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CNN  —  The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliation as the Trump administration seeks to turn up pressure on the university that has defied its demands to change its hiring and other practices. A final decision on rescinding the university’s tax exemption is expected soon, the sources said. The administration already has blocked more than $2 billion in funding from the nation’s oldest university, which is fighting the White House’s policy demands, citing the constitutional right…

Washington DC CNN  —  CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp on the stand this week during the start of trial over the blockbuster antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission. But, it turns out, Zuckerberg predicted that he might find himself in this position years ago – and even proposed the idea of spinning off Instagram himself. That was one of several takeaways from more than 10 hours of testimony from Meta’s CEO, during which he pushed back on the FTC’s claims that the company has built an illegal “social network monopoly” by acquiring would-be…

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. CNN  —  With the first generation of people exposed widely to technology now approaching old age, how has its use affected their risk of cognitive decline? That’s a question researchers from two Texas universities sought to answer in a new meta-analysis study, a review of previous studies, published Monday in the journal Nature Human Behavior. The query investigates the “digital dementia hypothesis,” which argues that lifetime use may increase reliance on technology and…

‘The Big Money Show’ panel discusses a new report that finds DOGE has contributed to a 672% increase in government job cuts since the first quarter of last year. Roughly 20,000 workers at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have expressed interest in the most recent buyout offer from the Trump administration, FOX Business has learned. An agency source told FOX Business that about 20,000 workers have indicated they are considering the buyout offer that was recently extended by the Trump administration and is similar to the offer extended broadly across federal agencies earlier this year.Reuters reported that the deferred resignation offer…

FIRST ON FOX: A spokesperson for the family of the 17-year-old boy accused of stabbing Frisco, Texas, track star Austin Metcalf to death has a long history of supporting defunding the police as well as close ties to former Squad Rep. Cori Bush. Minister Dominique Alexander, a Dallas-based defund the police activist and social justice leader, has been in the headlines in recent days as he and his organization, Next Generation Action Network (NGAN), have been rallying in defense of the family of 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, the teenager who is accused of fatally stabbing Metcalf, and Anthony himself.”The Next Generation Action…

When it comes to the future of technology, Sam Neill is not a fan of certain aspects.On Sunday, the “Jurassic Park” star, 77, took to social media to share his “old-fashioned” thoughts and why he prefers to have a human being assisting him at grocery store checkouts.”Call me old-fashioned,” he kicked off his video, which was posted to Instagram. “Thank you, but I refuse to check out my own groceries at a supermarket. I want a human being to assist me. I don’t think that’s too much to ask.”‘JURASSIC PARK’ STAR SAM NEILL REVEALS HIS REAL NAME, SAYS HIS CHOSEN…

CNN  —  Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has formed its own government as it marks two years of a vicious power struggle with the Sudanese army that has left tens of thousands killed and millions homeless. RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said in a statement Tuesday that his militia and its civilian allies “have chosen a different path” and have declared “the establishment of the Government of Peace and Unity,” describing it as “a broad civilian coalition.” “We are building the only realistic future for Sudan,” added Dagalo whose militia has been accused of genocide. The RSF…

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  CNN’s report that the IRS is making plans to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status the day after President Donald Trump suggested it represents an unprecedented use of presidential power over the tax code. While there are examples of colleges losing or failing to achieve tax-exempt status, this has never come on the heels of a president’s express wish. The IRS is supposed to be immune from politics. US law specifically prohibits presidents from directing the IRS…

Reuters  —  The Trump administration is kicking off investigations into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors as part of a bid to impose tariffs on both sectors on national security grounds, notices posted to the Federal Register on Monday showed. The filings set to be published on Wednesday set a 21-day deadline from that date for the submission of public comment on the issue and indicate the administration intends to pursue the levies under authority granted by Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Such section 232 probes need to be completed within 270 days after being announced. The…

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