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MARCH 26, 2025
The Trump administration is ending a program that granted temporary legal status for thousands of Cuban immigrants. - Joe Raedle
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — The Trump administration’s decision last week to revoke temporary legal status for thousands of Cuban immigrants is putting Cuban American Republicans, most of whom vocally support the president, in the difficult political position of either backing an end...
MARCH 26, 2025
Trump officials ask Supreme Court to allow canceling of teacher grants.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow it to cancel up to $65 million in grants for teacher training and professional development, which the government claims promote harmful diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
The request marks the second time this week that the administration...
MARCH 26, 2025
Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer representing Yunseo Chung, one of the Columbia University students that have been subjected to search and detention by federal agents following their participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, walks outside a federal courthouse in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal...
MARCH 26, 2025
Miriam Margolyes and Queen Camilla.
Miriam Margolyes has given her verdict on the state of US politics as she said a Trump leadership would be a “fate worse than death”.
But she wasn’t talking about the US president Donald Trump on this occasion and instead took aim at Melania Trump, the American leader’s wife and First Lady.
During the launch of the Queen’s Reading Room Medal at a star-studded...
MARCH 26, 2025
Prince Harry at an October Sentebale charity event in Lesotho. - Brian Otieno
Prince Harry has resigned as a patron of the African charity he founded in memory of his late mother, after a fallout between the trustees and the chairperson.
Set up in 2006, Sentebale was created to help young people in the southern African nations of Lesotho and Botswana in areas...
Business
Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers — humans won’t be needed ‘for most things’
MARCH 26, 2025
Bill Gates speaks during an event promoting the Netflix docuseries.
Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed "for most things" in the world, says Bill Gates.
That's what the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told comedian Jimmy Fallon during an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show" in February. At the moment,...
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US Supreme Court sides with Biden and upholds regulations of ghost guns to make them traceable
MARCH 16, 2025
Ghost guns seized in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. - St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Biden administration’s regulation of untraceable “ghost guns,” ruling that the weapons can be subject to background checks and other requirements.
The 7-2 decision, which overturned an opinion by a conservative appeals court, was a victory for former President...
Business
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson says it’s become clear to Wall Street that President Trump ‘doesn’t care’ about the stock market
MARCH 25, 2025
Mike Wilson, chief U.S. equity strategist and chief investment officer of Morgan Stanley. - Victor J. Blue—Bloomberg via Getty Images
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson argues that the market downturn isn't primarily due to tariffs but rather to declining earnings revisions, stricter immigration policies, and the Federal Reserve’s stance, with investors reacting negatively to President Trump’s apparent indifference toward stock...
MARCH 25, 2025
US President Donald Trump looks on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 24 in Washington, DC. - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
The revelation that President Trump’s aides endangered national security by chatting about a military strike in a Signal chat that included a journalist is embarrassing for everyone involved – which is...
Agriculture
America’s farmers voted for Trump in big numbers. But now they feel the pain of his shutdown of USAID — which buys $2 billion/year of products from them. Where...
MARCH 25, 2025
USAID Shutdown Hurts U.S. Farmers. - Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
During the 2024 presidential election, farming-dependent counties overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump. Almost 78% endorsed his most recent presidential run, and a similar — albeit slightly smaller — percentage backed Trump in 2020.
But President Trump’s early 2025 policies are hurting farming communities. And...