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US Inflation Rises as Trump’s Tariffs Drive Up Consumer Prices ……………………. US inflation accelerated in June as President Donald Trump’s tariffs began affecting consumer prices, the Labor Department reported. Annual consumer price growth reached 2.7%, up from 2.4% in May,…

Fatal Fire at Assisted Living Facility in Fall River Claims Nine Lives …………….. A devastating fire at Gabriel House, an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in nine deaths and left one resident critically injured, officials reported. The…

Progressive Politics Offer Hope Against Global Political Crisis, Says University of Bath Reader ———————– Neil Howard, a reader at the University of Bath, argues that progressive political platforms focused on meeting people’s basic needs are gaining momentum worldwide and offer…

Wildfire at US national park leave historic Grand Canyon lodge burned to ashes ———————————– Wildfires have destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and 50 to 80 other structures on the North Rim of Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, Al Jazeera…

Over 1,000 State Department Employees Laid Off Amid Federal Workforce Cuts ………………….. More than 1,000 employees at the US State Department have been laid off as part of the Trump administration’s push to shrink the federal workforce. According to an…

U.S. Funding Withdrawal Sparks Crisis in Global HIV/AIDS Response ————————— Years of American-led investment have brought AIDS-related deaths to their lowest levels in over three decades and provided vital medicines to vulnerable populations worldwide, Africanews.com reported. However, the sudden withdrawal…

Poorest Countries Pay Millions to Trump-Linked Lobbyists Amid US Aid Cuts ——————————————— An investigation by Global Witness reveals that some of the world’s poorest nations are paying millions to lobbyists connected to former US President Donald Trump to compensate for…

Undocumented Construction Workers Say Trump Crackdown Fuels Exploitation …………………. As the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement, undocumented workers in the US construction industry report growing exploitation by some contractors who, they say, are cutting pay and extending hours under threat…

Trump Announces 30% Tariff on Iraqi Imports Starting August 2025 …………….. US President Donald Trump has notified Iraq that a 30% tariff will be imposed on all Iraqi goods entering the United States beginning August 1, 2025. In a letter…

Supreme Court Lifts Block on Trump Administration’s Federal Workforce Cuts ………………. The U.S. Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court’s order that had paused the Trump administration’s plans for large-scale federal staffing cuts and agency restructuring, USA Today…