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Immigrant Aid Groups Seek Access to Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo
In a lawsuit, the groups asked a judge to enable lawyers to communicate with the men in case they would like legal representation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
In a lawsuit, the groups asked a judge to enable lawyers to communicate with the men in case they would like legal representation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Immigrant Aid Groups Seek Access to Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo
In a lawsuit, the groups asked a judge to enable lawyers to communicate with the men in case they would like legal representation.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Immigrant Aid Groups Seek Access to Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo
In a lawsuit, the groups asked a judge to enable lawyers to communicate with the men in case they would like legal representation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
In a lawsuit, the groups asked a judge to enable lawyers to communicate with the men in case they would like legal representation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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The United States fell to a new low in 2024 on an index that tracks perception of global public-sector corruption, published Tuesday by the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.
U.S. hits new low on global corruption index amid concern over courts
Denmark topped the latest Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of 90 out of 100. South Sudan fell to the bottom spot, with a score of 8.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The United States fell to a new low in 2024 on an index that tracks perception of global public-sector corruption, published Tuesday by the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.
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NEW: RFK Jr. said a new study linked vaccines to autism in his confirmation hearing. We found that the study's author had a hard time getting it published.
Then he got help from Andrew Wakefield, who is famous for the first debunked study linking the the two.
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Then he got help from Andrew Wakefield, who is famous for the first debunked study linking the the two.
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Behind Kennedy’s Vow to ‘Follow the Science’ on Vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited a disputed study from a close network of fellow vaccine skeptics during his confirmation hearings. His critics say it is part of a pattern that raises concerns about whose ...
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
NEW: RFK Jr. said a new study linked vaccines to autism in his confirmation hearing. We found that the study's author had a hard time getting it published.
Then he got help from Andrew Wakefield, who is famous for the first debunked study linking the the two.
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Then he got help from Andrew Wakefield, who is famous for the first debunked study linking the the two.
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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The Trump admin says ICE has custody of migrants sent to Guantanamo, but it's DOD guards in Camp 6, a war-on-terror prison. It won't say who is being held incommunicado there, but we are publishing a list of 53 men in Camp 6.
w/ @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards
The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The Trump admin says ICE has custody of migrants sent to Guantanamo, but it's DOD guards in Camp 6, a war-on-terror prison. It won't say who is being held incommunicado there, but we are publishing a list of 53 men in Camp 6.
w/ @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
w/ @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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The Associated Press on Wednesday accused the White House of violating the First Amendment and called on the Trump administration to stop blocking its reporters from press events.
AP Accuses White House of Violating First Amendment
The Associated Press said the White House had blocked its journalists from attending press events because the news agency had not started using the term Gulf of America.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Associated Press on Wednesday accused the White House of violating the First Amendment and called on the Trump administration to stop blocking its reporters from press events.
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For years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project stalled.
In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.
In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.
Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.
The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more than ...
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
For years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project stalled.
In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.
In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.
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Attacking CPFB just so happens to clear the way for X payments www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Attacking CPFB just so happens to clear the way for X payments www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
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Dozens of lawsuits have been filed that seek to stop some of President Trump’s executive orders. Here’s a brief rundown.
A Guide to the Lawsuits Against the Trump Executive Orders
Dozens of suits have been filed that seek to stop some of President Trump’s executive orders. Here’s a brief rundown.
nyti.ms
February 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Dozens of lawsuits have been filed that seek to stop some of President Trump’s executive orders. Here’s a brief rundown.
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USAID was founded by JFK to fight the Kremlin -- by helping countries all over the world, rather than having them fall under Soviet dominance.
The Kremlin has wanted to kill USAID ever since.
Don't fall for anti-USAID propaganda -- it all comes from PUTIN.
The Kremlin has wanted to kill USAID ever since.
Don't fall for anti-USAID propaganda -- it all comes from PUTIN.
February 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
USAID was founded by JFK to fight the Kremlin -- by helping countries all over the world, rather than having them fall under Soviet dominance.
The Kremlin has wanted to kill USAID ever since.
Don't fall for anti-USAID propaganda -- it all comes from PUTIN.
The Kremlin has wanted to kill USAID ever since.
Don't fall for anti-USAID propaganda -- it all comes from PUTIN.
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The hiring of thousands of federal firefighters has stalled amid a governmentwide freeze ordered by President Trump, just as agencies were beginning to ramp up staffing for the summer wildfire season, according to a firefighters’ union.
Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies After Trump’s Freeze
Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The hiring of thousands of federal firefighters has stalled amid a governmentwide freeze ordered by President Trump, just as agencies were beginning to ramp up staffing for the summer wildfire season, according to a firefighters’ union.