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As the Trump administration has begun arresting and trying to deport several noncitizen students and academics – some of whom were pro-Palestinian protesters – one group says it’s been telling the administration whom to look for.
A pro-Israel group says it gave US list of protesters to deport, drawing alarm from students’ supporters | CNN
Not long after the October 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel and subsequent war in Gaza, Ross Glick’s inbox flooded with tips, photos, video and information about students and faculty members participating...
www.cnn.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
As the Trump administration has begun arresting and trying to deport several noncitizen students and academics – some of whom were pro-Palestinian protesters – one group says it’s been telling the administration whom to look for.
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The Trump administration on Monday placed the staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, on administrative leave.
Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency
The staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, were put on leave.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Trump administration on Monday placed the staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, on administrative leave.
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Two police officers were shot and killed by a driver in Virginia Beach during a traffic stop on Friday night, the authorities said on Saturday. The driver was later found dead.
2 Virginia Beach Police Officers Are Fatally Shot During a Traffic Stop
The officers spotted a car with expired licensed plates and ordered the driver to stop, the police said. The driver who opened fire was later found dead.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Two police officers were shot and killed by a driver in Virginia Beach during a traffic stop on Friday night, the authorities said on Saturday. The driver was later found dead.
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What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
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February 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”
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The Trump administration's first month has brought chaos to health agencies through mass firings, funding interruptions and communications freezes as the country battles not just the threat of bird flu but a historic measles outbreak in Texas and the worst year for the seasonal flu in over a decade.
‘Deadly consequences’: Health agencies reel from thousands of job cuts while critical research grants remain on hold | CNN
The first month of the Trump administration has brought chaos to US health agencies through mass firings, funding interruptions and communications freezes as the country battles not just the threat of...
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February 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Trump administration's first month has brought chaos to health agencies through mass firings, funding interruptions and communications freezes as the country battles not just the threat of bird flu but a historic measles outbreak in Texas and the worst year for the seasonal flu in over a decade.
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Trump administration appointees running USAID have in recent days fired hundreds of employees who help manage responses to urgent humanitarian crises around the world, according to officials and recent employees.
Trump Appointees Fire Hundreds at U.S.A.I.D. Working on Urgent Aid
The firings added to doubts about whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency’s acting head, supports lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as he has said he does.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Trump administration appointees running USAID have in recent days fired hundreds of employees who help manage responses to urgent humanitarian crises around the world, according to officials and recent employees.
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Israel is delaying the release of Palestinian detainees and prisoners, disrupting the Gaza ceasefire deal, and its military is intensifying an offensive in the occupied West Bank.
Israel delays Palestinian prisoner release; moves tanks into West Bank
Israel is delaying the release of Palestinian detainees and prisoners, disrupting the Gaza ceasefire deal, and its military is intensifying an offensive in the occupied West Bank
www.npr.org
February 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Israel is delaying the release of Palestinian detainees and prisoners, disrupting the Gaza ceasefire deal, and its military is intensifying an offensive in the occupied West Bank.
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Joy Reid’s evening news show on MSNBC is being canceled, part of a far-reaching programming overhaul orchestrated by Rebecca Kutler, the network’s new president, people familiar with the changes said. nyti.ms/3D1syG2
February 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Joy Reid’s evening news show on MSNBC is being canceled, part of a far-reaching programming overhaul orchestrated by Rebecca Kutler, the network’s new president, people familiar with the changes said. nyti.ms/3D1syG2
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A WSJ analysis found that many claims of savings by Elon Musk’s DOGE were overstated—and “woke” cuts were only a tiny fraction of the total.
DOGE Claims It Has Saved Billions. See Where.
A WSJ analysis of government data found that many claims of savings were overstated and “woke” cuts were only a tiny fraction of the total.
www.wsj.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A WSJ analysis found that many claims of savings by Elon Musk’s DOGE were overstated—and “woke” cuts were only a tiny fraction of the total.
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The abrupt removal of six top officers has deepened concern among the president’s critics, who fear he intends to impose his political will on the nonpartisan institution.
With Pentagon purge, Trump thrusts military into uncharted territory
The removal of Gen. C.Q. Brown and other top officers has deepened concern among Trump’s critics who fear he intends to impose his politics on the institution.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The abrupt removal of six top officers has deepened concern among the president’s critics, who fear he intends to impose his political will on the nonpartisan institution.
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President Trump has long had an affinity for Russia over Ukraine. Now many American conservatives are backing him up, clearing the way for a potentially seismic shift in U.S. foreign policy.
How a U.S. President Pivoted Toward Russia
Trump bolstered Putin’s bargaining position in the past week, but the road to this alliance has been years in the making.
www.wsj.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
President Trump has long had an affinity for Russia over Ukraine. Now many American conservatives are backing him up, clearing the way for a potentially seismic shift in U.S. foreign policy.
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Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s effort to cut that spending | Fact Check
Fact check: Eight ways Elon Musk has misled Americans about government spending | CNN Politics
Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s effort to cut that spending.
www.cnn.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s effort to cut that spending | Fact Check
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What will it mean for the economy if hundreds of thousands of federal-government jobs go away?
What Do Mass Federal Layoffs Mean for the Labor Market?
The economic impact of federal cutbacks will depend on how many jobs are actually cut and the spillover to contractors and spending.
www.wsj.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
What will it mean for the economy if hundreds of thousands of federal-government jobs go away?
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He was a product of wealth and elite schools, and recently seemed estranged from friends and family. An early portrait of the UnitedHealth suspect.
Suspect in UnitedHealth Killing Was Ivy Leaguer With Anticapitalist Leanings
Clues emerged that Luigi Mangione had become estranged from some friends—and suffered from chronic pain
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December 10, 2024 at 2:41 PM
He was a product of wealth and elite schools, and recently seemed estranged from friends and family. An early portrait of the UnitedHealth suspect.
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Grandma got run over by a reindeer, for real this time.
December 9, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Grandma got run over by a reindeer, for real this time.
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Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024.
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary names ‘enshittification’ word of the year
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.
www.aljazeera.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024.