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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly planning to reduce the department’s workforce by 10,000 positions. The National Pulse reported in mid-February that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was poised to cut 5,000 jobs. However, that number has now appeared to have doubled as Sec. Kennedy and staff with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have identified further redundancies.The reductions are expected to impact several key agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare...

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will run in an Ottawa area district as he seeks to join Parliament for the first time, the Liberal Party announced Saturday, a day before Carney triggers an early general election before a vote on April 28. The election will take place against the backdrop of a trade war and sovereignty threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. The Liberal Party said Carney will run to represent the suburban Ottawa area of Nepean, noting in a social media post that Ottawa is where he raised his family and devoted his career to public service. He...

As LA Metro prepares for global events coming to the region and major projects on the horizon, the Board of Directors Thursday advanced an effort to increase opportunities for women in construction. In a unanimous vote, the Board approved a report and instructed staff to expand initiatives to help women, meet equity and hiring goals. Staff are expected to provide a progress update in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. “Our goal is that we want to make the trades simpler for women,” Board Chair and L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn said. “Our leaning in is to make it...

The atomic sledgehammer that President Trump just delivered to the German auto industry simply cannot be overemphasized. A 25% tariff on imported cars and car parts completely negates hundreds of billions in pre-positioned investment dollars by German auto companies in Mexico. [Executive Order Here][Cliff Notes Here]To give scale to the impact on Germany, consider that German automakers currently have 330 automotive suppliers in Mexico according to information from VDA. Audi (a subsidiary of Volkswagen) has no U.S. production sites; every Audi sold in America will be subject to a 25% tariff. The Audi brand access to the U.S. market was/is...

As Tax Day approaches on April 15, a new WalletHub report ranks New Mexico dead last in the nation for taxpayer return on investment (ROI), raising serious questions about how effectively state government uses public funds. The annual study from WalletHub evaluated all 50 states using 29 metrics across five key categories: education, health, safety, economy, and infrastructure & pollution. New Mexico ranked 50th overall despite having one of the highest tax burdens in the country. The state placed near the bottom in nearly every category: 49th in education 42nd in health 50th in safety 45th in economy 34th in...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly stated that Ukraine will not surrender any territories to Russia that have been under Russian control since 2022. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion, regions such as Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia have come under Russian control, in addition to Crimea, which was annexed in 2014.Despite failed offensives to regain control over the territories since 2022, Ukraine, supported by European allies, continues to demand Russia’s withdrawal.“One thing is certain: we will never cede our occupied territories to Russia. These lands belong to the Ukrainians,” Zelensky said in an interview with Le Figaro.Ahead of upcoming peace talks,...

New Mexico lawmakers filed nearly 1,200 bills during the 60-day legislative session that ended Saturday at noon. A total of 194 of those bills ultimately passed both legislative chambers. Some have already been signed or vetoed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, but most will have their fates decided by the April 11 bill signing deadline. Here's a look at what bills passed — and which fell short — at the Roundhouse. Measures marked with an asterisk (*) are already signed into law. Crime/Public safety Passed — Allow judges to impose longer prison sentences for fentanyl trafficking.* Change how courts handle...

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested exploring the establishment of an interim administration in Ukraine supervised by the UN and several nations to hold elections. "In order to hold democratic elections there, in order to bring to power a viable government that enjoys the people's trust. And then begin negotiations with them on a peace treaty, sign legitimate documents that will be recognized throughout the world and will be reliable and stable," Putin said while speaking with the sailors of the Arkhangelsk submarine. The Russian leader stated that this process would open the way to legitimate negotiations to resolve the Ukraine...

WTF?! Judge Boasberg, the activist judge BLOCKING Trump from deporting violent gang members, intentionally DELAYED the release of Hillary Clinton’s emails until after the 2016 election He’s also now “coincidentally” presiding over the Signal case This is RIGGED! How do people not see that?

"A Memphis repo-man was in the hospital Wednesday after being run over by a driver trying to escape the tow truck, the Memphis Police Department said." The driver ran over the repo man's head. Video at link.

Seventy-five percent of the revenue from Fox News’ evening news is from pharmaceutical companies…These pharma ads air during prime-time slots, and despite the decline in legacy media, as recently as April of this year, 1.9 million people watched Fox’s top hosts. Finding out how much money media outlets make off pharma advertising can be surprisingly difficult. However, in 2021, pharma companies spent $6.88 billion on direct-to-consumer advertising. And they spent (at least) $250 million to tell the public that the COVID-19 vaccine was “safe and effective.” It certainly helps facilitate deals and positive coverage when the two entities have common...

