruptly shakes up NSA leadership amid pressure from right-wing activist
President Trump abruptly fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the countryโs powerful cyber intelligence bureau. Thatโs according to reports and members of the House and Senate intelligence committees. The firings came after right-wing activist Laura Loomer urged Trump to do so. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Stewart Baker, a former NSA general counsel.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Children among 18 killed in Russian attack on Zelensky's home city
The head of the city defence council says a ballistic missile hit a residential area, killing children on a playground.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Kennedy Center faces a crossroads as it’s pulled into partisan politics
The Kennedy Center is one of the nationโs premiere performing arts centers, holding around 2,000 events each year. Itโs a public-private partnership with most funding raised privately, but some coming from the federal government. The center has traditionally been a bipartisan institution but itโs now at a crossroads. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Tariff rates Trump ascribes to other countries are vastly higher than World Trade data shows
A report said the trade-weighted average tariff rates in most countries are much lower than the figures used by the Trump administration.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Why Trump tariffs could make sports gear made in Asia pricier โ for Americans
Hong Kong economists expect pain for US consumers, with likes of Nike, Adidas, Under Armour and Hoka making goods in China or Southeast Asia.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Medicare won't cover anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs as Biden admin proposed
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it will not be finalizing a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would have allowed Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries access to anti-obesity drugs such as the highly in-demand GLP-1 medications. In November last year, the Biden administration proposed a new rule that would allow...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:How NCAA’s transfer portal transformed March Madness
The NCAA Womenโs Final Four tips off Friday in Tampa Bay with the menโs games starting Saturday in San Antonio. This year, the tournaments are unique because they feature a large number of players who previously played for a different school. Thatโs thanks to rule changes that let athletes easily move between schools. William Brangham discussed more with Jesse Dockerty of The Washington Post.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Stock market craters
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Dow plunges 2,231 points as Trump tariffs cause frenzy The stock market cratered Friday as concerns about the economic impact of President Trumpโs new tariffs shook Wall Street for yet another day. AP The Dow...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Ousted FDA vaccine director calls Kennedy's start 'very scary'
Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official pressured to resign over his disagreements with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., warned in an interview published Friday that Kennedy's tenure at the HHS has been "very scary" so far. Marks announced his resignation toward the end of March, reportedly having...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Judge declines Khalil's request to block Columbia from giving student records to House committee
A district judge denied a temporary restraining order in Mahmoud Khalilโs case against Columbia University attempting to block the transfer of student records to the GOP-led House Education and the Workforce Committee. Khalil, the former lead negotiator for Columbia's pro-Palestinian encampment who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sued the school...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Americans are farming truffles and finding success. Here’s how
Research continues on best practices in American truffle growing. Projects spearheaded by the truffle growers' association and universities are done in tandem with the growers themselves.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Energy Department considers more than 40 percent ofย its staff nonessential as layoffs loom
The Energy Department (DOE) considers more than 40 percent of its staffers to be nonessential โ meaning these people could be on the chopping block โ as mass layoffs loom at the agency and across the federal government. A document viewed by The Hill on Friday states that out of the agencyโs current headcount of...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:US judge orders return of wrongly deported El Salvador man
The 29-year-old man, who lived in the country legally and is married to a US citizen, was deported due to an "administrative error." This is the latest blow to the Trump administration's hardline migration policies.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Could Trump tariffs open window of opportunity for China to improve ties with Vietnam?
