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Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order
The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:
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Student protester Mohsen Mahdawi unveils legal defence fund for immigrants
Mahdawi was recently released after being arrested as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on student protesters.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:'Horrendously expensive' interstate shipping denies farmers lifeline
South Australian farmers struggling with drought need livestock feed, but Australian shipping laws make it unaffordable for Australian sea freight to reach them. 'Cheaper to ship to China' than send WA grain to drought-hit farmers
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:President Maduro Asks The New Pope For The Prompt Canonization Of Venezuelan Blesseds
Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro, asked this Thursday the new pope, Leo XIV, the “prompt concretion” of the canonizations of the Venezuelan blesseds José Gregorio Hernández and Carmen Rendiles, approved by the late pontiff Francisco in February and March last, respectively. RELATED: Meet Pope Leo XIV: Former Cardinal Prevost’s Path to Papacy “With filial respect, we […]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:SHKP, CK Asset, Henderson to dominate Hong Kong housing amid demand for small units
The three developers will deliver 60 per cent of new homes in 2025 and 2026, up from 40 per cent in 2023 and 2024, JLL says.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Armed attacks in Rafah leave Israeli soldiers dead and wounded
Armed attacks in Rafah leave Israeli soldiers dead and wounded Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said that its fighters had targeted two Israeli military units in eastern Rafah in Gaza, killing and wounding soldiers, Andalou reported on Thursday. The group said it had attacked a group of12 soldiers who were preparing to carry out a bombing inside a house in the Al-Tanour neighborhood in eastern Rafah. They...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:House GOP out of sync on Medicaid
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story House GOP not synced on Medicaid plans One of the thorniest issues facing House Republicans has yet to be resolved, even as the Energy and Commerce Committee barrels toward a meeting early next week to mark up its...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Pope Leo XIV selected as first American to lead Catholic Church
A new pope has been elected, and in a major surprise, an American has been chosen for the first time. Robert Francis Prevost will now be known as Pope Leo XIV. In his first remarks as the leader of more than one billion Roman Catholics around the world, the pope spoke of peace and building bridges to an ecstatic crowd in St. Peter's Square. Geoff Bennett reports.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:What Pope Leo XIV’s election means for the future of the church and Catholics worldwide
To discuss the implications of Robert Prevost’s election as pope, for both for the church and for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, Amna Nawaz spoke with Kim Daniels, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, and Father Tom Reese, the senior analyst for Religion News Service and author of "Inside the Vatican."
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:‘My soul was removed from me’: Former model testifies Weinstein sexually assaulted her as a teen
A former model tearfully testified Thursday thatHarvey Weinsteinsexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:U.S. pushes for de-escalation as India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations
Tensions in South Asia are running high after India and Pakistan accused each other of firing at their respective military sites. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called leaders in both countries and pushed for what he called immediate de-escalation and direct dialogue. But there is heavy shelling on both sides of the disputed border. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump to appoint Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as D.C.'s interim top federal prosecutor
Martin is the second Trump nominee in as many days to be pulled after it appeared they would not have the Senate votes to be confirmed.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: White House asks Supreme Court to allow it to remove deportation protections
In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to remove deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants, Secretary of State Rubio says his agency is reviewing the visa status of protesters who clashed with security guards at Columbia University and the acting head of FEMA was ousted after he made the case for the agency's relevance.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Indigenous Guarani People Celebrate The Official Demarcation Of Their Territory In São Paulo
Indigenous people of the Guaraní people celebrated on Thursday the official demarcation of their territory, located in Jaraguá, in the northern area of the city of São Paulo, after having won a historic agreement with the mayor’s office of shared management over a section of a state park. RELATED: Brazilian Landless Workers Support the Defense […]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The impact Trump’s tariffs are already having on global supply chains and U.S. businesses
President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new trade agreement. Other countries, including China, remain open to negotiating with the U.S, but some of the tariffs are having real impacts on American businesses and their supply chains. William Brangham discussed more with Ryan Petersen, the founder and CEO of Flexport, a supply chain management firm.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump taps Jeanine Pirro for top DC prosecutor job
President Trump on Thursday tapped Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host and former judge, to serve as the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia. Trump announced on Truth Social that he was appointing Pirro to the role of U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on an interim basis. "In addition to her Legal career, Jeanine...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Father of teenager who shot and killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges
