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EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they publicly criticized Trump’s environmental policies

The Environmental Protection Agency has placed 139 employees on leave after they signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration’s environmental policies. The letter, titled a “Declaration of Dissent,” accuses the Trump administration of undermining the EPA’s mission of protecting the environment by promoting “harmful deregulation” and showing”disregard for scientific expertise.” The document, which was released…

The wooden tools found at the site of Gantangqing in China. Image credit: Liu et al., doi: 10.1126/science.adr8540.

300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Discovered in China

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Archaeologists have unearthed an assemblage of 35 wooden tools — digging sticks and small, complete, hand-held pointed tools — at the Early Paleolithic site of Gantangqing in southwestern China. This discovery reveals that hominins who used these tools crafted the wooden implements not for hunting, but for digging and processing plants. The wooden tools found…

New York City Woman Finds Distressed Dog with ‘Broken Jaw’ Discarded in ‘Heavy Duty Trash Bags’

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A viral June 17 TikTok video from @hunttonn details the moment the woman rescued a dog that was trapped in two garbage bags. The woman, Hunter Tonn, was on a walk in Brooklyn, N.Y., when she heard yapping noises coming from a garbage area. When she and her partner investigated further, she found a small…

Hong Kong central bank intervening to support the HK dollar, buying HKD

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Hong Kong central bank intervening to support the HK dollar, buying 12.76bn HKD – ADDED – HKMA still active, amount of intervention now is HKD 29.6bn – The HKD has hit the weak extreme of its permitted trading band. HKMA selling USD/HKD: — I’ve posted on this before, ICYMI: Since 1983, the HKD has been…

How to keep your dog safe and calm during Fourth of July fireworks

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The Fourth of July is usually filled with festive, fun activities for humans: hot dogs, hamburgers, parades, beer and the beach — but for dogs, the Fourth is filled with fireworks and fear. Last year, around July 4, I heard the snap, crackle and pop, pop, pop of impromptu fireworks. What did I hear next?…

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How Trump’s Trade Deal With Vietnam Is Really About China

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President Donald Trump was going to notch 90 trade deals in 90 days. Easy. Art of the deal. Now, one week before his self-imposed deadline of July 9, he has just three frameworks for possible future deals – with the United Kingdom, China and Vietnam. Let’s talk a bit about the Vietnam arrangement … Source…

Health savings accounts get small tweaks in tax bill

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Health savings accounts were poised to get a big boost in Trump’s signature tax package. That didn’t happen. While the House version of the bill included several changes to enhance the use and benefits of health savings accounts (HSAs), the version that ultimately passed made only three changes, Kaye L. Pestaina, vice president and director…

Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House speech before vote on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”

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Washington — There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway as the House debated President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” before it passed on Thursday. Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours, taking his “sweet time” with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans’…

China's foreign minister dismisses European worries over rare earths

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China’s foreign minister downplayed European worries over rare earth exports restrictions on Thursday, saying it was standard practise to control dual-use goods exports but that Europe’s needs could be met if applications were submitted. Source link

LAPD updates policy on ICE response

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The LAPD has released new guidelines outlining how officers should respond to incidents involving federal immigration agents. This comes in response to allegations that the department has been assisting ICE with arrests. Chief Jim McDonnell joined us to discuss this and other issues related to the LAPD. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning…