Shutdown Ripples Worldwide

USAID shutdown ripples worldwide: "Huge impact on actual human lives"

Grassroots groups around the world have lost funding for a range of humanitarian projects, including medical aid and fighting human trafficking.

CBS News - 9h

Rumbleverse Developer Iron Galaxy Lays Off More Than 60 People, Trying To Avoid Shutdown

Iron Galaxy Studios, the developer behind shuttered battle royale Rumbleverse and support studio on many other projects, has announced it is laying off 66 developers as part of an effort to save ...

GameSpot - 1d

Watch live: House Democrats give remarks as shutdown clock begins

House Democratic leaders will hold a press conference Wednesday morning as their GOP colleagues grapple with internal divisions ahead of another looming shutdown. House Minority Leader Hakeem ...

The Hill - 1d

Shutdown fears grow as Trump battles multiply

The odds of a government shutdown are surging as President Trump battles Democrats over efforts to freeze funding and Republicans brawl internally over the size and scope of potential cuts. With a ...

The Hill - 1d

Negotiations stall ahead of shutdown deadline as Democrats slam Trump for subverting spending laws

Government funding negotiations have stalled ahead of a key March 14 deadline to prevent a shutdown amid Donald Trump’s controversial unilateral actions.

NBC News - 2d

Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide

Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors, expert says. The proportion of people being diagnosed with lung cancer who have never smoked is increasing, with ...

The Guardian - 3d

Jeffries vows to use government shutdown fight to combat Trump orders

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that Democrats will use the coming battle over government funding as a vehicle to block President Trump’s early efforts to gut federal ...

The Hill - 3d

USAID personnel told to stay away from DC headquarters after Elon Musk's shutdown comments

U.S. Agency for International Development employees based out of the nation's capital were ordered overnight not to come into the office Monday and to work from home.

NBC News - 3d

OPM denies federal government website shutdown reports: 'False rumors'

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said it gave no orders to shut down government websites amid confusion over complying with a new Trump administration policy requiring agencies to scrub any ...

The Hill - 6d

TikTok’s traffic bounces back despite being pulled off app stores, fears of shutdown

TikTok has maintained about 90% of its user traffic in the U.S., despite briefly going offline and being removed from the Apple and Google app stores.

CNBC - 6d

U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide

Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.

The New York Times - Jan. 29

Fears for ‘security of Jews worldwide’ in wake of Elon Musk AfD speech

Top US Jewish advocate Halie Soifer calls Trump adviser’s address to far-right Germany rally ‘incredibly dangerous’. Elon Musk’s remarks to a German far-right party that Germans should not focus ...

The Guardian - Jan. 28

Student, 15, tops Fantasy Premier League worldwide

Charlie was briefly the best out of the 11 million people who play Fantasy Premier League.

BBC News - Jan. 25

Pentagon pausing official social media accounts worldwide for review

The Department of Defense has ordered a pause on all of its official social media accounts, with some exceptions.

NBC News - Jan. 24

Amazon Willing to Discuss Quebec Shutdown With Canadian Officials

Amazon.com said it is open to talks with officials from the Canadian and Quebec governments about the decision to shut down operations in the country’s French-speaking province, which would lead to ...

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24

Bipartisan funding negotiations begin in Congress ahead of March shutdown cliff

With an opening salvo, top Republican appropriators kicked off the back-and-forth of government funding offers.

Politico - Jan. 23

ChatGPT back online after outage which hit thousands worldwide

It comes a day after owner OpenAI announced a massive investment in artificial intelligence (AI).

BBC News - Jan. 23

TikTok is back after shutdown. Under Trump, here’s what comes next.

The app still likely needs to find a buyer for its It’s been an eventful weekend for U.S. TikTok users, as the app went dark late on Saturday and is now back online as of midday Sunday.

MarketWatch - Jan. 20

TikTok is back up again in the U.S. following a shutdown overnight

TikTok is back up again in the U.S. following a shutdown overnight, and today President-elect Donald Trump said he'd issue an executive order Monday to delay the U.S. ban. NBC News' Savannah ...

NBC News - Jan. 20

TikTok Engineered Its Shutdown to Get Saved. But Trump’s Solution May Fall Short

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s idea, a 50-50 “joint venture” between the existing Chinese owner and some kind of American entity, was more politics than substance.

The New York Times - Jan. 20

TikTok Says Service Will Return as Users React to Shutdown

The app went dark nationwide on Saturday night, but the company indicated it was in the process of restoring the service after assurances from President-elect Donald J. Trump.

The New York Times - Jan. 19

Shutdown at Mexico toxic waste plant after Guardian investigation revealed pollution in nearby homes

Mexican officials ordered facility to shut down after report on very high levels of pollutants in surrounding neighborhood. Revealed: US hazardous waste is sent to Mexico – where a ‘toxic ...

The Guardian - Jan. 18

Russian hackers target WhatsApp accounts of ministers worldwide

FSB-linked Star Blizzard attempts to lure email recipients to click on QR code that gives attackers access to account. Russian state-linked hackers have targeted the WhatsApp accounts of government ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

TikTok considering total shutdown in U.S. on Sunday if ban moves forward

TikTok is preparing to potentially make the app unavailable to its 170 million American users on Sunday.

NBC News - Jan. 15

TikTok Prepares for U.S. Shutdown From Sunday

Unless the nation’s highest court grants a reprieve, the popular social video platform will wind down on Jan. 19.

Inc. - Jan. 15

Nearly Half of Adults Worldwide Hold Antisemitic Views, Survey Finds

A fifth of the respondents haven’t heard of the Holocaust, during which six million Jews were killed, while 21% believe it has either been exaggerated by historians or it never happened.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14

Ripples of Los Angeles fires continue as Meghan delays Netflix series launch, composer's works lost

Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted containment of fires burning in and around Los Angeles, but the effects of the blazes on the entertainment world continue

ABC News - Jan. 13

Red Wings Have Their New Future Shutdown Center

The Detroit Red Wings have a future shutdown center on their hands.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 11

Bench’s Jilted Customers Say the Accounting Startup’s Problems Began Long Before Its Abrupt Shutdown

The tax startup’s recent collapse and subsequent acquisition by Employer.com has left customers unsure about where to turn.

Inc. - Jan. 8

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