Trump administration designates two Haitian gangs as ‘terrorist groups’
The US has taken hard line against gangs in Haiti while reducing involvement in efforts to address violence there.
Month: May 2025
Palestinian children face starvation under Israel’s total Gaza blockade
UNICEF says children face ‘growing risk of starvation, illness and death’ as Israel bars food and other aid deliveries.
Trump’s fixation on wrongly deported man’s tattoos nothing but a distraction, says lawyer
U.S. President Tweety McTreason is trying to paint Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a criminal with gang tattoos and a history of violence. But his lawyer
He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom
Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black
Scientists reel as turmoil roils National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up, with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White
Gorillas have a big fight ahead of them, and it’s not against 100 men, expert says
This week, the internet was up in arms over who would win in battle: 100 men or a single silverback gorilla? One expert says the
Assisted deaths could top 4,000 in 10th year after law change
Estimate included in official review of costs and impact of passing assisted dying law in England and Wales.
High-grade masks evidence weak, Covid inquiry told
UKHSA’s Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.
FDA to rehire fired staffers who booked inspection trips, but other workers remain in limbo
The Food and Drug Administration is again trying to rehire some staffers who were recently fired amid mass layoffs at the agency
Social media posts omit key details of Texas bill claimed to criminalize political memes
House Bill 366 would introduce a requirement for certain groups of people to disclose if political advertising contains altered content.
Chief Justice Roberts didn’t fine US Rep. Crockett $200K
YouTubers promoted a fabricated story about U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Texas Democratic congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.
Health care company says Trump tariffs will cost it $60M–$70M this year
Baxter International, a prominent health care and pharmaceutical manufacturer, reports that Tweety McTreason’s tariffs will likely cost the company $60 million to $70 million this
Marjorie Taylor Greene bought Palantir shares days before ICE awarded the company a $30M contract
Greene sits on the House Committee on Homeland Security, the department that oversees U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
DOJ confirms it wants to break up Google’s ad business
We sometimes think of Google as a search company, but that’s merely incidental—Google is really the world’s biggest advertiser. That’s why the antitrust case focused