Robert F Kennedy Jr (AP photo) US “Make America healthy again” commission, set up by president Donald Trump, and led by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, released its second report on Tuesday, warning of rising chronic illness among American children.“A lot of these 128 recommendations are the things that I’ve been dreaming about,” Kennedy…
Protesters marched in several US cities on Labour Day, criticising president Donald Trump’s policies. Hundreds of events were organised by labour groups, local activists and opposition Democratic Party officials. In New York, crowds gathered outside Trump Tower, chanting “Trump must go now” and carrying signs denouncing what they called a fascist regime. Trump has not…
Bernie Sanders (left), and Robert F Kennedy Jr. US Senator Bernie Sanders has joined calls for US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to step down, following recent turmoil in American health agencies.In an opinion piece in the New York Times on Saturday, the Vermont senator said Kennedy was “endangering the health of the American…
Microsoft fires 2 employees for staging protest against ties with Israel Two Microsoft employees were sacked on Wednesday after staging a sit-in protest at the office of company president Brad Smith, demanding the tech giant end its business ties with Israel amid the Gaza war. A Microsoft spokesperson said the employees were terminated for “serious…
Donald Trump (AP) Stanford University (visit.stanford.edu) Stanford University announced on Tuesday that it has laid off more than 360 employees, citing budget pressures linked to federal funding policies under the Trump administration. “Stanford is in the process of making budget reductions,” a University spokesperson stated in an email, reported Reuters. “Last week, many schools and…
US President Donald Trump (Image: AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out attending the G20 summit in South Africa this November, citing what he described as “very bad policies” and repeating widely discredited claims that white citizens in the country are being systematically targeted and killed.Asked aboard Air Force One whether he would…
US environmental agency EPA puts employees on administrative leave for critising Trump policies The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday(local time) placed 139 employees on administrative leave after they signed a public letter sharply criticising President Donald Trump’s environmental policies. The letter, titled “Declaration of Dissent,” signed by the EPA employees accused the federal…
The Donald Trump administration has launched a legal battle against Los Angeles, suing the city, mayor Karen Bass, and the city council over its “sanctuary city” policies. In a lawsuit filed Monday, federal officials argue that LA’s ordinances defy the Constitution by deliberately blocking immigration enforcement and undermining federal law. “In 2024, then candidate Donald…
