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State Dept. Orders Reviews of Harvard Visa Applicants' Social Media
The State Department has ordered U.S. consulates and embassies to start screening the social media accounts of people applying for student visas for antisemitic posts, saying the move is a pilot program that could be expanded to the nation's colleges and universities. In a...
Fri, 30 May 2025 11:53:43 EDTDr. Robert Jarvik, Inventor of First Human Artificial Heart, Dies at 79
Dr. Robert Jarvik, the man behind the world's first permanent artificial heart used in a human, has died.
Fri, 30 May 2025 11:31:52 EDTWall Street Fears Foreign Tax in Budget Bill Limits US Assets' Allure
Wall Street analysts are cautioning that a tax targeting foreign investors in the U.S. budget bill progressing through Congress could end up weighing on demand for U.S. Treasuries and the dollar.
Fri, 30 May 2025 10:46:11 EDTSupreme Court Lets Trump Revoke Migrant 'Parole' Status
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday let President Donald Trump's administration revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States, bolstering the Republican president's drive to step up...
Fri, 30 May 2025 10:42:22 EDTDr. Oz: House Bill Won't Cut Medicaid
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, said in a new interview that the House version of President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" won't cut Medicaid, but will keep it solvent.
Fri, 30 May 2025 10:08:47 EDTStocks Give Back Some of Their Recent Gains
Wall Street is giving back some of its gains from the week following a mixed set of profit reports from Gap, Ulta Beauty and other companies navigating the challenges created by President Donald Trump's on-and-off tariffs.
Fri, 30 May 2025 07:39:41 EDTNewsmax Renews Verizon Carriage Agreement, Makes SEC Filing
Newsmax Inc. announced the filing of an 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The Company informed the SEC of ...
Fri, 30 May 2025 09:55:29 EDTTrump Accuses China of Violating Deal on Tariffs
President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of violating its agreement with the United States on tariffs, despite the deal he made to save the nation from "grave economic danger."
Fri, 30 May 2025 08:47:37 EDTTrump Tears Into Leonard Leo, Federalist Society After Tariffs Decision
President Donald Trump late Thursday tore into Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, the man who had once advised him on his Supreme Court picks, calling him a "sleazebag" who "probably hates America" after a panel of judges said most of his tariffs were illegal.
Fri, 30 May 2025 08:28:18 EDTInflation Cools to 2.1% With Little Tariff Impact
A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump's tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while American incomes jumped.
Fri, 30 May 2025 08:43:55 EDTStudent Speaker Accuses Israel of 'Genocide' at MIT Graduation
Clad in a red keffiyeh, Megha Vemuri, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's class of 2025, addressed graduates at the school's commencement on Thursday.
Fri, 30 May 2025 08:03:22 EDTSenior Hamas Official: We Reject the New US Ceasefire Proposal
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on Friday morning, citing a senior Hamas official, that the terror organization is expected to reject the new ceasefire and hostage-release proposal based on U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's framework.
Fri, 30 May 2025 07:58:33 EDTFormer Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams Wins Libel Suit Against BBC
Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams won his libel suit against the BBC on Friday over a claim he authorized the killing of an informant. A jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled in Adams' favor and he was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages. Adams sued Britain's...
Fri, 30 May 2025 07:30:11 EDTUniversities Seek to Lure US-bound Students Amid Trump Crackdown
Universities around the world are seeking to offer refuge for students impacted by President Donald Trump's crackdown on academic institutions, targeting top talent and a slice of the billions of dollars in academic revenue in the United States.
Fri, 30 May 2025 07:26:34 EDTKremlin: Russia, Ukraine to Discuss Ceasefire Conditions in Istanbul
The Kremlin expects Russia and Ukraine to discuss the list of conditions for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine next week in Istanbul, its spokesman said on Friday, praising the U.S. role in mediating the talks. Russia has proposed holding the second round of talks with...
Fri, 30 May 2025 07:20:01 EDTChina Signals Softer Stance on Rare Earth Export Curbs
China said it would cooperate further with other countries over its rare earth export controls as shortages put auto and semiconductor makers in Europe and India at risk of closure. China, which controls over 90% of global processing capacity for the rare earth magnets used...
Fri, 30 May 2025 07:13:15 EDTIslamic State Group Claims 1st Attack on Syrian Govt Forces Since Assad's Fall
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria, including one on government forces that an opposition war monitor described as the first on the Syrian army to be adopted by the extremists...
Fri, 30 May 2025 06:00:24 EDTMayor Giuliani Statement on Bernie Kerik Passing
"On September 11th, Bernie Kerik and I saved each other's lives," Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said in a statement to Newsmax.
Fri, 30 May 2025 06:33:03 EDTIsrael Minister: 'Time to Go in With Full Force' in Gaza
An Israeli far-right minister said on Friday it was time to use "full force" in Gaza, after Hamas said a new U.S.-backed truce proposal failed to meet its demands. Negotiations to end nearly 20 months of war have so far failed...
Fri, 30 May 2025 07:09:35 EDTTurkey Proposes to Host Trump-Putin-Zelenskyy Summit
Turkey on Friday proposed hosting a summit with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and the United States as it strives to broker an elusive deal to end Russia's three-year invasion - an invitation swiftly dismissed by the Kremlin.
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