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Trump placidly presiding over the largest measles outbreak in 25 years, with no end in sight.
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Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000
Growing case numbers suggest that national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Trump placidly presiding over the largest measles outbreak in 25 years, with no end in sight.
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Whooping cough cases are soaring in the United States, according to new data from the CDC, as the Trump administration’s cuts to federal health agencies and funding destabilize programs that monitor disease and promote vaccination.
Whooping cough cases surge as vaccine rates fall
The U.S. has tallied 8,077 cases of whooping cough in 2025, compared with 3,847 cases in the same period last year, federal data shows.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Whooping cough cases are soaring in the United States, according to new data from the CDC, as the Trump administration’s cuts to federal health agencies and funding destabilize programs that monitor disease and promote vaccination.
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These billboards line the streets around Albuquerque, New Mexico.
April 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
These billboards line the streets around Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
April 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened Harvard’s tax exempt status, and a $2.2 billion freeze on grants kicked in. Harvard borrowed money in anticipation of cuts.
What Harvard could lose in its battle with the Trump administration
Trump on Tuesday threatened the school’s tax exempt status, and a $2.2 billion freeze on grants kicked in. Harvard borrowed money in anticipation of cuts.
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April 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened Harvard’s tax exempt status, and a $2.2 billion freeze on grants kicked in. Harvard borrowed money in anticipation of cuts.
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A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to at least temporarily halt the unprecedented penalties it levied on a powerful law firm that has represented clients whom President Donald Trump considers his political enemies.
Judge says Trump penalties on law firm send 'chills down my spine’
The Trump administration was ordered to halt, at least temporarily, parts of its executive order punishing the law firm Perkins Coie.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to at least temporarily halt the unprecedented penalties it levied on a powerful law firm that has represented clients whom President Donald Trump considers his political enemies.
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Few universities have released public statements about their strategies, so prospective graduate students have remained largely in the dark about which institutions are cutting back.
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US universities curtail PhD admissions amid Trump science funding cuts
Nature talks to prospective students left in limbo as some institutes withdraw offers and put applications on hold.
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February 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Few universities have released public statements about their strategies, so prospective graduate students have remained largely in the dark about which institutions are cutting back.
https://go.nature.com/4iiPX4F
https://go.nature.com/4iiPX4F
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Five former defense secretaries denounced President Trump’s firing last week of the Joint Chiefs chairman and several other senior military officials, saying that the officers were “fired for purely partisan reasons” and urging Congress to hold hearings.
Former defense chiefs denounce Trump’s ‘reckless’ Pentagon firings
Jim Mattis and four other former defense secretaries called Trump’s ouster of Gen. C.Q. Brown and other top military officers dangerous and unjustified.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Five former defense secretaries denounced President Trump’s firing last week of the Joint Chiefs chairman and several other senior military officials, saying that the officers were “fired for purely partisan reasons” and urging Congress to hold hearings.
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Excellent documentary on the legend.
There would be no Luther or Peabo without Roberta Flack. RIP
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There would be no Luther or Peabo without Roberta Flack. RIP
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American Masters | Roberta Flack | Season 37
Discover music icon Roberta Flack’s rise to stardom and triumphs over racism and sexism.
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February 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Excellent documentary on the legend.
There would be no Luther or Peabo without Roberta Flack. RIP
www.pbs.org/video/robert...
There would be no Luther or Peabo without Roberta Flack. RIP
www.pbs.org/video/robert...
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Plaintiff Nicolas Talbott speaks about his career in the military and why the executive order banning transgender military members from serving is harmful to all Americans:
Transgender soldier defends his military service, opposition to Trump executive order | Fox News Video
Nic Talbott, a transgender U.S. Army reservist, spoke with Fox News about his lawsuit challenging a Trump executive order barring transgender military personnel.
www.foxnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Plaintiff Nicolas Talbott speaks about his career in the military and why the executive order banning transgender military members from serving is harmful to all Americans:
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US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
go.nature.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
edition.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...