The โvery damagingโ move could take a heavy toll on the country and may prompt Hanoi to move to boost economic ties with its neighbour.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Cuban Foreign Minister Reaffirms Support for Argentinaโs Sovereignty Over Malvinas Islands
Cuba reaffirms support for Argentinaโs sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, criticizing British influence. The statement follows President Mileiโs controversial remarks on respecting islandersโ wishes. Related: Brazil Supports Argentina in Dispute Over the Malvinas Islands Cubaโs foreign minister has reaffirmed his countryโs support for Argentinaโs โlegitimate right to exercise sovereignty over the Malvinas, South...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trumpโs National Security Purge Spotlights Far-Right Activist Laura Loomer
The Trump administrationโs purge of national security officials this week has thrown a spotlight on the presidentโs ties to far-right activist Laura Loomer and raised questions about the direction of White House strategy as it seeks to end Russiaโs war on Ukraine, challenge Iranโs nuclear program and counter Chinaโs rising military might.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:The Trump Administration Issues Its Next Assault on the Nationโs Public Forests
The Trump administration announced Friday that it plans to remove protections on tens of millions of acres of public forest by declaring a wildfire-related emergency, a move that critics believe will lead to the destruction of massive swaths of older trees that are actually more resilient to fire. In a memo released internally Thursday, Agriculture [โฆ]
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Federal judge orders case of Tufts student in ICE custody moved to Vermont
A federal judge issued a Friday order transferring the case involving Rumeysa รzturk, a Tufts University graduate student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to a jurisdiction in Vermont in the โinterest of justice.โ โThe government asserts that this Court lacks jurisdiction over the Petition as รzturk, unknown to anyone but the government, was...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Tasmania is not alone when it comes to the debates over salmon farming
Foreign companies now own Tasmania's big three salmon farming operations. Here's a look at how industrial fish farms are run overseas โ and the problems operators have encountered when there's opposition to their practices.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Unmarked graves a hidden challenge in cemeteries running out of space
The discovery of 67 possible unmarked graves at a western Victorian cemetery heightens calls for more funding to map graveyards to avoid accidentally digging into occupied plots.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs
The launch of the highly anticipated gaming console is likely to be affected by heavy duties on products made in Vietnam and Cambodia.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Oil in Freefall Reorders Energy Landscape From US to Middle East
The plunge in oil prices over the past two days following the twin shocks of President Donald Trumpโs tariffs and the surprise boost in production from OPEC+ has altered the global energy landscape with stunning speed.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:US stock markets continue slump as China hits back on Trump tariffs
Top indices see worst two-day stretch since COVID pandemic, as Fed chair warns of increased inflation and unemployment.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:The Lonely Death of a Rwandan General
Click to expand Image Brigadier General Frank Rusagara arrives at the court to appeal their 2016 conviction on charges including tarnishing the governmentโs image and inciting insurrection, in Kigali, Rwanda, on December 27, 2019. 2019 Clement Uwiringiyimana/Reuters Retired Brig. Gen. Frank Rusagara died last week inRwanda. He had spent11 years behind bars, without being allowed to speak to his wife, who died in the...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Chopper pilots 'angels from the sky' to flooded outback Queenslanders
Helicopter pilots saved the lives of Queenslanders as floodwater tore through their towns. Now they are providing life-saving supplies to isolated communities and their livestock.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Feeling queasy about the stock market? Think twice before selling, financial advisers say
The huge swingsrocking Wall Streetandthe global economymay feel far from normal. But, for investing at least, drops of this size have happened throughout history. Here's what experts advise investors young and old to consider.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:How Hong Kong can reimagine its greatest asset: peopleโs homes
The city badly needs new revenue sources, and selling public housing units to tenants offers a better solution than painful cuts or new taxes.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:TikTok deal pulled after Trump tariff announcement
A finalized TikTok deal was pulled Thursday after President Trump announced massive new tariffs against China, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Hill. Trump was poised to sign an executive order approving a deal that would have seen TikTokโs U.S. operations spun off into a new company, allowing the popular social media...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Hospital food for patients standardised across NSW, including cake
A statewide menu is rolling out in public hospitals across New South Wales. It means every hospital will provide patients with the same selection of meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:US Ordered to Return Man Mistakenly Sent to El Salvador Prison
A federal judge gave the government until the end of Monday to return a man to the US after it said it had mistakenly sent him to a prison in El Salvador in an โadministrative error.โ
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Cost of bombing Yemen for three weeks to hit $1bn: Report
Cost of bombing Yemen for three weeks to hit $1bn: Report CNN, citing US officials on Friday, said the cost of the US war on Yemen since 15 March is about to hit the $1bn mark - and it hasn't even had that much impact. Members of the Trump administration cabinet had disclosed in a leaked group chat last month that one senior-ranking member of the Houthis was killed when the US bombed an entire apartment building....
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