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Manchán Magan: President Michael D Higgins leads tributes to writer and documentary maker who has died aged 55
Manchán Magan: President Michael D Higgins leads tributes to writer and documentary maker who has died aged 55
Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair
www.irishtimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Manchán Magan: President Michael D Higgins leads tributes to writer and documentary maker who has died aged 55
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Grenades dropped by Israel Defense Forces near Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon
Grenades dropped by Israel Defense Forces near Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon
No injuries reported to Irish personnel after incident in which Israel Defense Forces dropped explosives
www.irishtimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Grenades dropped by Israel Defense Forces near Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon
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The Irish Times view on Manchán Magan: a singular expressive voice
The Irish Times view on Manchán Magan: a singular expressive voice
Ireland has lost a communicator of rare talent
www.irishtimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Irish Times view on Manchán Magan: a singular expressive voice
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2025 was one hell of a ride.
Simply put, we love you, Red Sox Nation. ❤️
Simply put, we love you, Red Sox Nation. ❤️
October 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
2025 was one hell of a ride.
Simply put, we love you, Red Sox Nation. ❤️
Simply put, we love you, Red Sox Nation. ❤️
Irish woman living in US for 50 years faces deportation over ‘bad’ $25 cheque
The American husband of an Irish woman facing deportation from the US for writing a bad cheque 10 years ago has blamed Donald Trump's “stupid” immigration policy for her arrest.
m.independent.ie
September 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Inside-the-park home run energy.
August 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Inside-the-park home run energy.
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Resident doctors are being exploited.
They’re working 70 or 80 hours a week and trying to pay off student debts with totally inadequate salaries.
The good news is that they are forming unions and fighting back. I stand with them.
They’re working 70 or 80 hours a week and trying to pay off student debts with totally inadequate salaries.
The good news is that they are forming unions and fighting back. I stand with them.
August 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Resident doctors are being exploited.
They’re working 70 or 80 hours a week and trying to pay off student debts with totally inadequate salaries.
The good news is that they are forming unions and fighting back. I stand with them.
They’re working 70 or 80 hours a week and trying to pay off student debts with totally inadequate salaries.
The good news is that they are forming unions and fighting back. I stand with them.
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Breaking News: A federal appeals court ruled that many of President Trump’s most punishing tariffs are illegal. But the judges delayed the implementation of their order until October to grant the administration time to seek review by the Supreme Court.
Appeals Court Rules Against Many Trump Tariffs
The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court.
nyti.ms
August 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Breaking News: A federal appeals court ruled that many of President Trump’s most punishing tariffs are illegal. But the judges delayed the implementation of their order until October to grant the administration time to seek review by the Supreme Court.
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No, President Trump.
Forcing seniors with traditional Medicare to get prior approval from AI companies before they can receive the health care they need won’t make America healthy again.
It will make AI companies even richer by denying care to seniors.
DON’T CUT MEDICARE.
Forcing seniors with traditional Medicare to get prior approval from AI companies before they can receive the health care they need won’t make America healthy again.
It will make AI companies even richer by denying care to seniors.
DON’T CUT MEDICARE.
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
No, President Trump.
Forcing seniors with traditional Medicare to get prior approval from AI companies before they can receive the health care they need won’t make America healthy again.
It will make AI companies even richer by denying care to seniors.
DON’T CUT MEDICARE.
Forcing seniors with traditional Medicare to get prior approval from AI companies before they can receive the health care they need won’t make America healthy again.
It will make AI companies even richer by denying care to seniors.
DON’T CUT MEDICARE.
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“Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today.”
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
August 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today.”
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
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NEW: Acting NSA director intervened to try and save job of chief data scientist and government AI expert but was rebuffed by Tulsi Gabbard. More: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
N.S.A.’s Acting Director Tried to Save Top Scientist From Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
NEW: Acting NSA director intervened to try and save job of chief data scientist and government AI expert but was rebuffed by Tulsi Gabbard. More: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
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Some 2 in 5 of all the local officials who administered the 2020 election left their jobs before the 2024 cycle, new research has found.
