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Democrats raise alarm bells over DOGE 'havoc' at NOAA
Click for more from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Democrats raise alarm bells over DOGE 'havoc' at NOAA Democrats accuse Elon Musk’s Department of ...The Hill - 2h -
House Dems Raise Alarm Over DOGE’s Access to SBA Systems, Fearing Musk Could Target Entrepreneurs
The Small Business Administration is the latest agency to be targeted. But the Democrats are pushing back. Could key business programs be at stake?Inc. - 6h -
UN agencies raise alarm over Pakistan's move to deport thousands of Afghans waiting to go to the US
Two U.N. refugees and migration agencies have expressed their concern over Pakistan’s recent decision to forcibly deport thousands of Afghan refugees awaiting here for relocation to the United ...ABC News - 9h -
New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency
The department’s No. 2 official, Emil Bove, escalated his conflict with the interim leaders of the F.B.I., accusing them of “insubordination.”The New York Times - 1h -
US Treasury moves to quell fears of Musk taking over payments system
Members of Congress told ‘Doge’ has been given limited ‘read-only’ access to the systemFinancial Times - 1d -
Free agency tracker: Keep up with the offseason moves
We've got you covered on all the major signings and trades.ESPN - 1d -
Chuck Todd on 'un-American' Elon Musk: 'Five-alarm fire'
Former NBC news political pundit and moderator of "Meet The Press" Chuck Todd is railing against Elon Musk and his recent efforts to trim spending and make major alterations to large swaths of the ...The Hill - 2d -
Watch live: Democratic senators 'sound alarm' over Musk, DOGE
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), along with fellow Democratic Sens. Patty Murray (Wash.), Ron Wyden (Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), will offer warnings about the reported efforts ...The Hill - 2d -
Shooting at a UN compound in Afghan capital kills 1 and injures another
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says one person is dead and another person injured after a shooting at its Kabul compoundABC News - 2d -
Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and aid freeze
Samoa’s prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is ‘very disappointing’ and puts the survival of Pacific countries at greater risk. Leaders and environmental advocates in the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Alarms were raised about ‘congested’ airspace before fatal Washington crash
Crash called ‘avoidable’, with lawmakers and residents previously sounding alarm about region’s crowded skies. After Wednesday’s fatal crash which took down a commercial jet and a military ...The Guardian - 5d -
Pakistan police arrest father for killing US-born daughter over TikTok video
Pakistan's police say a man who recently moved his family back to southwestern Pakistan from the United States shot and killed his 15-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she ...ABC News - 6d -
US-born teenager murdered by father in Pakistan over TikTok content
Anwar ul-Haq confessed to shooting his 15-year-old daughter after she continued with her ‘objectionable’ posts. A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States has ...The Guardian - Jan. 29 -
Israel's looming Unrwa ban a catastrophe, UN Palestinian refugee agency warns
The UN says critical aid deliveries into Gaza will be undermined when the ban starts on Thursday.BBC News - Jan. 29 -
U.S. Move to Suspend Mine Clearing Funds Alarms Vietnam
Large swaths of land in Southeast Asia are littered with unexploded bombs dropped by American forces during the Vietnam War.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
Over 3 million Social Security Fairness Act beneficiaries may wait more than a year for higher payments: agency
The Social Security Fairness Act will provide benefit increases to more than 3 million individuals. But it's uncertain when they will see that money.CNBC - Jan. 28 -
12:30 Report — Alarm bells go off over federal funding freeze order
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday, but there’s been enough news already that I have deemed today Wednesday. 😅 Here’s what’s happening: Trump orders halt for nearly all federal assistance. ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Italy calls for return of Mona Lisa after Louvre's dire conditions raise alarm
It served as the background for Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 presidential victory speech.NBC News - Jan. 28 -
How Pakistan’s military is taking over its economy
The country’s armed forces have become intimately involved in everything from canal projects to energy contracts. Investors are increasingly nervousFinancial Times - Jan. 28 -
Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge
The full scope of the Friday night mass firings was coming into sharper view as one fired watchdog official warned of “a never-ending cycle of politicization.”The New York Times - Jan. 27 -
Trump Alarms Denmark in an Icy Exchange Over Greenland
President Trump told Denmark’s leader he wanted to take over Greenland, European officials say. Denmark has asked its E.U. allies not to inflame the situation until Mr. Trump’s intentions are clearer.The New York Times - Jan. 26 -
They Were Waiting for Flights. Then Trump Closed a Door for Afghan Allies.
