5 d. ago Judge who blocked Trump from cutting funding to sanctuary cities has deep ties to Democratic Party

An Obama-appointed federal judge in California who issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration from cutting funding to sanctuary cities has deep financial ties to the Democratic Party, records indicate.

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9 d. ago Mayor Karen Bass weighs deep cuts, including layoffs, as L.A.’s challenges mount

Mayor Karen Bass weighs deep cuts, including layoffs, as L.A.’s challenges mount  Los Angeles Times

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1 week ago First meeting of CDC vaccine advisers under RFK Jr. is mostly 'business as usual'

An independent vaccine advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met to discuss and vote on vaccine policy for the first time since the change in administrations.

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2 w. ago Pete Marocco, mastermind behind dismantling of USAID projects, leaves State Department

Pete Marocco, who led the dismantling of USAID under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, departs as critics accuse him of chaos and foreign aid cuts that gutted U.S. global development programs.

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2 w. ago Washington's libraries face 'deep and dramatic' funding cuts as Trump abruptly terminates federal grants

Washington's libraries face 'deep and dramatic' funding cuts as Trump abruptly terminates federal grants  KUOW

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2 w. ago Trump’s deep cuts to health research put lab animals at risk, scientists say

Trump’s deep cuts to health research put lab animals at risk, scientists say  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago Republicans Clash Over Medicaid in Hunt to Pay for Trump’s Agenda

Conservatives in the House say they won’t back any package without deep cuts that would all but certainly affect the health program. Some Senate Republicans say they won’t accept such cuts.

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2 w. ago 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report | Antimicrobial Resistance

2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report | Antimicrobial Resistance  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (.gov)

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2 w. ago China's new underwater tool cuts deep, exposing vulnerability of vital network of subsea cables

Chinese researchers have unveiled a new deep-sea tool capable of cutting through the world's most secure subsea cables—and it has many in the West feeling a little jittery.

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3 w. ago Democrats' Witness Cannot Say if CDC Spending $230,000 on Solar

The Democrats' witness at the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing on Tuesday was unable to say if the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spending $230,000 on solar-powered picnic tables during the coronavirus pandemic was a good use of taxpayer money. The post Democrats’ Witness Cannot Say if CDC Spending $230,000 on Solar-Powered Picnic Tables Was a Good Use of Tax Dollars appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago RFK Jr. plans to direct CDC to stop recommending fluoride in water

RFK Jr. told The Associated Press he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending the addition of fluoride to drinking water.

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3 w. ago Advocates push South Carolina lawmakers to protect funding for global health programs

Advocates push South Carolina lawmakers to protect funding for global health programs  WCBD

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3 w. ago US added 228,000 jobs in March despite Trump’s deep cuts to federal workforce

US added 228,000 jobs in March despite Trump’s deep cuts to federal workforce  The Guardian

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3 w. ago How will the deep cuts at the Centers for Disease Control affect global programs?

The U.S. agency has not released information on what global programs were cut this week. NPR spoke to current employees who provided exclusive details.

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3 w. ago A Global Backlash to Trump’s Tariffs, and Deep Cuts to Public Health

Plus, a rare Beatles audition tape.

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3 w. ago The Global Backlash to Trump’s Tariffs, and Deep Cuts to Public Health

Plus, a rare Beatles audition tape.

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4 w. ago Trump admin live updates: Layoffs begin at HHS, including at the FDA and CDC

Layoffs have begun at the Department of Health and Human Services, including at the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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4 w. ago Seattle Seahawks Awarded International Marketing Rights in Australia & New Zealand Under NFL's Global Markets Program

Seattle Seahawks Awarded International Marketing Rights in Australia & New Zealand Under NFL's Global Markets Program  Seahawks.com

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4 w. ago Earthquake devastation in Myanmar underscores regional lag in construction standards, regulations, says expert

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar Friday and could leave a death toll over 1,000 further underscores a regional lag in building codes and construction standards, according to Daniel Aldrich, a Northeastern professor, director of the university's Resilience Studies Program and co-director at the Global Resilience Institute.

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4 w. ago The head of Africa CDC thought news of a U.S. aid freeze must be 'a joke.' Now what?

Dr. Jean Kaseya is now figuring out how to cope with the new foreign aid landscape.

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