‘Robbing our children’: Advocates slam Trump’s push to shut Education Dept
‘Robbing our children’: Advocates slam Trump’s push to shut Education Dept
By Brian Osgood Published On 25 Dec 202425 Dec 2024 facebooktwitterwhatsappcopylink
A Russian cybercrime boss has been freed from prison in the United States after Moscow released American teacher Marc Fogel, reciprocal releases that come as US President Donald Trump seeks to build bridges with Russia and end the war in Ukraine. Alexander Vinnik, a Russian cryptocurrency hacker and money launderer, was in northern California on…
United States President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for a second term on Monday, January 20 – this time as the 47th US president. Both Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance are set to take the oath of office and begin a new administration amid a long day of celebrations that will include…
Justices at the United States Supreme Court have signalled scepticism towards a challenge brought by the video-sharing platform TikTok, as it seeks to overturn a law that would force the app’s sale or ban it by January 19. Friday’s hearing is the latest in a legal saga that has pitted the US government against ByteDance,…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revealed he has taken over as acting director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the sprawling government bureau charged with delivering humanitarian assistance across the world. Speaking from El Salvador on Monday, Rubio described USAID as a “completely unresponsive agency”. Recommended Stories list of 3…
Apple shareholders have rebuffed an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into joining President Donald Trump’s push to scrub corporate programmes designed to diversify the workforce. The proposal drafted by the National Center for Public Policy Research — a self-described conservative think tank — urged Apple to follow a litany of high-profile companies that have retreated from diversity,…