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4/25/2025
TechNews for the week: April 25; April 23; April 21;
Ukraine/Russia war
What US military leaders in the Pacific suspect North Korea is getting for sending troops and weapons into Russia's war;
Putin declares 30-hour Russian ceasefire in Ukraine for Easter; Ukraine says Russian attacks continue after Putin declares ceasefire;
U.S. proposes recognizing Crimea as Russian as peace talks ramp up; Vladimir Putin offers to halt Ukraine invasion along current front line;
Putin says he is open to direct peace talks with Ukraine; Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia;
Trump administration unwinds efforts to investigate Russian war crimes;
Rubio Skipping Ukraine Talks as Zelensky Rebuffs U.S. on Crimea; Officials try to get Ukraine peace talks back on track after Rubio no-show;
High-level Ukraine peace talks in London scratched after U.S. pullout;
Donald Trump attacks Ukraine for not recognising Russian occupation of Crimea;
Moscow court finds Google guilty of disclosing Russian war casualties, TASS says;
Russia strikes hit various regions of Ukraine; Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles, killing 9, as Ukraine talks stall;
Trump’s Plan to Sell Out Ukraine to Russia; Trump’s shameful Crimea ultimatum to Ukraine;
Top Russian general killed in Moscow as U.S. envoy talks with Putin;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
U.S. Strikes on Yemeni Port Kill Dozens, Houthis Say;
Netanyahu vows to press on until Hamas defeated;
IDF says ‘misunderstanding’ led to killings of Gaza emergency workers;
Israeli intelligence chief says Netanyahu told him to defy top court; Intel. shows Israel heading toward political assassination, Lapid warns;
Israeli spy chief claims dismissal linked to refusal to spy on protesters;
Israeli minister says returning hostages not ‘the most important goal’; New Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan proposed, Hamas source tells BBC;
‘A patriotic American,’ White House says of adviser accused of dual loyalty to Israel;
Trump says he, Netanyahu on ‘same side of every issue’;
Israeli Minister Says GOP Leaders Agree That Gaza “Aid Depots Should Be Bombed”;
Israel Acknowledges Second Deadly Attack on Aid Workers in Gaza;
International Events
Pope Francis dies at 88. He was a transformative figure, and his openness and empathy for the disenfranchised reshaped the papacy;
Vatican says Pope Francis dies at 88 from cerebral stroke and heart failure; Biden to attend Pope Francis funeral;
China-Built Airport in Nepal Was Littered With Corruption, Inquiry Finds;
Beijing warns countries against U.S. trade deals at China’s expense; China Is Finding Ways to Replace American Farmers;
China says no tariff negotiations underway, contradicting Trump; China seeks to leave Trump twisting in the wind;
China cancels 12,000 metric tons of US pork shipments;
IMF predicts Trump’s tariffs will cause ‘significant slowdown’ in the world economy and hamper progress in bringing down inflation;
Japan sees little scope for grand deal on yen in talks with US;
US Asking Japan, South Korea To Commit To $44B Alaska Gas Project;
US made ‘very good’ progress on nuclear talks with Iran on Saturday; Moscow may gain key role in Iran nuclear deal as US talks progress;
Marco Rubio says US may accept civilian nuclear programme in Iran;
Trump poised to offer Saudi Arabia over $100 billion arms package;
Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies;
Orbán Faces ICC Investigation After Refusing to Arrest Netanyahu in Hungary;
Russian Hackers Increasing Attacks in Europe, Dutch Official Says;
White House debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Nord Stream ;
Trump’s Tariffs Expected to Grind Germany’s Growth to a Halt;
Immigration
Supreme Court blocks Alien Enemies Act deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members;
Detained Tufts student must be transferred to Vermont, judge rules;
Overwhelmed ICE facilities fail to provide basic necessities for some detained immigrants;
El Salvador’s president offers Maduro US-deported Venezuelans for prisoner swap;
Inside the Urgent Fight Over the Trump Administration’s New Deportation Effort;
As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows;
The mechanics of kidnapping: How ICE is imprisoning Rumeysa Ozturk;
How a defunct gang registry helped deliver Kilmar Abrego García to a Salvadoran prison;
ACLU says Trump officials not complying with Supreme Court in deportation case;
Military authorized to detain undocumented immigrants in New Mexico;
Two federal courts extend deportation block under Alien Enemies Act;
ICE arrested Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant, court documents show ; An Immigrant Held in U.S. Custody ‘Simply Disappeared’;
Judge Accuses Government of ‘Willful and Bad Faith’ Stonewalling in Deportation Case;
Trump-appointed judge orders return of Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador;
Majority of Americans now disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration;
FBI director says Wisconsin judge has been arrested, accused of shielding an immigrant in her courthouse from being detained by ICE;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Nationwide ‘50501’ protests rally against Trump administration’s policies; Trump deadline on Insurrection Act looms;
Voters Say Trump Has ‘Gone Too Far’ in Wielding Power; Most Americans disapprove of Trump on tariffs;
Three ex-presidents denounce the current one in a two-week stretch;
Fired Pentagon officials lash out at Hegseth team; Former top DOD spokesperson: Pentagon in ‘disarray’ under Hegseth;
Hegseth accused of sharing Yemen strike details in Signal chat that included his wife, brother and lawyer;
Trump Calls Concern Over Hegseth’s Signal Chats a ‘Waste of Time’; Why MAGA World is so protective of Hegseth;
Hegseth says chief of staff moving to new role amid DOD tumult; Hegseth’s chief of staff exits amid Pentagon turmoil;
Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on Pentagon computer;
DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence and addiction prevention, victim advocacy; Justice Dept. weighs trying to undo Peter Navarro’s conviction;
Federal prosecutors in Eric Adams case resign after being put on administrative leave;
A Different Kind of F.B.I. Chief: Jet-Setting Patel Loves the Limelight;
Noem’s purse containing DHS access badge, $3K in cash stolen at DC restaurant;
Trump administration estimates 50,000 federal employees will lose civil service protections;
Who is Lindsey Halligan, the attorney assigned to help remove “improper ideology” from the Smithsonian;
Rubio unveils sweeping reorganization of State Department;
Rubio’s proposal to shake up State Department targets programs focused on human rights, war crimes and democracy;
Trump's 'attack' on the IRS could cost the government $1 trillion, former Treasury Secretary says;
A long-recognized norm that presidents don’t comment publicly on the Fed’s monetary decisions;
Trump Energy secretary: Clean energy tax credits a ‘big mistake’;
Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump’s Crackdown on Big Law;
Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump; As firms bend to Trump, some workers say no;
Record numbers of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native women elected to state legislatures;
Same-Sex Marriage Is the Law of the Land. Some States Are Debating It Anyway.;
6 men charged in woman’s removal from Idaho town hall;
Wisconsin court upholds creative veto to increase school funding for 400 years;
Texas Speaker pulls constitutional amendments after reported Democratic threat; How Texas Officials Invited the Rigging of the State Lottery;
DeSantis faces growing storm over Hope Florida controversy;
Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayor’s race, taking over a city in crisis;
How D.C.’s dangerous new prosecutor is making the city less safe; Trump-nominated DC prosecutor apologizes for praising Nazi sympathizer;
At Elon Musk’s Behest, Voters Cast Ballots for a New Town: Starbase, Texas;
NC lawmakers violated the constitution in effort to take elections power from Josh Stein, court rules;
Many Jews say Trump is politicizing the fight against antisemitism;
Newsom: California now world’s fourth-largest economy;
Congress actions
GOP lawmakers running out of options to pay for Trump’s costly agenda;
Duckworth: Hegseth endangering troops with ‘singular stupidity’ ;
House Republican: GOP senator ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ about 9/11;
Senator probes CBP nominee’s alleged interference in migrant death investigation;
Trump action and proclamations
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard;
After Attacking Judges, Trump Administration Blames Judge for Escalating Tensions;
Trump blasts Supreme Court while arguing trials for migrants ‘not possible’ ;
Defying the Law and the Courts, Trump Seeks to Shift the Focus;
Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Held Millions Himself;
Trumpian tariff math: Two nonsense numbers that don’t add up; Hassett on whether Trump is worried about empty shelves: ‘Absolutely not’;
Trump officials consider shrinking 6 national monuments for mining, oil;
Trump Takes a Major Step Toward Seabed Mining in International Waters;
Trump Directs Sons to Fire Trump Org. Lawyer Because of Harvard Ties;
Donald Trump’s inaugural committee raised record-breaking $240mn; How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions;
Trump tells Justice Dept. to probe Democrats’ core fundraising platform;
Trump administration reverses abrupt terminations of foreign students’ US visa registrations;
Musk government actions
DOGE isn’t saving much money. So what is Elon Musk really up to; What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too;
Interior Secretary gives DOGE aide sweeping powers to remake department;
Watchdog agency tells fired workers they have no legal basis for complaints;
Court news
Appeals court halts Boasberg’s contempt proceedings against Trump administration;
Alito Releases Dissent in Supreme Court Decision Blocking Deportations;