Voting officials are leaving their jobs at the highest rate in decades
Some 2 in 5 of all the local officials who administered the 2020 election left their jobs before the 2024 cycle, new research has found.
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Some 2 in 5 of all the local officials who administered the 2020 election left their jobs before the 2024 cycle, new research has found.
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More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. insisting he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce.
After the CDC shooting, federal workers demand more protections from RFK Jr.
More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. insisting he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce.
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. insisting he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce.
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William J. Burns spent three and a half decades as a career diplomat. Now the former director of the CIA and deputy secretary of state has watched as the Trump administration has discarded his colleagues. “This is not about reform,” he writes. “It is about retribution.” https://theatln.tc/LPrKTKDr
August 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
William J. Burns spent three and a half decades as a career diplomat. Now the former director of the CIA and deputy secretary of state has watched as the Trump administration has discarded his colleagues. “This is not about reform,” he writes. “It is about retribution.” https://theatln.tc/LPrKTKDr
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The White House said that after the administration eliminates "woke" culture from the Smithsonian, it would expand to other museums around the country. Would that be possible?
Trump vows to expand his review of U.S. museums. Can he do that?
The White House said that after the administration eliminates "woke" culture from the Smithsonian, it would expand to other museums around the country. Would that be possible?
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The White House said that after the administration eliminates "woke" culture from the Smithsonian, it would expand to other museums around the country. Would that be possible?
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The risk from the recalled shrimp is "quite low," said Donald Schaffner, a food safety expert at Rutgers University. Cesium-137 is a byproduct of nuclear reactions. n.pr/4lGLwlB
Walmart recalls frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination
The risk from the recalled shrimp is "quite low," said Donald Schaffner, a food safety expert at Rutgers University. Cesium-137 is a byproduct of nuclear reactions.
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The risk from the recalled shrimp is "quite low," said Donald Schaffner, a food safety expert at Rutgers University. Cesium-137 is a byproduct of nuclear reactions. n.pr/4lGLwlB
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With local public media stations on the brink of collapse followingTrump’s successful push to strip federal funding, the Public Media Bridge Fund hopes to raise $100 million over the next two years to keep local newsrooms alive.
The scramble to keep public media afloat
The Public Media Bridge Fund hopes to raise $100 million over the next two years to support endangered newsrooms.
www.politico.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
With local public media stations on the brink of collapse followingTrump’s successful push to strip federal funding, the Public Media Bridge Fund hopes to raise $100 million over the next two years to keep local newsrooms alive.
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The UN said 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, branding the figures and lack of accountability a "shameful indictment" of international apathy - and warned this year's toll was equally disturbing.
UN says 383 aid workers were killed in 2024
A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the United Nations has said, branding the figures and lack of accountability a "shameful indictment" of international apathy - and warned this year's toll...
www.rte.ie
August 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The UN said 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, branding the figures and lack of accountability a "shameful indictment" of international apathy - and warned this year's toll was equally disturbing.
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The federal officer who arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside an immigration detention center in May suggested that he was following the direction of the DOJ's No. 2 official, Todd Blanche, according to bodycam footage.
‘We are arresting the mayor right now, per the deputy attorney general’
An account of bodycam footage, submitted in a recent court filling, provides new detail about a confrontation outside a New Jersey immigration facility.
www.politico.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The federal officer who arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside an immigration detention center in May suggested that he was following the direction of the DOJ's No. 2 official, Todd Blanche, according to bodycam footage.
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Even if Congress continues to fund the National Institutes of Health at current levels, the Trump administration “is setting them up to fail,” a former official told Katherine J. Wu:
How Many Times Can Science Funding Be Canceled?
Whether or not Congress cuts NIH’s budget, the Trump administration has devastated its ability to operate.
bit.ly
August 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Even if Congress continues to fund the National Institutes of Health at current levels, the Trump administration “is setting them up to fail,” a former official told Katherine J. Wu: