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Inter Press Service
- World Autism Awareness Day 2025: Sustainable Development Must Include Neurodivergent Perspectives
In 2007, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly designated April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), in an effort to promote inclusion and ...
- Solar-Powered Spinning Machines Help Indian Women Save Time and Earn More
In India’s Meghalaya, silkworm rearing and weaving are common in rural areas. Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya is among the regions where eri culture is deeply rooted in tradition; several women there are using solar-powered spinning machines to make yarn.
- Education Cannot Wait Interviews Sigrid Kaag, Chair of the ECW High-Level Steering Group
Sigrid Kaag is the new Chair of Education Cannot Wait’s High-Level Steering Group. Kaag brings a wealth of experience in political, humanitarian and ...
The Guardian
- Musk to remain ‘friend and adviser’ to Trump after leaving Doge, says Vance
Vice-president makes remark after reports that president told cabinet members billionaire will be stepping backJD Vance said on Thursday that Elon Musk will remain a “friend and an adviser” to the vice-president and Donald Trump after he leaves his current role with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).In recent days, several news outlets, including Politico, reported that Trump had told members of his cabinet that the tech billionaire, who holds the position of “special government employee”, would soon be stepping back from his role in the administration, and would take on a supporting role and return to the private sector. Continue reading...
- ‘Creating chaos and crisis’: Democrats slam Trump’s sweeping tariffs as global markets tumble – live
Democrats accuse Trump of ruining US economy on purpose and note the lack of tariffs for RussiaGlobal markets react to Trump tariffs – follow liveAnalysis: Trump promised lower prices – his tariffs risk the oppositeIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the […]
- ‘Did you stand up?’: read part of Cory Booker’s blockbuster 25-hour speech | Cory Booker
I rise tonight because silence at this moment of national crisis would be a betrayal of some of the greatest heroes of our nationEditor’s note: the following is an excerpt from Cory Booker’s 25-hour marathon speech on the US Senate floorTonight, I rise with the intention of getting in some good trouble. I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able.Cory Booker is a US senator from New Jersey Continue reading...
- Macron calls Trump’s tariffs ‘brutal and unfounded’ and warns France could suspend US investments – Europe live
President says ‘nothing can be ruled out’ in response to US measuresWhat are tariffs and why do they matter?French prime minister François Bayrou told reporters that Donald Trump’s tariffs marked “a catastrophe” for the global economy, and posed “an immense difficulty” for Europe.Speaking on the margins of a meeting in the French Senate, he also said the move will be “a catastrophe for the US and for US citizens.” Continue reading...
- Doge gained access to sensitive data of migrant children, including reports of abuse
Former officials question the reason for a Doge engineer’s access to the Unaccompanied Alien Children portalA member of Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency” gained access to a government system that contains the personal data of unaccompanied immigrant children, according to a recent court filing.The database, called the Unaccompanied Alien Children portal (UAC), contains extremely detailed information about thousands of minors who enter the United States alone, including individual children’s mental health and therapy records, as well as immigration records, photos and addresses of their family members. Continue reading...
Ensia
- Journalists, meet climate change
The headlines scream about war, crime, political strife, economic woes. But underlying it all — and more and more often bubbling to the top — is what future historians will likely look back and call the story of this century: Climate change. Recognizing the importance of this pervasive phenomenon, Covering Climate Now, Columbia Journalism Review, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Guardian […]
The Marshall Project
- Sandra Hemme’s 43-Year Fight for Innocence Reflects Pitfalls in Missouri’s Justice System
Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.
Fair Observer
- Cyber Inflection Point: Teetering on the Edge of Technological Transition
Our global society is going through a difficult period that is producing a lot of anxiety, alienation and anger. What underlies these negative feelings is a social transition known as an inflection point, or a shift from a culture based on one set of technologies to another. An inflection point is not the beginning or… Continue reading Cyber Inflection Point: Teetering on the Edge of Technological Transition The post Cyber Inflection Point: Teetering on the Edge of Technological Transition appeared first on Fair Observer.
