The continent’s leaders are hoping to benefit as the Trump administration cuts support for research and threatens universities such as Harvard and Columbia with the freezing of federal funds. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/world/europe/eu-us-scientists-trump.html Author : Catherine Porter and Roger Cohen Publish date : 2025-05-05 13:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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LGBTQ+ celebrations coast to coast are facing funding shortfalls as corporate sponsors cut back. And even backers are electing to be “silent partners.” Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/05/pride-month-funding-shortfalls-sponsors/ Author : Taylor Telford Publish date : 2025-05-05 12:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Naomi Osaka returned to tennis with a vengeance.The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner was victorious in her first event since winning the 2021 Australian Open. She took home the trophy in the L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo in France. She defeated Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Kinda ironic to win my first trophy back on the surface that I thought was my worst," she initially wrote on X. "That’s one of my favorite things about life though, there’s always room to grow and evolve. Thanks to everyone accompanying me on this journey,
It is not clear how the Israeli prime minister’s plan to add tens of thousands of soldiers will fundamentally alter a dynamic seen over 18 months of conflict. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/world/europe/israel-buildup-soldiers-hamas-gaza.html Author : Michael D. Shear Publish date : 2025-05-05 10:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Trump ordered multiple agencies to rebuild the penitentiary, which was closed in 1963 over high operating costs and has been a tourist spot for decades. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05/05/trump-alcatraz-prison-reopening/ Author : Niha Masih Publish date : 2025-05-05 08:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
There was yet again another Stanley Cup Playoffs classic on Sunday night, as the Winnipeg Jets are heading to the next round after defeating the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 in miraculous fashion. This game needed double overtime to determine the Jets as the 4–3 winners, but it was so close to the Blues walking out of the Canada Life Centre with the road victory. The Jets emptied their net and watched as the seconds ticked off the clock in the offensive zone, just hoping for a shot on net to give them a chance at the 3-3 tie and the
The April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir inflamed a long-simmering conflict that could boil over into military confrontation. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/world/asia/india-pakistan-kashmir-history.html Author : Lars Dolder Publish date : 2025-05-05 08:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
U.S. colleges host more than 300,000 students from India. As the Trump administrations targets foreign students for deportation, many are rethinking their plans. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/05/india-student-visas-revoked-trump/ Author : Karishma Mehrotra Publish date : 2025-05-05 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal team and the prosecution in his sex-trafficking case will set out to pick a jury of 12 on Monday.Combs will appear in court alongside his lead lawyers – Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos – to begin voir dire. The questioning process will be conducted by Judge Arun Subramanian, Diddy's lawyers and the prosecutors who have been working on the case.Authorities charged Diddy with multiple counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transporting for prostitution in an indictment unsealed in September. Since then, the government has filed two superseding indictments against the
Declaring foreign film production a national security threat, the president said he had asked his top trade official to start the process of imposing a tax on Hollywood. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/business/trump-tariffs-movies.html Author : Brooks Barnes Publish date : 2025-05-05 05:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
“It’s sad both for the White House and for the president,” one cardinal said. “I mean, he makes themselves ridiculous, right?” Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/04/trump-pope-social-media-post/ Author : Michelle Boorstein, Anthony Faiola Publish date : 2025-05-04 21:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Former Vice President Mike Pence was honored on Sunday night for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, in defying his then-boss, President Donald Trump.Pence received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his refusal to honor Trump's request to throw out the results of the 2020 presidential election, and instead oversaw congressional certification of former President Joe Biden's Electoral College victory."Vice President Pence put his life career and that of his family on the line to execute his constitutional responsibilities. His actions preserved the fundamental democratic principle of free and fair elections and we are proud to honor
George Simion bucked a recent trend of voters around the world punishing candidates seen as friendly to President Trump. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/world/europe/romania-election-george-simion.html Author : Andrew Higgins Publish date : 2025-05-04 23:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The Labour and Conservative parties are reeling from Nigel Farage’s election success. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/05/nigel-farage-reform-britain-elections/ Author : James Heale Publish date : 2025-05-04 21:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Jay Bhattacharya recently announced on Fox News the agency closed its last in-house beagle laboratory on the NIH campus.The announcement comes just days after Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk posted on X that he would investigate funding beagle experiments.A report from the White Coat Waste (WCW) project detailed the lab's history of allegedly pumping pneumonia-causing bacteria into more than 2,000 beagles’ lungs, bleeding them out, and forcing them into septic shock for deadly experiments.Following the announcement, WCW president and founder Anthony Bellotti praised President Donald Trump for ending the highly scrutinized project.REP. NANCY MACE
In voting in Canada and Australia, right-wing parties that borrowed from the MAGA playbook were punished. Elsewhere, President Trump is having a more complex impact. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/world/canada/global-elections-trump.html Author : Matina Stevis-Gridneff Publish date : 2025-05-05 00:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Waves of showers and some storms, along with plenty of clouds, linger through at least Tuesday night Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/05/04/dc-weather-live-updates-sunday-monday-rain/ Author : A. Camden Walker Publish date : 2025-05-04 23:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Trump announces 100% tariff on all foreign-produced movies: ‘WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!’
President Donald Trump decried the state of the motion picture industry in a social media post on Sunday while announcing plans to implement a Hollywood-related tariff.In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump wrote that the "Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death.""Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States," Trump claimed. "Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated."The president said that the situation was a "concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat."UN WATCHDOG PROJECT CALLS ON DOGE
Plus, analyzing a scene in “Sinners.” Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/briefing/australia-election-gaza-siege-ukraine-defense.html Author : Emmett Lindner Publish date : 2025-05-04 21:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
During a news conference Sunday morning, representatives of the Derby winner were non-committal about whether he will compete for the second leg of the Triple Crown. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/05/04/will-sovereignty-race-in-the-preakness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage Author : Publish date : 2025-05-04 22:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Donald Trump officially crossed the finish line of his first 100 days in office this week, signing executive orders cracking down on immigration and advancing religious liberty. Among the most consequential events marking the week was a major staff shakeup where he announced that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz would depart his post at the White House. Hours later, Trump unveiled plans to tap Waltz to represent the U.S. at the United Nations. "I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike Waltz to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations," Trump posted to Truth Social
Can America still build big things? A long ride through California’s Central Valley tells a gloomy story. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/us/high-speed-rail-california.html Author : John Branch Publish date : 2025-05-04 19:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Former Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Mason Bates delivers an opera on the life and legacy of the Apple founder that’s full of sonic surprises. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2025/05/03/washington-national-opera-revolution-steve-jobs-review/ Author : Michael Andor Brodeur Publish date : 2025-05-03 21:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis’ "pope-mobile" – a vehicle outfitted to protect the pontiff during his 2014 trip to the birthplace of Jesus Christ – is being converted into a mobile children's clinic in Gaza according to the Holy Father’s dying wish. The Catholic non-profit organization Caritas Jerusalem made the announcement on Sunday. In a press release, the non-profit said that Francis directed the humanitarian organization in his final months to "turn his pope-mobile into a mobile health station for the children in Gaza." "The purpose of the initiative is to safeguard and uphold children’s fundamental rights and dignity," Caritas Jerusalem wrote,
Some papal contenders offered hints in Sunday Masses at what kind of pope they might want, or want to be. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/world/europe/conclave-pope-cardinals-rome.html Author : Patricia Mazzei, Jason Horowitz and Elisabetta Povoledo Publish date : 2025-05-04 16:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.