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Science under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research
By Evan Bush, Aria Bendix and Denise Chow“This is simply the end.”
That was the five-word message that Rick Huganir, a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, received from a colleague just before 6 p.m. two Fridays ago, with news that would send a wave of panic through the scientific community.
When Huganir clicked on the link in the email, from fellow JHU neuroscientist Alex Kolodkin, he saw a new National Institutes of Health policy designed to slash federal spending on the indirect costs that keep universities and research institutes operating, including for new equipment, maintenance, utilities and support staff.
“Am I reading this right 15%??” Huganir wrote back in disbelief, suddenly worried the cut could stall 25 years of work.
In 1998, Huganir discovered a gene called SYNGAP1. About 1% of all children with intellectual disabilities have a mutation of the gene. He’s working to develop drugs to treat these children, who often have learning differences, seizures and sleep problems. He said his research is almost entirely reliant on NIH grants.
The search for a cure for these rare disorders is a race against time, because researchers think treatment will be most effective if administered when patients are children. ...
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How is a political appointee different from a career federal employee?
President Donald Trump is on a mission to slash the federal government's size. Here's all you need to know about political appointees and career government employees.
Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases
A senior Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four others on Thursday.
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What to know about Trump’s appeal to the Supreme Court | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is heading to the Supreme Court for the first time in his second term, using an emergency appeal to call on the justices to let him fire the head of a government ethics watchdog agency.
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Argentine President Milei facing impeachment calls after promoting cryptocurrency whose value has tanked
The token, LIBRA, was launched the day Milei mentioned it on his personal X account.
www.nbcnews.comEx-Guatemalan congressman gets 18 years in U.S. prison in international drug trafficking conspiracy
The U.S. Department of Justice says a former Guatemalan congressman was sentenced in the U.S. to 18 years in federal prison last week after pleading guilty to being involved in an international drug trafficking conspiracy.
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CIA flying covert drone missions into Mexico to spy on drug cartels | CNN Politics
The CIA under President Donald Trump has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on drug cartels, current and former officials familiar with the matter told CNN, part of Trump’s dramatic reorientation of national security assets to the US southern border.
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President Trump shares poll showing Byron Donalds cleaning up in run for FL governor
Were Byron Donalds to run for Florida governor, he'd handily beat opponents, according to a poll shared by Trump. What do SWFL residents think?
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Police in Haiti name former senator among suspects facing arrest over deadly gang attacks
A former senator is among suspects facing arrest in Haiti in connection with deadly gang attacks on a community near the capital for the past three weeks.
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Conservative group launches seven-figure campaign backing Trump tax cuts - Washington Examiner
The Tax Cut Protection Project includes events, paid media, and a launch video that will be featured throughout the nation.
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China urges US to 'correct its mistakes' after Taiwan independence reference removed from website
The State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, which it said was part of a routine update.
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Polish prosecutors probe an exhibition of Russian armor from Ukraine that contained live explosives
Polish prosecutors say they're considering whether to open a criminal investigation into an open-air exhibition in 2022 of damaged Russian military vehicles after one of them was found to contain live explosives.
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MAGA loyalists take aim at GOP senator as key Trump defense post sparks controversy: 'Why the opposition?'
Sen. Tom Cotton is reportedly hesitant on whether to confirm a key Trump Defense nominee, Elbridge Colby, over his stance on a nuclear Iran, sources familiar told Fox News Digital.
Delta plane passengers describe crash-landing in Toronto, flipping upside down: "Everything just kind of went sideways"
Passengers aboard the Delta Air Lines plane that flipped onto its back after crash-landing in Toronto recalled the frightening incident.
www.cbsnews.comBrazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations
Brazil’s government has approved joining OPEC+, a group of major oil-exporting nations. The move, just nine months ahead of hosting the United Nations climate summit, signals the country´s evolution into a major oil state.
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Top DOJ prosecutor resigns after refusing to investigate EPA climate spending - Washington Examiner
Head of the criminal division in the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C., Denise Cheung stepped down after refusing to investigate into Biden climate spending.
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‘Good luck with that.’ Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the “privacy team” and other officials from the office that oversees the hiring of federal workers, a move that limits outside access to government records related to the security clearances granted to Elon Musk and his associates...
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A$AP Rocky found not guilty: 'Thank y'all for saving my life'
A Los Angeles jury reached a verdict in the trial of A$AP Rocky, who faces two felony charges related to an alleged 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine 'did not know' about US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia
U.S. and Russian officials will focus on ending the war in Ukraine and restoring broader Russia-U.S. ties.
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The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans
The Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is hurting a variety of U.S. companies, nonprofits and farms.
apnews.comFact check: Musk, Trump deceive about a Trump-era Pentagon contract for ‘social deception’ defense | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump and ally Elon Musk are misleadingly depicting a Pentagon defense contract that was awarded during Trump’s first presidency.
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Gas prices: Continue to rise across the country - Washington Examiner
Monday’s price was also higher than the cost of gasoline a month ago when it was $3.12 per gallon.
www.washingtonexaminer.comUganda discharges the last Ebola patients. No new deaths from the contagious virus reported
Uganda health authorities say they discharged the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola. There were no other positive cases in the outbreak declared last month.
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Measles outbreak grows bigger in rural Texas, and officials expect more cases
Out of the 58 new cases over the past three weeks, 13 people have been hospitalized.
www.nbcnews.comGuyana says 6 soldiers injured in a suspected gang attack on the Venezuela border
Six soldiers in Guyana have been injured after armed men in neighboring Venezuela opened fire in an attack expected to further heighten tensions between the two South American countries.
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