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Antibody therapy explored by Pitt, other researchers to combat bird flu
While the risk of contracting and dying from the H5N1 avian flu remains low for humans, researchers continue to hunt for ... Read More
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University of Florida names sole finalist in presidential search
The University of Florida announced a sole finalist to be its next president: Santa J. Ono, president of the University of Michigan.
The announcement follows a search that began after former President Ben Sasse resigned ...Read more
Trump says he plans to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that he has ordered the reopening of Alcatraz as a prison to “house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.”
Trump said he’s directing the Bureau of ...Read more
Trump plans 100% tariff on foreign movies, escalating trade war
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he plans to impose a 100% tariff on films produced overseas, extending his restrictive trade policies on U.S. imports to the entertainment sector for the first time.
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Trump suggests some trade deals may come as early as this week
President Donald Trump suggested that his administration could strike trade deals with some countries as soon as this week, offering the prospect of relief for trading partners seeking to avoid higher U.S. import duties.
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Veterans could fill crucial holes in offshore wind workforce
Service members looking to leave the military could fill an important space in their workforce, according to offshore wind labor leaders and developers.
With more offshore wind units coming online over the next few years,...Read more
Missouri bus crash into ditch injures at least 32 people
At least 32 people were injured Saturday after a commercial bus crashed into a ditch about 70 miles west of St. Louis, Missouri, according to authorities.
The bus was traveling along Missouri Highway 100 west of Hermann ...Read more
Romania's far-right leader to face centrist mayor in runoff
A Romanian ultranationalist aligned with Donald Trump will head to a presidential runoff against the centrist mayor of Bucharest later this month after securing victory in a repeat election on Sunday, the latest blow to ...Read more
Adams says 500 NYC bodegas will get silent panic buttons in $1.6M initiative
The city is planning to put panic buttons linked to the NYPD in about 500 bodegas across the five boroughs, the mayor and police commissioner announced Sunday.
Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the city...Read more
Trump on due process: 'I don't know'
President Donald Trump has twice been sworn in to do the job of leading the country with his vow to uphold the Constitution, but on Sunday he expressed uncertainty about whether or not that included “due process.”
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With Illinois' grocery tax set to end, many municipalities are adopting their own, even as food prices climb
Voters in Bensenville, Illinois, recently made clear how they felt about a proposed 1% tax on groceries. In a referendum on April 1, 91% voted against it.
Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 ...Read more
Alaska child care advocates urge the Legislature to keep $14M in budget for sector in crisis
Child care advocates are urging the Alaska Legislature to include at least $14 million in this year's budget to help stabilize a sector in crisis.
Last month, the House passed its version of the operating budget with $7.7...Read more
Romania far-right leader scores first-round election win
A far-right Romanian opposition leader who aligned himself with Donald Trump secured a first-round victory in a repeat presidential election, dealing a blow to the Black Sea nation’s ruling establishment amid outrage ...Read more
More Georgia families are choosing to homeschool
Katrina Roman’s four Spanish students are slowly walking around their small classroom looking for something. These students, in grades K-12, don’t know what they’re searching for, but Roman prompts them by telling ...Read more
N.Y. Sen. Schumer slams Trump, RFK Jr. for 'just lying' about layoffs threatening 9/11 health program
The Trump administration’s funding shell game over the health program that treats 9/11 first responders with Ground Zero-related illnesses continued this weekend with a fresh round of layoffs — and New York’s Senate ...Read more
Romania far-right leader wins first- round vote, poll shows
Romania’s far-right opposition leader won the first round of a presidential election repeat as voters took aim at the ruling establishment over persistent corruption and poverty in the Black Sea nation, exit polls showed...Read more
Minn. woman's fight to renew her 92-year-old mother's Medicaid highlights the growing problem of short-staffed counties
Twenty-two voicemails.
That’s how many Vickie Schaefer left during a five-day stretch, trying to get someone at Hennepin County, Minnesota, to help her renew the financial assistance her 92-year-old mother relies on to ...Read more
5.4-magnitude quake, aftershocks rattle West Texas, seismologists say
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook the West Texas area just south of the New Mexico border, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The nearly 5-mile-deep quake hit west of Pecos, about 35 miles south of Whites City, New ...Read more
With the state's grocery tax set to end, many municipalities are adopting their own, even as food prices climb
Voters in Bensenville, Illinois, recently made clear how they felt about a proposed 1% tax on groceries. In a referendum on April 1, 91% voted against it.
Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 ...Read more
Trump signals willingness to lower China tariffs 'at some point'
President Donald Trump said he is willing to lower tariffs on China at some point because the levies now are so high that the world’s two largest economies have essentially stopped doing business with each other.
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NY Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand call for GOP lawmakers to step up after Trump layoffs threaten 9/11 health program
The Trump Administration’s funding shell game over the health program that treats 9/11 first responders with Ground Zero-related illnesses continued this weekend with a fresh round of layoffs — and New York’s Senate ...Read more
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