SHUTDOWN

Feb 11 2025CELEBRITIES

Ye's Controversial Shirts Spark Action

Shirts sporting a swastika are no longer for sale through a certain website. Big News. Ye's online store was abruptly taken offline after selling controversial items. The reason? It broke the rules of the platform it was using. The platform, Shopify, did not spell out exactly what rule wa

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Feb 10 2025POLITICS

Pentagon on Notice: Trump and Musk Team Up for Government Overhaul

Recently, President Trump made big news by ordering a deep dive into certain government departments. According to the president, Elon Musk and his elite team, known as DOGE, will lead this operation. This move comes after Trump's administration criticized some agencies for spending big bucks on what

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Feb 10 2025POLITICS

Closures and Suspensions: The workforce units shut down unexpectedly.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been abruptly shut down. The directive was sent from Vought. It said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must cease nearly all of its work. It was created all the way back in 2010 when overtures from Obama and a disenfranchised public sparked the

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Bird Flu Halts Live Markets in New York

New York state has made a bold move to protect its residents from bird flu. The state temporarily halted live bird markets in several counties after detecting seven cases of bird flu in poultry. This decision came after routine inspections revealed the virus in markets across Queens, Brookl

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Congress Members Face Barriers.

On Friday, a group of Democrats, including Representatives Maxine Waters and Maxwell Frost went to the Department of Education. They wanted to talk with the acting Education Secretary, Denise Carter. They claimed to be denied access by a single guard at the door. These members of C

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Feb 06 2025POLITICS

Trump and Musk’s Shocking Shutdown Holds USAID Employees in Limbo

Imagine finding out your job might be gone, and you aren’t sure how to get home and paying fair compensation to the employees from the Unites States government. This is the reality now for thousands of employees who work for the U. S. Government, specifically the U. S. Agency for International Deve

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Are We Going To Have a Government Shutdown? Why Everyone’s Talking About It Now

Peoples money is on the line and it is urgent right now to find a deal on funding the right way and avoid a government shutdown. It's not looking good though. The lack of political understanding and the disagreements over how much money for what area will restart the fight in March at a whole n

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

The US Department Lacks Leadership.

We can start by looking at some background info. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been a key player in global aid for a very long time. This agency was created by a federal law, and even its funding comes from the government. It doesn't matter who is in charge because this

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

USAID Shut Down: Workers Told To Stay Home After Elon Musk Controversy

Elon Musk's recent move to shut down USAID at the behest of President Trump has caused a lot of chaos. His reasoning for the shutdown was not discussed much. This sudden decision has left a lot of people in the dark and a lot of people unemployed. The United States Agency for International Dev

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Feb 03 2025POLITICS

Government Shakeup: Big Changes to a Key Agency

Lots of exciting things are happening in the governmental sector recently. President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order that established USAID in 1961. The agency is responsible for handling U. S. foreign assistance, with a big focus on charities and foreign aid. In fact, for the fiscal year

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