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Trump-Musk feud reignites over the 'big, beautiful bill'
The public and messy feud between President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk was reignited this week over the president’s “big, beautiful bill” as Congress works to get the massive package to Trump’s desk by July 4. Musk on Monday said he would back primary challengers against any Republicans who support Trump’s megabill and promised...
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An Important Archive of Congressionally-Mandated Climate Change Reports Just Went Dark
On Monday, the website for the federal government’s 35-year old Global Change Research Program—an entity that is required to release periodic reports concerning the environmental change in the Earth’s climate—went dark. The program is part of an interagency effort to, among other things, create an authoritative report known as the National Climate Assessment every four […]
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Coroner's early take on teen's death shows Justice Department on defensive
In handing down his early assessment of Cleveland Dodd's death, the coroner could have given a vote of confidence in the Department of Justice's response to the tragedy. He didn't. WARNING: This story discusses incidents of self-harm and contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:FBI determines headquarters will remain in DC
The FBI announced Tuesday it would not be moving its headquarters outside of D.C., abandoning plans hatched under the Biden administration to move the bureau to the Maryland suburbs. The bureau will leave the crumbling Hoover Building and instead occupy space at the Ronald Reagan Building — space that was recently occupied by the U.S....
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Gauff crashes out of Wimbledon, setting unwelcome record
French Open winner Coco Gauff becomes just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:EU's top diplomat urges Iran to resume nuclear talks
The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged Iran to resume talks on ending the country’s nuclear program while speaking with Tehran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. “Negotiations on ending Iran's nuclear programme should restart as soon as possible. Cooperation with @iaeaorg must resume. The EU is ready to facilitate this. Any threats to pull...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Trump threatens to raise tariffs again on Japan
US president not intending to extend July 9 deadline before hitting trading partners with more levies
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Legal and human rights experts pressure UK government not to ban Palestine Action
Legal and human rights experts pressure UK government not to ban Palestine Action UN human rights experts and hundreds of lawyers are among those urging the UK Home Secretary not to designate direct action protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. Both the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) lawyers’ group and the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers told Home Secretary Yvonne Cooper that...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:US lawmakers step up antitrust probe into Ivy League university pricing
Congressional panels issue subpoenas to presidents of Brown and University of Pennsylvania over alleged practice
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Diddy jury reaches partial verdict but deadlocked on racketeering charge
The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs's sex trafficking trial reaches verdicts on four of the five counts the music mogul faces, but cannot agree on the most serious charge of racketeering conspiracy.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Mamdani slams Trump arrest threat: 'If you speak up, they will come for you'
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani slammed President Trump’s threat to investigate his immigration status and arrest him over his opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) raids. Trump said during a Tuesday press conference at a detention center in Florida referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz” that if Mamdani prevents ICE agents from...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Here’s what’s in the big bill that just passed the Senate
Tax cuts are the priority.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Penn to ban trans women from sports, remove trans swimmer's records in deal with Trump administration
The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from participating on its women’s sports teams and remove the records of Lia Thomas, a former student and the first transgender woman to win a NCAA Division I national championship, the Education Department announced Tuesday. The resolution agreement — which comes after the department found...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:#WeTheCivic: “America’s” Stories Can’t Be Told Without Us
Welcome to #WeTheCivic, a month-long narrative celebration of nonprofit and civil society voices fighting for our democracy—and our future.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Senate passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill
Landmark legislation to extend tax cuts and reduce spending on healthcare now returns to the House
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Live: Government plans to strip funding from childcare centres that fail safety standards
The education minister has promised new powers to strip childcare centres of funding if they do not meet safety standards. Follow live.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Africa: The Africa-America Institute Announces CEO Transition
[AAI] The Africa-America Institute (AAI) announces that President and CEO Kofi Appenteng will be stepping down from his position effective July 1, 2025. Kofi has served AAI with distinction for over 25 years, serving as President and CEO for nearly ten years of that time. Under his leadership, AAI has deepened its impact, programs, and community bridging Africa and its diaspora to catalyze a more sustainable and...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:USAID’s End Marks Shift in U.S. Foreign Aid: A New Chapter or Continued Intervention?
