Getty Images Damage from Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina and parts of the US south in October 2024. As an engineer who flies into hurricanes for the US government, Josh Ripp is accustomed to turbulence. But the last two […]
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Staff at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been told to shred and burn classified documents and personnel files. The request raised alarm among employees and labour groups amid the ongoing dismantling of the agency. Acting Executive Secretary
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US President Donald Trump’s pause on military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine has left the war-torn country’s residents uncertain about their futures and rattled America’s European allies. But it also hit far closer to home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a
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Reuters On Monday afternoon, a federal judge had a simple question for the Trump administration’s lawyers: Is tech billionaire Elon Musk the Department of Government Efficiency’s administrator? The agency more popularly known as “Doge” is Musk’s brainchild, but the White
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A group of unions and advocacy groups filed an updated lawsuit against Elon Musk after federal employees received an email that instructed them to explain their work accomplishments or face being fired. The suit alleges that the email violates laws
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The Trump administration is cutting more than 6,000 jobs at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in the middle of a tax season when millions of Americans file their returns, US media report. The layoffs, believed to be part of the
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Governor Kathy Hochul has decided not to remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, but instead announced a plan to limit his authority followng a string of scandals. The New York governor said that she would propose legislation
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US Senator Mitch McConnell has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026 following a 40-year career in Congress. McConnell, 83, was the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, but stepped down from Republican leadership while facing health issues.
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Kayla Epstein National digital reporter Getty Images President Donald Trump has always understood the power of branding. As a celebrity businessman, he affixed his name to the facades of his skyscrapers and licensed his name to an array of products,
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Puerto Rico was plunged into darkness early Tuesday morning by a nearly island-wide blackout. The cause of the blackout is under investigation, but preliminary findings pointed to a fault in an underground line, according to Luma Energy, the island’s main
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