Trump confronted for defiance of court orders across series of cases;
Supreme Court grapples with challenge to ObamaCare preventive care panel;
Supreme Court seems to support letting religious parents pull their children from public school story time with LGBTQ books;
Judge presses Trump administration on law firm sanctions;
It’s not just ‘leftist’ judges. GOP appointees have many sharp words for Trump;
DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow transgender troops ban enforcement;
Judge Limits Trump’s Ability to Withhold School Funds Over D.E.I.;
Federal judge orders Trump administration to return second migrant sent to megaprison in El Salvador;
Judge blocks part of Trump’s order requiring citizenship proof to vote;
Election politics
Election officials wary of shift to Texas’ centralized voter-registration system;
N.C. court lets Democrats keep control of the state’s elections board;
Jan 6th consequences
Police officers who joined Jan. 6 rally ask Supreme Court for anonymity;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Scroll through Trump’s new covid website — and have your mind blown;
RFK Jr.’s absurd statistic on the spike in chronic diseases in the U.S.;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared;
Report: 62% of critical infrastructure operators have been attacked; Cryptocurrency Thefts Get Physical;
Android Improves Its Security;
Regulating AI Behavior with a Hypervisor;
New Linux Rootkit; Math and science
NASA's Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable;
SpaceX Launches 10th NRO Mission With Next-Gen Satellites;
Scientists made ‘tiny earthquakes’ to find where Yellowstone’s magma begins;
National Science Foundation Sets New Priorities, won't combat misinformation;
Trump administration cancels top NASA climate lab’s lease at Columbia University;
DOJ questions science journal about bias, triggering free speech concerns;
The Ancient Math That Sets the Date of Easter and Passover; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Meta’s oversight board rebukes company over policy overhaul; Anti-trans posts pass muster under Meta’s new hate-speech rules;
News Is Blocked on Meta’s Feeds in Canada. Here’s What Fills the Void;
They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed; Musk's X sues to block Minnesota 'deepfake' law over free speech concerns;
Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence;
Jury Rules Against Palin in Libel Case Against The New York Times;
Judge says Voice of America staffers can go back to work; AI and Chatbot issues
UAE set to use AI to write laws in world first; Du Partners With Microsoft For UAE Data Center;
Trump Administration Outlines AI Approach In New Memos;
An OpenAI exec says the company would buy Google's Chrome, if given the option;
Los Angeles turns to AI to give public benefits enrollment a boost;
Oscars OK the Use of A.I., With Caveats;
Why It’s So Difficult for Robots to Make Your Nike Sneakers;
AI Now Outperforms PhD-Level Virologists In Problem-Solving In Wet Labs;
AI Transforms Parkinson’s Research, Treatment With AWS Support;
Amazon, Nvidia: AI Data Center Building Not Slowing Down; Study Indicates Leading AI Data Center Might Soon Have $200B Price Tag;
Microsoft adds three new AI features to Copilot+ PCs - including the controversial Recall;
Low-Cost AI Projects -- A Great Way to Get Started; SC News and Politics
Rep. Nancy Mace's cursing episode with constituent in Mount Pleasant goes viral; The video;
Rep. Nancy Mace woos MAGA faithful in vote-rich Greenville. Do they want her?;
Mace attends town hall in Beaufort County. The general public wasn't invited;
SC Senate votes to remove treasurer after $1.8B error. Eyes now on House;
Trump vs. BMW trade spat has rattled this South Carolina county;
University Of South Carolina Receives $75 Million Donation;
Banking news
Crypto Ally Paul Atkins Sworn In to Replace Gary Gensler Atop U.S. SEC;
Business and Economics
Nasdaq drops 2%, S&P and Dow also fall as investors eye challenges to Fed independence;
Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters;
Political interference with the Fed would mean worse inflation and higher unemployment, top official says;
Dow gains 1,000 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq gain over 2.5% on signs of tariff progress;
US markets rally as Treasury secretary says China trade war is ‘unsustainable’; Tech Stocks Jump as Trump Softens Stance on Fed and Trade;
S&P 500 gains for 4th-straight day Friday in longest win streak since January;
Crude oil slides as oversupply worries return; Kazakhstan reluctant to cut production;
Earnings outlooks are being slashed amid the highest uncertainty for US firms since the pandemic, Morgan Stanley's CIO says;
The Trump Billionaires Who Run the Economy and the Things They Say;
Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Holds at least $125 Millions Himself;
China freezes Boeing deliveries, Airbus gains ground in global OEM race;
Boeing jet returns to US from China, a victim of Trump’s tariff war; Second Boeing jet starts return from China;
US beef off the menu as the trade war hits Beijing's American-style restaurants;
Boeing Will Sell Its Digital Businesses for $10 Billion;
Major Advances in E.V. Batteries Are Announced by Chinese Company;
US finalizes tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports of up to 3,521%;
The hardest-hit US trading partners under Trump’s tariffs;
DHL suspends some parcel deliveries to US amid trade war;
Pepperoni Price Index: what frozen pizza can tell us about the odds of a recession.;
The Trump Tariffs Are Tilting the Scales in the Coke vs. Pepsi Battle;
Verizon blames government spending cutbacks for its poor phone subscriber numbers.;
Meta Faces Potential $7B Revenue Loss From China; Meta lays off Reality Labs employees while continuing to hire hundreds more;
Elon Musk's Neuralink could fetch $8.5 billion valuation;
Intel To Announce Plans To Cut More Than 20% Of Staff;
Largest federal employees union slashing over half of staff;
USDOT Transfers Penn Station Project Control To Amtrak;
Volkswagen Unveils In-House Driving System; VW has overtaken Tesla as Europe's top EV seller;
Tesla is reportedly pulling workers off Cybertruck factory lines and dropping production targets for the model amid plummeting sales;
TSLA Is Facing a “Code Red Situation,” Bank Warns; Tesla speeds up odometers to avoid warranty repairs, US lawsuit claims;
Trump Media Enters Deal With Crypto Trading Platform; Cantor (led by Lutnick's son) nears $3 bln crypto SPAC venture with Softbank, Tether;
Crypto Casinos Rake in Over $80bn as Gamblers Outsmart Restrictions;
Donald Trump’s memecoin surges as holders compete for private dinner with US president ;
Coinbase calls for the end of the ‘war on staking’;
Finance
Personal finances will take a hit as consumer protections are rolled back, raising costs for many;
Sports
More than 20 robots race alongside humans at half marathon in Beijing; Man Vs Machine: China Shows Off Humanoid Robots in Half-Marathon;
Sharon Lokedi and John Korir win Boston Marathon;
NCAA votes to allow schools to pay athletes — as long as a judge approves;
Other news and history
Trump’s American History Revolution;
Steve Bannon tells me why Elon Musk is 'evil' — and his vision for Trump 2028;
The real architect of Trump’s agenda;
Education:
New Carnegie Classification Focuses on Student Success; Survey Reveals Job Market Challenges For New College Graduates;
Harvard pushes back on claim that Trump team mistakenly sent demand letter;
Education Department Demands Harvard Provide Records On Sources Of Foreign Funding;
Harvard sues Trump administration in escalating confrontation, claiming $2.2 billion funding freeze violates Constitution;
Administration Appears Open To Negotiation After Harvard Sues;
Faculty Senates At “Big Ten” Universities Sign Non-Binding “Mutual Defense Compact” Against Administration;
Trump signs long-awaited order directing changes to college accreditation;
Trump’s Executive Order Bashes Accreditors, Blames DEI for Low Standards and Poor Outcomes;
Republicans Threaten to Remove Colleges’ Accreditation Over Civil Rights Violations;
Trump To Sign Order Restricting Foreign Gifts To Colleges;
Students Of Color Say DEI Rollback Is Harming “Sense Of Community” At Schools;
Visa Revocations, Policy Changes Raise Concerns About International Student Enrollment;
Lawsuit Requests Court Reinstate Legal Status For International Students Fearful Of Deportation;
Education Department to resume seizing wages for student loan debt;
NIH To Ban Grants To Universities With DEI Programs, Israeli Boycotts; Universities Have Raised More Than $336 Million Through DEI Funds;
Trump’s Funding Freezes Halt Medical Research, Deaf Education Training;
Education Department Scaling Back NAEP Over Next Eight Years; Education Department Resource Center At Risk Of Losing Funding;
Some Schools Reevaluate Use Of Class Rank, Weighted GPAs;
Schools Increasingly Integrating Career Pathways Into High School Curricula;
Naval Academy book removals spark effort to make them available again; Naval Academy Cancels Lectures And Events Amid Political Shifts;
The Digital Divide: Student Generative AI Access; Many Colleges Not Providing Student Access To Generative AI;
Trump Administration Planning To Integrate AI Into K-12 Education; Administration’s Possible AI In Education Plans Face Challenges;
Teacher AI Training Disparities Persist Despite Increased Efforts; AI Companies Offer Free Chatbot Access To College Students;
Limestone University Pulls Back From Brink of Closure;
Broward College Trustees Exert New Control Over Foundation Board;
Columbia University Prepares For Potential Pro-Palestinian Protests;
4/18/2025
TechNews for the week: April 18; April 16; April 14;
Ukraine/Russia war
Trump Envoy Meets With Putin Seeking to Rekindle Ukraine War Talks; Russian missile attack kills 32 in Ukraine on Palm Sunday;
Trump blames Zelensky for Ukraine war after ’60 Minutes’ interview; Zelensky accuses Vance of ‘somehow justifying Putin’s actions’;
Russia set to end energy ceasefire with Ukraine, even as fighting rages;
