The US government science programmes face a reckoning under the Trump administration and Nasa has emerged as one of the most prominent casualties. The administration’s proposed budget reductions would slash Nasa’s resources to levels not seen since before the first human spaceflight in 1961. The cuts are the steepest percentage drop in a single year ever proposed for the agency …
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After the shooting at CDC, RFK Jr. criticizes agency’s pandemic response
President Donald Trump’s Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., refused to directly answer when asked during an interview with Scripps News on Monday what message he had for CDC employees who are worried about the culture of misinformation and skepticism around vaccines. READ MORE: Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines, authorities say Although law enforcement officials have made …
Read More »2025 NBA Free Agency’s Tupperware All-Stars
The offseason fridge is almost empty, but there are still a few players worth reheating. Here are five who could thrive in the right role next season. NBA offseason business is close to over, but in addition to the Big Fou restricted free agents who’ve yet to strike a deal, there are still a few notable unrestricted players who can …
Read More »NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 Launch, Docking
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 12:09 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The targeted docking time is approximately 3 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 2. Watch agency launch coverage on NASA+, …
Read More »Trump cuts questioned as role of Fema in Texas highlights agency’s importance in natural disaster response | Trump administration
As the cleanup continues from this month’s torrential rain storms and flooding in Texas that left more than 120 dead, recently departed officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) say the organization is dangerously underresourced and overstretched in the event of further natural catastrophes. A mass staff exodus, plunging morale and a loss of key leaders has left the …
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