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Global Health Organization Prepares for a Future Without the US

WHO Faces Challenges Without Major Funding Starting Monday, hundreds of officials from the World Health Organization will gather in Geneva alongside donors and diplomats to discuss how to tackle crises, including MPOX and cholera, while lacking support from their primary benefactor, the United States. This annual meeting typically features a week packed with sessions, voting, […]

Green Energy Organization Allegedly Reduces Workforce Following DOE Grant Cancellations

A renewable energy think tank focused on promoting a clean energy transition has recently let go of 10% of its workforce. This occurred shortly after the Trump administration canceled two substantial grants—worth over $6 million—that had been awarded during Biden’s presidency. The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a nonprofit that has previously accepted funds from an […]

CFTC commissioner departing the agency to lead a cryptocurrency trade organization

Summer Mersinger, a commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has announced her departure from the agency to become the CEO of the Blockchain Association. Having spent three years at the CFTC, Mersinger will replace Kristin Smith, who is transitioning to lead a new nonprofit focused on cryptocurrency. “We’re genuinely excited to have Commissioner […]

Judge who decided against Trump’s funding freeze has connections to taxpayer-supported homeless organization

A federal judge in Rhode Island, who previously blocked President Trump’s freeze on federal aid, is facing accusations from conservative legal groups suggesting a potential conflict of interest based on his past affiliations. Judge John McConnell, who served on the board of Crossroads Rhode Island—a nonprofit homeless service organization—has been linked to federal funds the […]

‘It Concerns a Criminal Organization’

During the trial on Monday, prosecutors described Sean “Diddy” Combs as a “dishonest, jealous, sometimes angry” individual who resorted to violence and intimidation to maintain control over a woman he had reportedly abused for years. Combs, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty to all charges, which include assault claims involving hip-hop figures and the […]