#bbc.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Five takeaways from RFK Jr's first confirmation hearing. Senators grilled Robert F Kennedy Jr, Trump's pick for health secretary, on vaccine comments and his stance on abortion.
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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Trump administration reverses course on federal aid freeze after backlash. Order caused widespread confusion across federal government, with healthcare and housing programmes thrown into flux.
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#huffpost.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Trump Says He Plans To Open Guantanamo Bay Detention Center For Migrants Living In U.S. Illegally. Trump made the announcement right before he signed the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Olaf Scholz attacks rival’s ‘unforgivable mistake’ as AfD backs migration plan. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz accused of breaking longstanding political firewall against far-right populists
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa made transitional president of Syria. Appointment of former leader of group that led operation to topple Assad comes amid other political changes
#Politics × #Asia #politician #Syria
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × Anthony Mackie Clarifies Viral 'Captain America' Comment: 'I'm A Proud American'. “Captain America represents a lot of different things, and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those,” Mackie said Tuesday, prompting backlash.
#Politics × #Showbiz #USA #North America #Americas
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × RFK Jr. Says Trump Gave Him 1 Directive On The Abortion Pill. The drugs are used for 63% of abortion care and have been widely deemed safe by scientists.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Why Trump’s order to freeze funding evokes the darkest days of Watergate. President’s move has convulsed Washington in a manner arguably unseen since the Saturday Night Massacre of 1973
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Canada and Mexico can avoid tariffs before Saturday’s deadline, says Trump’s commerce pick. Howard Lutnick testified at his US Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination to head commerce department
#Politics × #Canada #North America #Mexico
#huffpost.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Hamas To Release 3 Israelis And 5 Thais In Next Hostage Exchange. The release was not originally scheduled but came as a result of a standoff between Israel and Hamas that threatened their already fragile ceasefire.
#Politics × #Asia #Israel #Thailand
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × Nicolle Wallace Says Trump Funding Freeze Stunt Has A Huge Silver Lining. The MSNBC host found a profound upside to the president’s attempt to halt government programs.
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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Israel says eight captives to be released Thursday under Gaza truce deal. Benjamin Netanyahu’s office names Israeli captives to be released as Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses.
#Politics × #Benjamin Netanyahu #Asia #Israel
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × JFK's Grandson Trolls RFK Jr.'s Hearing As The Family Feud Heats Up. Jack Schlossberg called Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is up for the head of Health and Human Services, an "antisemite" and a "lying sack of s**t" on social media.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Fed holds interest rates steady amid uncertainty over Trump’s impact on economy. Fed chair declines to provide ‘any response or comment whatsoever’ on president’s public demands for lower rates
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#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × 'What?!' Ringo Starr Stuns Audience With Shocking Food Confession. "Wow, I used to think you had the greatest life, and now I realize mine is better," Jimmy Kimmel told the ex-Beatle in response.
#Politics × #Showbiz #USA #North America #music
#bbc.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Far-right AfD's win on asylum vote rocks German parliament. Germany's Bundestag descends into recrimination after a "firewall" against working with the far-right cracks.
#Politics × #Germany #Europe
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × RFK Jr. Doesn't Sound Like A Guy Who Understands The Programs He'd Manage. In Senate confirmation hearings, he botched the facts about Medicare and Medicaid, two programs he'd oversee as HHS secretary.
#Politics × #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Unrwa closure imminent as last-bid attempts to stop Israeli ban fail. Palestinians in war-devastated Gaza and occupied West Bank expected to be hardest hit by ban on refugee agency
#Politics × #Palestine #Bank of Israel #Asia #World Bank #Israel
#huffpost.com. #Jan.29.2025 × President Donald Trump Appeals His New York Hush Money Conviction. Trump is seeking to erase the verdict that made him the first person with a criminal record to win the presidency.
#Politics × #USA #North America
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × Trump Backtracks On Funding Freeze After Major Backlash. The controversial memo caused a political uproar and confusion among recipients of federal grants.
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#huffpost.com. #Jan.29.2025 × 109 Ways To Fight Back Against What's Happening In The U.S. Right Now. We may be living in Hell, but that doesn't mean we have to like it, accept it or surrender.
#Politics × #USA #North America
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × Trump Thanks Himself In Bizarre Post About California Wildfires. The president posts: “Thank you President Trump!!!”
#Politics × #USA #North America
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × Senator Rips Into RFK Jr. — And Gets Him To Admit He Spread A Conspiracy Theory. Pretty sure Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) won't be supporting Kennedy's nomination.
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#wired.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety. A White House memo ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many legal experts say the order is unconstitutional.
#Politics × #Science #Tech
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