An executive order has halted refugee flights for Afghans who supported the American mission in Afghanistan and had been approved to resettle in the U.S.The New York Times - Jan. 25 -
Female soldiers who raised the alarm about Hamas threat before Oct. 7 return to Israel
Four female soldiers released by Hamas on Saturday have crossed into Israeli territory, the Israel Defense Forces said, as part of the ceasefire and hostage release deal.NBC News - Jan. 25 -
‘The risk of extinction is accelerating’: world’s botanic gardens raise alarm with space to protect endangered plants running out
University of Cambridge research suggests living collections have collectively reached peak capacity. Botanic gardens around the world are failing to conserve the rarest and most threatened species ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
Eric Adams moves closer toward Trump, alarming Democrats
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s (D) relationship with President Trump is alarming Democrats, who question the embattled mayor’s motives amid his ongoing legal challenges. Adams sat down with Trump ...The Hill - Jan. 25 -
Afghan refugees urge Pakistan to ease visa regime after Trump pauses US resettlement programs
Afghan refugees are appealing to Pakistan’s premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the U.S. refugee programs, panicking thousands of Afghans who ...ABC News - Jan. 24 -
Afghan women’s group hails court's move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women
An Afghan women's group is welcoming the decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of womenABC News - Jan. 24 -
Afghan refugees feel 'betrayed' by Trump order blocking move to US
Several Afghans tell the BBC the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside Americans in Afghanistan.BBC News - Jan. 24 -
‘Setting us up for catastrophe’: alarm at Trump attack on federal disaster agency
The president is now setting his sights on Fema, the agency responsible for helping Americans after major disasters. Donald Trump has suggested paring back or even dismantling the federal response ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
ICC prosecutor requests warrants for Afghan Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he has requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials over the repression of womenABC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump moves to fire or force out thousands of federal employees
Federal employees face an uncertain future as President Donald Trump works to remake the federal workforce. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports on the executive order targeting diversity, equity and ...NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump order leaves Afghans who were approved to resettle in the US in limbo
Trump's executive order freezing refugee programs could impact thousands of Afghans approved to resettle as refugees in the US.ABC News - Jan. 22 -
Scores of Afghans have left for the US after their visas were processed in the Philippines
The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines says that nearly 200 Afghan nationals have been flown on to the United States after having their special immigration visas processed in the PhilippinesABC News - Jan. 18 -
UN labor agency head praises relations with Saudi Arabia during investigation of 2034 World Cup host
The head of the United Nations labor agency says it has good relations with Saudi Arabia during an ongoing investigation of alleged rights abuses by the 2034 World Cup hostABC News - Jan. 16 -
‘I realised we’re such hypocrites’: how growing numbers of US veterans were moved to protest over Gaza
As images of the war flooded social media and news reports, disillusioned ex-military personnel increased their efforts to pressurise the administration to stop arming Israel. . Of the protesters ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
US streamlines deportation flights to China
The Biden administration repatriated more than 500 Chinese nationals in the last year, laying the groundwork for systematic deportations across the Pacific Ocean. On Friday, the Department of ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Blinken on US taking over Greenland: 'Not going to happen'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismissed President-elect Trump’s idea of the U.S. owning Greenland, saying it’s “obviously” not going to happen. “The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
S. Korean court clears govt, agency of liability in adoptee’s US deportation case
A South Korean court has cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a Korean man whose traumatic adoption journey led to an abusive childhood in the United ...ABC News - Jan. 8 -
Demonstrators block a key Pakistan-China trade route over power outages
Officials say hundreds of protesters angered by power outages have blocked a key road in northern PakistanABC News - Jan. 7