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Proposed NASA Budget Cuts ‘Would Decimate American Leadership in Space’
The approximate 20 percent budget cut could force the closure of the Goddard Space Flight Center and would see projects such as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope scrapped.Wired - 20h -
Spaced Out: Spending Cuts Could Hurt Startups
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and the head of DOGE, could be cutting off funds for new companies in his own industry.Inc. - 1d -
Harvard faculty sue Trump administration over funding cuts threat
Harvard University faculty sued the Trump administration on Friday over a federal assessment of the school's spending amid allegations of their “failure” to protect students from antisemitism. The ...The Hill - 1h -
Challenge to Trump’s Tariffs Funded by Groups Linked to Charles Koch and Leonard Leo
The legal organization behind a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s tariffs is funded by groups linked to Charles Koch and Leonard A. Leo.The New York Times - 1d -
Harvard Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Threat to Federal Funds
The administration is reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that the university receives.The New York Times - 8h -
Trump attends UFC fight with Musk, Cabinet officials
MIAMI, Fla. – President Trump on Saturday took in an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event, where he was joined by a posse of administration officials and allies. Trump entered the floor of ...The Hill - 1h -
The Trump Administration Is Turning Science Against Itself
In addition to firing researchers and pulling funds, the Trump administration is also inverting science.Wired - 2d -
White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled
A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.The New York Times - 1d -
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.Wired - 1d -
States sue over Trump administration's sudden halt of pandemic relief aid for schools
Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schoolsABC News - 2d -
57-year-old bridal store owner cuts own salary to handle Trump's China tariffs: 'I see a retail meteor heading towards' the U.S.
Penny Bowers-Schebal, owner of wedding dress shop Formality Bridal, says she cut her salary and must likely raise prices due to the President's tariffs on China.CNBC - 15h -
Trump receives a standing ovation as he enters a UFC event in Miami
Just as Trump entered, he greeted podcast host Joe Rogan, who sat to the right of the president. On the other side of Trump sat Elon Musk, billionaire and chief of the Department of Government ...Yahoo Sports - 1h -
Trump’s championing of Afrikaner grievances sparks backlash in South Africa
US president and his adviser Elon Musk seize on discredited claims to launch economic assault against African nationFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump’s ongoing 25% auto tariffs expected to cut sales by millions, cost $100 billion
DETROIT — As President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported vehicles remain in effect despite a pullback this week on other country-based levies, analysts are expecting massive global ...NBC News - 9h -
Trump's ongoing 25% auto tariffs expected to cut sales by millions, cost $100 billion
Expectations include millions of less vehicle sales, higher new and used vehicle prices and increased costs of more than $100 billion for the industry.CNBC - 15h -
Social Security Lists Thousands of Migrants as Dead to Prompt Them to ‘Self-Deport’
By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts and other financial services.The New York Times - 1d -
Ex-OpenAI staffers support Musk's case against startup's effort to transform into for-profit company
A group of former OpenAI employees is backing Elon Musk's argument that the artificial intelligence startup should not become a for-profit company.CNBC - 7h -
Labor Leaders Fear Elon Musk and DOGE Could Gain Access to Whistleblower Files
Companies tied to Elon Musk have dozens of workplace health and safety cases open at OSHA. Union leaders and former OSHA officials are concerned.Wired - 2d -
OpenAI countersues Elon Musk in legal dispute over ChatGPT maker's business ambitions
OpenAI is suing Elon Musk for unfair competition and interfering with its business relationships with investors and customers, escalating a legal battle between the ChatGPT maker and the ...ABC News - 2d -
How Health and Human Safety Department cuts could affect your health
In his first network TV interview since becoming Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat down with Dr. Jon LaPook. Kennedy said he was not familiar with cuts to programs that ...CBS News - 3h -
GM cutting jobs, idling Canadian electric van plant due to 'market demand'
General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric delivery vans at a plant in Canada ahead of idling the facility through much of this year.CNBC - 1d -
Musk’s Latest Fraud Finding Isn’t What It Seems
His team found cases of seemingly fake people receiving unemployment benefits. But that fake data exists for a reason.The New York Times - 19h -
Shane Lowry doesn't want to talk about Rory, then talks about Rory before cutting interview short
Boiling after back-to-back bogeys to end his third round of the Masters, Lowry cut his interview short on Saturday while saying he wished he'd had 30 minutes to cool off.Yahoo Sports - 1h -
Texas A&M vs LSU softball: Aggies hold off Tigers' rally thanks to early 7-run cushion
Texas A&M had a 7-0 cushion in the first inning but a troubling third inning almost undid the Aggies. Here is what happened.Yahoo Sports - 3h -
Elon Musk beefs with a 'moron' and 'The White Lotus' spawns a feud: The news quiz
China looks to its past in its trade war with the United States, LeBron James picks up another accolade, and the lottery just got more expensive.NBC News - 19h -
FCA probes banks on bereavement and power of attorney policies
Watchdog review highlights inability to access funds to pay essential billsFinancial Times - 1d -
Argentina secures $20bn IMF deal by relaxing currency controls
Fund to give unusually large upfront transfer to libertarian President Javier MileiFinancial Times - 1d -
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: OC sweeps Frank Phillips College
Apr. 12—BORGER — The Odessa College softball team had no trouble in completing its sweep of Frank Phillips College, winning by scores of 16-0 and 27-0 Saturday on the road. The Lady Wranglers ...Yahoo Sports - 3h -
This Startup Wants to Make Buying a McDonald’s as Easy as Buying a House
Franzy, a platform that bills itself as ‘Zillow for franchise-buying,’ launched earlier this year with $1 million in preseed funding.Inc. - 1d -
How DOGE’s Government Building Selling Spree Could Affect the Office Real Estate Market
The federal government has sold 13 buildings so far, and Elon Musk’s DOGE claims there are another 68 on the market.Inc. - 1d -
Trump is on a Path to Failure
The fact that Trump survived bad trajectories before doesn’t mean that this one is destined to reverse.The New York Times - 4h -
CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
Nearly half of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was laid off.CBS News - 2d -
Coach, Cut, or Coddle: Using Decisive Leadership With Difficult Employees
How to make the right call when facing workplace insubordination.Inc. - 1d -
New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a Fee
A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.The New York Times - 1d -
Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut
Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.The New York Times - 1d -
Meta adds former Trump advisor to its board
Dina Powell McCormick's husband is a Republican senator who received Trump's endorsement, and she served in Trump's first administration.CNBC - 1d -
‘There’s no bad time to buy a house, only a bad time to sell one’: Will Trump’s trade war lead to a reduction in house prices?
Will Trump’s tariffs push the U.S. into a recession?MarketWatch - 11h -
Trump’s Trade War Is Strengthening China’s Soft Power
President Trump’s tariffs are boosting China’s global image even as they threaten to decimate its economy.Wired - 2d -
Trump and ‘The Residence’ Share a Fixation on Water Pressure
Paul William Davies, the creator of “The Residence,” talks about overlapping themes between his series and the actual Trump administration.The New York Times - 1d