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Agencies prepare to bring aid to starving people in Gaza as ceasefire appears to hold | Israel-Gaza war

Agencies prepare to bring aid to starving people in Gaza as ceasefire appears to hold | Israel-Gaza war

Aid agencies are preparing to bring large amounts of vital aid to starving people in Gaza this weekend, as a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas appeared to be holding. “We have received signals that tomorrow will be the day that the scale-up [in aid deliveries] begins in earnest under the ceasefire,” said Tess Ingram, a spokesperson …

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These are the agencies Trump is purging during the shutdown – Axios

These are the agencies Trump is purging during the shutdown  Axios Live updates: Government shutdown reaches tenth day, Congress still deadlocked on funding plan | CNN Politics  CNN Federal employees face uncertainty as agencies begin layoffs as shutdown lingers  WJLA Trump administration issues layoff notices to more than 4,000 workers during government shutdown  BBC “This is a disaster”: Congress erupts at Trump’s shutdown mass …

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Major Talent Agencies Circle the Wagons As Sora 2 Rattles the Industry

Major Talent Agencies Circle the Wagons As Sora 2 Rattles the Industry

Is Hollywood opting in or out? Early signs are that the major studios and talent agencies are now starting to circle the wagons over OpenAI‘s latest product, Sora 2: an invite-only, TikTok-style video app debuting Sept. 30 that allows users to scan their face and place themselves in hyperrealistic clips. Creative Artists Agency, the Bryan Lourd-led major talent firm repping …

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Science, bioethics advisers to health agencies are being cast aside

Science, bioethics advisers to health agencies are being cast aside

For two years, a panel of scientific experts, clinicians, and patient advocates had been hammering out ways to increase community engagement in National Institutes of Health-funded science. When they presented their road map to the NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya last week, he praised it for addressing a top priority: rebuilding public trust in clinical research. Which made it all the …

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Global health agencies issue new recommendations to help end deaths from postpartum haemorrhage

Global health agencies issue new recommendations to help end deaths from postpartum haemorrhage

Through landmark new guidelines released today, leading reproductive health agencies are calling for a major shift in how postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is prevented, diagnosed and treated. The recommendations highlight the urgent need for earlier detection and faster intervention – steps that could save the lives of tens of thousands of women each year. Defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth, PPH …

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Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online?

Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online?

Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Deanna: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online in discussing the shutdown? Experts disagree on whether the Democrat-blaming language on the website of HUD and various other government agencies reaches the threshold of violating the 1939 Hatch Act, which restricts certain political activities by …

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Trump Name-Checks Project 2025 as He Threatens to Dismantle Agencies – The New York Times

Trump Name-Checks Project 2025 as He Threatens to Dismantle Agencies  The New York Times Trump’s shutdown architect: Russ Vought’s plan to deconstruct the government was years in the making  CNN Trump embraces Project 2025 after disavowing it during 2024 campaign  Axios Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought : ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’  Politico Trump’s Budget Chief, Slayer of Big Government, …

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"Unprecedented opportunity": Trump, Vought to decide which "Democrat" agencies to cut – Axios

“Unprecedented opportunity”: Trump, Vought to decide which “Democrat” agencies to cut  Axios Government Shutdown 2025: What to know on air travel, social security, student loans, SNAP, military and more  NBC News Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services  CNN Trump sees ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to cut government during shutdown  Fox News Government Shutdown Live Updates: Trump and …

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Trump to talk with Vought about which ‘Democrat Agencies’ should be cut – Politico

Trump to talk with Vought about which ‘Democrat Agencies’ should be cut  Politico Government Shutdown Live Updates: Trump and Republicans’ Deadlock With Democrats Drags On  The New York Times Is the federal government still shut down? Here’s the latest.  USA Today No clear path out of the shutdown as Trump administration warns of ‘imminent’ layoffs  CNN “Unprecedented opportunity”: Trump, Vought to decide which “Democrat” …

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