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‘A forgotten generation’: Older Black men in Boston are dying of drug overdoses at alarming rates
A new analysis shows that they are now hardest hit by the opioid epidemic By Chris Serres and Yoohyun Jung Updated January 30, 2025, 5:00 a.m. Anthony James is the first to admit that for most of his adult life, he lived under the illusion that he was invincible. He was just 14 and attending South…
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Fact-Checking Claims About U.S.A.I.D. Funding
Trump administration officials have misled about how the aid agency is spending its funding, in an effort to cite widespread “waste.” By Linda Qiu Published Feb. 8, 2025 Top officials in the Trump administration and allies in Congress, eager to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, have accused the agency of misusing taxpayer funds. But many…
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Falsehoods Fuel the Right-Wing Crusade Against U.S.A.I.D.
As the Trump administration works to dismantle the aid agency, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work. By Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson Feb. 7, 2025 The video falsely claiming that the United States Agency for International Development paid Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie and other actors millions of dollars to travel to…
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Canada leaders take push against tariffs to White House
Feb 12, 2025 Brandon Drenon & Jessica Murphy Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders say they had a “constructive” meeting at the White House as they sought to make their case against the tariffs the US president has threatened to impose on the country. It is the first time all 13 premiers have visited the US…
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Confusion clouds efforts to save Gaza ceasefire
Feb 12, 2025 Yolande Knell, Rushdi Abualouf The Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has looked shaky since it came into force on 19 January but now looks the closest yet to totally falling apart. A senior Egyptian source told the BBC that regional mediators Egypt and Qatar were “intensifying their diplomatic efforts in…
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New report says Russia is better able to withstand heavy battlefield losses than Ukraine
By DANICA KIRKA 11:28 AM CST, February 12, 2025 LONDON (AP) — Russia’s stockpiles of Cold War-era weapons and larger population have allowed it to withstand heavy battlefield losses in Ukraine as the West fails to provide Ukraine the aid needed to mount a counteroffensive, according to an annual review of the global military situation. While…
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‘People Are Afraid of Going Out’—Trump Immigration Moves Hurt Small Businesses
Business owners in Latino neighborhoods say fear of raids has caused a sharp drop in consumer spending By Ruth Simon and Paul Kiernan Feb. 10, 2025 9:00 am ET The Trump administration’s promise of mass deportations and immigration raids is already having chilling effects on spending by immigrants. The effects are wide-ranging, from sluggish tamale sales on a Los Angeles…
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Study Finds Immigration Crackdown Could Slow Housing Market
President Donald Trump‘s plan for mass deportations of migrants could dramatically impact housing availability and affordability in the nation, according to a study led by a University of Utah professor. Published Feb 09, 2025 at 11:03 AM EST By Giulia Carbonaro Why It Matters Americans are currently struggling with a housing affordability crunch which has hurt both buyers…
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Remote work was a boon for people for disabilities. What happens as employers pull back?
Gene Myers Feb. 10, 2025 On his first day back in office last month, President Donald Trump ordered federal employees to return to their offices, joining the likes of Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Dell among private sector companies seeking to cut back or end the work-from-home trend. In a Jan. 20 executive order, Trump ordered executive branch agencies to “take all…
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