‘This will be the work of years’: The medics identifying remains from Syria’s mass graves
More than 100,000 men, women and children were reportedly forcibly disappeared by Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
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‘This will be the work of years’: The medics identifying remains from Syria’s mass graves
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians were killed under the Assad regime before he was toppled from power.
RFK Jr. announces controversial plan to research autism with Medicare and Medicaid data lists
Comes as Kennedy continues his efforts to find the cause of the ‘autism epidemic’
Trump administration taps wellness influencer for surgeon general
Trump picks Dr Casey Means, a close ally Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for role.
Judge seeks more information from Trump administration about prison deal with El Salvador
A federal judge says he’ll order the Trump administration to provide more information about its deal to house immigrants in a prison in El Salvador.
Alabama governor overhauls state’s largest water utility despite cries of racial discrimination
Alabama governor Kay Ivey sided with the state legislature by signing a bill that will overhaul the Birmingham Water Works Board.
Vance says Russia is ‘asking for too much’ in negotiations to end the war with Ukraine
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Trump reportedly eyes $26m in funding cuts for US national parks
New York Times reports Elon Musk’s Doge agency has created spreadsheet of federal grants earmarked for cuts The Trump administration is reportedly eyeing dozens of grants across the National Park Service for termination, according to reporting from the…
Bolsonaro leads protest in Brazil at site of 2023 far-right insurrection
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro led a protest in Brasilia on Wednesday, vowing to “continue the fight” as he faces trial on coup charges and demands amnesty for hundreds jailed over the January 2023 attack on government buildings. Thousands o…
In the wake of tariffs, cargo at the Port of LA is down 35%
The immediate impact of the cargo decline affects virtually every business around the ports, but port officials say this downturn will soon be felt much more broadly.