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Feb 02 2025POLITICS

Funding Purchase of Protection Frozen

When a government decides to shut down financial support for vital medical aid the effects can be wide ranging. Funding for health and reproductive aid in the form of condoms in Gaza was frozen without notice. Condoms were a part of a humanitarian aid program and this decision created speculation.

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Feb 02 2025POLITICS

USAID in Turmoil: What's Happening and Why It Matters

The future of the USAID agency hangs by a thread. Why is the government ordering massive changes? It's all very complicated. USAID, the heart of the country's humanitarian aid efforts abroad, faces a significant overhaul. This time, the shakeup is different. The Trump administration has put USAID

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

New Faces, Fresh Start: Can Democrats Find a New Leader

The Democrats find themselves at a crossroads, eager to find a new leader to guide them. The party plans to pick the next leader on a Saturday, as the influence of breaking news sways the decision faster than anyone can predict. It's not easy to get some of the top job seekers believing it'

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Relocation of Palestinians from Gaza: Arab Nations urge against relocation.

Gaza's future remains uncertain as powerful neighbors firmly decline this proposal. Why would Arab nations strongly disapprove of such an idea in the first place? Arabia has previously seen the impacts of mass migrations in the region with low income families struggling to keep up

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Celebrities and Politics: Controversial Video and the Deportation Debate

A debate was sparked when a video of a popular singer's reaction was used in a controversial way by a political administration. The video showed the singer crying, upset about the plight of immigrants. The administration took this video and mixed it with interviews with people who had lost family me

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Unsuccessful Endeavors : A Timeline of Trump Media's Financial Moves

Trump-affiliated company recently transferred shares that could be worth a lot of money to several directors. These directors include people who were supposed to serve in Trump administration. Kash Patel and Linda McMahon are among those who received shares. These people had been nominate

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Research in the Red: Trump's Initial Directives Spell Uncertainty

Researchers and scientists were left in the dark when key research meetings were suddenly canceled. This happened after the Trump administration ordered a communication pause. The halt affected meetings that decide which studies get funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Most importantly

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Feb 01 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Laughing Through Challenges

In today's China, women face a tough crowd. On the surface, comedy isn't a place they'd usually be associated with, yet in the heart of Beijing, a small group of mostly young women gathered to appreciate the humor of their lives. The scene is a small Western-style restaurant full of laughter and ch

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Feb 01 2025EDUCATION

Paving a Path for Fairness in Caring Makes you think about policy and reform

Digging deep into the lives of older women, family caregivers, and careworkers has an undeniable reward. For more than 25 years, Nancy Hooyman's work focuses on these lives and relationships. Caring for older women should not be so hard. Hooyman's depth of knowledge and dedication started to shine

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Talks of a Massive FBI shake up

President Trump is eyeing around 3000 FBI employees who may have taken part in Jan. 6 events under a microscope. Shaking things up sounds like his plan for the FBI. Who's next? Trump has shown no hesitation to hunt for ideas who may not be loyal to him in government. Agents who ha

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