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RecsPresident William Henry Harrison had a better first 100 days, and he spent 70 of them dead. - 28
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Texas attacks fluoride toothpastes as "dangerous," probes makers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating two leading toothpaste makers over their use of fluoride, suggesting that they are "illegally marketing" the teeth cleaners to parents and kids "in ways that are misleading, deceptive, and dangerous." The toothpaste makers in the crosshairs are Colgate-Palmolive Company, maker of Colgate toothpastes, and Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Co., which makes Crest toothpastes. In an announcement Thursday, Paxton said he has sent Ci ...
Judge rules Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional
POLITICS Judge rules Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional By Melissa Quinn May 2, 2025 / 6:33 PM EDT / CBS News Washington -- A federal judge ruled Friday that President Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional and permanently blocked the administration from enforcing it. In a 102-page decision, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled in favor of the firm and said Mr. Trump's directive that sought to punish it sent the ...
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
With the United States facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for the disease, including vitamins, according to an H.H.S. spokesman. The decision is the latest in a series of actions by the nation’s top health official that experts fear will undermine public confidence in vaccines as an essential public health tool. The announcement comes as Mr. Kenn ...
Senate Republicans raise red flags about Trump's private dinner with his meme coin holders
May 2, 2025, 1:29 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Some Senate Republicans are raising concerns about an exclusive dinner and White House tour President Donald Trump is offering top investors in his $TRUMP meme token. “This is my president that we’re talking about, but I am willing to say that this gives me pause,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, of Wyoming, who has been spearheading a legislative push on cryptocurrency regulation in the Senate. The official website for Trump’s meme coin announced last week th ...
US steps back from peace talks, saying it won't mediate between Russia and Ukraine
Friday 02 May 2025 16:26 EDT The US will no longer mediate between Russia and Ukraine, leaving the two countries themselves to work out how to end the war, a state department official says. Tammy Bruce said American envoys would no longer fly around the world “at the drop of a hat” to act as a go-between in peace talks. It was now “between the two parties” to present concrete ideas on how the conflict would end, she insisted, although the US remained committed to helping. She said the US was ...
President Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS
Business Media President Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS By Clay Voytek, CNN 2 minute read Updated 2:31 AM EDT, Fri May 2, 2025 US President Donald Trump, center, displays a signed executive order at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on May 1, 2025. Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg/Getty Images (CNN) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end f ...
Updated Covid vaccines for the fall may be in jeopardy under Kennedy's new rules
May 1, 2025, 5:48 PM EDT . The anticipated rollout of updated Covid vaccines this fall might be at risk after a change by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in how vaccines are tested, experts say. Under the change by Kennedy, according to an HHS spokesperson, all new vaccines will need to go through placebo-controlled clinical trials — where some people get the actual shot and others get something inactive, like a saline shot — to compare the results. Running trials th ...
Trump Says 'Internet People' Like Musk 'All Hated Me' and 'Now They're Kissing My Ass'
May 1st, 2025, 10:23 pm President Donald Trump bragged on Thursday that “internet people” like billionaire Elon Musk were now all “kissing” his “ass,” despite most of them opposing him during his first term in the White House. “Progress never comes from those satisfied with the failures of a broken system. It comes from those who wanna fix the broken system, and you’ll make the bigger money, you’ll make more success by acting that way,” Trump advised graduates during a commencement speech at ...
U.S. payroll growth totals 177,000 in April, topping expectations
Published Fri, May 2 2025 8:30 AM EDT Updated 2 Min Ago Job growth was stronger than expected in April despite worries over the impact of President Donald Trump's blanket tariffs against U.S. trading partners. Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 177,000 for the month, slightly below the downwardly revised 185,000 in March but above the Dow Jones estimate for 133,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate, however, held at 4.2%, as expected., indi ...
'The opposite of diversity is segregation': Judge castigates Trump over anti-DEI policies, but says he cannot intervene
May 1st, 2025, 6:53 pm A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday expressed severe misgivings about the Trump administration‘s efforts to root out “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) initiatives, but insisted he had little power to change the current state of play in an ongoing legal battle. In the underlying litigation, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, a membership organization, won a late February injunction barring the new policies. This initial victor ...
