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Trump administration sued over shuttering of VOA
The Voice of America (VOA) workers, reporters, unions and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, contending that shuttering the U.S.-funded news agencies ...The Hill - 3d -
Chinese state media welcomes Trump's cuts to Voice of America
Chinese state media is applauding President Trump's decision over the weekend to shutter the government agency that oversees Voice of America (VOA). "The so-called beacon of freedom, VOA, has now ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
VOA journalists put on administrative leave after Trump axes parent agency
Journalists at Voice of America (VOA) were put on administrative leave on Saturday, a day after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the U.S. Agency for Global Media ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
Obama-era Education secretary warns Trump against shuttering department
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued President Trump a warning over plans to shutter the Department of Education, decrying "you break it, you own it." Duncan, in an interview with CNN's ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
Nasa announces shuttering of two departments and office of chief scientist
Office of technology, policy and strategy and one covering DEI initiatives were eliminated in line with ‘efficiency’ cuts. Nasa announced on Monday it had eliminated the office of its chief ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Congress must save the good journalists at VOA
President Trump's sudden decision to shut down US government-funded entities such as the Voice of America is understandable, but it is crushing for a number of journalists there who have not ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Mourning the Voice of America and all it stands for
One can only hope the VOA can be saved, or that a new VOA will emerge to perpetuate the values of the one we’ve just lost.The Hill - 3d -
Dismantling VOA could lead to dominance of anti-U.S. propaganda, director says
The government-funded news agency stopped broadcasting after its employees were put on leave or terminated.CBS News - Mar. 18 -
Trump silencing VOA threatens free media in repressive countries, advocates say
Trump’s order to cut funding to Voice of America and several other pro-democracy media outlets has drawn widespread criticism from press freedom organizations.ABC News - Mar. 18 -
Judge finds Elon Musk likely acted unconstitutionally in shuttering USAID
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) likely exercised unconstitutional authority “in multiple ways” in dismantling the U.S. Agency for ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Trump set to sign executive order shuttering the Education Department
The president campaigned extensively on a promise to dismantle the department and appointed an education secretary keen to carry out the task.NBC News - 5d -
Hazing allegations shuttered Lisbon football. The school says it's ready to play again.
Mar. 20—A Maine Principals' Association committee on Thursday will review, and likely rule on, Lisbon High School's appeal to have its varsity football team reinstated without penalty this fall. ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
The savings from shuttering USAID aren’t worth the global costs
Withdrawal of USAID support will severely threaten tuberculosis control efforts in Ethiopia and in many other countries around the world.The Hill - 1d -
Trump’s shuttering of global media agency endangers reporters, staff say
Employees who may have to return home risk death or imprisonment at hands of authoritarian governments. Foreign workers at US government-backed media outlets being cut by the Trump administration ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump Administration Dialing Back Support for H.I.V. Prevention
The move follows cuts to prevention and treatment efforts worldwide with the shuttering of U.S.A.I.D.The New York Times - 4d -
Don’t abolish the Small Business Association when communities need it most
The bottom line is that, rather than shuttering the SBA, we should be strengthening it.The Hill - 5h -
Trump moves to close down Voice of America
More than 1,300 staff placed on administrative leave as White House accuses VOA of being anti-Trump, "radical" and "leftist".BBC News - Mar. 16 -
Aid group in Haiti temporarily shutters hospital after gangs attack convoy evacuating medical staff
Doctors Without Borders says that four of its vehicles came under fire while they evacuated staff from a hospital in Haiti’s capital as gang violence surgesABC News - Mar. 17 -
The drugstore industry is struggling. Here’s what could be in its future.
Nearly a third of the U.S. retail pharmacies that were open from 2010 to 2020 had shuttered by 2021, study finds.MarketWatch - Mar. 13 -
How Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Leave a Vacuum That China Can Fill
The Department of Government Efficiency is shuttering organizations that Beijing worried about most, or actively sought to subvert.The New York Times - 3d -
Napster Sold to Tech Commerce Company for $207 Million
The service started by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker shuttered long ago, but Rhapsody bought the brand in 2011.Inc. - 2h -
What to know about Voice of America after Trump guts agency
For more than 80 years, Voice of America has been just that. As America's largest government-sponsored broadcaster, its mission is to spread American values around the world. But now VOA is going ...CBS News - Mar. 17 -
Trump’s silencing of Voice of America sparks shock, outrage
President Trump’s decision to gut the government agency that oversees Voice of America (VOA) has shocked staffers, who have been ordered to stop working, and fueled concern about the U.S. ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Voice of America deserves criticism, but let’s fix it to tell America’s story
VOA has been struggling to fulfill its mission as a federal agency, with budget cuts, remote work, while also facing criticism for its lack of objectivity and bias in its reporting. Allow a ...The Hill - 4d -
How Beyond Meat and the plant-based meat industry lost their allure
Beyond Meat's 2019 IPO aligned with broader excitement around plant-based meats. Yet declining sales, layoffs, and shuttered factories dominate headlines today.CNBC - Mar. 10 -
Trump to Sign Order Aimed at Dismantling Education Department
The order, which President Trump may sign on Thursday, will lay the groundwork for eventually shuttering the agency, reassigning some of its primary duties.The New York Times - 5d -
Live updates: Trump signs order that will dismantle Education Department
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that will begin the dismantling of the Education Department, kick-starting a campaign promise to shutter the federal agency. The Trump ...The Hill - 5d -
Watch live: Students rally against Trump moves to dismantle Department of Education
A group of student demonstrators are holding a "sit in" at the Department of Education on Friday to protest President Trump's executive actions to shutter the department. Trump on Thursday signed ...The Hill - 4d -
French actor Gérard Depardieu denies sexual assault charges in court
French cinema icon Gérard Depardieu stands accused of sexually assaulting two women during the filming of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters) in Paris.CBS News - 9h -
Education secretary: Mass layoffs first step toward total shutdown
Education Secretary Linda McMahon affirmed late Tuesday that mass layoffs are the first step toward shuttering the Education Department — a long-time goal of President Trump's since his time on the ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Former EPA official reacts to cuts, regulation rollbacks
Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced dozens of cuts to environmental regulations, including decades-old rules on greenhouse gases and clean water. The ...CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Government expert on Elon Musk and DOGE's "slash-and-burn exercise"
Trump campaign funder and government disrupter Elon Musk has used unprecedented power to quickly eliminate thousands of federal jobs and shutter entire programs and agencies, using tactics that ...CBS News - Mar. 16 -
Nasa cuts raise fears of handing more influence to SpaceX owner Musk
Fired workers warn cuts including closing of two offices will undermine agency work and increase costs. The Trump administration ’s decision to shutter two offices at Nasa risks “dramatically” ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Miami Beach mayor withdraws proposal to end lease and cut funding of theater that screened Israeli-Palestinian film
Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner on Wednesday withdrew a controversial proposal to shutter a local movie theater that screened an Oscar-winning documentary on the war between Israel and Palestine.NBC News - 6d -
‘Ghost kitchens’, fast casual and higher prices: how the pandemic changed the US restaurant industry
Americans eat takeout more. Some drink less. Bar-and-grill chains have shuttered. But the restaurant industry has evolved and rebounded. Before Covid, Li’l Dizzy’s, a Creole buffet run by one of ...The Guardian - 6d -
Gérard Depardieu arrives at Paris court for trial over sexual assault allegations
Actor, 76, is accused of groping two women on set during the filming of The Green Shutters in 2021. Gérard Depardieu arrived at a Paris court on Monday for his trial over alleged sexual assaults on ...The Guardian - 1d