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What to know about the partial government shutdown as funding lapses for many agencies
- Washington — Funding for many federal agencies expired at 12 a.m. on Saturday after Congress failed to pass half a dozen spending bills before the deadline, prompting a partial government shutdown. The funding lapse comes despite the Senate voting late Friday to approve a five-bill package and extend funding for the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, which had been the sticking point in the upper ...

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Don Lemon after release: 'I will not stop now, I will not stop ever'
- ( The Hill ) — Former CNN host Don Lemon, released a day after federal officers arrested him in Los Angeles, defended his career in journalism on Friday, saying he will never stop reporting. U.S. District Judge Patricia Donahue ordered Lemon to be released on no money bond, according to The Hollywood Reporter . Lemon was accused of disturbing worshippers in a Minnesota church by disrupting their First ...

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Trump has tapped a new Federal Reserve chair. Has he finally found his yes-man?
- Trump nominated Kevin Warsh, an ex-Fed governor, for the role as the White House continues to attack Jerome Powell The US Federal Reserve requires "strong, sound and steady leadership", according to Donald Trump. The president found a man to lead the central bank who would "provide exactly that type of leadership", he declared."He's strong, he's committed and he's smart." This is not how Trump described Kevin ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Judge rejects bid to end Trump administration's immigration-enforcement surge in Minnesota
- A federal judge has rejected a bid by state and local officials in Minnesota to end Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration's massive deployment of thousands of federal agents to aggressively enforce immigration laws. In a ruling Saturday, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Menendez found strong evidence that the ongoing federal operation "has had, and will likely continue to have, profound and even ...

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Children among 31 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces across Gaza
- Relentless Israeli bombardment has killed at least 31 Palestinians, including six children and several police officers, in Gaza, a day before the Rafah border crossing is due to reopen. An Israeli air strike on Saturday on a tent sheltering displaced people killed at least seven Palestinians, including three children, in the al-Mawasi area to the northwest of Khan Younis, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Their ...

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Shipping giant Maersk to take over Panama Canal ports after court ruling
- Danish firm Maersk will temporarily operate two ports on the Panama Canal after a court ruled that contracts given to a Hong Kong firm were unconstitutional. The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) announced the changes on Friday, a day after the Central American country's Supreme Court invalidated port contracts held by Hong Kong-based firm CK Hutchison. The court ruling followed repeated threats from United States ...

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Trump picks veteran staffer to head Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Brett Matsumoto, the next chief, has worked as an economist at the BLS since 2015 President Donald Trump has nominated economist Brett Matsumoto to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to a Truth Social post Friday. "For many years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, under WEAK and STUPID people, has been FAILING American Businesses, Policymakers, and Families by releasing VERY inaccurate numbers," the ...

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