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Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, is a day to honor and mourn fallen military service members. NPR readers share stories of the loved ones they've lost.
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This Memorial Day, NPR readers honor the ones they've lost
Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, is a day to honor and mourn fallen military service members. NPR readers share stories of the loved ones they've lost.
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May 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, is a day to honor and mourn fallen military service members. NPR readers share stories of the loved ones they've lost.
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Thousands of people protested in Paris in solidarity with Palestine, with demonstrators calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
May 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Thousands of people protested in Paris in solidarity with Palestine, with demonstrators calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
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Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.
The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry grou...
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May 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.
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It's Memorial Day. To honor the fallen military service members this year, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share stories of their loved ones.
Honoring fallen military service members this Memorial Day
It's Memorial Day. To honor the fallen military service members this year, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share stories of their loved ones.
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May 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It's Memorial Day. To honor the fallen military service members this year, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share stories of their loved ones.
I don't understand it at all: We have a man with a child's mind who is obviously deranged as President and Republican Congressmen choose to ignore it.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, denounced on Thursday what she described as "relentless attacks" on judges, and an environment of harassment that "ultimately risks undermining our Constitution and the rule of law."
Attacks on Judges Undermine Democracy, Warns Ketanji Brown Jackson
Speaking to a judicial conference, the Supreme Court justice said attacks were designed to intimidate and influence.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I don't understand it at all: We have a man with a child's mind who is obviously deranged as President and Republican Congressmen choose to ignore it.
It haunted her for life.........
Virginia Giuffre, who was the first of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims to go public — accusing Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of recruiting her to join their sex trafficking ring — and who sued Prince Andrew for sexual assault, died on Friday. She was 41.
Virginia Giuffre, Voice in Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scandal, Dies at 41
She accused Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, of recruiting her to join their sex-trafficking ring and sued Prince Andrew for sexual assault.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It haunted her for life.........
Chaos doesn't work well............
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
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April 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Chaos doesn't work well............
Wow; don't miss this:
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wow; don't miss this:
Trump has always wanted control the media.
Breaking News: A federal prosecutor interrogated the The New England Journal of Medicine — which is considered the world’s most prestigious medical journal — in what its editor described as a “vaguely threatening” letter.
‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Trump has always wanted control the media.
Trump backs down.........again.
Breaking News: The Trump administration abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,000 visas held by international students.
Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations
The sudden shift came as a reprieve for the more than 1,500 international students who have had their visas canceled in recent weeks.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trump backs down.........again.
This is NOT OK!!!
A federal judge in Washington blocked President Trump from ending collective bargaining with unions representing federal workers.
Judge Blocks Trump Order Ending Union Protections for Federal Workers
An order signed by President Trump last month was aimed at stripping collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is NOT OK!!!
who feels sorry? Not me..........
A federal judge has sentenced former Congressman George Santos to 87 months in prison over multiple wire fraud and identity theft charges in connection with his 2022 run for Congress. (via @wshupublicradio.bsky.social)
Former Congressman George Santos to serve 7 years in federal prison
A federal judge in Central Islip sentenced the ex-congressman Friday to the maximum sentence of 87 months in prison over multiple wire fraud and identity theft charges in connection with his 2022 run ...
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April 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
who feels sorry? Not me..........
Kennedy doesn't know wth he is talking about.............
Researchers say a lack of support, including the Trump administration’s proposed and existing cuts to health insurance, research and special education, are the real challenges for individuals and families living with autism.
Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Kennedy doesn't know wth he is talking about.............
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Researchers say a lack of support, including the Trump administration’s proposed and existing cuts to health insurance, research and special education, are the real challenges for individuals and families living with autism.
Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Researchers say a lack of support, including the Trump administration’s proposed and existing cuts to health insurance, research and special education, are the real challenges for individuals and families living with autism.
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York is one of 10 cardinals from the U.S. who will have a vote in the ritual that will determine the next pope.
