Khalid Abdelaziz, Jana Choukeir and Nafisa Eltahir | Reuters DUBAI/CAIRO, March 21 – The Sudanese army seized full control of the Presidential Palace in downtown Khartoum on Friday, it said in a statement, in one of the most symbolic gains in a two-year-old conflict with a rival armed group that has threatened to partition the … Read more
Current and former staffers, financial aid officers and previous education secretaries are doubtful the office that helps students pay for college won’t be disrupted by mass layoffs and resignations. Is this the end of the Department of Education? Recent moves by the Trump administration effectively signal his fulfillment of a campaign promise to end ED. … Read more
Israeli airstrikes kill 44 in Gaza as ceasefire talks stall Israel says the offensive is due to Hamas’ refusal to release hostages, vowing to increase military pressure if talks continue to stall. Fox – 26 Houston JERUSALEM — The Israeli cabinet voted early on Friday to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service … Read more
Former Olympic snowboarder wanted in FBI manhunt The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada. unbranded – Sport A former FBI agent was charged in federal court with illegally disclosing confidential documents. According to court records obtained by … Read more
NOAA to layoff 10% of workforce The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency. Fox – Seattle Federal employees who work at a tiny agency that funds the nation’s libraries and museums expect to be put on administrative … Read more
Venezuelans in the US were deported to a prison in El Salvador
USPS strikes deal with Elon Musk’s DOGE team
Bhutan is a country whose constitution says it must remain 60% under forest cover at all times. Is visa overstays the reason it may wind up on the Trump travel ban list? Hundreds gather in NY to protest Trump on International Women’s Day Hundreds participated in a ‘Unite and Resist’ march protesting Trump on International … Read more
Hugues Oyarzabal, one of Europe’s most accomplished surfers and among the first to record spectacular feats from inside the curl of a wave using digital cameras, died on Feb. 21 at his home in Biarritz, France. He was 39. His parents, Charles and Lucette Oyarzabal, said he had taken his own life. Friends told The … Read more
Nate Raymond | Reuters President Trump doubles down after Justice Roberts defends judiciary President Trump denied he’ll defy a future court order after Chief Justice Roberts rebuked his calls to impeach a federal judge. A federal judge has been cleared of wrongdoing for going on CNN to speak out against threats made against members of … Read more