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The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, citing alleged foreign influences and imposing threats over their tax-exempt status.
Moderna has withdrawn its application for a combination COVID-19-influenza vaccine, indicating possible regulatory hurdles ahead as it plans to resubmit later this year.
U.S. House Republicans passed a budget bill viewed as severely detrimental to clean energy, targeting tax credits crucial for solar and other non-nuclear clean energy projects.
The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked on a case regarding a religious charter school in Oklahoma, leaving in place a ruling that blocks its establishment, affecting the balance of church and state in education.
Following the imposition of tariffs under Trump's trade policy, a significant majority of U.S. companies are looking to reshore some or all of their production back to the U.S. to mitigate costs.

ZeroHedge

Trump Admin Blocks Harvard From Enrolling International Students, Requires Current Foreign Students To Transfer 'Or Lose Legal Status' zerohedge.com 25 minutes ago by Tyler Durden
Trump Admin Blocks Harvard From Enrolling International Students, Requires Current Foreign Students To Transfer 'Or Lose Legal Status' Harvar…
COVID Vaccine "Safe and Effective" Narrative Collapses On Camera zerohedge.com 38 minutes ago by Tyler Durden
COVID Vaccine "Safe and Effective" Narrative Collapses On Camera Authored by The Vigilant Fox via vigilantfox.com, The “safe and effective” …
Putin Isn't Ready To End War In Ukraine, Trump Told Allies In Private zerohedge.com an hour ago by Tyler Durden
Putin Isn't Ready To End War In Ukraine, Trump Told Allies In Private European leaders have been alarmed in the wake of their May 19 conferen…
Moderna Withdraws Application For Combination COVID-19–Influenza Vaccine zerohedge.com an hour ago by Tyler Durden
Moderna Withdraws Application For Combination COVID-19–Influenza Vaccine Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Mo…
Solar Stocks Plunge After House GOP Budget "Worse Than Deared" For Clean Energy zerohedge.com 2 hours ago by Tyler Durden
Solar Stocks Plunge After House GOP Budget "Worse Than Deared" For Clean Energy The text that passed the House on a 215-214, party-line vote …

The Guardian

Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims ignore the reality of life and crime in South Africa theguardian.com a day ago by Rachel Savage in Komati, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Trump administration, South Africa, Donald Trump, US foreign policy, US politics, US news, Africa, World news
US president intoned ‘death, death, death’ as he waved articles purporting to show violence against white minority It was an ambush crafted s…
Judge rules White House violated order by deporting migrants to South Sudan theguardian.com a day ago by Maya Yang and Maanvi Singh
Trump administration, US immigration, South Sudan, US politics, US news, World news, Massachusetts, Africa
Eight people apparently deported as their lawyers say they are at ‘risk of harm’ and that there is ‘no clarity’ A federal judge has ruled the…
US deportations cast spotlight on South Sudan’s deepening political crisis theguardian.com a day ago by Carlos Mureithi East Africa correspondent
South Sudan, Africa, US immigration
World’s youngest country is facing renewed outbreak of tensions that have plagued it for years An attempt by the US to deport South Asian mig…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa expected to take golf stars to Trump meeting theguardian.com a day ago by Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Donald Trump, US news, International trade, Africa, Business, Global economy, World news
Ernie Els and Retief Goosen reportedly part of delegation as president seeks to reset ties after white ‘genocide’ claims The South African pr…
EU’s ‘chocolate crisis’ worsened by climate breakdown, researchers warn theguardian.com 2 days ago by Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
Climate crisis, Environment, European Union, Chocolate, Europe, World news, Food, Biodiversity, Uganda, Coffee, Africa, Food security
Cocoa one of six commodities vulnerable to environmental threats in ‘extremely worrying picture’ for food resilience Climate breakdown and wi…

South China Morning Post

Rapper Kid Cudi tells court Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs broke into his house scmp.com 37 minutes ago by Reuters
Mescudi says he also questioned Diddy about his car catching fire in his driveway after he started dating the hip-hop star’s ex-girlfriend.
FCC votes to bar Chinese labs from testing US tech if they’ve been deemed security risks scmp.com 2 hours ago by Reuters
About 75 per cent of US devices such as phones, cameras and computers are tested in facilities located in China.
Woman detained near CIA headquarters after guards open fire on her car scmp.com 3 hours ago by Reuters
The incident came after two Israeli embassy staff were killed by a gunman in Washington, in what appeared to be an unconnected shooting.
UK signs ‘essential’ Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, says China sought its ‘collapse’ scmp.com 4 hours ago by Khushboo Razdan
Multibillion-dollar agreement for 99 years sees Britain keep control of military base on Diego Garcia jointly run with the US.
Multiple people dead after private jet crashes in US suburb, setting homes, cars on fire scmp.com 5 hours ago by Associated Press
Many military service members live in the neighbourhood, which also is heavily populated by small civilian and military aircraft.

New York Times

Deadlocked Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Charter School in Oklahoma nytimes.com 39 minutes ago by Abbie VanSickle and Sarah Mervosh
Supreme Court (US), Decisions and Verdicts, Education (K-12), Charter Schools, Roman Catholic Church, Oklahoma
In a 4-to-4 decision, the court upheld a ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court that blocked the school.
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students nytimes.com 25 minutes ago by Michael S. Schmidt and Michael C. Bender
Foreign Students (in US), Harvard University, Homeland Security Department, United States Politics and Government
The move was a major escalation in the administration’s efforts to pressure the college to fall in line with President Trump’s demands.
Republicans Pass Strictest Medicaid Work Requirement They’ve Ever Put Forward nytimes.com 3 hours ago by Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff
Medicaid, United States Politics and Government, Republican Party, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, Poverty, Federal Budget (US), Conservatism (US Politics)
A new hurdle for poor Americans, approved by the House, would cause millions to lose coverage, including many who are working but can’t meet r…
New Novels to Read This Summer nytimes.com 2 hours ago by Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson
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Taylor Jenkins Reid heads to space, Megan Abbott climbs a pyramid (scheme) and Gary Shteyngart channels a 10-year-old. Plus queer vampires, a …
21 Nonfiction Books Coming This Summer nytimes.com 2 hours ago by Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson
Books and Literature, The Dry Season (Book), Febos, Melissa, Buckley: The Life and Revolution That Changed America (Book), Tanenhaus, Sam, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild (Book), Burrough, Bryan, How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughters Memoir (Book), Jong-Fast, Molly, The Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson (Book), Kriegel, Mark, Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers (Book), Fraser, Caroline (Author), The Mobius Book (Book), Lacey, Catherine, Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture With Virgil Abloh (Book), Givhan, Robin (1965- ), The Beast in the Clouds (Book), Holt, Nathalia, Elmhirst, Sophie, A Marriage at Sea (Book), On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Womens Sports (Book), Brennan, Christine, Dinner With King Tut (Book), Kean, Sam (Author), Sloppy, Or: Doing It All Wrong (Book), King, Rax, Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run (Book), Carlin, Peter Ames, Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama (Book), Okeowo, Alexis, King of Kings (Book), Anderson, Scott (Journalist), Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef (Book), Cheff, Slutty, Summer of Our Discontent (Book), Williams, Thomas Chatterton, Hotshot: A Life on Fire (Book), Selby, River, Anonymous Male: A Life Among Spies (Book), Baron, David, The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America (Book), Whitcomb, Christopher
How did streetwear become high fashion? Why are there so many serial killers in the Pacific Northwest? Prize-winning writers tackle these ques…