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Flags fly outside the U.S. Education Department in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images An independent research arm within the U.S. Department of Education is being all but shut down, employees of the department say. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering and disseminating data on […]

CNN  —  Newly released data from ground-based radar came out Tuesday suggesting an Army helicopter was higher than it was supposed to be when it collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 a week ago, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. According to the “best quality flight track data” available, the helicopter was flying at […]

President Trump is moving forward with extensive tariffs on America’s closest trading partners. Beginning Tuesday, companies bringing products into the United States from Canada and Mexico will pay a 25 percent tariff; importers bringing products in from China will pay an additional 10 percent on top of existing levies. The president has insisted that these […]

Disabled pilot speaks out after Trump blames diversity and inclusion for DC plane crash Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our […]

Israel is preparing to receive three male hostages held in Gaza on Saturday, in the latest release of captives under the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. The militant group named the three men on Friday that it intends to release: Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon. Here’s what we know about them. Keith Siegel, […]

Washington DC collision: Trump blames diversity and inclusion for crash that claimed 67 lives Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our […]

Largest UK Firms Ramp Up Number of Black Lawyers in Latest Trainee Intake  Law.com International Source link

‘No survivors’ expected at crash site, with 27 bodies recovered from plane and 1 from helicopter DC fire and EMS chief John A Donnelly speaks next. He said the crash alert was sounded at 8.48pm last night. First responders found, he said, “extremely frigid conditions. They found heavy wind. They found ice on the water, […]

Markets latest: Nvidia leads sell-off in Big Tech stocks at Wall Street open  Financial Times Source link

It has been less than three days since President Trump took office, but the immigration transformation he ordered has already begun. The Pentagon deployed 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border on Wednesday. The head of the nation’s immigration courts was fired, along with three other senior officials. In Mexico, about 30,000 immigrants with asylum […]


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