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Trump answers question on Iran, Israel Trump says “I may do it, I may not do it” on joining Israeli strikes against Iran 19:31 Washington — The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it had “no announcement about assisting private U.S. citizens to depart at this time,” after the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem said it was […]
The US Department of Education has launched an investigation into Chicago public schools over allegations that a program aimed at improving academic outcomes among Black students violates federal law. The department has also warned that it could withhold federal funding from the district. The investigation,
London CNN — “White silence is violence.” It’s a simple but powerful message shouted at Black Lives Matter protests around the world, and it marks a major shift in expectations: it’s no longer OK to just not be racist, you have to be vocally anti . . .
The West Bank-based film No Other Land has won this year’s best documentary feature Oscar. The film, which is made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, won out against competition from Black Box Diaries, Porcelain War and Sugarcane . . .
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Trump administration is not even a month old, but billionaire Elon Musk has already brought in dozens of staffers to help him change the face of the U.S. government. ProPublica has learned […]
Elon Musk’s rapid attempt to defund and depopulate the federal government has thrown US politics into chaos while the billionaire’s so-called “department of government efficiency” seizes control of operations at key agencies. Carrying out this hostile takeover are a team of staffers made up of wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers that have come […]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off the new year by offering fans an opportunity to get into top shape by working out with him in person. On January 1, the 77-year-old actor and bodybuilding icon unveiled a new challenge for users of his fitness app, The Pump. “Today, I’m announcing the ‘Iron Ticket,’” Schwarzenegger wrote in his […]
A former engineer for a semiconductor company, Mahdi Sadeghi, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday to charges of illegally procuring US technology for an Iranian company linked to a drone attack that killed three US service members in January. Sadeghi was indicted on December 19, along with the arrest of Mohammad Abedini in […]
Linda Chapman of Waterbury, left, a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., talks with U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn. at a Souls to the Polls voting rally at Grace Baptist Church Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Waterbury, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Hartford — U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes isn’t a member of the historically […]