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Georgia’s governor has signed a law to exempt federal crop insurance and disaster payments following Hurricane Helene damage from Georgia state income taxes
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/federal-officials-set-timeline-helene-aid-farmers-georgia-121618501 The Republican-led House is set to vote Thursday on a bill to make the Gulf of Mexico's name change to Gulf of America permanent.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-led-house-vote-make-trumps-gulf-america/story?id=121560797 Forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon say Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a chal...
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/forest-park-service-worker-cuts-leave-wildland-firefighting-121621322 Cameron Hamilton, acting FEMA administrator, fired day after telling Congress it shouldn't be disbanded, putting him at odds with Trump's suggestions to dissolve it.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/acting-fema-head-fired-day-after-testified-closing/story?id=121614708 George W. Bush did not attend a White House event honoring his late mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, with a commemorative U.S. postal service stamp.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/melania-trump-unveils-stamp-honoring-barbara-bush-george/story?id=121615126
Economy
Brands and agencies are adjusting strategies in response to the Trump tariffs and growing recession concerns.
https://adage.com/live-blog/aa-brands-and-agencies-react-to-trump-tariffs-and-economy/ Get the latest news on Canada from Mail Online.
https://dailymail.co.uk/news/canada/index.html Welcome to Zero Hour, where it’s always later than you think. America was convinced tech would complete our mastery of the world. Instead we got catastrophe—constant crisis from politics and the economy down to the spiritual f...
https://theblaze.com/podcasts/zero-hour-with-james-poulos/ Keep informed about the latest economic news and financial news with constantly updated information available at the Washington Times.
https://washingtontimes.com/news/business-economy/ It’s a great day to be an Anglophile. But the global economy is still on the verge of a ruinous trade war.
https://thenewrepublic.com/article/195028/trump-uk-trade-accord-tariffs
Tech
Forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon say Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a chal...
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/forest-park-service-worker-cuts-leave-wildland-firefighting-121621322 Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/bill-gates-pledges-remaining-fortune-gates-foundation-close-121592146 Read the latest stories about Tech on Time
https://time.com/section/tech/ Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of events in Paris and across France, Corsica and the French overseas territories. An insider look at French politics, culture, society, technology and sport through on-the-ground…
https://france24.com/en/france/ FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/
Sports
A fan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against NFL, claiming discrimination and collusion led to quarterback Shedeur Sanders' fall to the fifth round in 2025 draft.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/football-fan-alleges-discrimination-collusion-nfl-draft-shedeur/story?id=121605030 Read the latest stories about Sports on Time
https://time.com/section/sports/ Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of the major sporting events from across the globe, including match results, portraits and interviews. From the Olympics to the World Cup to the African Cup of Nations, follow…
https://france24.com/en/sport/ Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
https://guardian.co.uk/preference/edition/us The Canadian director set out to make a 90-minute snapshot of the trans experience before it ballooned in length and scope. Nevertheless, the film’s writer, director and star is confident of reaching the mainstream
https://guardian.co.uk/film/2025/may/08/surgery-real-sex-and-water-sports-louise-weard-on-her-four-hour-camcorder-trans-film-castration-movie-part-one
Space
FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ From breaking news to in-depth analysis and opinion on breakthroughs in science, medicine, space, and more, stay informed with the latest innovation news from The Daily Beast.
https://thedailybeast.com/category/innovation/ Women have to walk around with “kid gloves on, and California won’t protect women’s sports, bathrooms, locker rooms, saunas, spas and other female spaces. It makes me angry inside.”
https://humanevents.com/2025/05/08/tomiekia-johnson-californias-incarcerated-women-say-keep-men-out-of-our-prison Elon Musk has indicated that his SpaceX rockets could be ready to go to Mars as early as next year, with manned missions coming by the end of the decade.
https://radaronline.com/p/elon-musk-mars-humans-earth-destroyed-sun/
https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/05/07/andduck-a-soviet-spacecraft-is-plunging-back-to-earth-this-week-53-years-later-n3802535
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