Ukraine Says Accepting Curbs to Its Military Would Be Red Line in Talks to End War;
Russian missiles hit Sumy civilians as military held ceremony; Russia plans to use seized US company to supply food to its military;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Stay or Go? Israeli Evacuation Orders Force an Agonizing Choice on Gazans;
Israel expands Gaza buffer zone amid Passover offensive; Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated;
Gaza territory shrinks drastically as Israel seizes huge swaths of land; Israel Strikes Hospital in Gaza’s North and Captures Key Part of South;
Thousands of Israeli reservists condemn leadership for return to war; Hundreds of former Mossad operatives criticise Israel’s return to war in Gaza;
UN human rights office concerned about Israeli strikes on civilians in Lebanon;
Members of UK’s largest Jewish body condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza;
Hamas seeks to silence Gazans who criticize it over war with Israel;
Israel to keep soldiers in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely ; IDF jet accidentally drops bomb near kibbutz;
Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration; Trump betrays Netanyahu with shifting Saudi, Iran priorities;
Aid groups describe dire conditions in Gaza as Israel says there is no shortage of aid;
International Events
Russia Is Trying to Push River Borders;
China halts critical rare earth exports as trade war intensifies; How China went from courting Trump to ‘never yield’ tariff defiance;
Chinese Embassy accuses Bessent of ‘maliciously slandering’ Beijing;
U.S. Plans to Use Tariff Negotiations to Isolate China;
Trump includes US troop costs in tariff talks with Asian allies; Trump Says 'Cost of Military Support' on Table in Japan Talks He'll Attend;
Iran, US hold 'productive' talks in Oman, agree to resume next week, Tehran says; Iran nuclear talks expected to continue Saturday in Rome;
Iranian foreign minister to visit Moscow ahead of second Iran-U.S. meeting;
Iran expected to resist US plan to move uranium stockpile to third country; Iran Says Shifting U.S. Messages on Nuclear Talks Are ‘Not Helpful’;
Trump Repeats Threat to Use Military Force if Iran Does Not Agree to Nuclear Deal;
Trump team's Iran divide: Dialogue vs. detonation to end nuclear threat;
US, Saudi Arabia Advance Nuclear Cooperation Talks; Saudi Arabia accelerates nuclear project, despite lack of normalization;
Turkey, Israel Have Begun Talks to Avoid Clashes in Syria;
Ousted Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad used a private jet to move cash, valuables and documents out of the country;
Orban Escalates Culture War in Hungary by Mandating Two Genders Only;
French presidential hopeful sparks outcry with idea to deport migrants to remote island off the coast of Newfoundland;
Europe Seeks a Direct Line to Trump, Skeptical That Aides Speak for Him;
Maldives bans Israeli travelers over ‘continuing atrocities’ in Gaza;
What Lesotho, country Trump says 'nobody has ever heard of', offers to US;
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa wins re-election in run-off;
Canadian University Teachers Advise Against US Travel;
‘Massive Blackout’ Leaves All of Puerto Rico Without Power;
Immigration
They fled authoritarian countries. Here they’re experiencing déjà vu; She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her;
No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found;
Columbia Student Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship;
They Followed the Rules. Now Thousands of Migrants Are Told, ‘Leave.’;
US Citizen Detained After Visiting Canada: 'Treated Like a Criminal';
Judge Blocks Administration From Taking Action Against UW-Madison Student;
US citizen detained by ICE in Florida released amid immigration crackdown; US citizen held by ICE despite judge seeing birth certificate;
‘Alien Enemies’ or Innocent Men? Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants; Mixed Signals on Alleged Alien Enemies;
US judge will not curb immigration enforcement in places of worship;
Teen Deported to El Salvador Prison Even After ICE Said He Was 'Not the One' They Were Looking For;
Trump officials have the private goal of deporting at least 1 million immigrants this year. Analysts say that's unrealistic.;
White House Continues Defiant Stance on Seeking Return of Deported Man;
Justice Dept. says it’s not required to bring back wrongly deported man; Lawyers for wrongly deported man ask judge for U.S. contempt hearing;
DOJ: Courts have ‘no authority’ to force Abrego Garcia’s return;
Trump Administration Directs Judges to Deny Asylum Without Hearings;
El Salvador’s president says he won’t return wrongly deported Maryland man to U.S.: ‘Of course I’m not going to do it’;
Trump officials push immigrant gang message, but sometimes don't back it up in court;
Federal judge orders the Trump administration to produce details of attempts to return wrongly deported man from El Salvador;
Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Maryland Man in El Salvador;
U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump’s justification for mass deportations without due process;
Salvadoran President Plans To Double Size Of Infamous Mega-Prison Holding Hundreds Of U.S. Deportees;
Dozens of immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
F.B.I. Suspends Employee on Patel’s So-Called Enemies List;
US Attorney Habba investigating New Jersey governor over immigration enforcement policy;
Trump Official Who Oversaw Closure of USAID Has Left State Department;
More than 20,000 I.R.S. employees offered to resign; Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk;
Federal law bars the president from either directly or indirectly requesting the I.R.S. to investigate or audit specific targets, that doesn't stop Trump;
The CFPB starts to lay off staff as the agency plans a shift in its focus;
Entire Pentagon defense tech unit to leave by May;
Rubio ends controversial State Department hub tracking foreign disinformation; State Dept. to propose major overhaul of U.S. diplomatic footprint;
State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden’s term;
Hegseth suspends 3 senior political aides amid leak inquiry;
Trump tariff plans bring concern about prices, financial impact, but GOP base sees jobs long-term;
Justice Department says it will sue Maine Education Department over its refusal to comply with a trans athlete ban;
On the road with President Trump: 3 takeaways; Trump is ‘fully fit’ for duty, his doctor says;
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home was set on fire in an act of arson that caused ‘significant’ damage;
Texas Muslims Want to Build Homes and a Mosque. The Governor Says No;
State-level DOGE work gathers speed;
Judge orders release of $14 billion that EPA chief called ‘gold bars’ being thrown off the Titanic;
Congress actions
Hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus members say they have commitments to include $1.5 trillion in budget cuts;
Trump plan would slash State Dept. funding by nearly half, memo says;
White House to send Congress a formal request to nix $9.3B for PBS, NPR, State Department;
Republicans consider increasing taxes on the rich in break from party orthodoxy;
Has the magic asterisk returned as budgetary gimmick;
Congress, DOGE turned the Social Security Fairness Act from a win to a loss;
Jeffries: Court should hold Trump officials in contempt over wrongly deported Maryland man;
Republicans Are Facing Constituents Angry About Abrego Garcia’s Case;
GOP’s legal threats sink Democrats’ billboard attacks over Medicaid;
Republicans quietly hope Supreme Court bails them out on Trump’s trade war;
Lawmakers launch investigation into 23andMe after bankruptcy;
Trump action and proclamations
President Trump has declared more national emergencies than any other president in modern history to give himself more unilateral power;
Trump is pursuing a radical agenda. Does he have a strategy, or is he winging it;
Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump’s sights for punitive action;
Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them; Trump wants these 2 men arrested for criticizing him;
Trump hopes immigration fight distracts from economy;
Trump authorizes military to take control of federal land along US southern border;
Smartphones and other electronics will be exempted from reciprocal tariffs, Trump administration says, including Chinese imports;
Tariffs on chips, phones, laptops still coming, commerce secretary warns; Trump Moves to Put New Tariffs on Computer Chips and Drugs;
Trump has vowed to bring down housing costs. What is his administration doing;
Trump Says Fed Chair’s ‘Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’;
Fact Check: Trump’s ‘tiny’ fish, a ‘giant faucet’ and ‘beautiful water flow’;
Trump officials say destroying endangered species’ habitats isn’t ‘harm’;
Trump Signs Order To ‘Make America’s Showers Great Again’;
How Trump and His ‘Gold Guy’ Are Redecorating the White House;
Musk government actions
DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress;
Some DOGE staffers hold high-powered jobs at multiple federal agencies;
DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions;
Elon Musk gets government policy ideas from X. Here’s how;
DOGE is collecting federal data to remove immigrants from housing and jobs;
DOGE Deactivates Nearly Half a Million Government Credit Cards;
Court news
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda; Biden, Obama-appointed judges oversee bulk of Trump cases;
President Trump is growing increasingly combative in his showdowns with the courts;
Trump administration sued after taking down public spending tracker;
Judge blocks most of Trump’s punishments for law firm Susman Godfrey;
Judge to launch contempt proceedings on whether Trump officials defied order not to remove migrants under Alien Enemies Act;
Supreme Court to hear arguments on birthright citizenship;
California Is Taking Trump to Court to Stop His Tariffs;
Judge declines to further enforce order restoring AP access to White House;
Confirmation News
Trump’s D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media more than 150 times;
