HHS layoffs cut deep swath through health infrastructure
Matt Cutler had been a longtime employee of the Administration for Community Living. But as of 5 a.m. Tuesday, he became one of thousands of Health and Human Services employees to lose their jobs in the latest sweeping round of cuts at the agency. A few hours after he received a “reduction in force” email…
The US Is Now in the Human-Trafficking Business
Andrew Kornfeld, Esul Burton The Trump administration spent $6 million to knowingly disappear hundreds of people into a foreign prison where they are being made to work, without pay, in torturous conditions. The post The US Is Now in the Human-Trafficking Business appeared first on The Nation…
Trump Is Asking the Supreme Court To Let Him Have Black Sites
Because this situation is unprecedented, there is little case law to indicate whether the DOJ is correct that migrants lose their rights at CECOT…
Canadian Tire agrees to an extension for Ottawa Senators’ arena naming rights
The current deal, dating back to 2013, had been scheduled to expire at the end of the current season…
Say goodbye to chain crews: The NFL will use camera technology to measure 1st downs
Starting next season, a system of cameras will determine whether to award a first down rather than trot out a 10-yard chain. But humans will still decide where to spot the ball to begin with…
Fungal diseases ‘growing increasingly resistant to treatment,’ WHO says
Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report…
Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge
An Arkansas law requiring social media companies to verify the ages of their users has been struck down by a federal judge who ruled that it was unconstitutional. The decision is a significant victory for the social media companies and digital rights groups that have opposed the law and others like it…
India, US to kick off tri-service exercise in Bay of Bengal today
India and the US are set to begin their major tri-service exercise ‘Tiger Triumph’ in the Bay of Bengal, focusing on military interoperability for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The exercise includes operations at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada, wit…
‘No breakthrough’ in talks with govt as BNP march marks 5th day
A deadlock continued to persist after a provincial government delegation arrived on Tuesday to hold talks with the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) while its protest against recent arrests of rights activists marked its fifth day on Tuesday. The BNP-M had announced a long march from Wadh to Quetta last Friday to protest against the arrests…