Now Boarding at Gate 4: A Cardinal en Route to a Conclave
Timothy M. Dolan is one of 10 cardinals from the United States who will have a vote in the ritual that will determine the next pope.
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April 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York is one of 10 cardinals from the U.S. who will have a vote in the ritual that will determine the next pope.
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US judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from 16 'sanctuary' cities, counties reut.rs/4cJjDGw
April 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
US judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from 16 'sanctuary' cities, counties reut.rs/4cJjDGw
Leave them to their own devices................
Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation center got a hold of her this February, they worried for her survival.
After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors
Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation center got a hold of her this February, they worried for her...
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April 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Leave them to their own devices................
They would know..............
Ex-Tesla DEI officials offer advice for DOGE-ed federal workers: Stand up to Musk reut.rs/3EETFaB
April 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
They would know..............
Only HE can do it..............Bejing isn't buying his bullshit.
Donald Trump’s claim his administration is ‘actively’ talking to China on trade dismissed as ‘baseless’ by Beijing – US politics live
Donald Trump’s claim his administration is ‘actively’ talking to China on trade dismissed as ‘baseless’ by Beijing – US politics live
Spokesperson for China’s ministry of commerce says any claims of progress in China-US negotiations are ‘without factual evidence’
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Only HE can do it..............Bejing isn't buying his bullshit.
Beware!
Immigration attorneys are advising clients who have deportation orders when they show up at court dates and immigration appointments, there is an increased risk of getting detained.
Lawyers warn clients of increased arrest risk at immigration check-ins
Immigration attorneys are advising clients who have deportation orders when they show up at court dates and immigration appointments, there is an increased risk of getting detained.
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April 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Beware!
This country (and the world's) finances are at risk based on stupid decisions by stupid people.
The past 24 hours have seen a back-and-forth between the U.S. and China about the ongoing trade war, and one economist said it's clear everyone at the White House is clueless, including the president.
'No one knows what's going on, mate': Economist says Trump is making trade deal impossible
The past 24 hours have seen a back-and-forth between the U.S. and China about the ongoing trade war, and one economist said it's clear everyone at the White House is clueless, including the president.
Speaking to MSNBC on Thursday, Brian Cheung, NBC's budget and data correspondent, and Universit...
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April 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This country (and the world's) finances are at risk based on stupid decisions by stupid people.
Trump is not about empathy, inclusion, fairness or quality of education.
BREAKING: A judge has temporarily halted the White House’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s push to end DEI in K-12 public schools
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools.
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April 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Trump is not about empathy, inclusion, fairness or quality of education.
We'll see more of this with Hegseth.........
A former U.S. Army intelligence analyst with top secret security clearance was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for selling classified military information to a foreign national who was most likely connected to the Chinese government, federal prosecutors said.
Ex-Army Sergeant Gets 7 Years for Selling Military Secrets to Chinese Conspirator
Korbein Schultz, 25, who was an intelligence analyst, accepted $42,000 in bribes for sensitive documents, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty in 2024.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We'll see more of this with Hegseth.........
Trump expected them to roll over for Trump.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government plans to ban advertisements from the Department of Homeland Security, which show Secretary Kristi Noem warning migrants not to enter the United States illegally.
Mexico’s president hits back at US anti-immigration ads, calls them ‘discriminatory propaganda’ | CNN
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government plans to ban advertisements from the US Department of Homeland Security, which have broadcast across the country in recent weeks and show Secret...
www.cnn.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trump expected them to roll over for Trump.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government plans to ban advertisements from the Department of Homeland Security, which show Secretary Kristi Noem warning migrants not to enter the United States illegally.
Mexico’s president hits back at US anti-immigration ads, calls them ‘discriminatory propaganda’ | CNN
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government plans to ban advertisements from the US Department of Homeland Security, which have broadcast across the country in recent weeks and show Secret...
www.cnn.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government plans to ban advertisements from the Department of Homeland Security, which show Secretary Kristi Noem warning migrants not to enter the United States illegally.