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Rural public media at risk as Congress moves toward funding cut
Among the programs targeted for cuts in the White House rescissions package is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's the independent nonprofit created by Congress to distribute federal funds to more than 1,500 noncommercial TV and radio stations. Tom Abbott of public radio station KFSK in Petersburg, Alaska, joined William Brangham to discuss whatโs at stake for rural stations.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:
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UN security council to hold emergency meeting on Syria Thursday: Report
UN security council to hold emergency meeting on Syria Thursday: Report Al Jazeera is reporting, quoting a diplomatic source, that the United Nations Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss the Israeli escalation in Syria. Earlier, a source has told Al Jazeera that the security council has received a request from Syria to convene as soon as possible following Israelโs attacks on governmental buildings in the...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:7.3 magnitude earthquake prompts tsunami warning along parts of Alaska's coast
Officials in the community of King Cove, which has about 870 residents and is on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, sent an alert calling on those in the coastal area to move to higher ground.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Canadian tourism to U.S. drops dramatically amid Trump’s harsh rhetoric
Canada sends more tourists to America than any other country. Last year, Canadians made over 20 million visits to the U.S. and spent more than $20 billion. But this year, many are avoiding U.S. travel. William Brangham reports.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:OSHA Just Reduced the Value of a Workerโs Life
The Department of Labor announced โupdates to penalty guidelinesโ to improve worker safety on Monday that it said will support small businesses and eliminate workplace hazards. The announcement follows the release of the Occupational Safety and Health Administrationโs budget for the next fiscal year, which includes a plan for nearly 10,000 fewer workplace hazard inspections [โฆ]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Republicans divided over Powell's fate
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP split on whether Trump should fire Powell Republican lawmakers are split over if President Trump should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with some pushing him to nix the central bank head and others encouraging...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Is our mental health determined by where we live โ or is it the other way round? New research sheds more light
Mental health is not just connected to whatโs inside our head. The environment around us can play a part โ either supporting wellbeing or driving a decline.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Crypto regulation stumbles in Congress for a second day
The second attempt to advance a pair of crypto bills came after President Donald Trump intervened Tuesday evening to get the holdouts on board.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:What to know about the crypto regulation bills
Congress is moving toward passing a series of bills that would be the first to regulate the crypto industry. The GENIUS Act regulates stablecoins while the Clarity Act regulates digital currency overall, splitting oversight between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Lisa Desjardins discussed the legislation with Patrick McHenry and Hilary Allen.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Idaho farmer calls for new look at immigration policy amid raids
President Trumpโs immigration enforcement is being felt across the country. Arrests have gone up in every state and more than doubled in 38 states. The biggest increase is happening in Idaho, where ICE has made more than 300 arrests. Farmer Shay Myers, who grows onions and other vegetables in Idaho, joined William Brangham to discuss his immigrant workforce.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:‘John and Jim’ symphony honors marriage equality with its future increasingly in doubt
Ten years ago, marriage equality became the law of the land when the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges case that state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional. A symphony piece now honors the love story of Jim Obergefell and husband John, and how the fight to prevent an overturn of the case continues. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Australiaโs octogenarian basketball team know itโs never too late to don the green and gold
For over-80s at the world championships, the game is played on a smaller court with extended shot clocks โ and in this age category, competition can sometimes feature courtside defibrillationOscar Carlson describes himself, rather self-deprecatingly, as โjust an old bloke that does stuffโ. Only doing stuff โ in this 84-year-oldโs case โ extends to representing his country on the international sporting stage.Last month,...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Exploring meaning, ethics and belief through Japaneseย anime
As a scholar who studies Japanese religion and has a lifelong love of visual storytelling, I started using anime in my class to spark conversations around the Buddhist ideas of karma and Shintล notions of โkami,โ or spirits in nature. When I introduced the idea of karma, a scene from โMob Psycho 100โ โ a [โฆ] The post Exploring meaning, ethics and belief through Japaneseanime appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Rare worm parasite, first of its kind, found feasting on shark
Researchers were "beginning to wonder if they even existed", but have finally found a new species of worm parasite on a shark after a 20-year worldwide search.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Duffy, Nadler tangle at hearing: 'Don't call me a liar here'
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) butted heads on Wednesday over the safety of the New York City subway system and the accuracy of crime data statistics. In testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Duffy warned Nadler not to call him a liar after the congressman said Duffy has โmisrepresentedโ...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Earthquake strikes off Alaska, triggering tsunami advisory
