As President Donald Trump tries to turn his global trade war into a one-on-one showdown with China, he is finding that he has alienated some key U.S. partners who could boost America’s…
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‘Ahmad burned in front of the whole world,’ says wife of Gaza journalist killed after Israeli strike
WARNING: This story contains details of a man burning alive. Nidaa Mansour was on her phone when she read a news alert that an Israeli airstrike had hit a tent used by local media…
Anthrax poisoning fells 50 hippos at national park in Democratic Republic of the Congo
A group of at least 50 hippos at Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo were found dead from anthrax poisoning recently. Source link
This isn’t a galaxy — it’s a map of a mouse’s brain
Thanks to a mouse watching clips from The Matrix, scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date — a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they fire…
House Republicans adopt Senate budget plan after securing $1.5 trillion cut commitment
House Republicans narrowly passed a budget resolution on Thursday with a 216-214 vote, overcoming initial resistance from fiscal hawks who were skeptical of the Senate’s approach to spending cuts. Source link
6 dead after helicopter crashes in the Hudson River off Manhattan
A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in mid-air Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster,…
Los Angeles schools block Homeland Security employees from checking on migrant children
Los Angeles schools said Thursday that they turned away two teams of Homeland Security employees that tried to enter elementary schools looking to check in with some migrant students. Source link
8-year-old P.E.I. boy awaiting heart transplant gets offer of a lifetime to attend the Masters
For most fans of professional golf, the odds of getting a chance to attend the PGA Tour’s most prestigious tournament are akin to winning the lottery. But if all goes well, one…
Judge won't block Trump's registration requirement for immigrants
A federal judge shot down immigrant-rights groups’ attempt to block President Trump’s new requirement that illegal immigrants register with the government, saying the organizations that sued didn’t have legal standing to bring…
Supreme Court orders Trump administration to return man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal. The court…