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The Department of Health and Human Services has told 40 states to change parts of sex ed lessons that focus on LGBTQ+ issues in federally funded sexual education materials, failing which they will lose funding.States have been given 60 days to comply with the order, which is part of a broader effort to eliminate what Trump calls “gender ideology.” What funds will be affected? “Federal funds will not be used to poison the minds of the next generation or advance dangerous ideological agendas,” Acting Assistant Health and Human Service Secretary Andrew Gradison said in a statement. Story continues below this…

Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, on Friday (August 29, 2025) held a meeting with representatives of all major political parties of the State, where the representatives were informed about rearrangement of polling booths. As per the new arrangement a polling booth will have only 1200 voters instead of 1500 voters who were enlisted at a polling booth earlier. This will lead to an additional 14,000 polling booths in the State. CEO Manoj Agarwal said that political parties can submit written objections and complaints regarding the new arrangement of…

Top 5 Can’t Miss New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is completely free to visit and follows the course of the New River.With gorgeous autumn foliage, fall is one of the best times to visit the park—spring brings spectacular rhododendron blooms.The New River is one of the most exciting places to white-water raft in West Virginia.There are a variety of scenic trails for visitors to embark on, ranging from the beginner-friendly Southside Trail to the Kaymoor Miners Trail.After a long day of exploring, grab a slice and a cold one at Pies & Pints. In December 2020, New River…

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Friday (August 29, 2025) that most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, impacting numerous trading partners, were illegal — but allowed them to remain in place for now.The 7-4 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision finding that Mr. Trump had exceeded his authority in tapping emergency economic powers to impose wide-ranging duties.But the judges allowed the tariffs to stay in place through mid-October, allowing the parties to take the case to the Supreme Court. The decision marks…

A United States appeals court has declared President Donald Trump’s blanket tariff policy illegal, but it stopped short of pausing the wide-ranging import taxes altogether.On Friday, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC, largely upheld a decision in May that found Trump had overstepped his authority in imposing universal tariffs on all US trading partners.Trump had invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to justify the move, claiming that trade deficits with other countries constituted a “national emergency”.But the appeals court questioned that logic in Friday’s ruling, ruling seven to four against the blanket tariffs.“The…

The cancellation is Trump’s latest move against renewable energy, which the US president has dismissed a ‘scam’.Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025The administration of United States President Donald Trump has moved to cancel $679m in federal funding for offshore wind projects, in its latest salvo against renewable energy.The move on Friday is set to affect 12 offshore projects, including a $427m project in California, as Trump pushes to deregulate and re-prioritise fossil fuels.In a statement, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the funding was a waste of money “that could otherwise go towards revitalising America’s maritime industry”.“Thanks to President Trump,…

Riya Bhatia. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Riya Bhatia is a power player, who has learnt to be consistent. She is enjoying her tennis around the world. The results are showing.Her last tournament was the $60,000 ITF women’s event in Amstetten, Austria. The 27-year-old Riya qualified and reached the quarterfinals of singles. And in partnership with Michaela Bayerlova of Czechia, Riya made the doubles semifinals.At 494 in the world in singles, Riya is trying to get back to her best rank of 338 that she had reached in 2023. In doubles, she has the career best rank of 210…

There are deep-seated fears in Washington that China could harness U.S. artificial intelligence capabilities to supercharge its military [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Discussions with the White House to allow American AI chip company Nvidia to sell a less advanced version of its next-generation advanced GPU chip to China will take time, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday.When asked about White House talks on Blackwell chip sales to China in a Fox Business Network interview with “The Claman Countdown,” Huang said the discussions had started.”The conversation will take a while, but … President Trump understands that having the world…

Still, many Cypriots refuse the idea that the 50-year-old conflict is insurmountable. There are small biocommunal efforts around the island’s shared heritage, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed a measured optimism around recent talks—the first substantial negotiations between the two leaders since 2017—with more meetings set for this September.Exciting developments have also enlivened the Cypriot tourism industry in recent years. While the island has its share of large seaside resorts, a wave of chic boutique hotels, often housed in restored historic buildings, has come to the cities and the interior. And a €170 million project recently commenced to expand…

Melbourne, Australia – Lee Little recalls the phone call with her daughter in December 2017; it was just minutes before Alicia was killed.“I spoke to her 15 minutes before she died,” Little told Al Jazeera.“I asked her, was she OK? Did you want us to come up to pick you up? And she said, ‘No, I’ve got my car. I’m right, Mum, everything’s packed.’”Alicia Little was on the verge of finally leaving an abusive four-and-a-half-year relationship.Not only had Alicia rung her mother, but she had also called the police emergency hotline for assistance, as her fiance Charles Evans fell into…