Container lines backpedal on transpacific as rates slide on tariff uncertainty
MSC and CULines apply the brakes ‘in response to current market conditions’
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Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says
The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.
‘No amnesty’: Trump administration to crack down on illegal immigrants; new measures to prevent access to healthcare, education
The Trump administration has unveiled stringent measures to limit undocumented immigrants’ access to taxpayer-funded education and healthcare, potentially saving $40 billion. Multiple federal departments are implementing this policy shift, reserving pu…
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration for $20 million over detention
Mahmoud Khalil, a top US pro-Palestinian protest leader, sued the Trump administration on Thursday for $20 million over his arrest and detention by immigration agents. Khalil, a legal permanent resident married to a US citizen with a US-born son, was …
UNAIDS report warns HIV progress at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold
The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.
Democracy: U.S. needs more political parties
Re: “Elon Musk says he will start new political party” (July 6, Nation & World): Our two-party political system in America is not working. The current winner-take-all voting system does not properly represent all of the people. Fiscal conservatives…
The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: Ann Davison for Seattle city attorney
Seattleites who want a competent leader who prioritizes public safety and understands the job ought to reelect Ann Davison for Seattle city attorney.
Drought: ‘We must include science realities’
The article “WA’s drought deepens and the summer forecast offers no respite” (July 7, Climate Lab) reads like “déjà vu all over again” — and again, and again … Have we become so jaded that the drama, pain, risks and costs of the recurring droughts, wil…
Minority ethnic and deprived children more likely to die after UK intensive care admission
Study shows such young people have higher risk of arriving at paediatric ICU severely ill and have worse outcomesMinority ethnic children and children from deprived backgrounds across the UK are more likely to die following admission to intensive care …