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N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up
12+ min ago (731+ words) The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, will take on the additional role of acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two administration officials said on Wednesday. Dr. Bhattacharya will continue to run…...
California sues Trump administration over billions in canceled clean energy funding
42+ min ago (627+ words) California is suing the Trump administration over its termination of billions of dollars in funding for high-profile clean energy projects awarded under President Biden, state officials announced Wednesday. It is California's 58th lawsuit against the president since he resumed office last…...
MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Nixed From ‘Future of Journalism’ Talk
49+ min ago (504+ words) A talk on the "future of journalism" by the editor-in-chief of CBS News was canceled as her network is in chaos. The lecture from Bari Weiss, 41, at the University of California, Los Angeles, was scheduled to take place on Feb....
Donald J. Trump International Airport? The President’s Company Trademarked It.
56+ min ago (699+ words) President Trump has affixed his name to skyscrapers, golf clubs and even the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a property honoring an entirely different president. The Trump brand may now have yet another landing spot: U.S. airports. The application…...
MAGA Wife Uses Posting Frenzy to Say Her Husband Is Straight
57+ min ago (408+ words) Benny Johnson's wife has gone on a posting rampage over claims that the MAGA podcaster is gay. Kate Johnson, 38, is wading into the fray to bat down online speculation about her husband's sexuality. The Donald Trump-obsessed host of The Benny…...
South Sudan Appoints Dead Man to Election Panel, in Sign of Political Crisis
59+ min ago (893+ words) When President Salva Kiir of South Sudan announced a panel to prepare for long-delayed elections in his country, one name stood out. Steward Sorobo Budia, an opposition politician, was one of about 70 people appointed to the panel last month. But…...
‘Catholic’ Karoline Leavitt Insults Vatican on First Day of Lent
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (607+ words) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt put the Vatican on blast after it said it won't participate in Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace." The Vatican's top diplomatic official, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said on Tuesday that the Vatican believes such…...
‘Absolutely sickening’: Analyst gobsmacked as Karoline Leavitt exposes Trump plot
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (140+ words) A Democratic analyst was gobsmacked on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's press secretary made an "absolutely sickening" revelation during her briefing. Leavitt was asked about who will be in charge of managing the more than $5 billion investment that is expected…...
The Country Betting on Immigrants
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (1747+ words) It's one of the defining dilemmas of our time: Birthrates are falling, and Western countries increasingly depend on immigrant labor. At the same time, there is a backlash against immigrants at the ballot box, prompting not just populists but many…...
Bari Weiss’ UCLA Lecture on the ‘Future of Journalism’ Canceled Amid Student Protests
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (442+ words) Bari Weiss" Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture on "the future of journalism" at UCLA was canceled Tuesday amid student protests and online criticisms of the embattled CBS News editor-in-chief"s Feb. 27 appearance. The annual lecture, held in remembrance of the late…...