Schumer invokes Senate ‘blue slip’ to block Trump US attorney nominees;
Election politics
North Carolina justices cast state Supreme Court election result into doubt;
Trump’s order could force states to buy costly new voting machines;
DNC leader announces plans to primary members of his own party;
Elon Musk focuses donations on GOP lawmakers targeting judges;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Study cites 17 factors linked to stroke, dementia, late-life depression;
RFK Jr. contradicts CDC study on causes of autism;
Trump pharma tariff threat raises specter of shortages, price hikes;
Kennedy’s deep HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response;
Drug Development Is Slowing Down After Cuts at the FDA;
White House embraces lab leak as ‘true’ pandemic origin, axes covid website to rewrite history;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
April Crypto-Gram Newsletter, Cryptography, Backdoors, and more;
Russia seeds chatbots with lies. Any bad actor could game AI the same way.;
China Accuses U.S. of Launching 'Advanced' Cyberattacks; China Sort of Admits to Being Behind Volt Typhoon;
This Company’s Surveillance Tech Makes Immigrants ‘Easy Pickings’ for Trump;
Nonexistent AI libraries:Slopsquatting;
CVE Program Almost Unfunded;
Age Verification Using Facial Scans; Math and science
Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet;
Blue Origin lands all-women flight including Gayle King, Katy Perry;
SpaceX Launches Ninth Set Of NRO Proliferated Architecture Satellites;
Colorado State University Scientists Explore “Milky Seas” Phenomenon;
Japan Opens First 3D-Printed Train Station; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Google’s adtech unit is an illegal monopoly, court rules. The tech giant may be forced to sell the profitable division;
U.S. Prepares to Challenge Meta’s Social Media Dominance;
In landmark antitrust case, FTC says Meta bought up rivals instead of competing with them;
8 revelations from Mark Zuckerberg's 3 days on the witness stand in Meta's antitrust trial;
Trump ally has a suggestion for Warner Bros. Discovery: Why don't you pay us or give us a TV show?;
White House eliminates permanent spot for news services in press pool; AP journalists held out of White House events despite judge’s ruling;
Judge Blocks Ohio Law Requiring Age Verification for Social Media;
A video cover letter could help you stand out in a tough job market. Here’s how to make one.;
How to upgrade your 'incompatible' Windows 10 PC to Windows 11; AI and Chatbot issues
OpenAI releases new GPT-4.1 models at lower costs for developers; OpenAI Unveils Technology That Can ‘Reason’ With Images;
OpenAI's latest move makes it harder for rivals like DeepSeek to copy its homework;
Let ChatGPT Turn You Into an Action Figure: How It Works ;
IBM Announced New z17 Mainframe With AI, Security Enhancements;
Nvidia to mass produce AI supercomputers in Texas as part of $500 billion U.S. push;
Xpeng Develops Advanced AI Chip For Autonomous Cars;
Republican Senators Ask Commerce Secretary To Withdraw AI Chip Rule;
Tech Data To Distribute NVIDIA Solutions In India;
Bay Area Company Develops Hydrogen-Powered Data Center; Texas Bill Could Delay AI Data Center Expansion;
Researchers Develop AI-Based Tool To Enhance Efficiency In Nuclear Plants; California Nuclear Plant Uses AI For Safety;
AI-Based Algorithm Can Detect Chronic Liver Disease Using Images From Standard Echocardiography;
AI has grown beyond human knowledge, says Google's DeepMind unit; SC News and Politics
In South Carolina, a Once Thriving Textile Hub Is Baffled by Trump’s Tariffs;
Treasurer goes to GOP faithful as fight over $1.8B error heats up;
Limestone University Considers Online Shift Due To Finances;
Banking news
An overlooked effect of Trump's trade war: the weakest dollar in years; Bank Trading Desks Are Minting Money From Trump’s Tariff Chaos;
China Wins As Trump Torches U.S. Treasuries In Real Time;
Bank of Canada holds policy rate at 2.75%; Turkey’s central bank raises interest rate to 46%;
ECB Cuts Rates on Weak Growth, Markets Bet on More Easing;
Why the Russian ruble has been the world's strongest currency this year;
Business and Economics
Fed's Bostic: Bold moves 'in any direction' wouldn't be prudent; Yellen sees ‘very worrisome’ pattern in Treasurys sell-off;
Fed chief Powell warns Tariffs are ‘highly likely’ to raise inflation in short term, with risks of longer-term damage;
Investors are abandoning the dollar and Treasuries, scared by the trade war;
Tariff Confusion Leaves Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’ and ‘Somber’; It’s easier than ever for businesses to jack up prices;
Economists continue to revise estimates for Trump's tariff policy. Most possibilities still take us back to the 1910s;
CBP says latest tariffs have generated $500 million, well below Trump's estimate;
China's March retail sales rise 5.9%; industrial output rises 7.7%; unemployment rate falls 5.2%;
Here’s what the U.S. imports from China and what could get pricier with tariffs;
China Pauses Exports Of Rare Earth Metals; China orders its airlines to stop accepting deliveries of Boeing jets;
Nvidia Says Curbs On China AI Chips Will Cost Company $5.5B;
Restarting coal plants after Trump's executive orders makes no economic sense, report says;
BP makes oil discovery off US Gulf coast; Federal Judge Cancels Biden’s Last Gulf Lease Sale;
Administration Halts New York Offshore Wind Project Work Amid Sector Review;
DoE preparing $10B clean energy funding cuts which could hurt Occidental, Exxon projects;
Indiana Governor Promotes Coal And Nuclear Energy;
Tesla U.S. Sales Plunge as G.M. and Others Make Gains; Toyota and other Asia auto stocks surged after Trump said he is considering a tariff pause;
Nissan to cut Japanese production of top-selling US model due to tariffs;
Hongkong Post is suspending postal service for all US-bound goods over Trump's tariffs;
Trump wants to bring back 'masculine' jobs. Men don't want them;
Don't call it DEI: Recruiters explain the hiring landscape under Trump 2.0;
The US freight recession is showing no signs of relenting;
ICE just ordered $30 million worth of Palantir tech to track immigrants;
Finance
Eight REITs increase dividends in March;
Other news and history
5 lessons from the Harris, Trump campaigns we learned in writing our book;
Why Trump wants Greenland, and what people who call the world's largest island home have to say about it;
How Trump’s Early Actions Compare to Project 2025, Other Blueprints;
How Corey Lewandowski Became Kristi Noem’s Gatekeeper at DHS;
Education:
College financial aid hit with glitches, delays due to federal staffing cuts; Department Of Education Updates Student Loan Repayment Plan Processing;
Communications Graduates See Declining Starting Salaries;
Harvard rejects Trump administration demands for oversight, putting nearly $9 billion of the school’s federal funding at risk;
Trump demands of Harvard; Harvard University President Alan Garber letter: The Promise of American Higher Education;
Trump Administration Will Freeze $2 Billion After Harvard Refuses Demands; freeze on $2.2 billion to Harvard provided no proof of wrongdoing;
Trump threatens Harvard’s tax exempt status; Trump administration asks IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status;
Lawyers for Harvard in Trump administration dispute are no strangers to high-profile legal matters;
Federal Funding Freezes Affect Multiple Ivy League Schools; HBCUs Brace For Federal Funding Cuts;
Trump’s Next Higher Ed Target: Admissions; DHS demands records of Harvard’s foreign students, threatens enrollment;
Trump Administration Downplays Impact of Deleting International Students From Key Database;
Energy Department Plans To Cap Indirect Research Costs For Universities;
Termination Of Federal Teacher-Training Grants Could Increase Educator Shortage;
DOGE Takes Control Of Federal Grants Website Used By Universities;
Community College Research Center Loses Access To Federal Grants;
Trump administration to pull Maine K-12 funding over trans athletes dispute;
Florida's DOGE Demands Universities Hand Over Research;
Wisconsin Audits Find Insufficient Tracking Of DEI Spending At University System, State Agencies;
NAACP Sues Education Department Over DEI Funding Cuts; Texas DEI Ban Limits College Access For Students Of Color;
University Of Louisville Plans Compliance With Anti-DEI Law;
Can Universities Still Diversify Faculty Hiring Under Trump;
Universities In Florida Seek Immigration Enforcement Role; Florida Universities Sign Agreements With ICE;
Ahead of pivotal vote, Texas leaders share unfiltered thoughts on future of education; State Senate Limits University Of Texas’ Faculty Power;
Georgia Regents Maintain Tuition For In-State Students; University Of Hawaiʻi Seeks Budget Increase Amid Federal Funding Cuts;
Canadian Universities See Increased US Applications;
Virginia Military Institute Board President Suddenly Resigns; Virginia Military Institute Board Names Interim President;
Solving the Grade-Inflation Problem;
AP Computer Science Course Increases Diversity;
Educators Embrace AI’s Role In Education Despite Concerns;
New AI Program Seeks To Enhance Math Education;
4/11/2025
TechNews for the week: April 11; April 9; April 7;
Ukraine/Russia war
Everyone wants Europe’s largest nuclear plant. Ukraine wants it back;
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says 2 Chinese were caught fighting alongside Russia;
White House "will consider options" if Chinese are fighting for Russia in Ukraine;
US pulls presence from key Ukraine arms aid hub in Poland;
US ambassador to Ukraine stepping down;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On;
Israel Says Its Account of Rescue Workers Killed in Gaza Was Partly ‘Mistaken’;
In a break from U.S., British PM calls for probe into Israel's killing of emergency workers in Gaza;
UN high court sets five days of hearings in case on anti-UNRWA Israeli laws;
Guterres, at U.N., Denounces Israel’s Gaza Aid Blockade;
Netanyahu applauds Hungary's ICC exit on Budapest visit; Netanyahu to meet Trump in White House, discuss tariffs;
