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U.S. Steel Is a Major Source of Pollution in Pennsylvania. Will Its Sale Lock in Emissions for Another Generation?
President Donald Trump returned to western Pennsylvania Friday to announce an ending to the months-long saga to decide who would own the Pittsburgh-based steelmaking company U.S. Steel. But even as the deal moves toward a resolution, questions about what it will mean for public health, local economies and climate change linger. U.S. Steelβs coal-based steelmaking [β¦]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:
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School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far
Traditions have changed over the years and now teenagers are spending fortunes on hiring party buses.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump administration unveils more detailed proposal for steep 2026 spending cuts
The Trump administration on Friday unveiled more details of the president's vision for how to fund the government in fiscal year 2026, expanding on its request earlier this month for steep spending cuts. The lengthy budget appendix, which stretches to more than 1,200 pages, comes as Republicans in both chambers have pressed the administration for...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Why so many Filipinos choose to call the NT home
The Northern Territory is the only jurisdiction in Australia where Filipinos are the number one migrant group. Those in the tight-knit community share why they love life in the Top End.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump Executive Orders Violate Young Peopleβs Rights to a Stable Climate, a Lawsuit Alleges
A group of 22 young people from across the country accuse the Trump administration in a new federal lawsuit of violating their constitutional rights with a coordinated set of executive orders that prioritize the expansion of fossil fuels and threaten to further destabilize the climate. The complaint, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in [β¦]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Australia's mushroom trial update: lead detective and mycologists among witnesses called β video
Erin Patterson faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her house in Victoriaβs Leongatha on 29 July 2023. She has pleaded not guilty to murdering or attempting to murder the relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson. Guardian Australia's justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci has been attending the trial since it began, and explains what's happened so...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Queensland redefines farmers to expand access to disaster relief
Income from off-farm sources such as contract harvesting, mustering and milking will be considered "primary production" under changes to disaster funding.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Department of Energy cancels nearly $4B in energy awards
Presented by Entergy {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump admin cancels $3.7B for decarbonizing industry The Trump administration announced Friday it has canceled nearly $4 billion in awards aimed at the decarbonizing industry that were issued under the Biden administration. Greg Nash A press release described the $3.7...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Elon Musk leaves White House position after overseeing slashing of jobs and agencies
Elon Muskβs time in the White House has officially come to an end. The worldβs richest man was tapped to reshape the federal government and rein in spending. But as White House correspondent Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez reports, Muskβs impact remains unclear and some agency budgets actually grew.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Supreme Court lets Trump strip humanitarian parole protections from migrants
In our news wrap Friday, the Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to strip the legal status of people from countries facing war and political turmoil, former President Biden gave his first public remarks since he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer and PBS is suing the Trump administration over an executive order that aims to cut all federal funding.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Mississippi governor on how changes to Medicaid, disaster funding could impact his state
As Republicans in Congress negotiate the presidentβs policy agenda, states are preparing for the impacts on their healthcare programs and their budgets. That includes Mississippi, where nearly 700,000 residents are enrolled in Medicaid. Amna Nawaz discussed the Trump agenda and its impact on Mississippi with Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Receives Over 2.4 Million Vaccines from Iran to Boost Public Health
Venezuela strengthens its immunization program with a shipment of more than 2.4 million polio and hepatitis B vaccines from Iran, reinforcing healthcare partnerships amid ongoing efforts to eradicate preventable diseases. Related: Venezuela Proposes Binational Peace and Economic Development Zone with Colombia to Combat Drug Trafficking On May 30, 2025, Venezuela received a significant shipment of [β¦]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Harvard professor calls Trump’s attacks on funding and students ‘authoritarianism’
The Trump administrationβs fight with Harvard isnβt letting up. The White House has moved to strip more than $2 billion in federal grants, block international student enrollment and suspend student visa appointments. Some at Harvard are speaking out, including professor and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker. He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss his op-ed titled βHarvard Derangement Syndrome.β
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump says he plans to double steel tariffs to 50pc
The US President tells a rally in Pennsylvania that the increase from 25 per cent to 50 per cent will "even further secure the steel industry in the United States".
