The US dollar index remains under pressure this week as the market focused on the latest issues between Donald Trump and Jerome Powell. The DXY index traded at $99.38 on Friday, a few points above the year-to-date low of $99. This article explores the potential consequences of Trump firing Powell, including the possibility of a […]
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President Donald Trump called Harvard University “a disgrace” and froze $2.2 billion in federal funding, accusing the Ivy League giant of antisemitism and rejecting demands to dismantle DEI programs and reform admissions.
Nearly 300 US academics, from NASA to Yale, have applied for “scientific asylum” at France’s Aix-Marseille University, fleeing Trump’s $9 billion research funding cuts and ideological crackdown in a historic brain drain.
Brown University secures a $300 million loan to counter a $46 million deficit and looming federal funding cuts, as the Trump administration targets $510 million in research grants over alleged antisemitism and DEI concerns.
The United Nations is saying as little as possible about a leaked White House memo that names the world body and some of its departments as targets for potential major funding cuts through the United States State Department. If enacted, through a process of negotiations between the Office of Management and Budget and the State … Read more
Journalist Gabriel Gatehouse joins New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai to discuss how exploring America’s fringe movements is the key to understanding the modern United States. The post How America’s Margins Became the Mainstream appeared first on New Lines Magazine.
On April 15, Jordanian authorities announced the arrest of 16 individuals linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, accused of preparing rocket and drone attacks from within the country. The state’s narrative was assertive and unmistakable: This was not an external operation misdirected inward, nor an ideological protest gone too far. It was a domestic threat. According […] The post The War of Narratives in Jordan appeared first on New Lines Magazine.
Eastern European countries are sealing off their borders with Russia: on Wednesday, Latvia decided to exit the international agreement to ban anti-personnel mines. This is because the Baltic country wants to be able to mine its border with Russia again should the security situation deteriorate further.
The trial followed the deaths of 91 people as a result of exposure to asbestos in the Eternit factories in Casale Monferrato, in the northern region of Piedmont. The public prosecutor’s office had requested a conviction for manslaughter, but the appeal judges ruled that involuntary manslaughter had been committed, the Italian news agency ANSA reported…
XRP has experienced an underwhelming day as its value has been hovering around the $2.06…