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Fact-Checking Claims About U.S.A.I.D. Funding
Trump administration officials have misled about how the aid agency is spending its funding, in an effort to cite widespread “waste.” By Linda Qiu Published Feb. 8, 2025 Top officials in the…
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Falsehoods Fuel the Right-Wing Crusade Against U.S.A.I.D.
As the Trump administration works to dismantle the aid agency, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work. By Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson Feb. 7, 2025 The…
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Canada leaders take push against tariffs to White House
Feb 12, 2025 Brandon Drenon & Jessica Murphy Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders say they had a “constructive” meeting at the White House as they sought to make their case…
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Confusion clouds efforts to save Gaza ceasefire
Feb 12, 2025 Yolande Knell, Rushdi Abualouf The Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has looked shaky since it came into force on 19 January but now looks the…
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New report says Russia is better able to withstand heavy battlefield losses than Ukraine
By DANICA KIRKA 11:28 AM CST, February 12, 2025 LONDON (AP) — Russia’s stockpiles of Cold War-era weapons and larger population have allowed it to withstand heavy battlefield losses in Ukraine…
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‘People Are Afraid of Going Out’—Trump Immigration Moves Hurt Small Businesses
Business owners in Latino neighborhoods say fear of raids has caused a sharp drop in consumer spending By Ruth Simon and Paul Kiernan Feb. 10, 2025 9:00 am ET The Trump administration’s promise…
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Study Finds Immigration Crackdown Could Slow Housing Market
President Donald Trump‘s plan for mass deportations of migrants could dramatically impact housing availability and affordability in the nation, according to a study led by a University of Utah professor. Published Feb…
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Remote work was a boon for people for disabilities. What happens as employers pull back?
Gene Myers Feb. 10, 2025 On his first day back in office last month, President Donald Trump ordered federal employees to return to their offices, joining the likes of Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Dell among…
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‘Kick in the teeth’: Disabled federal workers fear for their jobs after Trump remarks
Jessica Guynn Feb. 5, 2025 As divers searched the Potomac River for bodies from the collision of a passenger jet and a military helicopter, President Donald Trump blamed the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity…
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