0 million in Trump administration health cuts will hit California HIV programs

$600 million in Trump administration health cuts will hit California HIV programs

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β Public health experts warned Tuesday that $600 million in cuts to federal public health funding announced by the Trump administration would endanger one of California’s main early-warning systems for HIV outbreaks, leaving communities vulnerable to undetected disease spread. The grant terminations affect funding for a number of disease control programs in California, Colorado, Illinois and…

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U.S. troops may sue military contractors for their injuries, Supreme Court rules

U.S. troops may sue military contractors for their injuries, Supreme Court rules

WASHINGTON Β β€”Β The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that U.S. troops may sue military contractors for their injuries, siding with a soldier who was badly injured when a Taliban operative working at the Bagram Airfield detonated a suicide bomb. Five soldiers were killed and 17 were wounded, including 20-year-old Winston Henceley, who suffered a fractured skull and…

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Plaid Cymru leader pledges to open route to independence for Wales | UK News

Plaid Cymru leader pledges to open route to independence for Wales | UK News

A Plaid Cymru Welsh government would aim toΒ establishΒ a national commission to explore Wales’s constitutional future, including a potential path toward independence, within its first 100 days in office. The party’s leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, confirmed a Plaid Cymru Welsh government would rule out a referendum should the it win power in May’s election. But his…

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Lord Mandelson refuses to apologise to victims over Jeffrey Epstein friendship | Politics News

Lord Mandelson refuses to apologise to victims over Jeffrey Epstein friendship | Politics News

Lord Peter Mandelson has refused to apologise for his personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The former UK ambassador to the US, who was sacked last September over emails which showed the extent of his support for the convicted paedophile following his conviction, told BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg he had paid a “calamitous” price…

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Andrew and Mandelson photos in Epstein files were taken inside US paedophile’s homes, Sky News analysis finds | US News

Andrew and Mandelson photos in Epstein files were taken inside US paedophile’s homes, Sky News analysis finds | US News

Photos of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor crouching over a woman were taken in Jeffrey Epstein’s New York City mansion, while an image of Peter Mandelson in his underwear was taken in the paedophile financier’s Paris flat, a Sky News analysis has found. Our Data and Forensics unit matched elements shown in the photos to details in images…

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