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Parham GhobadiBBC PersianEPAIran and the US have held a second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome – and agreed to meet again next week – even as hopes for de-escalation are tempered by mounting military threats and mixed messages.US President Donald Trump reminds Tehran nearly every day of its options: a deal or war.He has previously said Israel would lead a military response if the talks failed.On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Trump had “waved off” an Israeli plan to strike Iranian nuclear sites as early as next month.”I wouldn’t say waved off. I’m not in a…

U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to his demands to change ideological policy, similar to a pledge Pierre Poilievre has made for Canadian post-secondary schools.But so far, the Conservative leader has been sparse on details of exactly what kind of action he might take.Trump’s demands, which have sparked condemnation about interference in academic freedom, made headlines this week after the White House said it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion US in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University.This came after Harvard president Alan Gerber refused to comply with the White House demands, saying in a letter that the university “will not…

CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Apr 18, 2025 at 10:59 am The court will begin its April session on Monday with Kennedy v. Braidwood Mgmt. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in yet another dispute over the separation of powers. The case is a challenge to the constitutionality of the structure of a relatively obscure section of the Department of Health and Human Services. But although the issue may sound like a technical one, the court’s ruling could have real-world implications for U.S. patients – particularly those who use the highly effective HIV-prevention drugs…

Home Daily News Which firms, legal groups, law profs signed… Law Firms Which firms, legal groups, law profs signed briefs supporting Perkins Coie in challenge to punitive Trump order? By Debra Cassens Weiss April 8, 2025, 8:52 am CDT Amicus briefs supporting Perkins Coie are piling up in its challenge to a punitive order against the law firm signed by President Donald Trump. (Image from Shutterstock) Amicus briefs supporting Perkins Coie are piling up in its challenge to a punitive order against the law firm signed by President Donald Trump. The briefs have been filed by more than 500 firms,…

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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Just weeks after creating a $50 million tax credit to help families pay for private school tuition and homeschooling, Idaho has shut down a program that helped tens of thousands of public school students pay for laptops, school supplies, tutoring and other educational expenses. The Republican leading the push to defund Idaho’s Empowering Parents grants said it had nothing to do with the party’s decision to fund private schools.…

ReutersThe US military says the attack aimed to restrict supplies and funds for the Iran-backed HouthisUS air strikes on a key oil terminal on Yemen’s Red Sea coast controlled by the Houthi movement have killed at least 74 people and wounded 171 others, the Houthi-run health ministry says.The US military said it had destroyed Ras Isa “to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue”.The Houthi-led government in north-west Yemen said the terminal was a civilian facility and that the strikes constituted a “war crime”.It was the deadliest known attack since President…

As It Happens6:13He has terminal cancer, so he’s travelling the U.S. to volunteer in every stateWhen Doug Ruch received a terminal cancer diagnosis, he realized one of his greatest regrets in life is that he didn’t spend enough time helping other people. “I spent so much time, you know, working and trying to make a lot of money, that I didn’t do a lot of volunteering. I did not help a lot of fellow people,” Ruch, 55, told As It Happens host Nil Kӧksal. “I can’t go back and change that. All I can do is move forward with whatever time I…

Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Apr 18, 2025 at 5:17 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Since the Supreme Court overruled a federal constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the fight over reproductive rights has shifted to state courts. This week, we highlight petitions asking the court to consider, among other things, whether to overturn a ruling by the Montana Supreme Court that struck down a state law requiring…

Home Daily News Nonprofits that challenged mass firings didn’t… U.S. Supreme Court Nonprofits that challenged mass firings didn’t have standing, Supreme Court says while staying rehiring order By Debra Cassens Weiss April 8, 2025, 1:31 pm CDT The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a federal judge’s preliminary injunction that required the federal government to rehire as many as 16,000 fired probationary employees. (Image from Shutterstock) The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a federal judge’s preliminary injunction that required the federal government to rehire as many as 16,000 fired probationary employees. In its April 8 order, the Supreme Court…