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CNN  —  The chairwoman of a critical agency that reviews federal employee firings can stay on the job, a judge ruled Tuesday, formally reversing President Donald Trump’s “unlawful” decision to fire her. District Judge Rudolph Contreras handed a major victory to Cathy Harris, chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent agency that has the power to review and reverse federal employee firings. The little-known board has taken on new importance as Trump initiates mass government layoffs, leading to thousands of firings, and more on the way. The judge ruled that Harris can remain on the board for the…

Durham, North Carolina CNN  —  An out-of-work federal contractor with two master’s degrees is applying for food stamps for the first time in her life. Others are considering selling their homes, or taking out loans and sinking deeper in debt. A furloughed single mother said that now that she has no income, she’s gathering jewelry to sell at a pawnshop. President Donald Trump’s efforts to drastically cut federal spending and slash the federal workforce are already having an impact in North Carolina – a key swing state that voted for Trump in November but is also among the top recipients…

Economist Stephen Moore breaks down the economic impact as Trump tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico take effect as well as the president’s corporate tax rate idea. The newly-implemented tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China could lead to higher prices on many goods imported into the U.S.  President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the U.S.’s top trading partners came into force starting Tuesday, with Canada and Mexico each getting hit with a 25% levy on their imports. Goods from China, meanwhile, now have another 10% tariff on them, building upon a tariff of the same size that the Trump administration already…

Casey Anthony’s mother has a panic attack Cindy Anthony, Casey Anthony’s mother, has a panic attack while discussing the case of her granddaughter’s 2008 murder in A&E’s new TV special, “Casey Anthony’s Parents: The Lie Detector Test.” The former attorney for the parents of “America’s most hated mom,” Casey Anthony, slammed her new TikTok series where she claims she will discuss legal issues and “advocate” for her daughter, Caylee, whom she was accused of killing in 2008.Brad Conway represented Cindy and George Anthony after Caylee, 2, was found dead in Florida in 2008. Anthony was accused of killing her daughter,…

First Trust Advisors L.P. chief economist Brian Wesbury discusses whether Trump tariffs will impact inflation on Varney & Co. President Donald Trump’s newly implemented tariffs and additional tariffs under consideration are disrupting trade relationships and industries are scrambling to react to the higher costs brought on by the import taxes, with some set to fare better than others in the tariff wars, a new report finds. Trump’s tariffs took effect on Tuesday for products from Canada, Mexico and China – America’s three largest trading partners, respectively – with Chinese goods facing an additional 10% tariff above the original 10% tariff the…

The University of California, Davis, has announced plans to convert its men’s and women’s locker rooms at its recreation centers into “universal” all-sex locker rooms, sparking outrage among women’s rights activists. The university announced the renovation project in February, claiming it was doing away with the old locker room format for the purpose of “inclusivity. “We value inclusive, accessible environments that accommodate the diverse needs of our community. We are pleased to announce that we will be remodeling the current locker room facilities to implement universal locker rooms,” the university said in its announcement. “All campus recreation members can use our universal locker…

Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are preparing for the impact of the most southerly cyclone to threaten the region in more than five decades. Tropical Cyclone Alfred, with strength the equivalent of a category 1 Atlantic hurricane, is expected to cross the coast just south of the Queensland capital of Brisbane, home to 2.5 million people, in the early hours of Friday, potentially at high tide, complicating the days ahead for emergency services. “This is a rare event – to have a tropical cyclone in an area that is not classified as part of…

Washington, DC CNN  —  For decades, US officials liked to say the nation’s aviation system was the “gold standard” for safety. A House hearing on Tuesday cast doubt on that assertion. At the hearing, on problems with the nation’s air traffic control system, lawmakers pressed aviation organizations on aging infrastructure, chronic air traffic controller staffing shortages and what they called a broken hiring process. Rep. Troy Nehls, chairman of the subcommittee on aviation, pointed out that 105 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s 138 systems are unsustainable or potentially unsustainable. “For a country that considers itself the gold standard in aviation…

New York AP  —  A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges. Grei Mendez, 37, dropped her head into her crossed arms in anguish as Judge Jed S. Rakoff announced the sentence that triggered sobs among Mendez’s family and the mother whose 22-month-old child, Nicholas Feliz-Dominici, died in September 2023. Rakoff had previously given the same sentence to Mendez’s husband, Felix Herrera-Garcia, after he pleaded guilty to drug charges and causing bodily harm related to…

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