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order
Al-Awda, the last functioning hospital in the North Gaza governorate, is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its evacuation.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump announces plan to double steel tariffs
President Trump announced Friday his administration would be doubling tariffs on steel imports from 25 percent to 50 percent during a visit to Pennsylvania focused on boosting the U.S. steel industry. βWeβre going to bring it from 25 to 50 percent on steel into the United States of America, which will even further secure the...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump says he would back GOP Rep. Meuser for Pennsylvania governor bid
President Trump on Friday offered his support for Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) if the congressman opts to run for governor in Pennsylvania, which Meuser has said he is considering. Trump quipped during a rally in Pittsburgh that he heard a "rumor" that Meuser was weighing a gubernatorial bid, which would pit him against Gov. Josh...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump's trade rift with China
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump rips China for βtotally' violating trade truce President Trump railed against China on Friday, saying Beijing violated a trade agreement with the U.S. amid ongoing tensions between the two countries. The Associated Press In...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump trying to find 'loophole' on tariffs: Oregon attorney general
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Thursday that President Trump was attempting to find a βloopholeβ to instate global tariffs. The Trump administration has argued that under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which Trump enacted in February, the White House can set and dismantle trade rates through sole executive power. βHe used an...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:UN special rapporteur says there is famine in Gaza: Report
UN special rapporteur says there is famine in Gaza: Report Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, told Al Jazeera that it was "safe to say" there is famine in Gaza, noting that it's impossible to reach a formal conclusion because Israel has totally besieged the enclave, with experts unable to access the population. He also said that Israel and the US were using the trickle of aid entering the...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Alexei Popyrin makes fourth round of French Open with straight-sets win
Even Alexei Popyrin didn't think he'd be the last Australian man left standing at the French Open, but now he's powered into the last 16, he's determined to make the most of it.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Elon Musk deflects question about report of drug use, family drama as Trump looks on
Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for an event marking the DOGE founder's departure from Washington.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Is Victoria's largest gold mine a good corporate citizen or bad neighbour?
The state government's decision to sign off on the expansion of Victoria's largest gold mine has left some in the community "ecstatic" while others say it puts profits first.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Soaring rice prices are stirring political trouble in Japan
Japanβs agriculture minister, Taku Eto, resigned on May 21 just six months into his term, following a public backlash to his joke that he never buys rice because supporters give it to him for free. Gaffes are by no means uncommon in Japanese politics. Controversial remarks by one former prime minister, Taro Aso, were routinely [β¦] The post Soaring rice prices are stirring political trouble in Japan appeared first on...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:How libraries are 'the glitter glue' binding communities together
Offering millions of books, free internet access and everything from craft clubs to storytelling dogs, libraries are an essential public space β particularly in regional and remote Australia.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:U.S. Seeks Free Passage for Military Ships Through Panama Canal Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions
The United States is negotiating with Panama for toll-free transit of its naval vessels through the Panama Canal, challenging sovereign agreements and escalating regional tensions amid concerns over Chinaβs influence. Related: MoU Allowing U.S. Military Presence in Panama is Unconstitutional: Sevillano The U.S. government is actively negotiating with Panama to secure free passage for its [β¦]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:UN says famine stalks all in Gaza; Israel shoots, wounds aid seekers
Gazaβs entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a 'drip-feed' amid dire crisis.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:βNot really leavingβ: Trump bids goodbye to Elon Musk at White House event
The billionaire's exit from DOGE throws the panel's future into uncertainty, but Musk says he will remain an 'adviser'.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Poland's presidential candidates Trzaskowski and Nawrocki hold their final campaign rallies
Polls will open on Sunday in a presidential election that will have major consequences for the future of the Polish government. Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and national conservative historian Karol Nawrocki are running neck and neck, according to opinion polls.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:The Economic Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change
The price of climate change is highβand the bill is only getting steeper as temperatures continue to rise, economists say. A recent report compiled by risk management experts with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the University of Exeter in England found that the global economy could experience a 50 percent loss in gross [β¦]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Erin Patterson lied about mushroom foraging but her lawyers argue she's no killer
Erin Patterson admits lying to police about key details after a deadly lunch, but her defence claims panic β not malice β drove her actions, arguing there's no proof she intended to kill.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Israel will block Saudi foreign minister's visit to occupied West Bank: Report
Israel will block Saudi foreign minister's visit to occupied West Bank: Report Israel in an escalation has decided to block a delegation of Middle Eastern foreign ministers led by Saudi Arabiaβs top diplomat to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, a senior Israeli official told to The Times of Israel. The foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and Turkey were slated to meet...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Councillors resign as they struggle to balance role with full-time work
Low pay and growing workloads may be forcing country councillors out of the job as they struggle to balance the demands of being a politician while working full-time elsewhere.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:How body positivity was co-opted by brands and influencers
"Body-positive" content can be found all over social media. Activists say it's missing the point.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Israeli defence minister vows to build 'Jewish Israeli state' in West Bank
Israeli defence minister vows to build 'Jewish Israeli state' in West Bank Israeli Defence MinisterIsraelKatz vowed on Friday to build a "Jewish Israeli state" in the occupied West Bank, a day after the government announced the creation of 22 new settlements in the Palestinian territory. "This is a decisive response to the terrorist organisations that are trying to harm and weaken our hold on this land," Katz said in a...
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