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Supreme Court allows Trump officials to freeze billions in foreign aid  The Washington Post Supreme Court Allows Trump to Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid Funding  The New York Times US Supreme Court allows Trump’s massive foreign aid freeze  dw.com Trump administration live updates: Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly; James Comey indicted, will face trial  NBC News Supreme Court extends Trump administration’s $5 billion …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Elon Musk revises his timeline for Mars colonization, now projecting another two decades. 🛠️ Significant technological challenges include energy production and closed-environment agriculture. 🔄 SpaceX continues to develop the Starship for interplanetary travel, despite setbacks and successes. ⏳ Musk likens the journey to a marathon, stressing the need for patience and incremental progress. In recent years, …

Governor Newsom signs historic package of bipartisan legislation saving billions on electric bills, stabilizing gas market and cutting pollution  California State Portal (.gov) Gavin Newsom signs sweeping energy affordability package  Politico Gov. Newsom signs bills to try to stabilize gas, electricity prices in California  KCRA California just aligned its carbon market with WA’s. Here’s why that matters  The Seattle Times Newsom signs climate overhaul, …

Support for this article was provided by the Pulitzer Center. Last month, a parade of vehicles wound its way through three cities in Brazil, releasing clouds of mosquitoes into the air. The insects all carry a secret weapon — a bacterium called Wolbachia that lowers the odds that the mosquitoes can transmit the dreaded dengue virus to humans. This is …

Benchmark Co. top analyst Daniel Kurnos reiterated his Buy rating on Paramount Skydance (PSKY) stock following renewed discussions around its all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Calling the moment “WarnerMount resurfaces,” Kurnos pointed out that he had highlighted the merits of such a merger in December 2023, when he estimated significant cost synergies of around $3 billion. Elevate Your …

This week, Kenvue, the consumer health spin-off from Johnson & Johnson, found itself at the epicenter of a market tempest this week. It began when The Wall Street Journal reported Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime promoter of scientifically baseless causes for autism, planned to link Tylenol use during pregnancy to the condition. A stock rout ensued, since Kennedy is …

Donald Trump Supreme Court Congressional news Supreme Court justices See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to freeze billions in foreign aid payments for now, putting on hold a lower court ruling that required officials to spend $4 billion of that money by the end of the month. Roberts, who …

Washington — President Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid funding, seeking its intervention in a clash over the president’s refusal to spend money allocated by Congress for foreign assistance programs. The Trump administration is asking the high court to partially halt a lower court order that required …

A former top cybersecurity executive at WhatsApp filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta disregarded internal flaws in the app’s digital defenses and exposed billions of its users. He says the company systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures. Attaullah Baig, who served as head of security for WhatsApp from 2021 to …

US President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the Supreme Court to let it withhold more than $4bn (£3bn) in foreign aid. The administration is seeking an emergency order as it tries to claw back funds for foreign assistance programmes that have already been allocated by Congress. A lower court last week said the Trump administration had a statutory obligation to …