Israel widens air strikes against neighbours in escalating campaign;
Trump renews call to relocate Gazans to other countries; Netanyahu Sticks by Trump’s Brazen Proposal for Gazans to Leave;
Israel’s Supreme Court Pauses Netanyahu’s Attempt to Fire Spy Chief;
Palestinian American teen fatally shot by Israeli troops in West Bank village;
Fewer military reservists in Israel are willing to report for duty; IAF chief meets reservists, veterans to stop publication of protest letter;
Facing calls to disarm, Hezbollah ready to discuss weapons if Israel withdraws;
Israel and Turkey begin talks to avoid conflict in Syria;
International Events
A rare look inside North Korea after Kim Jong Un sealed off the country even more;
Poland warns Donald Trump against ‘historical mistake’ over Russian expansion;
Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs;
Trump threatens an additional 50% tariffs on China, which could bring the tariff rate for some Chinese imports to more than 100%;
For Xi, China’s Strongman Leader, Ceding to Trump Is Not an Option;
“Pay us or pay the price”: Trump threatens trade partners amid market rout; Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs;
Trump’s Latest Tariffs Take Effect; Vietnam Offers to Drop U.S. Tariffs to Zero. Will That Be Enough for Trump;
Lutnick says Trump tariffs on uninhabited islands prevent other countries from using ‘loopholes’;
China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 84 percent in response to Trump’s latest levies, as global markets reel;
Trump’s tariff onslaught against China escalates a battle the US may not be able to win;
China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 percent as trade war deepens between the world's two largest economies;
European Union hits back at Trump’s steel tariffs, imposing up to 25 percent levy on broad list of U.S. goods;
Trump says EU must buy $350B of US energy to get tariff relief, rejects ‘zero-for-zero’ proposal;
Speaking alongside Netanyahu, Trump says U.S. is engaged in ‘direct talks’ with Iran;
Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrath; Iran confirms ‘indirect’ talks with Trump admin set to take place in Oman;
Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal must include destruction of facilities under US supervision;
Trump: Israel will take lead on military strike against Iran;
Trump doesn't give Israel a break on tariffs despite Netanyahu visit;
Gaza threatens to reshape an Australian election;
Germany's Merz unveils coalition deal to spur growth, tackle migration;
Trump Weighs In, Making Marine Le Pen’s Case Part of the Politics of Grievance;
The Canadian Political Brawler Who Had a 25-Point Lead and a Problem: Trump;
U.S. ‘alarmed’ after American lecturer charged with insulting Thai monarchy;
US fires Greenland base commander after JD Vance visit;
Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor appears in court;
Immigration
As Trump cracks down on immigration, U.S. citizens are among those snared;
Legal status revoked for 985,000 migrants who entered US under Biden-era CBP One app;
Trump administration accidentally tells some Ukrainians to leave country;
Justice Department suspends lawyer who criticized Trump administration in deportation case;
DOJ says judge can’t order return of Salvadoran man wrongly deported; Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Order to Return Wrongly Deported Man;
Supreme Court temporarily pauses lower-court order to bring back Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador;
Supreme Court upholds order directing Trump officials to return wrongly deported man from Salvadoran prison;
Justice Dept. doesn't comply with judge’s deadline for plan to return man wrongly deported, saying it needs more time;
Border agents ask lawyer with pro-Palestinian client to give up phone;
DHS says it will weigh antisemitic content in immigration applications;
ACLU files suit to block Alien Enemies Act deportations; 2 judges limit Trump’s bid to deport ‘alien enemies’ in back-to-back rulings ;
White House floats deporting U.S. citizens. Justice Sotomayor just warned about that;
Nobel Peace Prize winner and ex-Costra president says U.S. revoked his visa;
FBI and other law enforcement agencies drafted for welfare checks on migrant children, alarming advocates;
6,000 living immigrants added to Social Security death database as part of Trump's crackdown;
Louisiana judge rules Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil is eligible for deportation;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S. abandons 80-year era of pursuing globalization;
D.C. rally draws tens of thousands as Trump protests held across U.S.; Mass protests held across the U.S. in opposition to Trump and Musk;
As Trump tariffs sink in, conservatives challenge whether they’re legal;
Joe Rogan, Dave Portnoy and Ben Shapiro are among Trump backers now questioning tariffs;
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say;
U.S. admiral at NATO fired, latest ouster in Trump's military purge;
Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff;
The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid;
‘Just a Mess’: Staff Cuts, Rushed Changes and Anxiety at Social Security; Vance’s whopper on alleged Social Security fraud;
Justice Department says it will stop enforcement against cryptocurrency fraud;
Social Security abandons DOGE-led phone service cuts amid chaos, backlash;
Social Security Administration ‘will be using X to communicate’ moving forward;
National Park Service restores Underground Railroad webpage after outcry;
National Weather Service halts automated translation for alerts;
DOJ planned to send US marshals to ex-employee’s home over Mel Gibson discussion;
Acting IRS chief to resign over deal to share taxpayers’ private data with immigration officials;
Kari Lake to be detailed to State Department to dismantle VOA parent agency;
Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary;
Staff cuts begin at the National Endowment for the Humanities, threatening programs across the U.S.;
Many lawyers who argue for Trump at Supreme Court are heading for the exit;
After Trump funding cuts, U.S. Catholic Church ends resettlement work;
JD Vance’s quarrels with the Vatican expose larger ideological rift;
Democrats launch campaign to oust Musk by June;
Air Force pulls back ban on personal pronouns in emails;
Pete Hegseth senior adviser is pushing for Pentagon to cut ties with Scouting America;
Judge strikes down Arkansas social media law;
Congress actions
Senate Approves G.O.P. Budget Plan After Overnight Vote-a-Thon; Republicans Want to Make the Trump Tax Cuts Last Forever;
Johnson strikes deal with Luna in fight over remote voting for new parents; Democrats reject Johnson-Luna deal to kill proxy voting;
US House Republicans Face Divide as They Look to Move Ahead on Trump Tax Cuts;
Top Democrat announces measure to curb Trump on tariffs; 7 GOP senators sign on to bill to check Trump’s trade authority;
Trump threatens to veto Senate bill limiting his tariff power;
House Republicans moved to prevent a vote on repealing President Trump’s tariffs;
Democrats use DOGE hearing to target Trump tariffs;
Ex-Facebook employee to tell Congress the company undermined U.S. national security;
Stefanik returns to House GOP leadership and committees after UN nomination withdrawal;
Growing opposition from House conservatives threatens to derail Trump’s agenda;
Trump budget blueprint in limbo as House conservatives dig in on opposition; Trump tells conservative budget holdouts to ‘stop grandstanding’;
House GOP adopts Trump budget blueprint after last-minute scramble;
House passed a budget resolution: How every House member voted on the ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill;
House Republicans Passed a New Budget. Here’s What’s in It;
Senate GOP divided over House demands for spending cuts;
Jeffries says Dems will probe possible manipulation, insider trading after Trump’s tariff pause;
House Republicans pass bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote;
House passes bill restricting district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions;
Trump action and proclamations
Trump Rejects Biden Plan to Expand Medicare Coverage for Obesity Drugs;
Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging;
Trump planning military parade through DC for his 79th birthday;
Donald Trump shares video claiming he’s ‘purposefully crashing the market’—but then insists ‘he doesn’t want anything to go down’;
Trump pushes back on tariff criticism: ‘Don’t be a PANICAN’;
Trump tariffs list in full: Every country hit and the surprising exemptions;
Trump threatens Mexico with additional tariffs in water dispute;
Trump on possibility of sending American inmates to El Salvador prison: ‘I love that’;
Trump to host El Salvador’s president amid US deportation efforts;
Trump told Republican senators he’s open to raising taxes on highest earners;
Inside Trump’s Plan to ‘Get’ Greenland: Persuasion, Not Invasion;
Trump moves to legally enforce 2020 election denialism;
Trump Wants to Merge Government Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You;
Trump’s New Energy Order Raises Possibility Of DOJ Targeting State Climate Laws;
Trump plan would eliminate NOAA climate research, slash agency budget;
Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out;
Musk government actions
Musk calls for 'zero tariff situation' between US and Europe, slams Trump trade adviser;
Musk’s DOGE reportedly deploys AI to monitor federal workers for anti-Trump sentiment: ‘The willingness to skirt laws is brazen’;
How X Is Benefiting as Musk Advises Trump;
Court news
Appeals court halts Trump independent agency firings, spurring Supreme Court battle;
Hundreds of law firms, former judges sign onto briefs in support of Perkins Coie;
Divided Supreme Court allows use of wartime law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members;
Supreme Court halts order to rehire roughly 16,000 probationary workers fired by Trump, saying plaintiffs lacked standing to sue;
White House Must Allow The Associated Press Full Access to President Trump, Judge Rules;
In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation;