- Vice President J.D. Vance Disregards Greenland’s Right to Self-Rule
US Vice President J.D. Vance recently visited Greenland and made several troubling statements along the lines of “America needs Greenland” and “Greenland must be protected.” He added — somewhat cryptically — that this is what US President Donald Trump wants, “so it must be done.” The rhetoric was elliptical. The logic was elusive. The diplomatic… Continue reading Vice President J.D. Vance Disregards Greenland’s Right to Self-Rule The post Vice President J.D. Vance Disregards Greenland’s Right to Self-Rule appeared first on Fair Observer.
- Why Lebanon is Valuable to an America-First Foreign Policy
At the end of the former’s administration, US President Joe Biden and then-President-Elect Donald Trump worked together to end the Israel–Hezbollah war in Lebanon, setting the country on a path toward recovery. Trump’s allies need to understand what Trump’s transition team accomplished with the Biden White House and why Lebanon matters to an America First… Continue reading Why Lebanon is Valuable to an America-First Foreign Policy The post Why Lebanon is Valuable to an America-First Foreign Policy appeared first on Fair Observer.
Aeon
- Nanoscapes
With electron microscopes that magnify butterfly wings 50,000 times their original size, a hidden ‘topography’ emerges - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Truthout
- Trump Dumping Musk Is Not Enough to Stop the Wreckage of the Federal Government
Even if Trump splits with Musk, the tech bro’s strategy of wrecking institutions and pushing legal limits will live on.
- Let’s Be Politically Promiscuous
“Our movements are pretty much just made of our relationships,” says author and activist Dean Spade.
- Waltz Has Used Personal Email and 20 Other Signal Threads for Government Affairs
Reports of 20 Signal chats and Waltz’s Gmail mark at least four major security liabilities uncovered since Signalgate.
ProPublica
- Utah Ex-Therapist Scott Owen Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Abusing Patients
by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like […]
- A Lawyer Who Helped the Kushners Crack Down on Poor Tenants Now Helps Renters Fight Big Landlords
by Alec MacGillis ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as […]
- Representatives Demand Housing Agency Halt Any Cryptocurrency Experiments
by Jesse Coburn ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as […]
Unicorn Riot
- Israel Uses Food as a Weapon of War
Gaza, Palestine — Since 2006, Israel has imposed a land, air, and water siege on the Gaza Strip and restricted food entry. Over the last 17 months, that long-standing practice has only become more severe as Israel has used food as a weapon in its… The post Israel Uses Food as a Weapon of War appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.
Sludge
- SpaceX Poised for Massive Profit From Pentagon Rocket Initiative
The Pentagon announced next steps in a program that could see SpaceX Starships being used to transport cargo and troops around the globe.
Democracy Now!
- Democracy Now! 2025-04-03 Thursday
Headlines for April 03, 2025; “American Empire Is in Decline”: Economist Richard Wolff on Trump’s Trade War & Tariffs; Jewish Students Chain Themselves to Columbia Gates to Protest ICE Jailing of Mahmoud Khalil; ICE Detains Mother & Her Three Children in Farm Raid Near NY Home of Border Czar Tom Homan
Latino USA
- Mahmoud Khalil’s Case: “The Goal Is to Silence Dissent”
“What the Trump administration is trying to do to Mr. Khalil is a blueprint. And if they are able to... The post Mahmoud Khalil’s Case: “The Goal Is to Silence Dissent” appeared first on Latino USA.
- 15 Days in Guantánamo
In 2022, “Juan” posed for a picture that changed the course of his life. He was at the beginning of... The post 15 Days in Guantánamo appeared first on Latino USA.
- The Little Black Dress: A Hidden History
The little black dress, also known as the L.B.D. is best known for its titillating color. A little black dress... The post The Little Black Dress: A Hidden History appeared first on Latino USA.
Yale Environment 360
- Recycling Nuclear Waste: A Win-Win or a Dangerous Gamble?
As interest in nuclear power rises, startups are pursuing plans to recycle spent fuel and reuse its untapped energy to power reactors. Advocates tout new recycling methods as a breakthrough, but many experts warn it will extract plutonium that could be used for nuclear weapons.Read more on E360 →
The Appeal
- ICE Increasingly Relies on Vermont Prisons for Immigration Detention
People detained in Vermont’s prisons for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection struggle to call their families and have been exposed to physical violence. The post ICE Increasingly Relies on Vermont Prisons for Immigration Detention appeared first on The Appeal.
