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Ontario premier Doug Ford’s party spent nearly $300,000 on novelty ‘Canada is not for sale’ hats
The Progressive Conservative party of Ontario reportedly paid C$278,910.71 on the viral hats during the province’s election campaign Dealing with the unprecedented threats from Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s economy and sovereignty have required unconventional strategies from federal and provincial leaders, including barring liquor sales and cancelling contracts with Tesla. But among the more unorthodox…
Supreme Court allows NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants for now
By Nina Totenberg , Anuli Ononye The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned by a 5-4 decision a lower court order, deciding at least temporarily, that the National Institute of Health does not need to continue paying out approximately $783 million in research grants to projects that the institute has since-stopped funding. But the court, in…
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
By Chandelis Duster Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have opted to leave the space agency through the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, NASA said on Saturday. The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA’s workforce, and will reduce the agency from 18,000 to 14,000 employees, NASA spokesperson Cheryl Warner said in a statement shared with…
Nearly 100 people killed seeking aid in Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian officials say
By Joe Hernandez , Daniel Estrin , Anas Baba At least 94 Palestinians were killed by Israeli military fire across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities and hospital morgue officials, in one of the deadliest days in recent months for those seeking assistance. The deadliest incident…
Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas
As part of president’s end to foreign aid, destruction of the long-acting contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000 The Trump administration has decided to destroy $9.7m worth of contraceptives rather than send them abroad to women in need. A state department spokesperson confirmed that the decision had been made – a move that will cost…
Since COVID, threats to local school officials have nearly tripled, research finds
Frank Langfitt When Sarah Leonardi filed to run for Florida’s Broward County School Board in 2019, she had no idea what she was getting into. Leonardi won and took office in late 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. It was tumultuous. Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to withhold school funding after the board defied his…
Nearly extinct ‘forgotten antelope’ photographed for first time in DRC
Upemba lechwe considered one of world’s rarest large mammals with fewer than 100 thought to remain A photograph of Africa’s “forgotten antelope” has been published for the first time as the elusive creature dives towards extinction. Fewer than 100 Upemba lechwe are thought to remain, with an aerial survey in the Kamalondo depression of the…
Nearly 100 people killed in Israeli attack on north Gaza, rescuers say
Nearly 100 people, including children, have been killed in a large-scale Israeli ground, air and sea attack launched early Friday in north Gaza, the Hamas-run civil defence and residents have said. The civil defence said at least nine homes and tents housing civilians had been bombed overnight and it had received dozens of calls from…
‘Prophetic’ letter written by Titanic survivor sells for nearly $400,000 at auction
By Rebecca Rosman When first-class passenger Col. Archibald Gracie boarded the Titanic in Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, he drafted a letter to a friend. “It is a fine ship,” he wrote, “but I shall await my journey’s end before I pass judgment on her.” Five days later, the “unsinkable” ship struck an iceberg…
Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health
By Alejandra Borunda Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people’s lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new report finds. The report comes as the Trump administration is considering rolling back some key air quality regulations. Air…
US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days
Official claimed Jose Hermosillo, who was visiting Arizona, was ‘without the proper immigration documents’ Immigration officials detained a US citizen for nearly 10 days in Arizona, according to court records and press reports. As the NPR affiliate Arizona Public Media, first reported, 19-year-old Jose Hermosillo, a New Mexico resident visiting Arizona, was detained by border…
Asian markets plunge with Japan’s Nikkei diving nearly 8% after big Wall St. meltdown
By The Associated Press BANGKOK — Asian shares nosedived on Monday after the meltdown Friday on Wall Street over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes and the backlash from Beijing. U.S. futures also signaled further weakness. The future for the S&P 500 lost 2.5% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 2.1%. The…
PFAS Found in Nearly Half of Americans’ Drinking Water
Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water New data released by the EPA show that nearly half of people in the U.S. have drinking water contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals,” or PFAS By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser Join Our Community of Science Lovers! New data recently…
Canadian actor detained at US border in ‘inhumane conditions’ for nearly two weeks
Entrepreneur and actor Jasmine Mooney, who had a role in an American Pie sequel, says she was arrested at southern border and held in detention over an incomplete work visa A Canadian entrepreneur and actor in the American Pie movie franchise said she was detained for almost two weeks in “inhumane” conditions by US border…
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on nearly $30bn worth of US imports
Canadian government says it will follow ‘dollar-by-dollar’ approach and institute 25% tariffs on US imports Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on nearly $30bn worth of American imports after US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports went into effect on Wednesday. The Canadian government said it will be following a “dollar-by-dollar” approach and institute 25% tariffs on…
Nearly half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030 – study
Stigma, lack of treatment and disproportionate rise of the disease in women draws comparisons with HIV epidemic An alarming rise in obesity in Africa has been compared with the HIV epidemic, with stigma and lack of treatment having a disproportionate impact on women. Almost half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by…
Why Abby Lee Miller Nearly Quit Dance Moms Over Maddie Ziegler
Everyone’s replaceable, swears Dance Moms alum Abby Lee Miller. But producers were nearly left scrambling when the Mad House star threatened to leave the show for this reason, she revealed to E! News. Abby Lee Miller was ready to swing from the metaphorical chandelier in defense of former student Maddie Ziegler. “I quit my job many…
The Trump administration kills nearly all USAID programs
By Fatma Tanis , Frank Langfitt The Trump administration is terminating thousands of USAID foreign assistance grants and awards, according to the State Department. The move effectively guts the six-decade-old agency. The announcement came just hours before a federal district court deadline for the Trump administration to restart payments on those grants. The government still…
High winds continue as Storm Éowyn leaves nearly a million without power
Nearly one million properties are without power in the UK and Ireland and significant travel disruption continues after Storm Éowyn brought winds of up to 100 mph (161 km/h) on Friday. One man died after a tree fell on a car in Ireland, while Scotland and Northern Ireland both saw widespread property damage as well…
Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
By The Associated Press BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve. By Wednesday afternoon, power was back up for 98% of Puerto Rico’s 1.47 million utility customers, said Luma Energy, the…
Nearly Forgotten ‘Phage Therapy’ Fights Antibiotic Resistance
Nearly Forgotten ‘Phage Therapy’ Fights Antibiotic Resistance In a new book, a science journalist recounts the story of a lifesaving treatment for infection that scientists broadly dismissed until recently By Saima S. Iqbal edited by Tanya Lewis Bacteriophages infecting bacterial cells. Imagine that the next time you catch a stomach bug and antibiotics fail to…
Power outage hits nearly all of Puerto Rico on New Year’s Eve
By The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power. The outage hit at dawn, plunging…
Nearly 2,300 applicants died waiting for a parent visa to Australia with processing times of up to 31 years
‘Providing an opportunity for people to apply for a visa that will probably never come seems both cruel and unnecessary’, review says Wait times for visas to bring parents to Australia are so long that nearly 2,300 applicants died before receiving a visa in the last three years, according to the home affairs department. The…