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"Bessent gave no indication that President Donald Trump was willing to back down on the sweeping new tariffs he introduced last week." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bessent Defiant on Tariffs as He Rejects a US Recession
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday struck a defiant tone in the face of global financial markets selling off sharply in response to new US tariffs, arguing the new duties were necessary and...
www.bloomberg.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Bessent gave no indication that President Donald Trump was willing to back down on the sweeping new tariffs he introduced last week." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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LATEST: Measles outbreak in West Texas soares to 198 cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services says.
• In New Mexico, health officials say 30 cases have been reported in a county that borders Texas.
• 23 people — mostly unvaccinated children — have been hospitalized in West Texas.
• In New Mexico, health officials say 30 cases have been reported in a county that borders Texas.
• 23 people — mostly unvaccinated children — have been hospitalized in West Texas.
Measles outbreak surpasses 200 cases in Texas and New Mexico
Many people in the community are forgoing testing, a health official said.
nbcnews.to
March 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
LATEST: Measles outbreak in West Texas soares to 198 cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services says.
• In New Mexico, health officials say 30 cases have been reported in a county that borders Texas.
• 23 people — mostly unvaccinated children — have been hospitalized in West Texas.
• In New Mexico, health officials say 30 cases have been reported in a county that borders Texas.
• 23 people — mostly unvaccinated children — have been hospitalized in West Texas.
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A window into America's future under RFK Jr.:
Preceding a deadly measles outbreak on Samoa in 2019, Children’s Health Defense—under Kennedy’s stewardship—spread rampant misinformation about vaccines, sending the island’s vax rate from the 60–70% range to just 31%.
Preceding a deadly measles outbreak on Samoa in 2019, Children’s Health Defense—under Kennedy’s stewardship—spread rampant misinformation about vaccines, sending the island’s vax rate from the 60–70% range to just 31%.
RFK Jr. Has Doctors Freaking Out as Second Person With Measles Dies
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refuses to endorse widespread vaccination against the deadly disease.
newrepublic.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A window into America's future under RFK Jr.:
Preceding a deadly measles outbreak on Samoa in 2019, Children’s Health Defense—under Kennedy’s stewardship—spread rampant misinformation about vaccines, sending the island’s vax rate from the 60–70% range to just 31%.
Preceding a deadly measles outbreak on Samoa in 2019, Children’s Health Defense—under Kennedy’s stewardship—spread rampant misinformation about vaccines, sending the island’s vax rate from the 60–70% range to just 31%.
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Nearly 230 measles cases have been identified in outbreaks in West Texas and a nearby New Mexico county.
Nearly 230 measles cases reported in outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico | CNN
Nearly 230 measles cases have been identified in outbreaks in West Texas and a nearby New Mexico county.
cnn.it
March 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Nearly 230 measles cases have been identified in outbreaks in West Texas and a nearby New Mexico county.
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"I've written them a letter saying, 'I hope you're going to negotiate', because if we have to go in militarily, it's going to be a terrible thing for them," said the US President.
Trump says he wants to negotiate new nuclear deal with Iran | The National
www.thenationalnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"I've written them a letter saying, 'I hope you're going to negotiate', because if we have to go in militarily, it's going to be a terrible thing for them," said the US President.
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Traci DiMartini: “They want to be able to hire only loyalists, ignore Title 5 [of the U.S. Code] and commit flagrant prohibited personnel practices. We’re supposed to have a nonpartisan civil service, and we have been completely whipsawed."
IRS Chief Vows Revenge After Being Ousted by Elon Musk’s DOGE
“I’m just trying to do my goddamn job. They have no idea who they picked a f—king fight with.”
newrepublic.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Traci DiMartini: “They want to be able to hire only loyalists, ignore Title 5 [of the U.S. Code] and commit flagrant prohibited personnel practices. We’re supposed to have a nonpartisan civil service, and we have been completely whipsawed."
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"[We have] nothing left to lose... we’ve lost trust in the entire world."
For many Palestinians in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s recent threats feel like nothing more than a justification for further violence and collective punishment against them ⤵️
For many Palestinians in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s recent threats feel like nothing more than a justification for further violence and collective punishment against them ⤵️
‘We have nothing left to lose’: Gazans respond to Trump’s warnings
The US president’s threats mean little to a population battered by 16 months of total war
aje.io
March 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"[We have] nothing left to lose... we’ve lost trust in the entire world."
For many Palestinians in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s recent threats feel like nothing more than a justification for further violence and collective punishment against them ⤵️
For many Palestinians in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s recent threats feel like nothing more than a justification for further violence and collective punishment against them ⤵️
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The Trump administration is cancelling roughly $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University over allegations of antisemitism
Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels $400 Million in Grants and Contracts to Columbia
The move is part of the government’s efforts to penalize schools it believes aren’t doing enough to combat antisemitism.
www.wsj.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Trump administration is cancelling roughly $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University over allegations of antisemitism
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A voting rights advocate warned that Americans needing citizenship documents to vote creates a financial barrier to voting.
SAVE Act warning issued: "Amounts to a poll tax"
www.newsweek.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A voting rights advocate warned that Americans needing citizenship documents to vote creates a financial barrier to voting.
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Three Bulgarians were found guilty by a London court on Friday for their part in a sophisticated U.K.-based spy ring that targeted journalists and passed sensitive information to Russia over three years.
Britain Finds 3 Bulgarians Guilty of Spying for Russia - The Moscow Times
Three Bulgarians were found guilty by a London court on Friday for their part in a sophisticated U.K.-based spy ring that targeted journalists and passed sensitive information to Russia over three yea...
www.themoscowtimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Three Bulgarians were found guilty by a London court on Friday for their part in a sophisticated U.K.-based spy ring that targeted journalists and passed sensitive information to Russia over three years.