- This Researcher Studies How Solitary Confinement Harms the Brain
“Individuals increasingly find themselves in cages unfit for lab mice and subjected to conditions with less scrutiny than that of invertebrate species kept in aquariums.” The post This Researcher Studies How Solitary Confinement Harms the Brain appeared first on The Appeal.
WhoWhatWhy
- Mixed Woodlands Help Temper Extreme Weather, Study Shows
PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Mixed Woodlands Help Temper Extreme Weather, Study Shows originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
Inside Climate News
- New Study Projects Climate-Driven Flooding for Thousands of New Jersey Homes
Some 62,000 people and 56,000 homes on and near the New Jersey Shore will see at least one annual flood because of sea-level rise by 2050, even if the world makes sweeping cuts to carbon emissions now, according to a new online tool released Wednesday by Climate Central, a New Jersey-based research and advocacy nonprofit.
- Solar Panel Prices Are Rising Again. Here’s Why, and What May Be Next
Somewhere in the tumult of the global economy in recent months, solar panel prices hit bottom and then began to rise. The oversupply that helped to push prices down last year has eased a bit. This, plus a host of other factors, mean that prices are now increasing, globally and in the United States. Looking
Grist
- A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate-health funding
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
- What makes middle school even worse? Climate anxiety.
Students have big feelings about climate change. Most teachers don’t know how to help.
- How Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs could kill American innovation
The U.S. has used tariffs to protect industry since 1789. That approach decimated American shipbuilding and could do the same to clean tech.
The Conversation
- How a lone judge can block a Trump order nationwide – and why, from DACA to DOGE, this judicial check on presidents’ power is shaping how the government works
Do court-imposed nationwide injunctions, which stop policies for everyone across the country, give too much power to a single judge? Or do they protect important rights?
- Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are the highest in decades − an economist explains how that could hurt the US
Foreign investment thrives on stability. Trump’s tariffs − and the current climate of uncertainty − could drive capital away.
- Lessons from El Salvador for US university leaders facing attacks from Trump
US college leaders would do well to reflect on the courage of their counterparts in 1980s El Salvador who opposed injustice despite grave personal risk.
- Why tattoos are such an unreliable marker of gang membership
Many gang members have tattoos to demonstrate their allegiance. But many people with no gang ties will get inked with similar imagery, which can lead law enforcement astray.
- Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency
Trump’s nominee for the top CDC role would join the agency at a time of great turmoil and uncertainty for medical research.
The Trace
- CDC Teams That Study Gun Violence and Collect Data Are Decimated by Layoffs
Wide-ranging layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have decimated staff responsible for gun violence research and prevention, raising alarm among public health experts that hard-won progress is being dismantled. The cuts began April 1, after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Department of Health and Human Services — which includes The post CDC Teams That Study Gun Violence and Collect Data Are Decimated by Layoffs appeared first on The Trace.
- What Generation Is Most Affected by Gun Violence?
Last summer, as she geared up to vote in her first presidential election, Gen Z voter Timberlyn Mazeikis told ABC News that there was a simple reason she was casting her ballot: “Gun violence is the leading cause of death in our generation.” The college senior had lived through the 2023 mass shooting at Michigan The post What Generation Is Most Affected by Gun Violence? appeared first on The Trace.
- They Served Their Time. Now They Want to Be Released From Illinois’ ‘Murderer’ Database.
Every November, Donte Quinn grows restless. His shoulders tighten. He becomes irritable. He finds himself brooding over the nearly 15 years he spent in prison, the time lost with his eldest daughter, the Chicago courtroom where, at age 18, before his mother and a crowd of strangers, he was sentenced to three decades behind bars The post They Served Their Time. Now They Want to Be Released From Illinois’ ‘Murderer’ Database. appeared first on The Trace.
Quanta Magazine
- What Is the True Promise of Quantum Computing?
Despite the hype, it’s been surprisingly challenging to find quantum algorithms that outperform classical ones. In this episode, Ewin Tang discusses her pioneering work in “dequantizing” quantum algorithms — and what it means for the future of quantum computing. The post What Is the True Promise of Quantum Computing? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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