A wave of austerity is crashing down on American universities, and even the most prestigious ones aren’t being spared. From Harvard and Columbia to Princeton and Michigan State, campuses are slashing budgets, laying off staff, and eliminating even modest comforts like coffee and desk phones, all in response to sweeping federal funding cuts orchestrated by […]
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth had the consumer messaging app Signal set up on a computer in his office at the Pentagon so that he could send and receive instant messages in a space where personal cellphones are not permitted, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.Hegseth’s move facilitated easier communications in a […]
Donald Trump was under tremendous pressure from friends, CEOs, reports claimed. While the White House described Donald Trump’s U-turn on tariffs as “the art of the deal”, insiders aware of what transpired behind the announcement of the 90-day pause said there was tremendous pressure from CEOs, friends, GOP senators, markers and bond prices. Axios reported […]
Canada updates its US travel advisory, warns travelers that they should expect scrutiny at the border. Canada has again updated its travel advisory for the United States, including a warning to prospective travelers that they should be prepared for scrutiny from border patrol officers. The updated advisory says US authorities can check electronic devices like […]