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BREAKING: President Trump warns that he may implement tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber as early as Friday.
Trump says the U.S. may place reciprocal tariffs on dairy and lumber from Canada
A day earlier, Trump pulled back new tariffs that had gone into effect on Mexico and Canada earlier in the week.
nbcnews.to
March 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
BREAKING: President Trump warns that he may implement tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber as early as Friday.
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President Trump falsely claimed the LA fires were a result of the state’s water policies. DOGE agents flew to California to turn pumps on themselves.
Behind the scenes of Trump and DOGE’s chaotic effort to release billions of gallons of California’s water | CNN
President Trump falsely claimed the LA fires were a result of the state’s water policies. DOGE agents flew to California to turn pumps on themselves.
cnn.it
March 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
President Trump falsely claimed the LA fires were a result of the state’s water policies. DOGE agents flew to California to turn pumps on themselves.
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BREAKING: The CDC has announced plans to study connections between vaccines and autism, despite extensive research debunking the conspiracy theory.
RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vax Views Officially Take Hold at CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a study on vaccines and autism.
newrepublic.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
BREAKING: The CDC has announced plans to study connections between vaccines and autism, despite extensive research debunking the conspiracy theory.
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The evidence suggests traditional parties that ape the populist radical right’s policies risk boosting their rivals instead of reclaiming voters.
How should Labour and the Tories respond to the populist right? Lessons from Europe
The evidence suggests traditional parties that ape the populist radical right’s policies risk boosting their rivals instead of reclaiming voters.
tcnv.link
March 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The evidence suggests traditional parties that ape the populist radical right’s policies risk boosting their rivals instead of reclaiming voters.
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After signing an executive order granting Canada and the US another temporary tariff reprieve, the US president blamed "globalist" nations and corporations for market-wide declines and shrugged off spooked markets.
Trump claims the US is being ripped off by Europeans as markets dip
After signing an executive order granting Canada and the US another temporary tariff reprieve, the US president blamed "globalist" nations and corporations for market-wide declines and shrugged off spooked markets.
l.euronews.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
After signing an executive order granting Canada and the US another temporary tariff reprieve, the US president blamed "globalist" nations and corporations for market-wide declines and shrugged off spooked markets.
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American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.
Farmers strongly back Trump. A new trade war could test their loyalty
American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.
www.npr.org
March 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.
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Pastor Mark Goodman, whose church was recently expelled from the SBC for having egalitarian views, worries that the more the SBC draws hard lines, the more it will shrink. “They keep narrowing the understanding of what it means to be a Southern Baptist church."
Why are Southern Baptists still arguing about women preachers?
(RNS) — For the past 25 years, Southern Baptists have officially banned women pastors. That hasn’t stopped churches from having women serve in that role.
religionnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pastor Mark Goodman, whose church was recently expelled from the SBC for having egalitarian views, worries that the more the SBC draws hard lines, the more it will shrink. “They keep narrowing the understanding of what it means to be a Southern Baptist church."
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Google removes ‘underrepresented’ language from its grant website
Google removes ‘underrepresented’ language from its grant website
Just weeks after Google said it would review its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, the Google for Startups Founders Fund webpage is peppered with changes. Most notably Google is now using past tense to describe all of its fund programs for…
tcrn.ch
March 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Google removes ‘underrepresented’ language from its grant website
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Trump threatens tariffs on Canadian dairy, lumber products as soon as Friday
Trump threatens tariffs on Canadian dairy, lumber products as soon as Friday
Access to dairy and lumber markets have long been two of the biggest points of contention in the otherwise strong economic relationship between the U.S. and Canada.
myfox8.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trump threatens tariffs on Canadian dairy, lumber products as soon as Friday
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In his administration’s latest attack on labor rights, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has announced it will end the collective bargaining agreement with TSA workers.
Trump Breaks TSA Union Agreement—Brace Yourselves for Airport Chaos
Flying in America is about to get a whole lot worse thanks to this infringement on workers’ rights.
newrepublic.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
In his administration’s latest attack on labor rights, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has announced it will end the collective bargaining agreement with TSA workers.
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A bill banning public sector collective bargaining was one of the most controversial of the 2025 session, but the bill's sponsor shared that it has been a work in progress for years.
What really happened with the bill banning collective bargaining?
A bill banning public sector collective bargaining was one of the most controversial bills of the 2025 session, but the bill sponsor, Rep. Jordan Teuscher, shared that this bill has been a work in pro...
www.ksl.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A bill banning public sector collective bargaining was one of the most controversial of the 2025 session, but the bill's sponsor shared that it has been a work in progress for years.
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President Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education raises concerns over student loans as experts warn of a potential wave of defaults.
Dismantling of Education Department puts future of trillions of dollars in student loans in question | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump prepares to order the dismantling of the Department of Education, the financial arm of the agency – which makes loans directly to borrowers and manages trillions of dollars i...
cnn.it
March 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
President Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education raises concerns over student loans as experts warn of a potential wave of defaults.
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Kansas Senate adopts plan to elect Supreme Court justices, a step toward overturning abortion rights | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas Senate adopts plan to elect Supreme Court justices, a step toward overturning abortion rights • Kansas Reflector
The Kansas Senate on Thursday adopted a resolution that calls for the election of justices to the Kansas Supreme Court by popular vote.
kansasreflector.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Kansas Senate adopts plan to elect Supreme Court justices, a step toward overturning abortion rights | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. paid nearly $1 million to settle a sexual misconduct case brought by one of the employees at his anti-vaxx nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense.
Here’s How Much RFK Jr. Paid to Hide His Sexual Misconduct Case
New details have emerged on one of the sexual misconduct accusations against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. paid nearly $1 million to settle a sexual misconduct case brought by one of the employees at his anti-vaxx nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense.