WATCH: New footage shows baby sloth at San Diego Zoo
The sloth is the first cub born at the San Diego Zoo in three years. Source link
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After months of cuts, State Department says it’s officially shuttering USAID
The State Department said Friday it was officially shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, in what could deal a final blow to the beleaguered foreign aid agency. In a memo distributed to USAID employees and obtained by ABC News, Jeremy Lewin, the agency’s new deputy director and a former Department of Government Efficiency official, … Read more
Trump weighs in on House special election races in Florida as GOP fights to keep majority
In a pair of back-to-back rallies held over the phone on Thursday night, President Donald Trump praised the two Republican candidates in the upcoming special elections for Florida’s 6th and 1st Congressional districts, amid recent concerns among Republicans over whether their candidate in the 6th Congressional District, State Sen. Randy Fine, can keep the seat … Read more
Utah becomes 1st state to ban fluoride in public drinking water
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill this week making the state the first in the nation to ban fluoride in public drinking water. Under the bill, a person “may not add fluoride to water in, or water that will be introduced into a public water system” and a “political subdivision may not enact or … Read more
Deontay Wilder: Heavyweight boxer to return with fight against Tyrrell Herndon in Kansas on June 27 | Boxing News
Deontay Wilder will return to the ring against Tyrrell Herndon in Kansas on June 27. The former WBC heavyweight champion has not fought since a knockout defeat to Zhilei Zhang last June, but a win over Herndon could propel him back into contention for another big-name bout. The influential Turki Al-Sheikh, chair of General Authority … Read more
Again and again, NSO Group’s customers keep getting their spyware operations caught
On Thursday, Amnesty International published a new report detailing attempted hacks against two Serbian journalists, allegedly carried out with NSO Group’s spyware Pegasus. The two journalists, who work for the Serbia-based Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), received suspicious text messages including a link — basically a phishing attack, according to the nonprofit. In one case, Amnesty … Read more
Administration asks SCOTUS to lift judge's block on Alien Enemies Act deportations
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court a second time to lift a judge’s block on deportations of alleged migrant gang members under the Alien Enemies Act. Source link
Myanmar earthquake live updates: Deadly 7.7 magnitude quake collapses skyscrapers
At least three people were killed and 68 injured when a skyscraper that was under construction collapsed in Bangkok, according to Thailand’s National Institute of Emergency Medicine. Officials said there were approximately 320 construction workers on site when the building in Bangkok collapsed and 70 people are currently missing, according to a statement published on … Read more
Inflation held steady in February, according to Fed's preferred gauge
The reading matched economists’ expectations. Source link
WATCH: Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan Markle shut down feud rumors
The actress and Duchess of Sussex appear together on social media poking fun at their alleged rift. Source link