12 h. ago Why a GOP senator says the budget bill breaks Trump's promise

The massive budget bill that Senate Republicans are debating pays for some of its tax cuts by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending. The latest report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates nearly 12 million people will lose health insurance if the Senate version of the bill becomes law. Trump insists the cuts come from eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. Democrats have said they break Trump's promise not to touch Medicaid — and over the weekend, Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina agreed. "What do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding's not there anymore?" We asked Sarah Jane Tribble, the chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, what the cuts will mean for rural residents of states like North Carolina — and the hospitals that serve them.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple ...

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4 d. ago Cuts under the Trump administration have gutted the PEPFAR program

In 2003 George W. Bush set up the global health initiative PEPFAR in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.  Over the last couple of decades, it's saved millions of lives for relatively little money. But cuts under the Trump administration have gutted the program. An estimated 70,000 people have died already due to the cutbacks.  We speak to journalist Jon Cohen who visited Eswatini and Lesotho to learn about the suspended program's effects on the ground.

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9 d. ago Neither the United States nor China, this small country of 50,000 people came up with an idea to create energy from the Moon.

Neither the United States nor China, this small country of 50,000 people came up with an idea to create energy from the Moon.  Farmingdale Observer

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9 d. ago NH city in ‘Jumanji’ marks 30th anniversary with animal costume race

Keene, a city of about 23,000 people in the southwestern corner of the state, is celebrating its ties to “Jumanji” this weekend. The post NH city in ‘Jumanji’ marks 30th anniversary with animal costume race appeared first on Boston.com.

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1 week ago Police also seized over $52,000 in cash and arrested four people in Oakland

Police also seized over $52,000 in cash and arrested four people in Oakland  San Francisco Chronicle

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1 week ago State Department says it has provided guidance to more than 25,000 people in Israel, West Bank and Iran

Amid Israel-Iran tensions, the State Department has provided guidance to over 25,000 people in Israel, the West Bank and Iran seeking information about the war and how to stay safe.

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1 week ago Ron DeSantis Brings Home Over 1,500 Americans from Israel: ‘It’s the Right Thing to Do’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday welcomed a second flight of Americans evacuated from Israel, greeting passengers in Tampa as part of a rescue effort led by the state. The mission — a collaboration between the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Grey Bull Rescue, Sen. Jay Collins, and others — brought home families, including Newsweek editor and political commentator Josh Hammer, his wife, and their six-month-old daughter, as well as K-12 and college students and participants in Israel’s Birthright program. DeSantis previously helped evacuate nearly 1,000 people after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel. The post Ron DeSantis Brings Home Over 1,500 Americans from Israel: ‘It’s the Right Thing to Do’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago DHS: 4 escaped from immigration detention center in New Jersey

ICE housed more than 53,000 people nationwide at the end of May, its latest public figures, which is well above its budgeted capacity of about 41,000 and approaching all-time highs. The post DHS: 4 escaped from immigration detention center in New Jersey appeared first on Boston.com.

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2 w. ago Groups that resettle refugees say more than 125,000 in limbo despite judge's order

Three months after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restart the refugee admissions program it froze, groups that resettle refugees say more than 125,000 people are stuck in limbo.

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2 w. ago Happy to hand over the keys to a robot? Augmented reality might help

Would you trust a driverless car? A 2024 global survey involving nearly 8,000 participants suggests most people are wary of handing over the steering wheel to sensors, cameras and computer algorithms.

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2 w. ago Fentanyl deaths among the young are dropping. Can the trend continue?

Fentanyl and other street drugs killed more than 230,000 people under the age of 35 in the U.S. over the last decade. But now new federal data shows drug deaths among young people are plummeting at an unprecedented rate – saving thousands of lives each year. What's driving the drop, and with federal funding cuts on the horizon, will it continue?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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3 w. ago Trump federalized the National Guard in L.A. Are more troops next?

Over the weekend, President Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles, where people are protesting federal immigration raids.

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3 w. ago Data breach at newspaper giant Lee Enterprises affects 40,000 people

The ransomware attack paralyzed newspaper printing and disrupted operations at media outlets across the country for weeks.

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