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Two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were placed on administrative leave on Friday, fueling speculation that the Trump administration was retaliating against them for actions taken during the president’s first term. Jeff Dillen, who was serving as deputy general counsel, and Stephen Volz, who heads the agency’s satellites division, led the investigation into whether agency administrators …

NOAA places 2 veteran officials on leave  Politico Two senior NOAA officials were just placed on leave. Both led ‘Sharpiegate’ inquiry  CNN Top NOAA officials placed on leave. One said he clashed with Trump appointees.  washingtonpost.com Two high-ranking NOAA employees connected to ‘Sharpiegate’ incident put on leave  NBC News Two top Noaa officials linked to Trump’s ‘Sharpiegate’ incident put on leave  The Guardian Source link

Scoop: Democrats think they can get their hands on Epstein’s birthday book  Axios Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Birthday Book Included Letters From Bill Clinton, Leon Black – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Bill Clinton reportedly sent Jeffrey Epstein note for birthday album  The Guardian Epstein’s Estate Includes Book Said to Have Note From Trump, a Lawyer Says  The New York Times Epstein’s birthday book …

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has moved to keep his former defense attorney Alina Habba on the job as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, even though a panel of judges refused to extend her tenure. Habba’s term was set to expire this week, and federal judges in New Jersey had moved to appoint someone else to …

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Wanamaker Organ at the former Macy’s store in Philadelphia will roar once again. Two initiatives were announced Friday that will re-activate the now dormant retail space that once was home to a sprawling Macy’s department store. The …

A plane that crashed and killed the husband of then-U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, two years ago was overloaded with moose meat and antlers, federal investigators said this week. Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., 57, was piloting a Piper PA 18-150 Super Cub when it went down in the mountains northeast of St. Mary’s on Sept. 12, 2023. The veteran pilot …

Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Challenge of Illinois Sanctuary Measures  The New York Times Judge throws out Trump’s lawsuit against Illinois over sanctuary policies  Politico Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago over ‘sanctuary city’ policies  The Washington Post Chicago Wins Dismissal of Trump Suit Over Sanctuary City Policy  Bloomberg.com Donald Trump Dealt Legal Blow Over Sanctuary Cities  Newsweek Source link

The University of New Mexico main campus in Albuquerque remains closed after a deadly shooting early Friday morning, July 25.The remainder of the shelter in place order has been lifted as of 4 p.m. UNM police say they received a report of a shooting at the Casas del Rio complex on 420 Redondo Drive at the UNM campus. Police say …

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has concluded its investigation of five Northern Virginia school districts (the Divisions) for allegations of discrimination on the basis of sex. OCR determined that the Divisions’ policies, which allow students to access intimate, sex-segregated facilities based on the students’ subjective ‘gender identity,’ violate Title IX of …

The North Korean flag files over the North Korean embassy in Beijing, in July 2007. Peter Parks/AFP hide caption toggle caption Peter Parks/AFP An Arizona woman was sentenced to prison on Thursday for her role in a $17 million scam that helped North Koreans steal Americans’ identities and use them to land remote IT jobs at hundreds of U.S. companies. …