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Over 150 dead in Myanmar and Thailand after huge earthquake  BBC.com Death toll in Myanmar quake jumps to over 1,000 as damage comes into focus  The Washington Post Unanswered phones and a desperate wait outside the shattered Bangkok high-rise toppled by Myanmar

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed. (Image credit: Aung Shine Oo)

Judges block Trump executive orders targeting law firms tied to Mueller probe  CNN Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Rules Against Order Punishing Law Firm  The New York Times Judges block Trump executive orders targeting another two law firms  The Independent ADDRESSING RISKS FROM

Trump’s Team Signal Chat Exposed US Spycraft to Adversaries  Bloomberg Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb  The New York Times Officials say texts sent by Waltz, Ratcliffe in Signal chat may have damaged US’ ongoing ability to gather intel on

The staff of U.S.A.I.D. will be reduced to some 15 legally required positions. The agency employed about 10,000 people before the Trump administration entered office.

The Trump administration seemed to hold back immediately after the January wildfires. But its multipronged assault on California has now begun in earnest.

A warning sign flares as the Trump White House refuses to moderate its shock politics  CNN

The protests are scheduled to take place at Tesla facilities across the U.S. and in Europe on Saturday, as part of a grassroots campaign against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s work in the Trump administration. (Image credit: Richard Vogel)

Trump news at a glance: Vance stakes US claim for Greenland as island’s new coalition insists it ‘belongs to us’  The Guardian US

Trump senior adviser Kari Lake is regrouping after U.S. judges blocked her from taking further actions against the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. (Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)