Wisconsin prosecutors on Thursday charged the father of a teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in aschool shootinglast year with allowing her access to the semiautomatic pistols she used in the attack.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:What it will take to update the aging U.S. air traffic control system
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled an ambitious new plan to modernize the air traffic control system aimed at improving safety and reducing delays. The overhaul would cost tens of billions of dollars and replace outdated equipment that is showing its age. But the plan faces other hurdles. Geoff Bennett discussed more with aviation correspondent Miles O’Brien.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Former City of Surrey finance clerk suspected of defrauding city of $2.5 million
Surrey police and RCMP financial crimes officers are investigating allegations that a former City of Surrey finance clerk defrauded the city of more than $2.5 million by cutting hundreds of cheques to accounts associated with herself and her boutique cake baking business.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Bill Gates on why he’s donating his remaining wealth and his concerns about U.S. aid cuts
Billionaire Bill Gates announced a major change to his philanthropic Gates Foundation. There will be a doubling of its giving, to more than $200 billion over the next 20 years, when the foundation will close permanently. The move comes at a moment of significant cuts to foreign aid from the U.S. and other nations. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Gates and foundation CEO Mark Suzman.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Iconic fishing competition draws anglers to the NT's remote Daly River
About 150 competitive anglers travel to Daly River for the annual Barramundi Classic.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:AI leaders hit the Hill
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Lawmakers push tech leaders on AI, energy Leaders from Silicon Valley were met Thursday with a new tone from Congress, where Republican lawmakers sang their tune of tech innovation over heavy-handed regulations. Greg Nash Over the course of more than three hours, four major technology leaders,...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump calls for 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia
The US president threatened to impose further sanctions if a truce is violated.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:A Brief But Spectacular take on building a brighter future
Our Brief But Spectacular is shining a light on three aspiring builders from a hands-on vocational construction program in Salinas, California. Many of the students there are pushing past significant personal obstacles as they learn to frame walls, pour foundations and design homes with sustainability in mind. They share their Brief But Spectacular take on building a brighter future.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:China and Russia accuse US of raising risk of nuclear war and vow to respond to threats jointly
Statement decries US initiatives including expansion of security alliances, development of ‘Golden Dome’ and sharing of nuclear technology.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Dutch museum reevaluating art loans to US under Trump
The director of the Mauritshuis museum in the Netherlands said the Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts to exhibitions have caused the team to reconsider loaning art to the United States. Martine Gosselink said talks of lending items to museums in the U.S. have taken place but the president’s March executive order seeking to eliminate the...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump's push for upper-class tax hike
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump’s last-ditch push to tax the rich The White House is making a last-ditch push to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans as part of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The Associated Press A source said...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:India says it targeted Pakistan’s radar in clash amid speculation system was made in China
Islamabad described as having tried to ‘engage a number of military targets’ in India and getting ‘neutralised’ by New Delhi.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Murder charge laid after woman stabbed in Adelaide's north
A woman dies in hospital after she was stabbed in the chest, with police arresting and charging another woman at the scene at Elizabeth East in Adelaide.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Pope who? Election of first US pontiff stuns St Peter’s crowd
The cheering crowd fell silent when Robert Prevost’s name was read out in Latin, and reporters had to tell some of those gathered who he was.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Robert Prevost is first American pope: Leo XIV
Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, succeeds Pope Francis. Leo spent much of his ministry in Peru and was elected a Roman Catholic cardinal only in 2023.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:German president warns of Trump’s ‘epochal break’ with postwar order
Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticises US ‘breach of values’ underpinning European peace since end of second world war
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:SALT caucus rejects tax-writing panel’s offer of $30,000 deduction cap
Key New York House Republicans say they are rejecting a proposal from GOP leadership to raise the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap to $30,000 in the party's bill full of President Trump's legislative priorities. The House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees the tax portions of the GOP megabill, had been discussing increasing...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump mulls Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top DC prosecutor post
President Trump is considering Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro to serve as the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia, according to multiple reports. Pirro is not the only candidate being considered as a replacement for Ed Martin as U.S. attorney for D.C. Trump indicated earlier Thursday he would likely withdraw Martin's...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump calls Robert Prevost's election as first U.S. pope 'such an honor'
Robert Francis Prevost took the papal name Leo XIV after his election as the first American-born pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
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