The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to advance the nomination of Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, pushing pas…
Day: February 18, 2025
Early one morning, licensed wildlife rehabilitator Belinda Henton was making her rounds in the annual albino squirrel count in Olney, Illinois, a small Midwest town known regionally as “the home of the white squirrels.” A few minutes into her stroll, Henton spotted her first albino squirrel of the day, an adolescent with conspicuous pink eyes and a…
The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs, in an about-face that has left workers confused and experts cautioning that DOGE’s blind cost-cutting will put communities at risk.. Three U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press said up to 350 employees at the National Nuclear …
The Air Force One program may be further delayed until 2029 or later due to supply chain issues and changing requirements of the high security aircraft https://t.co/0mY1qqj5ZQ pic.twitter.com/YFsBPlYC0y
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 18, 2025
India’s top court tells podcaster charged with obscenity to stop shows for now https://t.co/TEzBmA8tyS pic.twitter.com/XKk890Em89
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 18, 2025
Dallas Fire-Rescue is testing equipment that will allow paramedics to start blood transfusions on critically wounded patients before arriving at the hospital. Why it matters: Pre-hospital transfusions are a head start on treatment and can dramatically increase a patient’s chance of survival if they are more than 30 minutes from a hospital, the department says. The big picture: Trauma patients nationwide are “dying needlessly” from blood loss…
Huawei’s tri-foldable phone hits global markets in a show of defiance amid US curbs https://t.co/ZiNrxfCc3U
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 18, 2025
Spain federation says referees sickened by abuse following Bellingham red card https://t.co/PxF4fZyd83 pic.twitter.com/mh2EG0IiJd
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 18, 2025