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April 13, 2025

Sen. John Fetterman dismisses claims from former staffer that he’s on a ‘bad trajectory’
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Tuesday dismissed concerns a former top staffer raised about his mental health as he managed depression and recovered from a stroke he suffered during his 2022 Senate campaign. In a letter obtained by NBC News, dated May 2024 and addressed to Dr. David Williamson, Fetterman’s neuropsychiatrist at Walter Reed Medical…
Japan considers joining EU’s $100bn science research initiative
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Japan asset managers push domestic equities as haven from China
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Omayr Waqar exposes Sana Javed over her relationships—Here’s what he said
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Veterans Affairs secret defends mass layoffs in testy exchange with Congress
The head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs defended the agency’s slashing of thousands of jobs and said its goal is to cut an additional 15% of its workforce, as he testified for the first time since taking the helm. In testy exchanges with multiple members of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Doug…
PRAC critiques ‘Insufficient’ policy rate cut, seeks action
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Judge grills Trump administration on if detained Tufts student’s free speech is protected
A lawyer for the federal government and an appeals judge got into a heated exchange on Tuesday when the lawyer could not answer whether detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk’s free speech is protected. Öztürk, who is from Turkey, was apprehended by immigration authorities on the streets of a Boston suburb on March 25. The…
Supreme Court allows Trump to implement transgender milit ban, pending appeal
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Oman says it mediated a ceasefire between U.S., Yemen’s Houthis
WASHINGTON — Oman said it mediated a ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the U.S., marking a major shift in the Iran-aligned group’s policy since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza in Oct. 2023. Neither side will target the other, including U.S. vessels in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, Oman said in…