2 justices control Trump’s fate at Supreme Court; Amy Coney Barrett becomes an unlikely hate figure for MAGA World;
Bondi reprimands judge while complying with his order in law firm case;
The Supreme Court has previously ruled that the executive branch cannot claim authority to decide “major questions”;
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire independent regulators;
Democratic EEOC commissioner fired by Trump sues administration;
Campaign issues
Ruling says more than 60,000 N.C. voters must prove eligibility in court race;
Confirmation News
Senate confirms Trump’s controversial pick for Pentagon No. 3 job; Dan Caine confirmed by Senate to become Trump’s Joint Chiefs chairman;
US senator to hold up Trump cybersecurity nominee, citing telecom 'cover up';
Trump’s pick to oversee public lands withdraws after criticism of Jan. 6 riot surfaces;
Senate confirms Huckabee as Israel envoy, Fetterman lone Dem backer;
Moon vs. Mars: Trump's NASA pick says both can be done at the same time;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
RFK Jr. tells CDC to change its guidance on fluoride in drinking water;
RFK Jr. says he’s ‘not familiar’ with $11B cuts to state and local health departments ;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Reimagining Democracy; How to Leak to a Journalist;
Hackers Monitored Bank Regulators' Email Accounts for Year;
Justice Dep’t Limits Prosecutions Against Cryptocurrency Firms;
AI Vulnerability Finding;
Arguing Against CALEA;
DIRNSA Fired; Math and science
Astronomers spot two white dwarfs doomed to die in a quadruple detonation;
Could the universe ever stop expanding? New theory proposes a cosmic 'off switch';
Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan, people familiar say, potentially impacting future missions;
U.S. military aims to turn island bird refuge into SpaceX rocket site;
L3Harris Executive Says Space Nuclear Power, Propulsion Tech Near Breakthrough;
Researchers Achieve 1.9kW Output Using Thulium Fiber Laser;
University of Michigan Breakthrough Could Cut EV Charging Time In Cold Weather;
Researchers Develop Device Translating Brain Activity To Speech; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
China puts TikTok deal on hold over Trump's tariffs; The White House had a TikTok deal. New China tariffs wrecked it;
TikTok is laying off staff Tas it restructures part of its e-commerce business; AI and Chatbot issues
White House Tech Head Says China Is Accelerating AI Capability;
Trump Tariffs Expected To Increase Cost Of AI-Driven Data Center Expansion;
Microsoft unveils 9 new Copilot features - you can try some now; Google Unveils New AI Chip, Ironwood;
Meta Accused of Gaming AI Benchmark;
OpenAI Countersues Musk, Citing 'Bad-Faith Tactics';
Researchers In Wisconsin Develop AI Tool To Screens Hospital Patients For Opioid Use Disorder; SC News and Politics
McMaster signs a bill codifying the IHRA working definition of antisemitism,;
South Carolina DMV updates policies for voter registration following legal threat;
SCDMV fixes computer glitch that blocked voter registration for thousands of teenagers;
Banking news
Trump leaves emerging market central banks with no clean choices;
European bank shares on course for bear market;
Morgan Stanley Downgrades Banks, Says Tariffs Increase Recession Risk ;
Chinese renminbi hits 18-year low as it becomes trade war flashpoint;
Business and Economics
S&P 500 plummets 4%, entering bear market territory; Global stocks tumble as Donald Trump offers no respite from tariffs;
Cryptocurrency Drops Below $80K Amid Tariff Worries;
Stocks bounce back after Trump tariff plunge;
S&P 500 Index Reverses Early Gains Amid Tariff Worries;
Dave Portnoy dubs stock market tumble ‘Orange Monday’ ; President Trump’s focus on the trade deficit is bewildering economists;
Stocks close mostly down for third day in a row after Trump threatens even higher tariffs on China;
US government debt sells off as hedge funds cut down on risk; A sharp sell-off in U.S. bonds raised questions about their “safe haven” status;
Trump is pressuring the Fed to cut rates. Here’s why it probably won’t.;
Oil prices fall below $56 amid reports of rise in US stocks; China's purchase of US oil likely heading towards zero;
Trump says he is pausing higher tariff rates for most countries for 90 days, while raising tariffs more for China. Markets surged.;
Bitcoin, Crypto-Related Stocks Soar After Trump Announces Tariff Pause;
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide as tariff-pause euphoria gets a reality check;
Inflation eased more than expected in March, before most of Trump’s tariffs took effect;
Trump pauses most global tariffs, but changes nothing for Canada and Mexico; EU Considers Tariffs On US Tech Services;
In a Storm of Tariffs, Many Companies See China as the Safest Harbor;
U.S. Bond Sell-Off Is Another Worrisome Echo of the Liz Truss Fiasco;
Dow Drops 1,200 Points, Nasdaq Slides 4% as Sell-Off Accelerates; Markets retreat as U.S.-China trade war worsens;
Dow, S&P 500 post best week since 2023 to cap wild week of tariff-fueled chaos;
Recession? Most CEOs think U.S. is already in one;
U.S. crude drops below $60/bbl amid trade war fears, Saudi Arabia price cut;
Trump's Tariff Turmoil Has Oil Prices So Low That It's Not Always Profitable to Drill;
US shale sector in peril as oil price plunge rattles drillers ; U.S. rig count falls for third straight week;
Administration Exempts 47 Coal Plants From Pollution Rules For Two Years;
Donald Trump revokes licences for BP and Shell projects in Venezuelan waters ;
Iraq Signs Agreements With Two American Companies To Expand Power Plants;
A stunning number of electric vehicle, battery factories are being canceled;
Chinese Automakers Race Toward Smart Vehicle Integration;
Truck safety enforcement plummets under Trump, data shows;
SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin Clinch Rocket Launch Contracts Worth Combined $13.5B Through 2029;
Pentagon may turn to Musk’s SpaceX for military satellites;
USPS changes to mail delivery are underway;
The government is taking the ax to consulting contracts. Here are 5 that show what DOGE is targeting;
As avian flu hits egg production, some corporations profit;
Microsoft Overtakes Apple as World's Most Valuable Company;
LVMH finds making Louis Vuitton bags messy in Texas;
Finance
US Boosts Private Medicare Advantage Payments to Insurers by Over $25 Billion;
Why I.R.S. Audits, Already at Their Lowest Levels, May Fall Further;
Millions of Social Security recipients got erroneous messages that their payments stopped as computer systems keep glitching;
List of 41 Social Security offices where DOGE is cutting up to half of workers.;
The Treasury Department says IRS Direct File is a failed program; Its creators are worried DOGE is going to kill it;
Sports
Connecticut wins NCAA women’s basketball championship, beating South Carolina for its record-extending 12th title;
Florida wins NCAA men’s basketball championship, beating Houston for first title since 2007;
Judge Requests Improvements In NCAA-Power Five Conferences Settlement;
Alex Ovechkin breaks NHL goals record with No. 895;
Other news and history
What exactly does Trump think is in the Smithsonian;
Trump is targeting law firms and academia. Why don’t they speak up;
Trump’s National Park Service is rewriting the history of the Underground Railroad and other key events amid an anti-DEI push;
Bill Ackman, hedge fund billionaire and key Trump ally, slams tariffs;
Education:
High Schoolers’ Migration To Southern Colleges Increases; Undergraduate Completion Rates Rise As Certificate Attainments Surge;
Through email and social media, colleges find federal funds are frozen; The Confusion in Higher Ed Right Now ‘Knows No Bounds’;
Administration Says Harvard Must Address Antisemitism To Preserve Federal Funding;
Administration Officials Freeze More Than $1B In Funding For Cornell, $790M For Northwestern;
Universities Borrowing Billions Through Bonds As Research Funding Withdrawn;
Boston Universities Navigate Potential Federal Funding Cuts; UC San Diego Braces For Potentially Significant Budget Cuts;
Report Highlights Unintended Effects Of State-Imposed Tuition Freezes; Community Colleges Make Difficult Calls and Cuts Under Trump;
Top Colleges Increase Financial Aid Packages To Attract Students;
Education Department Plans Student Aid Regulation Changes;
Trump Administration Cancels Student Visas At California Universities; ICE Targets Students at Small, Rural Colleges;
AAUP Advises Colleges Against Sharing Student Information With Education Department;
CUNY Expands Career-Infused Degree Maps Across Campuses; California Launches “Career Passports” To Boost Job Access;
New York’s Tech Valley High School Offers Innovative, STEM-Focused Program;
Gallup Poll Highlights Math Teacher Shortage In Schools;
Teacher-Training Grant Terminations Impact Education Programs At Schools, Colleges;
The Consequences of Fewer Ph.D. Students;
New York leaders agree to school cellphone ban as rest of budget remains in limbo;
Feds end a civil rights agreement on treatment of Native students, citing DEI;
Texas Bill Would Cap College Spots Guaranteed For The Top 10% Of Students;
Florida Bill Would Cut State Tuition Help For Many Private College Students;
Texas Senate Considers Bill Limiting University Teaching;
Georgia’s public university system combines East Georgia State College and Georgia Southern University;
Sonoma State University Announces Turnaround Plan;
Complaint Filed Over Indiana University’s Race-Based Scholarships;
Southern West Virginia College President Placed On Leave;
Florida teacher loses job for calling student by preferred name;
Air Force Academy no longer considering race in admissions;
New College of Florida may soon take over stewardship of a local art museum and another branch campus;
As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat;
4/4/2025
TechNews for the week: April 4; April 2; March 31;
Ukraine/Russia war
The Partnership: The Secret History of the War in Ukraine;
Ukraine Stages New Push Into Russia; Zelenskiy says he won't sign deal that could impoverish Ukraine for decades;
