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Demonstrations in several cities piled criticism on Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.
Protesters rally across the US against Trump's policies
WASHINGTON — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's early actions, decrying everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.Hundreds of protesters in Austin marched through blocks around the State Capital, chanting and waving placards and chanting, “This is what democracy looks like.”Protesters in Philadelphia and at state capitols in California, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and beyond waved signs denouncing President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and Project 2025, a hard-right playbook for American government and societyThe protests were a result of a movement that has...
February 06, 2025

Protesters rally across the US against Trump's policies

Argentina President Javier Milei speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland
Argentina says it will pull out of WHO, mirroring Trump’s move last month
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina has announced it will pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO), mirroring a similar move by US President Donald Trump last month.“President (Javier) Milei instructed (foreign minister) Gerardo Werthein to withdraw Argentina’s participation in the World Health Organization,” presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said at a news conference on Wednesday.“We Argentinians will not allow an international organization to intervene in our sovereignty, much less in our health,” he added.Adorni said Argentina’s decision was based on “profound differences regarding... health management, especially during the pandemic that... led us to the longest lockdown in human history and a lack of independence in the face of the political influence of some...
February 06, 2025

Argentina says it will pull out of WHO, mirroring Trump’s move last month

A rural groundwater borehole water supply in Turkana, Kenya, funded in part by USAID and supported by the Mortenson Center at the University of Colorado Boulder
US foreign aid freeze is intensifying humanitarian crises across the globe
WASHINGTON — Food distribution is being stopped. Health services are being shut down. Lifesaving aid is being tied up, with no way to disburse it.These aren’t warnings of what’s to come, but examples of what aid workers say is the fallout of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid and the gutting of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).“It’s heartbreaking for our beneficiaries, for whom this is life and death,” a USAID worker said.Another USAID employee told CNN that they have been grappling with “the absolute shock from our partners,” as stop-work orders continue into a second week, and the reliability of US partnership is called into question.“We have programs in Ukraine, we have programs in Burma, in Sudan, in some of the most...
February 05, 2025

US foreign aid freeze is intensifying humanitarian crises across the globe

Linda McMahon has yet to be confirmed by the Senate to serve as the education secretary
Trump administration drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order that would kick off the process of eliminating the Department of Education, the latest move by President Donald Trump to swiftly carry out his campaign promises, two sources familiar with the plans said.The move would come in two parts, the sources said. The order would direct the secretary of Education to create a plan to diminish the department through executive action.Trump would also push for Congress to pass legislation to end the department, as those working on the order acknowledge that shuttering the department would require Congress’ involvement.The president said Tuesday he wants his secretary of Education pick, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job.”“I told Linda, ‘Linda, I hope you do...
February 05, 2025

Trump administration drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on February 4, 2025 in Washington, DC
CIA sends ‘buyout’ offers to entire workforce
WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, a CIA spokesperson and two other sources familiar with the offer said, part of President Donald Trump’s broad effort to shrink the federal government and shape it to his agenda.The offer — which tells federal employees that they can quit their jobs and receive roughly eight months of pay and benefits — had up until Tuesday not been made available to most national security roles in an apparent cognizance of their critical function to the security of the nation.CIA Director John Ratcliffe personally decided he also wanted the CIA to be involved, one of the sources said.The spokesperson said that the move is part of Ratcliffe’s...
February 05, 2025

CIA sends ‘buyout’ offers to entire workforce

The suspension of service comes after US President Donald Trump imposed an additional 10% tariff on all goods imported to the US from China
US Postal Service stops accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong
WASHINGTON — The US Postal Service (USPS) says it has stopped accepting parcels from mainland China and Hong Kong until further notice.Letters will not be affected by the suspension, according to a statement on the company's website.USPS did not offer a reason for the decision but it comes after US President Donald Trump imposed an additional 10% tariff on all goods imported to the US from China.Trump's executive order also eliminated an exemption that allowed goods worth $800 (£641) or less to enter the US without having to pay duties or certain taxes.The so-called de minimis tax loophole faced increased scrutiny in recent years as Chinese e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu used it to reach millions of US customers.In response China said it would implement tariffs on some US...
February 05, 2025

US Postal Service stops accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong

Eggs are seen in a grocery store with a sign saying egg shortage
100,000 eggs stolen from one US grocer as bird flu drives up prices
WASHINGTON — Thieves in the US state of Pennsylvania have stolen more than 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 (£32,000) from a single grocer.The heist targeted the back of a lorry at Pete & Gerry's Organics in Greencastle on 1 February, police say.It comes as the price of eggs has risen amid a bird flu epidemic, making them an unexpectedly costly menu option. The national chain Waffle House has just hiked their egg charge.Prices for eggs have surged more than 65% in the last year, US government data shows. The agriculture department predicted the cost will increase by about 20% in 2025.On Tuesday, Waffle House announced a $0.50 surcharge for customers to shell out per egg.The US diner chain called it a "temporary targeted surcharge tied to the unprecedented rise in egg prices".The...
February 05, 2025

100,000 eggs stolen from one US grocer as bird flu drives up prices

A Google phone, using the Gemini AI application, with a lit up Google logo on the wall in the background
Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons
WASHIGTON — Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, is no longer promising that it will never use artificial intelligence (AI) for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools.The firm has rewritten the principles guiding its use of AI, dropping a section which ruled out uses that were "likely to cause harm".In a blog post Google senior vice president James Manyika, and Demis Hassabis, who leads the AI lab Google DeepMind, defended the move.They argue businesses and democratic governments need to work together on AI that "supports national security".There is debate amongst AI experts and professionals over how the powerful new technology should be governed in broad terms, how far commercial gains should be allowed to determine its...
February 05, 2025

Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons

Marco Rubio met El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele at his residence at Lake Coatepeque
El Salvador offers to house US criminals and deportees in unprecedented deal
SAN SALVADOR — El Salvador has agreed to house violent US criminals and receive deportees of any nationality, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday, in an unprecedented – and legally problematic deal – that has alarmed critics and rights groups.Rubio unveiled the agreement after meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, as part of a tour of several Central American countries intended to consolidate regional support for the Trump administration’s immigration policy.“In an act of extraordinary friendship to our country ... (El Salvador) has agreed to the most unprecedented and extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in the world,” Rubio told reporters Monday.The country will continue accepting Salvadoran deportees who illegally entered the US, he said. It...
February 04, 2025

El Salvador offers to house US criminals and deportees in unprecedented deal

President Donald Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House
Trump postpones Mexico and Canada tariffs to negotiate border security measures
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has agreed to pause his threatened tariffs on Mexico and Canada for 30 days after both countries agreed to take steps to strengthen their border security and clamp down on drug trafficking.The pauses provide a cool-down period after a tumultuous few days that put North America on the cusp of a trade war that could have crushed economic growth, caused prices to soar and ended two of the United States' most critical partnerships."Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted Monday afternoon on X, saying that his government would name a fentanyl czar, list Mexican cartels as terrorist groups and launch a "Canada-US Joint Strike Force to combat organised...
February 04, 2025

Trump postpones Mexico and Canada tariffs to negotiate border security measures

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