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USAID watchdog's debarments expose two schemes diverting American foreign aid
An investigation by the watchdog for U.S. taxpayer-funded aid intended to help some of the world's most vulnerable people, found much of it was diverted for personal profit and, in one case, used as leverage for sexual exploitation, raising questions about how well American foreign assistance is monitored.
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Pentagon update to database brings total wounded in Iran war to 861
The new figures include 29 Navy sailors and eight Marines.
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No cost estimate for Pentagon's testosterone screening program
Hegseth's July memo applied to all service members 30 and older. The clinical guidance covers male service members only, and the Defense Health Agency says a companion guideline for women is still under review.
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Biden's CBP phone app a 'boon for alien smugglers' as migrant encounters surge
'The administration prematurely declared victory and their attempts at half measures, at trying to plead with potential illegals, 'please don't come, it makes us look bad in the newspapers,' are not being heeded,' Krikorian says
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Biden admin seeking billions more for housing migrant families
This request comes amid more bad news at the border for the Biden administration.
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DHS plans move to shield some undocumented migrants from deportation
The changes create some perverse incentives, such as elevating some illegal immigrants to a more favorable work status than legal guest workers, such as holders of the highly skilled H-1B visa.
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Weiss appointment as Hunter Biden special counsel violates DOJ regulations, experts warn
Weiss, the sitting U.S. Attorney for Delaware, has been pursuing an investigation into Hunter Biden for years.
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'Merely quips'? Appeals court says FDA denunciations of ivermectin look like 'command,' not advice
Second rough hearing for feds in a week at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Medical boards are still investigating docs for promoting ivermectin.
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Hot Mess: 16 children died in scorching cars in 2023 even though tech exists to prevent such tragedy
Janette Fennell, founder and president of Kids and Car Safety, says automakers shouldn't wait for a final federal regulation to be issued and add "occupant detection technology to their vehicles today”
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IRS can't find millions of tax records after botched transfer, IG says
The IRS, the IG contended, has not been conducting mandatory annual inventories of said cartridges and advised the agency to restrict access to such records.
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'Obstructed every step of the way' Comer blasts DOJ, FBI for not cooperating with Biden probe
"All these government agencies have knowledge of potential corruption by Joe Biden," Comer said.
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NIH took royalties from Wuhan lab collaborator, alleged front for Russian bioweapons: records
National Cancer Institute leader received nearly 200 royalty payments from vaccine makers. Pfizer and Moderna made more than 400 payments. OxyContin maker paid licensing fees too.
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House Republicans ask HHS Secretary to prove he lawfully appointed NIAID director
Republicans have suggested top health officials served in their positions unlawfully according to a law passed in 2016.