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Month: May 2025

EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration’s drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency’s independent scientific research. Administrator Lee Zeldin announced changes that included creating a new unit within his office “to align research and put

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S&P 500 registra la racha ganadora más larga en 20 años mientras Trump y China muestran disposición a ceder en el comercio

Por John Towfighi, CNN Las acciones estadounidenses subieron este viernes y el S&P 500 registró su racha ganadora más larga desde 2004, ya que China señaló apertura a las conversaciones comerciales y a la asimilación por parte de los inversionistas de un informe de empleo mejor de lo esperado. El Dow cerró al alza con

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese supports Labor candidate for Braddon Anne Urquhart during a visit Devonport

Australia votes in national election seen as latest test of global anti-Trump sentiment

By Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Brisbane and Sydney, Australia (CNN) — Australians are casting their final votes Saturday in a national election campaign dominated by cost-of-living concerns that’s being closely watched abroad for signs of a Donald Trump-inspired swing against conservative candidates. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Labor Party is facing off

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California Democrats block another attempt to ramp up penalties for sex solicitors of 16 and 17-year-olds

By Ashley Zavala Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The fight over whether the consumers of the child sex trafficking industry should face tougher consequences when they buy 16- and 17-year-olds for sex continued at the California State Capitol Thursday. Most Democrats in the Assembly rejected an attempt by Republicans

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US reaches agreement to settle lawsuit brought over Ashli Babbitt’s shooting during Capitol riot

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt over her shooting by an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, attorneys said on Friday. Lawyers for Babbitt’s estate and the Justice Department told a

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US reaches agreement to settle lawsuit brought over Ashli Babbitt’s shooting during Capitol riot

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt over her shooting by an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, attorneys said on Friday. Lawyers for Babbitt’s estate and the Justice Department told a

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Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption

By CHRISTOPHER WILLS and JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died. He was 91. Kankakee County Coroner Robert Gessner, a family friend, said Ryan died Friday afternoon

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Presupuesto de Trump: más de US$ 1 billón para defensa, pero recortes en educación, salud, medio ambiente y ayuda pública

Por Tami Luhby, CNN La Casa Blanca presentó este viernes un esquema presupuestario que inyectaría más dinero en defensa y seguridad nacional, mientras recorta programas que el Gobierno de Trump ya ha apuntado, incluyendo educación, ayuda exterior, medio ambiente, salud y programas de asistencia pública. La propuesta describe la visión del presidente Donald Trump y

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30 in Washington

Trump budget proposes $1 trillion for defense, slashes education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance

By Tami Luhby, Ella Nilsen, Andrew Freedman, Samantha Delouya, Sarah Owermohle and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The White House unveiled a budget blueprint Friday that would pump more money into defense and homeland security, while taking an ax to programs the Trump administration has already targeted, including education, foreign aid, environment, health and public

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Tennessee police release video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia traffic stop in 2022

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Authorities in Tennessee have released video of a 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland construction worker who’s become the face of U.S. immigration policy after his erroneous deportation to El Salvador. Posted by various news organizations, the body-camera footage shows a calm and friendly exchange between officers

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Trump brings DOGE fight over access to Social Security data to Supreme Court

By John Fritze, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Friday to allow Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security Administration data on hundreds of millions of Americans. The latest emergency appeal to reach the court involving the Trump administration followed a divided decision from the

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New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.61 — .03 Altria 59.61 +.30 AmerenCp 99.48 +1.39 AmExpress 276.85 +8.31 ArchDanM 47.85 +.27 AutoZone 3756.33+23.41 BPPLC 28.12 +.24 Boeing 185.46 +2.57 BristMySq 50.57 +.96 Brunswick 47.33 +1.00 Chevron 138.50 +2.24 Citigroup 70.59 +2.45 CocaCola 71.65 +.36 ConAgraBr 23.86 — .32 ConocoPhil 91.41 +.76 Corning 45.76 +.98 CurtissWright 357.66

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