Domestic violence survivors and their families frequently ask Amanda Cost for financial assistance, spots in a shelter, or other help. Lately, Cost and her staff have gotten used to turning down these requests. “As we continue to see reductions in funding, we have to say no,” says Cost, executive director of Partners for Peace Maine, … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will no longer recommend yearly COVID-19 vaccines for kids and most adults. In an editorial article published in the New England Journal of MedicineDr. Vinay Prasad, the newly appointed head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and research at the FDA, and Dr. Martin Makary, FDA commissioner, explained … Read more
So-called Hollywood ambassadors Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone joined with a coalition of entertainment industry groups for a letter delivered this week to President Trump urging him to support tax measures and a federal tax incentive that would help bring film and TV production back to the U.S. The letter is signed by Voight, Stallone, … Read more
As one Russian hockey star is being lauded for his accomplishments in the NHL, more than two dozen groups are calling on the North American league to reject the idea of on-ice matchups with the league from his homeland, Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. The day after Alexander Ovechkin became the top goal scorer in NHL history, a coalition … Read more
Ons Jabeur is a three-time Grand Slam finalist with more than $13 million US in prize money by age 30, and as she looked out at the main court used for the Miami Open this week and next, she rattled off a lengthy list of things she thinks could be fixed in professional tennis to … Read more
The Trump administration’s cancellation of $60 billion in U.S. Agency for International Development contracts is already unraveling significant programs and caused profound harm to many of the world’s most vulnerable people, humanitarian officials tell NBC News. The pace of change has jumped since Wednesday, when the White House unveiled plans to cut more than 90% … Read more
BANGKOK — Thailand deported 40 uyghur asylum–seekers to China on Thursday, activists and Thai officials said, despite warnings from rights advocates and U.S. officials that they could face torture and imprisonment if they were returned. The Uyghurs, who had been detained for more than a decade, were part of a group of more than 300 … Read more
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The organizers of the massive FireAid benefit concert have announced the first round of grants from the estimated $100 million the show raised in January. Organizers said in a statement that the first $50 million, distributed Tuesday, “prioritizes community-based organizations that are on the front lines of wildfire relief. The selected organizations have the infrastructure, … Read more
