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The Senate approved the legislation early this morning to cancel $ 9 billion in federal funding for NPR, PBS, their member stations and foreign aid programs. The head of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, RS.D., noted that it was more than 30 years after the passage than a cancellation package. The room should vote on the cancellation package later during the day. If it goes, it will be a victory for President Trump’s efforts and Doge to reduce global public spending.
The leader of the Senate minority, Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., arrives to speak with journalists of the Senate Republicans’ efforts to recover $ 1.1 billion in the financing authority of the public broadcasting company and approximately 8.3 billion dollars of foreign aid programs targeted by Doge, in Capitol in Washington, Tuesday July 15. 2025.
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- 🎧 The Democrats called it a dark day, declaring that the bill will harm the Americans who rely on public dissemination And damage the reputation of the United States as a world leader, says Deirdre Walsh of NPR First. The overall package was reduced by $ 9.4 billion by removing a proposal for $ 400 million in Pepfar, a global public health program created to combat HIV and AIDS which, according to the Republicans and the Democrats, have succeeded. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, one of the two Republican senators who voted against termination, cited an emergency alert from an Alaska public radio station on Wednesday afternoon as an example of what is at stake if the stations lose federal money.
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Trump says he did not exclude dismissing the president of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, before the end of his mandate in May. The president has become more and more frustrated by Powell for months not to reduce interest rates. The Fed was cautious about interest rates because it assesses the impact of the president’s prices on inflation. However, Trump says Powell’s decision not to reduce the rates that are brought to the economy.
- 🎧 Deepa Shivaram de NPR says that Trump could dismiss Powell, but only if there is a legitimate cause, like fraud. The Supreme Court ruled in May that the president could dismiss independent agency heads without reason, but he put the Fed in a different category, describing it as a “unique structured private entity”. Paul Schiff Berman, professor of law at George Washington University, says that it is possible that the Supreme Court would go hand in hand with the cause that Trump could cause the dismissal of Powell. However, Berman says that he thinks that the damage has already been caused to maintain the federal reserve an independent entity.
The United Nations Security Council will meet today to discuss the conflict in the Middle East. The meeting comes after Israel yesterday launched air strikes in the Syrian capital of Damascus. The strikes reached the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense and were close to the presidential palace. It was a significant escalation against the new Syrian government which took power at the end of a long civil war.
- 🎧 Israel says he struck Syrian military positions to support the Druze minority militias In a battle that takes place in Sweida in southern Syria. The Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa accused Israel of sowing the division and tried to transform his country into a chaos theater. Ruth Sherlock of NPR says that Israel’s decision to intervene is deeply strategic. Israel does not trust the government of Al-Sharaa, which is Islamist and does not want its Syrian army to approach the Israeli border.
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The songs by Wet Leg, led by Rhian Teasdale (left) and Hester Chambers sound as they come from nowhere, and also everywhere.
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The songs by Wet Leg, led by Rhian Teasdale (left) and Hester Chambers sound as they come from nowhere, and also everywhere.
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The sarcastic Indie-Rock group, Wet Leg, broke out on the music scene three years ago when it released “Long Chair”. The song has led to an instant international popularity and invitations to play major festivals. The group then recorded its first album, which won two Grammy Awards. Now Wet Leg follows his impressive debut with a second album, Moisturizing cream. The singer of the group, Rhian Teasdale, maintained himself Morning edition On the way in which new music reveals a softer side while maintaining a playful attitude. Listen to Teasdale discuss the group’s music and go up to glory – as well as extracts from the new album.
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The newly struck graduates also meet storm clouds on the job market.
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The American unemployment rate is low, but few companies add jobs, and most people who already have jobs hesitate to abandon them. This situation made it difficult for new colleges graduates to start their careers. Economists suggest that this model is common among new graduates, making it one of the most difficult professional markets they have faced for years, excluding the pandemic period. In addition, employers are also generally cautious about hiring due to uncertain trade and tax policies. Here is what currently has an impact on the labor market for recent graduates.
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Greg Swan, whose son Drew died of a substance linked to fentanyl, turns as US President Donald Trump speaks in the east house of the White House. The president has signed the Fentanyl Act HALT, which aims to permanently classify all the substances linked to fentanyl as substances controlled by Annex I and assistance to the police in traffic and manufacturing offenses.
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- The White House has announced that a national program of key subsidies for the prevention of fentanyl overdose, which is currently an underfalling of around 140 million dollars, will be fully funded “in increments” instead of a single annual payment.
- It’s a slow week on the Display panel Graphics due to versions of limited new music, but Drake’s new single, “What did I miss?” has always managed to have a significant impact. These other recordings have also managed to climb the graphics.
- Out of journalistic curiosity, Windsor Johnston of NPR made an appointment with an AI boyfriend using Relita, an application that allows you to design an ideal AI companion. Here’s how his experience took place.
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