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Administration’s move to cut thousands of agency jobs will be devastating for US public health, union warnsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees. One union leader said the moves “will devastate public health in our country”.The agency’s office of research and development (ORD) has long provided the scientific underpinnings for the EPA’s mission to protect the environment and human health. The EPA said in May it would shift its scientific expertise and research efforts to program offices that focus on major issues such

Move seeks to quell controversy that has engulfed the administration since it said it would not release more files from Epstein’s sex trafficking caseAs Donald Trump tries to claim he was “not a fan” of Jeffrey Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship, writes Adam Gabbatt:Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/19/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files-latest-news-wall-street-journal-ruper-murdoch-maga-us-politics Author

Gaza’s civil defence agency said ‘Israeli gunfire’ had killed 22 people at one site and four at anotherSyria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday renewed his pledge to protect minorities, after sectarian clashes left more than 700 people dead in the Druze-majority province of Sweida, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.Sharaa said in a televised speech:The Syrian state is committed to protecting all minorities and communities in the country... We condemn all crimes committed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/19/israel-gaza-war-syria-middle-east-latest-news-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-hostages Author : Joe Coughlan Publish date : 2025-07-19 09:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police allege the man was armed with a machete and knife on The Strand in Townsville’s North Ward on Saturday morningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland police service says officers have shot and killed a man in Townsville after they allege he moved towards them with a machete and a knife.Police were called to reports of a man armed with multiple weapons on The Strand and intersecting McKinley Street in Townsville’s North Ward just before 10am on Saturday, the QPS said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/19/man-shot-dead-by-queensland-police-in-townsville-the-strand-ntwnfb