The Atlantic hurricane season is fast approaching, and early indications have forecasters worried that it will have similarities to the 2024 season, which was one of the most devastating and costliest on record. "Super-charged" encapsulates the ferocity of last year's deadly hurricane season. Beryl entered the record books as the earliest Category 5 on record, Helene pummeled the Southeast with biblical rain and flooding, and Milton tore across Florida with deadly flooding and dozens of tornadoes. AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva warns it could be another year with volatile hurricanes, with the season officially starting on Sunday, June 1.

A recent report indicates that Mike Waltz, President Donald J. Trump‘s National Security Advisor, had left his Venmo account openly accessible to the public. This revelation adds to the growing controversy surrounding his involvement in a group chat that allegedly leaked sensitive military strategies to the media. Waltz’s Venmo profile, bearing his image, was accessible until it was set to private Wednesday after numerous media inquiries. The account’s public friend list contained 328 individuals, including figures such as Walker Barrett of the National Security Council and Susie Wiles, chief of staff at the White House. Both Barrett and Wiles were...

In Lithuania, according to The Kyiv Independent, the tension is palpable. "Discussions about a possible Russian invasion are very frequent," said a resident of Vilnius, the country's capital. "The war won't break out tomorrow, but we're preparing," says the Lithuanian Defence Minister, Dovilė Šakalienė. Sönke Neitzel, a German military expert in an interview with the daily Bild, claims that "this could be the last summer of peace in Western Europe". According to the expert, the current situation of uncertainty is partly caused by the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. He also highlights the...

Officials say Alabamians should be on the lookout for packages of “unsolicited” seeds arriving through the mail. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) has announced it recently received reports of the seeds being delivered to residents across the state through the United States Postal Service.

Explanation: One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth's sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy: big, beautiful Messier 81. Also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's galaxy for its 18th century discoverer, this grand spiral can be found toward the northern constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The sharp, detailed telescopic view reveals M81's bright yellow nucleus, blue spiral arms, pinkish starforming regions, and sweeping cosmic dust lanes. But some dust lanes actually cut across the galactic disk (left of center), contrary to other prominent spiral features. The errant dust lanes may be the lingering...

As an NPR alum, a former All Things Considered co-host, you might well have expected Audie Cornish to forcefully defend continued federal funding for NPR/PBS. So it came as a surprise—bordering on outright shock—to hear Cornish on today's CNN This Morning, which she hosts, make the case for letting federal funding lapse. Cornish's unanticipated comments came during a conversation with Democrat Peter Welch, the junior senator from Vermont, in the wake of yesterday's hearing before the House DOGE subcommittee on NPR/PBS funding. Cornish wasted no time in putting it to Welch: "Why shouldn't NPR and PBS stand up on their...

A pair of white teens were arrested for throwing a banana and shouting racial slurs at a black teenager before pummeling him with their pals inside a Brooklyn subway station Monday morning, police said. The 16-year-old boy was walking inside the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station when a group of nine teens attacked him during a hate-filled robbery around 8 a.m., according to sources and cops. The crazed white mob chucked a banana at him, called him the N-word and then kicked and punched him before snatching one of his shoes on the mezzanine level inside the station, cops said. A...

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shared her surprise Monday about a report from The Atlantic’s editor in chief, who said he was swept up in a text message chain with top Trump administration officials on plans for an attack on Houthi rebels. “You have got to be kidding me,” Clinton wrote on the social platform X, sharing the eyes emoji along with The Atlantic article. Clinton’s use of a private server for classified emails while she was former President Obama’s secretary of State was a major issue in the 2016 campaign. She was criticized by Trump and his supporters...

For Democrats, reaching male voters became a political necessity after last fall’s election, when young men swung significantly toward President Donald Trump. But for some — like Maryland Gov. Wes Moore — it’s also a personal goal. The first-term governor, who has spoken about his own struggles as a teenager, recently announced plans to direct his “entire administration” to find ways to help struggling boys and men. “The well-being of our young men and boys has not been a societal priority,” Moore said in an interview. “I want Maryland to be the one that is aggressive and unapologetic about being...