Hong Kong authorities have defended the city’s childhood vaccination programme after the United States scaled back its immunisation recommendations, stressing that public health policies should not be “arbitrarily altered”. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Tuesday that all public health policies and medical recommendations had to be based on scientific evidence. “Vaccination schedules…
I made a Frank Costanza reference in a meeting this week and my 20-something social media manager said, “Sorry, who is that?” All I can say is … SERENITY NOW! And according to one indicator, that might be a good slogan right now. Here are five things to know this week: Black Friday: It’s a…
For the first time since the government shutdown began over a month ago, senators convened on Saturday to negotiate a bipartisan resolution to end the 39-day impasse. The rare weekend session underscores the mounting crisis affecting federal workers, airlines, and millions of Americans relying on SNAP benefits. However, progress remains elusive as President Donald Trump…
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If the stock market were a Halloween movie, we could call it The Bubble that Ate Wall Street. Or perhaps The Bubble that Ate Wall Street 2, because it is a sequel – the second time in the past generation that we have seen technological euphoria cloud minds and drive U.S. stocks to absurdly high…
The federal fiscal year ends on Tuesday, and if there is no deal for more funding, then much of the government’s vast bureaucracy will shut down right after midnight on Wednesday. Critical functions like the military will continue, but a shutdown that lasts longer than a few days would affect the monthly jobs report, which…
The University of California’s top leader warned Monday that the federal government’s $1.2-billion fine and sweeping proposals to remake UCLA are “minor in comparison” to what could hit the entirety of the nation’s premier university system of campuses, hospitals and clinics. “As we consider the unprecedented action against UCLA, it is important to keep in…
Around 100 days after Elon Musk‘s exit from the Trump administration, federal staff continue to struggle with the ongoing effects of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The impact of this extraordinary challenge to federal administration is likely to persist.Operating from a basic office near the White House, Musk led an assertive capture of key…
Open this photo in gallery: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs in April.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images America’s trade partners swept into Washington over the summer hoping to cement new pacts that would yield certainty for their exporters and prevent their economies from plunging into recession. Instead, they’re now…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the federal government fight a judge’s order to shutter the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by late October. That’s according to…