Month: March 2025
Water contamination suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness, WHO says
Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said Friday. But the agency said it’s too early for any
Read MoreFormer Gov. Andrew Cuomo Launches Political Comeback With a Run for New York City Mayor
NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that he is running for mayor of New York City, relaunching his political career following a yearslong exile over a barrage of sexual harassment accusations. In a video announcing
Read MoreHow the U.S. Auto Industry Could Be Collateral Damage in Trump’s Trade Wars
DETROIT — President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry. If the president goes ahead with 25% taxes on imports from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday, he will disrupt more
Read MoreTrump set to undergo annual physical
Donald Trump, who at 78 is on course to become the oldest president in American history, will undergo an annual physical exam in coming weeks, a White House statement said Saturday. “President Donald J. Trump will complete his routine annual
Read MoreTrump set to undergo annual physical
Donald Trump, who at 78 is on course to become the oldest president in American history, will undergo an annual physical exam in coming weeks, a White House statement said Saturday. “President Donald J. Trump will complete his routine annual
Read MoreUp to 3,000 more U.S. troops are ordered to the border with Mexico – NPR
Up to 3,000 more U.S. troops are ordered to the border with Mexico NPR Pentagon Sending Combat Forces to Border in Line With Trump Directive The New York Times DOD Statement on Deployment of Stryker Brigade Combat Team to Help Secure Our
Read MoreTrump’s Dressing Down of Zelensky Plays Into Putin’s War Aims
The public blowup could propel President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to escalate the fight in Ukraine instead of agreeing to peace.
Read MoreDavid Johansen, Singer From Seminal Punk Band the New York Dolls, Dies at 75
NEW YORK — David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, has died. He was 75. Johansen
Read MoreTexas measles outbreak rises to 146 cases spanning more than 9 counties
The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
Read MoreTrump Berates Zelensky and Putin Benefits
The United States’ relationship with Ukraine erupted in a storm of acrimony on Friday as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in an explosive televised Oval Office showdown and abruptly cut short a
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