Deadly Russian attacks leave Ukrainians questioning point of ceasefire; Putin Keeps Pushing, With Trump and on the Battlefield;
Ukraine says it will work with US towards mutually acceptable minerals deal;
In first, Hegseth to skip multinational meeting on Ukraine support; U.S. negotiators outmatched by Russians in Ukraine talks, say analysts;
Russian strike on playground kills 16 in Zelensky’s hometown despite peace efforts;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Beirut For First Time Since Cease-fire;
Israeli military orders evacuation of Rafah as its Gaza offensive intensifies; Israel again expands Gaza war as Netanyahu vows he’s changing the Middle East.;
Lindsey Graham slams new pick for Shin Bet head, who criticized Trump; Netanyahu rescinds nomination of former Navy chief as Shin Bet head;
Top Netanyahu aides arrested as investigation into payments from Qatar escalates;
Trump admin quietly reinstated some $80m in USAID funds for Gazan aid, official says;
U.N. Accuses Israel of Killing 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza; Some Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Were Shot Multiple Times;
Israel announces expansion of military operation in Gaza to seize ‘large areas’ of land, ordering residents to leave;
Israel Hits Syria With New Strikes and Ground Raid as Tensions Soar;
Israeli troops expand 'security zone' in northern Gaza;
International Events
Trump threatens 'secondary tariffs' on Russian oil; Moscow seeks to leverage its Arctic riches as it pushes U.S. on sanctions;
'Friends forever, never enemies', Chinese foreign minister tells Russia;
Hong Kong’s Hutchison ‘will not sign Panama deal next week’, Beijing to launch probe;
US imposes sanctions on 6 senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials ;
China targets Taiwan’s president with military drills and personal attacks;
China vows ‘firm countermeasures’ to Trump tariffs; E.U. ready to respond; China Retaliates Against Trump With 34% Tariff on U.S. Goods;
South Korean court removes president from office after martial law decree, triggering election and more protests;
Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar;
Trump threatens Iran with bombs unless nuclear deal reached; Iran will deliver 'strong blow' against US if it attacks, Khamenei says;
In Turkey's Kurdish heartland, distrust erodes peace process hopes;
Turkey’s Opposition Is Energized: ‘The Fire Is Already Lit’;
Viktor Orbán to host Benjamin Netanyahu in defiance of ICC arrest order; Hungary will withdraw from ICC, government says during Netanyahu visit;
On Eve of Trump’s Tariffs Announcement, Israel Says It Will Lift All Duties on U.S. Imports;
US tells French companies to comply with Donald Trump’s anti-diversity order;
Marine Le Pen Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement by French Court;
E.U. weighs targeting big U.S. tech firms in response to Trump tariffs ;
France’s Macron Urges EU Companies to Pause US Investments; Britain imposes new travel permit requirement on Europeans;
Trump’s tariffs hit even remote islands. One is mainly home to penguins;
Countries Targeted by Trump’s Tariffs May Strike Back at U.S. Services;
Immigration
Trump blocked from deporting migrants to countries where they’re not citizens;
U.S. sends more migrants to El Salvador as legal scrutiny over flights mounts;
Judge blocks administration from ending deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans;
Judge to weigh if Trump administration violated order not to deport Venezuelans;
Trump administration mistakenly deported Salvadoran migrant; U.S. Tied Migrants to Gang Based Largely on Clothes or Tattoos;
Judge Orders Return of Man Who Was Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador;
Judge refuses Trump admin’s request to move Mahmoud Khalil case to Louisiana;
Judge orders restoration of legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children;
Most Americans oppose deporting migrants to El Salvador without due process;
Leading Jewish group condemns deportations of pro-Palestinian protesters;
Meet the militant Zionist group backing Trump’s deportation push;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Secret Pentagon strategy memo on China and homeland defense has Heritage Foundation fingerprints;
Trump’s outsider pick for top general, Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, enters a minefield;
National Security Agency and Cyber Command chief Gen. Tim Haugh ousted as head of spy agency after far-right activist urged removal;
White House Takes Highly Unusual Step of Directly Firing Line Prosecutors;
Trump administration moves to eliminate USAID, firing remaining employees;
Trump administration cuts some funds to Planned Parenthood;
Head of African American Museum on leave as Smithsonian faces Trump pressure;
Massive layoffs, purge of leadership underway at U.S. health agencies; Layoffs of 10,000 Government Health Workers Begin;
Analysts at Cantor, formerly headed by Lutnick, call for Kennedy's dismissal;
Trump national security adviser Michael Waltz and staff used personal Gmail accounts for government communications, officials say;
Pentagon inspector general will scrutinize Trump team’s use of unclassified Signal chat to coordinate military attack in Yemen;
Trump Justice officials demanded charges for Hillary, Biden for classified docs scandals. They’re silent on SignalGate;
Hunter Biden tax informant set to control IRS criminal division;
Survey: 60 percent disapprove of Trump tariffs;
Markets, economists and lawmakers react to Trump’s sweeping new tariffs; Fallout from Trump tariffs puts some Republicans in a political bind;
5 takeaways from Trump’s major tariff announcement; Lutnick insists Trump should run the global economy as markets tank;
Trump’s former press secretary says he’s ‘posturing’ on tariffs; White House defends not including Russia, North Korea on tariffs;
Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials;
Social Security's acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts;
Nonprofits Prepare for a Fight over Tax Policies;
Utah Bans Most Flags, Including Pride, at Schools and Government Buildings;
Louisiana voters deliver 'full-throated rejection' of GOP governor’s 4 constitutional amendments;
Judge Ends Case Against Eric Adams, Bowing to Trump Administration’s Wishes;
Abbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul.;
GOP attorneys general demand top law firms disclose DEI practices;
Congress actions
Senate Republicans urge Trump, allies to stop threatening courts;
GOP lawmakers take aim at anti-Trump rulings, nationwide injunctions;
US Senate Republicans call on Trump to enshrine spending cuts in law; Trump: House should take up Senate-passed DC funding fix immediately;
A Senate vote to reverse Trump’s tariffs on Canada is testing Republican support;
Thune urging GOP colleagues to kill resolution to undo Trump tariffs;
Democrats cry foul on a G.O.P. budgeting trick that declares tax cuts free; Why Republicans might approve a budget whose numbers don’t match up ;
House GOP leaders play hardball to stop Luna push for proxy voting for new parents; Democrats bash GOP over gambit to sink proxy voting;
Nine GOP members defy House speaker on new parent proxy voting measure;
House cancels rest of votes for week after GOP floor rebellion;
Digging In Against Proxy Voting, Johnson Exposes His Weak Hold on the House; Trump backs Luna push for House parental proxy voting;
Senate Republicans set to bypass parliamentarian on Trump tax cuts;
Senate budget blueprint empowers GOP chair to decide if Trump tax cuts add to deficit;
House Republicans bash Senate’s Trump agenda blueprint: ‘This is offensive’;
Republicans weigh selling public lands to pay for Trump agenda bill;
Senators introduce bipartisan bill to give Congress more power over tariffs;
Senate votes down Sanders resolutions to block $9b in Israel arms sales;
Boebert appears to confuse Oliver Stone with Roger Stone during JFK records hearing;
Trump action and proclamations
The 41-page blueprint that may help explain Trump’s painful trade wars; Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of his tariffs;
Trump presses McConnell, other ‘disloyal’ Senate Republicans on Canada tariffs;
Trump announces 10 percent tariffs on all imports, additional taxes for some 60 countries;
The false things Trump said about tariffs during his announcement; Trump cited economists for its tariff formula. They criticize it.;
Trump urges Fed to cut rates as tariffs cause stock plunge;
Trump’s executive order targeted this D.C. museum. Many visitors question why;
Trump Order Could Cripple Federal Worker Unions Fighting DOGE Cuts;
Trump’s Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms; Trump Announces Deal With Doug Emhoff’s Law Firm;
Trump sets up new office to manage CHIPS Act and speed up investments;
Trump makes history by pardoning a corporation;
Trump suggests ‘methods’ exist for bid for unconstitutional third term in office;
Trump Fires N.S.C. Officials After Meeting With Far-Right Activist Laura Loomer;
Trump touted these ICE arrests. Half were already in prison;
Musk government actions
Is DOGE actually an agency? The answer could have major ramifications;
DOGE wants businesses to run government services ‘as much as possible’;
DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters;
Elon Musk’s team gained access to payroll data for 276,000 federal workers;
Court news
Justice Sonia Sotomayor calls for ‘fearlessly independent’ judges amid attacks on judiciary;
Judges block Trump’s executive orders against two US law firms; Top US law firms balk at backing Perkins’ challenge to Trump sanctions;
Supreme Court weighs denial of tax exemption for Catholic Charities;
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protection for about 350,000 Venezuelans;
Boasberg floats contempt hearings on deportation flights, suspects ‘bad faith’ actions from Trump admin;
Democrats Sue to Block Elections Order They Call Unconstitutional; Democratic attorneys general join legal fight over Trump’s election order;
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit that challenged Georgia’s electronic voting machine system;
