42 h. ago Starmer will not challenge Trump on his attack on Zelenskyy when the pair meet

UK prime minister aiming to cool escalating transatlantic row over war in UkraineKeir Starmer will not risk riling Donald Trump by challenging him over his attack on Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, when the pair finally meet next week, as the prime minister seeks to cool an escalating transatlantic row.Starmer will fly to the US in the coming days for what could be a defining moment for his leadership, as Europe and the US trade accusations and insults about the origins of the war in Ukraine and the best way to end it. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers

The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires

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3 d. ago Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – is at greater risk of becoming a wider global emergency, according to aid workers and global health experts.“It’s a real mistake not to be doing everything we can to control this while we’re still able to,” said Stephen Morse, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University focusing on risk assessment of infectious diseases. “Taking huge steps backwards is only going to make everything worse.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Fed officials seek ‘further progress’ on inflation before cutting rates

Minutes from January meeting show US central bankers back ‘careful’ approach on reducing borrowing costs

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4 d. ago Trump administration cuts off legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children

Snatching funds from vulnerable minors will endanger those already at risk of being abused, advocates sayThe Trump administration abruptly cut off legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children on Tuesday, telling government-funded attorneys across the country they should immediately stop their work.Advocates called the decision shocking and warned that taking away legal aid programs would endanger minors already at risk of child trafficking, an issue that Trump and Republican members of his administration repeatedly highlighted as a concern during the 2024 election. The order to “stop all work” affects US non-profits that provide legal counsel for about 26,000 unaccompanied minors. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money

The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s fight against “wokeness” and sowing confusion as schools scramble to comply

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4 d. ago Putin mouthpiece warns Trump's peace talks will fail and risk Europe fighting with US

Russia and the United States have sent their top diplomatic brass to Saudi Arabia to iron out a peace deal for Ukraine – but some anticipate the talks to collapse and the war to grind on

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5 d. ago Top Fed official plays down inflation risks from Trump tariffs

Governor Christopher Waller says levies would only cause temporary increase in prices

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer gives chilling message to Donald Trump over Putin risk

Keir Starmer said that a US security guarantee is the 'only way' of stopping Vladimir Putin's aggression as he claimed Europe faces a 'generational moment' over Ukraine.

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6 d. ago Fed official: Need ‘dust to clear’ before deciding next moves

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve's Chicago branch, talks with The Associated Press about inflation, the job market and when rate cuts could resume

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