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska, according to the US Geological Survey. The authorities initially issued a tsunami warning but later downgraded it to an advisory.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Trump, Noem, Powell and Democrats: 5 takeaways from the Hill Nation Summit
Wednesdayโs Hill Nation Summit was packed with lawmakers and major figures on both sides of the aisle, and made clear that President Trump has an iron grip on the Republican Party. Republican speakers were notably deferential to and confident in Trump, while Democrats struggling to coalesce around a strategy to come back from their crushing...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:At least two killed in โhorrificโ Russian attack on Ukraineโs Dobropillia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as 'simply horrific, stupid Russian terror'.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival, two days before opening
Footage on social media shows flames ravaging the Belgian festival's main stage, just two days before it opens.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Mars rock found in Niger sells for $4.3m at auction
The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on Earth.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Teens charged with murder over Sunshine Coast stabbing
Two teenage boys have been charged with murder following the stabbing death of 57-year-old Zdravko Bilic.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Crypto bills stall amid GOP infighting
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Crypto bills stall amid GOP infighting The House floor was locked at a standstill Wednesday afternoon as a diverse array of House Republicans sparred over a trio of crypto bills and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) searched for consensus to unfreeze the floor. Greg Nash A procedural vote to advance...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:7.3 magnitude earthquake stirs tsunami warning along parts of Alaska’s southern coast
Officials in the Pacific Northwest were evaluating whether there was any threat to coastlines there.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Tina Smith hospitalized overnight for observation amid rescissions vote-a-rama
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) was hospitalized Wednesday, likely putting Democrats down a vote during the vote-a-rama on the rescissions package that is expected to last into the evening. Smith's staffrevealed on social mediathat the 67-year-old senator felt unwell while at the Capitol earlier Wednesday and subsequently went to George Washington University Hospital for treatment and...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:USAID food for nearly 30,000 hungry kids to be destroyed: Official
Senior US official calls destruction of 500 tonnes of biscuits a 'casualty' of the USAID shutdown.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Trump sued over ending grant program
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story States sue Trump over axed resiliency program A coalition of 20 states on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its decision to shut down a multibillion-dollar grant program aimed at strengthening infrastructure before natural disasters strike. Greg Nash The lawsuit, filed in federal court in...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Donald Trump floats firing Fedโs Jay Powell
Also in todayโs newsletter, US set to ban Chinese tech in submarine cables, and Nvidia chief vows to โaccelerate recoveryโ of China sales
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:The largest chunk of Mars on Earth just fetched a meteoric sum at auction, but bidders really bit at a baby dino skeleton
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton went for more than $30 million.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:10 GOP senators come out against latest Trump school funding cuts, saying they 'will harm students'
A group of 10 GOP senators penned a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday condemning a pause in funding for after-school and summer activities that has thrown schools and programs into chaos. The Republicans urged OMB Director Russell Vought to resume the $6 billion in funding, saying...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Live: Panda diplomacy on display during PM's final day of China visit
Anthony Albanese has visited a panda conservation centre in China as he finishes his six-day trip to the country. Follow live.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Virginia Governor Boosts Artificial Intelligence to Fill Jobs, Cut Regulations
RESTON, Va.โVirginiaโs state government is leaning into its use of artificial intelligence for workforce development and regulation cuts. Itโs an energy-intensive move further perpetuating the need for data centers and worsening climate change. On Tuesday, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a partnership with Google through which the search giant will donate 10,000 scholarships for work [โฆ]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Fetterman: 'I'm not on social media at all'
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Wednesday he is โnot on social media at allโ after New York magazine reported in May that a former aide had said social platform X was often a focus of the senator. โIโm actually not on โ Iโm not on social media at all,โ Fetterman said at a Wednesday event...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Germany to tighten people-smuggling law as chancellor visits UK
It comes as Friedrich Merz makes his first official visit to the UK as German chancellor.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Watch: How a day of bombing unfolded in Damascus
Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Syria, including near the presidential palace and on the defence ministry headquarters in central Damascus.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Live: Trump 'not planning' to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell
US President Donald Trump says he is not planning to fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, leading to a recovery on Wall Street. The local share market is poised to rise at the start of trade. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
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