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NEW YORK (AP) — PBS says it is shutting down its office of diversity, equity and inclusion to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order, firing the two executives brought on when the effort was begun in 2021.The move, eliminating the jobs held by Cecilia Loving and her associate Gina Leow, comes as public television and radio girds for a fight over federal funding likely to be more serious than it has faced in many years.Despite eliminating the DEI effort, PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Tuesday that “we were committed to telling the stories of all Americans before we had…

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump announced Tuesday in a post online that he’s issuing more executive orders, adding to his already historic tally.“I am hereby instructing Secretary Lee Zeldin to immediately go back to my Environmental Orders, which were terminated by Crooked Joe Biden, on Water Standards and Flow pertaining to SINKS, SHOWERS, TOILETS, WASHING MACHINES, DISHWASHERS, etc.,” Trump posted Tuesday morning, “and to likewise go back to the common sense standards on LIGHTBULBS, that were put in place by the Trump administration, but terminated by Crooked Joe. I look forward to signing these Orders. THANK YOU!!!”The previous…

In July 2021, the first time that King Abdullah II of Jordan met with President Joseph R. Biden Jr., he was greeted warmly as a reliable American partner whose country is a bulwark for security in the Middle East.“You live in a tough neighborhood,” Mr. Biden said as they sat in the Oval Office.The king, who will meet with President Trump on Tuesday, may find Washington to be the tougher neighborhood this time around.Mr. Trump has reiterated his intention to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip as part of his plan for the United States to “own” the territory, and…

Lori Moffett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Fidelity National Information Services plunged the most since 2023 on Tuesday after the company reported quarterly earnings that fell short of Wall Street estimates and issued a disappointing forecast.The stock dropped 12% as of afternoon trading, heading for its biggest drop since March 2023. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG:Earnings per share: $1.40 adjusted vs. $1.36 expectedRevenue: $2.6 billion vs. $2.63 billion expectedRevenue at the fintech company increased 3.5% from $2.51 billion a year earlier, FIS said in a statement on Tuesday. Net income jumped almost fivefold to $304…

(The Center Square) − A growing number of energy companies are looking to nuclear recycling as a way to address waste management concerns while strengthening domestic fuel supply.Ed McGinnis, the former assistant secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy  told the Joint Natural Resources and & Environment committee that by recycling spent nuclear fuel, the United States can dramatically reduce waste, increase energy security, and create high-paying jobs.McGinnis is also the CEO of Curio, a nuclear technology firm, and has partnered with major U.S. utilities to explore the feasibility of recycling the massive stockpile of spent nuclear fuel currently sitting…

Atados. Hambrientos. Heridos. Torturados. Estas son las condiciones en que siguen algunos rehenes retenidos en Gaza, de acuerdo con la información que sus familias dijeron haber recibido de funcionarios militares y de seguridad israelíes luego de que Hamás liberara el sábado a tres cautivos como parte de un acuerdo de alto al fuego.El aspecto demacrado de los tres rehenes liberados en una ceremonia realizada en Gaza por Hamás el pasado fin de semana —Eli Sharabi, de 52 años, Or Levy, de 34, y Ohad Ben-Ami, de 56— y los detalles de su cautiverio han llevado a los familiares de los…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing warnings from President Donald Trump’s border czar, Senate Republicans vowed Tuesday to move quickly on a budget plan that could pave the way for the passage of about $340 billion in additional border security and defense spending. Meanwhile, House Republicans are trying to keep pace, hoping to unveil their own budget effort as soon as Wednesday that would also look to extend trillions of dollars in tax cuts passed in Trump’s first term.GOP senators are anxious to make progress on key aspects of Trump’s domestic agenda. They heard Tuesday from Russ Vought, director of the White…

President Trump on Tuesday secured the release of an American imprisoned in Russia as part of a deal with the Kremlin negotiated by Mr. Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.The American, Marc Fogel, a teacher who was arrested on charges of bringing medical marijuana into Russia in August 2021, was released by the Kremlin and flown out of the country on Mr. Witkoff’s plane. Though he began serving a 14-year sentence in June 2022, Mr. Fogel was classified as wrongfully detained by the Biden administration only late last year.Mr. Fogel was brought to the White House once…

The future of the cease-fire in Gaza, along with the territory’s long-term fate, hung in the balance on Tuesday as President Trump prepared to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan amid a public spat between the American leader and Hamas.Mr. Trump envisions taking over Gaza and expelling Palestinians to nearby countries, including Jordan. He has threatened to end American financial support for Jordan if the king refuses to accept that vision.The dispute is one of several that imperil the fragile truce between Hamas and Israel. Hamas threatened to derail the agreement on Monday night, warning that it would delay…

(The Center Square) – Health care workers willing to work in Pennsylvania’s underserved rural regions could get some help repaying student loans.This after the House Healthcare Committee renewed its drive to incentivize medical workers to live and work in rural areas of the state through student debt repayment.The committee voted unanimously to pass House Bill 157 last week to the chamber floor. The legislation would allow medical facilities to apply for grants to pass on to employees willing to take on a position far from urban centers.“Our rural communities continue to face a health care crisis,” said the bill’s prime…