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RecsPresident William Henry Harrison had a better first 100 days, and he spent 70 of them dead. - 28
RecsTrump Revokes PBS Funding After Antique Grandfather Clock Receives Meager Appraisal - 11
RecsRIP John Roberts's Summer Vacation - 11
RecsAOC weighs another bid for powerful House committee as old guard exits
Ruth Buzzi, 'Laugh-In' Comedian, Dies at 88
2 hrs ago - Ruth Buzzi, the effervescent Emmy-nominated comedian and voice actor who starred on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” died Thursday at her Texas home, her family announced on Facebook. She was 88. The zany comedian appeared in every epi ... (Variety)
Trump administration settles with Maine over funding freeze after dispute over trans athletes
2 hrs ago - OUT POLITICS AND POLICY Trump administration settles with Maine over funding freeze after dispute over trans athletes In response, the state will drop its lawsuit that had been filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ---- Democratic Gov. Ja ... (Associated Press, via NBC News)
'Do not expect white smoke': Carney lowers expectations for first Trump sit-down
2 hrs ago - 05/02/2025 01:52 PM EDT OTTAWA — Canada is hitting back at President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions about making Canada the 51st state by calling on King Charles to personally deliver Canada’s throne speech on May 27. Prime Ministe ... (Politico)
"Whole Foods lost, the workers won": NLRB officer sides with union in certification fight
3 hrs ago - Published May 2, 2025 1:23PM (EDT) A National Labor Relations Board report has dealt a setback to union-busting efforts by Amazon, a regional hearing officer rejecting the company's arguments that workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia should not ... (Salon)
Wisconsin governor says he's not afraid after Trump official suggests possible arrest
3 hrs ago - Updated 2:50 PM EDT, May 2, 2025 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that every American should be concerned about “chilling” suggestions from President Donald Trump’s top border adviser that he could be arr ... (AP)
GOP defense hawks in Congress slam Trump budget as inadequate
4 hrs ago - 05/02/25 2:59 PM ET Four prominent defense hawks on Capitol Hill on Friday slammed President Trump’s 2026 budget request as inadequate, arguing it would freeze defense funding for the second year in a row at a time when the nation faces growing ... (The Hill)
DOJ reaches agreement in principle to settle lawsuit brought by family of Ashli Babbitt
4 hrs ago - The Department of Justice has reached an agreement in principle to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a pro-Trump rioter who was shot by a U.S. Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. [snip] Byrd was cleared of an ... (ABC News)
Senate Republicans raise red flags about Trump's private dinner with his meme coin holders
4 hrs ago - May 2, 2025, 1:29 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Some Senate Republicans are raising concerns about an exclusive dinner and White House tour President Donald Trump is offering top investors in his $TRUMP meme token. “This is my president that we’ ... (NBC News)
Judge rules Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional
4 hrs ago - POLITICS Judge rules Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional By Melissa Quinn May 2, 2025 / 6:33 PM EDT / CBS News Washington -- A federal judge ruled Friday that President Trump's executive order targeting the law f ... (CBS News)
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years
4 hrs ago - Updated on: May 2, 2025 / 12:31 PM EDT More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Diseas ... (CBS News/AP)
Trump administration plans major downsizing at U.S. spy agencies
5 hrs ago - The CIA plans to cut 1,200 positions, along with thousands more from other parts of the U.S. intelligence community. The Trump administration is planning significant personnel cuts at the Central Intelligence Agency and other major U.S. spy units, d ... (Washington Post)
Florida National Guard to Become Immigration Judges Under Proposal
5 hrs ago - Published May 02, 2025 at 6:49 AM EDT Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seeking President Donald Trump's approval to deputize the National Guard to serve as immigration judges. "We're ready, willing and able to take it to the next level. We have submi ... (Newsweek)
7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say
5 hrs ago - 7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say The Associated Press May 2, 2025, 2:47 PM BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A pickup truck and a tour van collided on a highway leading to Yellowstone National Park, leaving seven ... (Associated Press, via WTOP)
US steps back from peace talks, saying it won't mediate between Russia and Ukraine
6 hrs ago - Friday 02 May 2025 16:26 EDT The US will no longer mediate between Russia and Ukraine, leaving the two countries themselves to work out how to end the war, a state department official says. Tammy Bruce said American envoys would no longer fly around ... (The Independent)
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
6 hrs ago - With the United States facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for the disease, including vitamins, acco ... (NYT)
Google Plans to Roll Out Its A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13
6 hrs ago - -snip- The chatbot will be available to children whose parents use Family Link, a Google service that enables families to set up Gmail and opt into services like YouTube for their child. To sign up for a child account, parents provide the tech compan ... (NYT)
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
6 hrs ago - Updated 4:41 PM EDT, May 2, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on million ... (AP)
Republicans Consider Shifting Cost Of Food Benefits To States, With Cuts Likely
6 hrs ago - May 2, 2025, 07:00 AM EDT WASHINGTON — Republicans might ask states to share the cost of food benefits to help pay for tax cuts at the heart of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda, a move that would likely shrink the program and lea ... (Huff Post)
Apple partnering with startup Anthropic on AI-powered coding platform, Bloomberg News reports
7 hrs ago - Apple (AAPL.O) is partnering with Amazon-backed (AMZN.O) startup Anthropic on a new "vibe-coding" software platform that will use artificial intelligence to write, edit, and test code on behalf of programmers, Bloomberg News reported, citing people w ... (Reuters)
Texas attacks fluoride toothpastes as "dangerous," probes makers
7 hrs ago - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating two leading toothpaste makers over their use of fluoride, suggesting that they are "illegally marketing" the teeth cleaners to parents and kids "in ways that are misleading, deceptive, and dangerous. ... (Ars Technica)
