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The Trump administration is formulating plans to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget, eliminate dozens of programs and vastly whittle down health agencies, according to an internal document reviewed by CNN.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/trump-rfk-jr-budget-cut-health/index.html Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) faced criticism of the Trump administration for mistakenly deporting a Maryland man to El Salvador during a town hall in Fort Madison, Iowa.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/15/politics/video/grassley-town-hall-el-salvador-deportation-digvid Actor and major Democratic donor George Clooney told CNN there should have been a primary election last summer after then-President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, while sharing which Democrat has caught his attent...
https://cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/george-clooney-biden-wes-moore-cnntv/index.html Colin Carroll, the chief of staff of Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, has been placed on administrative leave amid an ongoing investigation, two defense sources said Wednesday, the third such official to be placed on le...
https://cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/third-pentagon-appointee-administrative-leave/index.html CNN’s Kaitlan Collins talks with Harvard Law Professor Andrew Crespo about why the university decided to be the first to fight back against the Trump administration’s demands.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/14/politics/video/andrew-crespo-harvard-trump-src-digvid
Economy
President Donald Trump’s turbulent trade war could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult situation it hasn’t seen in about half a century, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/16/economy/fed-chair-jerome-powell-tariffs/index.html US stocks fell Wednesday as investors remain cautious about President Donald Trump’s tariffs and an escalating trade war with China.
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https://dailymail.co.uk/news/canada/index.html Wall Street traders returned to selling Wednesday, pushing stocks lower as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s cautious remarks that tariffs are likely to fuel a rise in inflation. The Nasdaq finished…
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https://salon.com/2025/04/15/getting-worse-majority-of-americans-think-economy-is-in-decline-under/?in_brief=true
Tech
CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp on the stand this week during the start of trial over the blockbuster antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission.
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https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ The Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/proposed-rule-change-endangered-species-triggers-alarm-environmentalists-120887003 Sci/Tech
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Sports
The Maldives has banned Israeli passport holders from entering its territory, the president’s office said on Wednesday, accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war, an allegation Israel has repeat...
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https://breitbart.com/news/topic/sports-2/ Former MLS player Aaron Boupendza died at the age of 28 after falling from the 11th floor of a building in China.
https://usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2025/04/16/aaron-boupendza-died-former-mls-player/83126061007/
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/ Recently launched satellites will watch the sun's energy whack the Earth, helping us predict solar storms
https://salon.com/2025/04/16/a-new-nasa-mission-will-make-it-a-lot-easier-to-predict-space-weather/ Right before she embarks on her Lifetimes Tour, Katy Perry is pulling back the curtain on her go-to routine before and after she performs in concert.
https://usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/04/16/katy-perry-lifetimes-tour-essentials/83092772007/ The “battle space management systems” equips around 20-50 military personnel to do the work that would have needed hundreds to accomplish in years past,
https://humanevents.com/2025/04/15/nato-buys-ai-driven-military-system-from-palantir The space on Great Jones Street has shifted gears since it was first announced in 2023
https://hellomagazine.com/celebrities/826909/angelina-jolie-atelier-jolie-not-what-expected/
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