Appeals court allows Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
A U.S. appeals court panel has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid fund to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.
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Alleged drug boat from Venezuela turning back when hit, sources say
The U.S. military strike killed 11 people who the Trump administration said were Tren de Aragua members. A Venezuelan official denied they were involved in the gang.
Prisoner swap deal between France and Iran nearing ‘final stages’, says Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday a prisoner swap deal with France was close. The agreement would see French nationals in Iran exchanged for Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian woman arrested in France in February on charges of promotin…
NPR names Thomas Evans as top editor after federal funding cuts – The Washington Post
NPR names Thomas Evans as top editor after federal funding cuts The Washington PostNPR’s next news chief built an international career at CNN NPRNPR Names Thomas Evans as Its New Editor The New York TimesNPR Newsroom We…
US-Backed Brazil’s Bolsonaro Sentenced To 27 Years In Jail In Coup Case
He has a long history of homophobic, misogynistic and racist comments delivered in a belligerent, everyman style which endeared him to many.
Tech billionaires: ‘Cozying up to Trump’
Re: “Trump basks in tech leaders’ spending vows at White House dinner” (Sept. 4, Business): Both at President Donald Trump’s inauguration, and at a recent meeting with him, we have seen the richest men in the world from our country cozying up to Trump …
Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison
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Families reel from tragedy as authorities investigate Mexico City gas tanker blast that killed 8 – AP News
Families reel from tragedy as authorities investigate Mexico City gas tanker blast that killed 8 AP NewsMassive gas truck explosion generated ‘shock wave’ in Mexico City, killing six and injuring 90 CNNTanker truck explodes on Mex…
US government sues Uber, alleging discrimination against disabled passengers
Justice department in lawsuit accuses company drivers of routinely refusing to serve people with disabilitiesThe US government sued Uber on Thursday, accusing the ride-sharing company of violating federal law by discriminating against passengers with d…
Mental health: Families need support
Re: “DOJ charges N.C. man in killing aboard train” (Sept. 10, Nation & World): Once again, we read of an innocent person being killed. And once again, we hear a distraught parent saying she had been desperately seeking help for her mentally ill son…