US president Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the launch of a new federal website, TrumpRx.gov, as part of a deal with Pfizer to offer prescription drugs directly to consumers at discounted prices. The initiative, aimed at cutting healthcare costs, is expected to grow with more deals from other drugmakers in the coming months.The new website […]
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Federal agencies under US President Donald Trump have sent emails to employees blaming congressional Democrats for a potential government shutdown, raising concerns among ethics experts about the partisan nature of the communications.Emails, sent Tuesday by at least four agencies, including the departments of interior, homeland security, and health and human […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of being “racist” over a deepfake video posted to the social media platform, which depicted him wearing a sombrero.The fabricated video was posted on Trump’s Truth Social account on Monday night and featured Jeffries sporting an exaggerated handlebar moustache with mariachi music playing in […]
UK education secretary Bridget Phillipson LONDON: Bodies representing Indian students, UK academics and UK universities have slammed plans by Labour to impose a levy on international students to pay for maintenance grants for domestic students from low-income families at university or college, saying it will put off international students and hit university finances.UK education secretary […]
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (Pic credit: AP) US defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced new directives for the military, including implementing gender-neutral physical fitness standards and eliminating what he described as “woke” culture from the armed forces. The announcement came during an in-person meeting with military officials at the Marine Corps base in […]
Trump claims $500 mn settlement with Harvard US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his administration had struck a deal with Harvard University after what he described as months of negotiations. “I guess we reached a deal with Harvard today, so we’ll see how that, all you have to do is paper it right, […]
Christian Black death (Pic credit: AP) The family of Christian Black, a 25-year-old man from Zanesville who died after suffering injuries while in police custody, announced Tuesday that they have reached a $7 million settlement with Montgomery County. Black had been jailed after crashing an allegedly stolen car and attempting to flee. Black’s death in […]
New Jersey’s Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) (Pic credit: AP) A lockdown at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) in Burlington County, New Jersey, was lifted around noon on Tuesday after a hoax shooter threat. A lockdown was imposed just before 11 am ET, which lasted approximately one hour following a report of an active shooter at the […]
South African envoy to France found dead in Paris hotel (Pic credit: AP) South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa, was found dead at the foot of a high-rise hotel in Paris on Tuesday, hours after being reported missing, officials confirmed. The envoy, 58, had booked a room on the 22nd floor of […]
Tyler Robinson, charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk, appeared remotely in a Utah court hearing on Monday as his defense team requested additional time to review evidence in the case.The 22-year-old accused attended the hearing over a remote feed without video. Although unusual for a defendant to appear remotely without video, the court confirmed […]