Supreme Court upholds FDA’s rejection of fruit-flavored vape liquids popular with youth;
Supreme Court confronts South Carolina bid to defund Planned Parenthood;
Federal employee unions sue over Trump bid to strip collective bargaining;
Supreme Court allows Trump officials to freeze teacher training grants while legal challenges continue;
Confirmation News
Trump names Friedman, Grenell as possible candidates for UN posting;
Whitaker confirmed as Trump NATO ambassador;
Mehmet Oz confirmed to oversee health insurance for millions of Americans;
Election politics
Trump seeks takeover of elections in a bid for more presidential power;
Georgia House passes bill to criminalize using AI-generated political ads intended to deceive;
Bondi dismisses Biden-era lawsuit against Georgia election law;
Musk hands out $1 million checks after Wisconsin court declines to hear suit;
Democrats’ win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk;
2 GOP candidates win House special elections in Florida;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes out Peter Marks, nation’s top vaccine regulator;
Drugmakers sink after key FDA official ousted as Trump plans health overhaul;
Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds;
Measles vaccination clinics hit by funding cuts;
Alabama groups can aid out-of-state travel for abortions, judge rules;
An Alzheimer’s Blood Test Might Predict Advanced Disease;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
The Signal Chat Leak and the NSA; Signal chat flouted rules on classified intel, say former defense officials;
Cell Phone OPSEC for Border Crossings;
Rational Astrologies and Security;
Web 3.0 Requires Data Integrity; Math and science
Private Space Company Completes First Test Flight Of Orbital Vehicle Launch In Norway;
NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Captures First Cosmic Images;
Mars rovers make separate finds pointing to past life: What Perseverance, Curiosity found;
Asteroid Large Enough to Destroy an Entire City Could Still Strike the Moon in 2032;
SpaceX trying to block Apple satellite messaging expansion;
A toddler picked up a rock on a family trip. It was a 3,800-year-old artifact;
Texas A&M University Students Develop Nuclear Microreactor Security System;
Scintil Photonics Unveils First Single-Chip Multiwavelength Laser;
3D Printed Bioreactor Advances Stem Cell Research;
Nation’s Most Polluting Coal Plant Asks Trump For Pollution Exemption;
The Lie Detector Was Never Very Good at Telling the Truth;
Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn;
Trump's tariff formula confounds the world, punishes the poor; How Much Each Country's Reciprocal Tariff Will Be; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Apple, SpaceX Clash Over Satellite Expansion Plans; Rural internet program on hold as Musk’s satellites get new consideration;
Public safety, government groups call for FirstNet reauthorization;
FTC chair defends Trump firing of Democratic commissioners;
Trump team has weighed deal to avert TikTok ban in U.S. that would leave algorithm in Chinese ownership;
Trump to extend TikTok ban enforcement deadline to continue work on a deal to sell it; AI and Chatbot issues
Elon Musk merged X and xAI. Is that self-dealing; Elon Musk Says He Has Sold X to His A.I. Start-Up xAI;
Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake;
China Embraces Open Source AI For Technological Growth; DeepSeek’s AI Model Shakes Up Tech Industry;
ChatGPT usage hits record after Ghibli effect rollout;
Google DeepMind's weapon in the AI talent war: aggressive noncompetes;
Isomorphic Labs, Google’s A.I. Drug Business, Raises $600 Million;
OpenAI secures $300bn valuation after $40bn SoftBank-led funding round;
Tech Giants Race To Develop Humanoid Robots;
Elon Musk's Colossus project runs short of electricity to power its proposed 1 million GPUs;
$10B Gas-Powered AI Data Center Planned For Site Of Retired Coal-Fired Plant Near Pittsburgh;
Department Of Energy Lists Federal Sites For AI Data Center Construction;
AI’s Power Demands Create New Energy Alliances; Google Considers Renting Nvidia Servers From CoreWeave;
Novel AI Tool More Accurate At Predicting Autoimmune Disease Risk Than Current Models; SC News and Politics
As Trump shakes trust in U.S., Greenville, a hub for F-16 fighter jets braces for impact;
Banking news
Circle hires banks for long-awaited IPO, stablecoin giant expected to publicly file late April;
China government debuts green sovereign bond offering;
Business and Economics
Nasdaq 100 logs worst quarter in three years - Here’s what’s driving the drop; S&P 500 on pace for worst quarter since 2022 amid tariff anxiety;
S&P 500 Plunges Over 3% as Markets Reel From Shock of Trump’s Tariffs;
Crude oil falls more than 5% as Trump's tariffs seen threatening global demand;
Stock market Thursday: S&P 500, Nasdaq plunge, Dow drops 1,300 points as Trump's tariffs shock markets;
S&P 500 sees its worst day since 2020 as Wall Street digests Trump’s global tariffs;
U.S. stock market drops $5 trillion amidst geopolitical tensions; Trump’s De Minimis Order Poised to Upend E-Commerce;
U.S. job growth stronger than expected amid trade war worries;
Powell warns Trump tariffs, risks are ‘significantly larger than expected’;
Stocks tumble again after China matches U.S. tariffs, with the Nasdaq officially in a bear market;
Oil prices pop to five-week highs as Trump warns of possible tariffs on Russian buyers;
Crude oil loses most since July 2022 as tariffs, OPEC output hike make 'perfect bearish cocktail';
Without offering details, Navarro claims that Trump’s new tariffs would raise more than $6 trillion;
Trump’s complaints about overseas tariffs ignore some of the U.S.’s own;
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more US companies say retailers shunning their products;
Siemens To Invest $150M To Establish AI Hub In Canada;
White House Weighs Helping Farmers as Trump Escalates Trade War;
MacArthur will raise our baseline payout to 6 percent for the next two years;
UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Effort to Ensure U.S. Honors Paris Agreement Commitments;
Pension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash;
Oracle is reportedly among a wave of tech giants hit by DOGE cuts, as defense secretary balks at ‘throwing more good taxpayer money after bad’;
Duke Energy wins NRC approval to extend operations at largest nuclear plant;
YouTube To Overtake Disney As Largest Media Company By Revenue By End Of 2025;
Johnson & Johnson Loses in Court Again in Bid to Settle Talc Cases;
Tech Companies Advise Immigrant Workers On Visas To Stay In US;
Tesla sales fall 13% in first quarter; Tesla is struggling while BYD sales are storming ahead;
Jeep and Chrysler maker Stellantis to furlough 900 US workers;
Adobe says company will 'discontinue' DEI targets;
United Receives FAA Approval For First Starlink-Equipped Planes;
Inside Elite Law Firms, Protests and Quitting After Trump Deals; Deloitte is planning layoffs after a federal crackdown on consulting contracts;
Macy’s $150 Million Accounting Error Wrongly Boosted Executives’ Pay;
Newsmax stock plummets nearly 80% after wild post-IPO rally pushed company value north of $20 billion;
NYSE’s Texas platform debuts with Donald Trump’s social media stock ;
How the Trump family took over a crypto firm as it raised hundreds of millions; Trump Family Pushes Further Into Crypto, Starting Another Venture;
Trump Media shares fall after POTUS kicks off sale of $2.3bn stake; Trump Trust Would Make $2.2 Billion After Truth Social Files to Sell Shares;
Trump Media Refiles to Register the President’s Shares, Worth $2 Billion, for Sale;
Finance
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Education:
Preliminary 2023-24 Faculty Compensation Survey Results;
Trump Administration Cuts Federal Funding To Universities;
Trump administration targets billions in federal funding to Harvard, saying the university mishandled campus protests, antisemitism;
Harvard Receives Federal Funding Orders From Trump Administration; Administration To Block $510M For Brown University;
Trump administration suspends dozens of grants to Princeton;
Universities Implement Spending Cuts Amid Grant Reductions; Universities Enact Layoffs And Program Cuts Amid Budget Uncertainty;
Wellesley Surpasses $100K Sticker Price; Wellesley College Faculty Strike Affects Student Course Credits;
Columbia’s interim president steps down. Board co-chair named as replacement; Leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern Studies Center Will Leave;
Dartmouth College Sees Drop In Fall Applications; Tribal Colleges Navigating USDA Funding Freezes;
Colleges Navigate International Student Population Declines; Visa Revocations Affect International Student Services;
Cal State Expands Automatic Admissions For High School Seniors;
Indiana’s Honors Diploma Offers Automatic Acceptance To Public Colleges And Universities;
Illinois Governor Pushes Proposal That Allows Community Colleges To Offer Four-Year Degrees;
Black Colleges See Widening Gender Enrollment Gap; Pell Grant Recipients Less Likely to Transfer, Persist;
Education Department Moves to Revamp Student Debt Programs; Senate Democrats Propose SOAR Act To Assist Student Loan Borrowers;
Education Department Names Acting Under Secretary As New Federal Student Aid Executive;
University Of Miami Streamlines Federal Work-Study Process; American University Implements Support Resources Amid Education Changes;
In Oklahoma, Counting Migrant Students May Have Gone Too Far;
Ohio Governor Signs Bill Banning DEI Programs In Colleges; New Laws In Ohio And Kentucky Limit College DEI Efforts;
Naval Academy Removes Hundreds Of Books Promoting DEI; How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools;
Rosemont College in Pennsylvania to combine with Villanova University;
Researchers, Higher Ed Union Sue NIH Over Terminated Grants;
Nevada State University Faculty Wins Unionization Rights;
Florida Virtual School Launches AI Math Certification Program;
OpenAI makes ChatGPT Plus free for college students in US, Canada;
NYU Cancels Public Health Scholar’s Appearance Over Speech Content;