The U.S. government announces a significant overhaul of its foreign aid strategy, ending USAID’s direct role in aid implementation. The move signals a shift away from interventionist policies toward a more strategic, state-controlled assistance model,raising questions about future U.S. influence in Latin America and beyond. Related: Venezuela Denounces UNHCR as “Mafia Serving USAID” Amid Accusations […]
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Gauff and Zverev headline stunning list of first-round Wimbledon exits
Coco Gauff becomes just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon immediately after claiming the French Open title.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:5 takeaways as Senate ships Trump’s megabill to House
Senate Republicans endured a 26-hour slog before finally passing President Trump’s ambitious tax and spending package early Tuesday afternoon, putting it one giant step closer to reaching the president's desk. The bill now heads to the House, where questions surround whether the lower chamber can meet the GOP’s self-imposed July 4 deadline for passing the...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Rental investor numbers fall for third time since records began, ATO data shows
Thousands fewer investors declared rental income in 2022-23 than a year earlier — only the third time annual falls have occurred, according to Australian Tax Office data.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Fatal shark attacks make news, but many 'close encounters' unreported
Most Australians think all shark attacks make the news, but the majority of run-ins with the apex predators are not reported and don't end up in the official statistics.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: NSW battered by storm, Liberals push for quotas, Trump bill passes
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. Large parts of New South Wales have endured a wet and windy night as the “vigorous coastal low” has continued to batter the east of the state. We have reports and a podcast about the Liberals’ attempt reform themselves, plus how JD Vance broke the deadlock on Trump’s...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:These modern stay-at-home mums are redefining what it means to be a tradwife
What is it about the tradwife movement and its strict traditional gender roles that has struck a chord with modern day mothers?
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Starmer guts UK welfare reforms to avoid Commons defeat
Government wins vote but watered down measures will leave a multibillion-pound hole in public finances
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Nervous Kasatkina vomits courtside before leading Aussie Wimbledon revival
Daria Kasatkina overcomes a huge bout of nerves before her Wimbledon debut representing Australia, as Alex de Minaur, Aleksandar Vukic and Rinky Hijikata help lead an Aussie revival on day two.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Africa: Record-Breaking U.S.-Africa Business Summit Yields $2.5 Billion in Deals and Commitments - Fact Sheet
[State Department] From June 22-25, more than 2,700 U.S. and African public and private sector leaders gathered for the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit, hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa and the President of Angola. This year's Summit marked a record turnout, including 12 African Heads of State.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:‘Lovebugs’ swarm South Korea, blanketing a mountain peak
The insects do not transmit diseases or sting humans, but there have been increasing public complaints about lovebugs sticking to car windows and the walls of houses, restaurants and subway trains.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Mass layoffs at HHS were likely unlawful and must be halted, federal judge says
“The executive branch does not have the authority to order, organize, or implement wholesale changes to the structure and function of the agencies created by Congress,” U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose wrote in a 58-page order handed down in U.S. district court in Providence.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Trump tours migrant detention site ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades
Donald Trump toured ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, a new temporary detention facility set in the middle of Florida wetlands.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Will Thailand’s Prime Minister survive the latest crisis?
Suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is fighting for her political survival.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:UK PM Starmer gets watered-down welfare bill passed amid Labour uprising
Despite massive majority, Starmer could not get party fully behind signature legislation to pare down spending.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:What will it take to break the drought in Victoria?
Parts of south-west and western Victoria have been experiencing their lowest rainfall since 1900 and climatologists say recent downpours won't be enough to end the drought.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Dismantles Far-Right Terrorist Plot: Government Exposes International Destabilization Network
Venezuelan authorities have foiled a far-right terrorist plot targeting health centers, embassies, and political leaders, exposing international connections with Colombian ex-presidents and opposition figures. The operation highlights ongoing threats to Venezuela’s stability and sovereignty. Related: Venezuela Condemns Trump’s New Memo Targeting Cuba In a decisive move to safeguard national sovereignty and public...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Belongings destroyed as K'gari rangers warn of four-legged thieves
Rangers on the World Heritage-listed island off Queensland's coast urge visitors to secure their food, bait and rubbish from dingoes.
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