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Icon wigo world alt tilted.svg Keep up to date with all the interesting world news and current events that relate to RationalWiki's mission here. The most popular entries are found at Best of the world and the older entries are found in the archives.

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March 2025

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4United StatesSkeptical investigator Joe Nickell dies at the age of eighty.
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30IsraelPalestineUnited NationsOnly 4 days after Israel halted all humanitarian aid shipments into Gaza, the World Food Program says its dwindling supply will force it to reduce rations to keep feeding people. Rights groups call this a "starvation policy," while Netanyahu claims he's trying to pressure Hamas to agree to a more favorable ceasefire deal.
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33United StatesFlorida. Florida has opened a criminal inquiry into the Tate brothers.
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39United StatesMexicoCanadaChinaBegun, the trade wars have. Trump's long-threatened 25% blanket tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports have gone into effect. Tariffs on Chinese imports have also gone up to 20%; China is retaliating with tariffs on US farm imports. Canada has pledged retaliatory tariffs as well.
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36United StatesUkraineRussia The White House, which is definitely not led by a Russian-asset, looks to give sanction relief to Russia while suspending offensive cybersecurity operations, the latter of which was later denied by the Department of Defense to have occured. This comes at the same time as pausing military aid to Ukraine.
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39ArgentinaUkraine Once an ardent Ukraine supporter, Javier Milei decides to follow Donald Trump's steps and turns his back on Zelenskyy.
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25United KingdomThe Royal Society has decided not to expel Elon Musk from its fellowship in spite of calls from over 3,400 scientists for it to do so. Two eminent scientists have resigned from their Royal Society fellowships in protest.
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21France French broadcasting regulator ARCOM has withdrawn the renewal of the broadcasting license of TV channel C8 over repeated breaches of the license in question. Such breaches included platforming homophobic and ableist hate speech on its daily talk show and showcasing an anti-abortion film.
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32United StatesEuropean Unionthe WorldElon Musk's embrace of Nazi shit is causing Tesla stock to plummet and sales in Europe to crash.
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18United StatesTexas. US natalist conference to host race-science promoters and eugenicists in Austin, Texas
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25United StatesNATOUnited NationsElon Musk publicly supports call for the United States to leave NATO and the United Nations
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28United StatesVoice of America, which is overseen by the US Agency for Global Media, has placed a chief national correspondent on paid absence for suspected "bias against the Trump administration" while his social media posts are reviewed. This is in accordance with an executive order by Trump directing the network that, "Failure to faithfully implement the President's policy is grounds for professional discipline, including separation."
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29United StatesRussiaChinaRussia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, according to US intelligence.

February 2025

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24IsraelPalestineIsrael is threatening a second Nakba even as it denies committing the first.
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34United StatesUkraineA White House meeting between Trump and Zelensky ended with Trump and Vance loudly berating the Ukrainian president for being "disrespectful" and then abruptly calling off the meeting. Previously pro-Ukrainian Republican politicians, including Ukrainian-born Rep. Victoria Spartz, praised Trump's disgraceful performance. Trump later took to Truth Social to claim that "Zelensky disrespected the US in its cherished Oval Office" and "is not ready for Peace".
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22United StatesTrans flag.svg In accordance with an executive order by President Trump, the Pentagon will begin purging transgender service members. A memo from Secretary Hegseth calls for establishing procedures to "identify service members with gender dysphoria" and then beginning "separation actions".
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24the WorldA study has found carbon dioxide sequestration peaked in 2008, but has declined since.
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22United StatesOregon. A Tesla showroom was shot at in Oregon just weeks after an arson attack targeted the same store.
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18PalestineIsraelSeven newborns have frozen to death in Gaza over two weeks as Israel has blocked the entry of tents and other forms of shelter into the territory.
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18PalestineIsraelPalestinians released by Israel show signs of torture and starvation.
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22IsraelPalestineEgyptGaza ceasefire threatened as Israel refuses to withdraw forces from the Philadelphi Corridor, a strip of land that runs along the Egypt-Gaza border and represents Gaza's only link to the outside world.
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22United StatesUtah. Utah is set to eliminate fluoride from its water after RFK, Jr calls it industrial waste.
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7RomaniaUnited StatesAndrew Tate has fled to the US after his travel ban was lifted.
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15United StatesThe Social Security Administration is set to cut half its workforce.
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20United StatesIn response to Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" email stunt, people are spamming his inbox.
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25United StatesCalifornia. An ICE raid in Alhambra was disrupted by local activists.
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23United StatesChina Trump now wants to tax Chinese made ships that arrive in American ports. Unsurprisingly, this is a very bad idea.
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10United StatesKash Patel is now acting director of the ATF. This is in addition to his role as director of the FBI.
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17United StatesTexas. Perverts rejoice as Texas sues the NCAA to demand "sex screening" of student athletes.
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19United StatesLouisiana. Louisiana queer activist exonerated after three years of unconstitutional prosecution for protesting book bans during a local library board meeting.
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29United StatesJoe Rogan fans are turning against him because of his Elon Musk dick-riding.
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17Zambia Two men are on trial for allegedly using witchcraft on the President of Zambia
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26United StatesTrump's commerce secretary has confirmed Trump's plan to gut Medicaid and Medicare.
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-3United Statesthe District of Columbia. The January 6th choir to perform at the Kennedy Center.
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25United StatesTexas. Texas measles outbreak rises to 90 cases.
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28United StatesSteve Bannon gave the Nazi salute at the CPAC conference — even the President of France's National Rally found this reprehensible
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20United StatesMississippi. A Mississippi judge ignores the Constitution to order the takedown of an editorial exposing a closed-doors Clarksdale city council meeting.
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23United StatesFormer Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in custody again after assaulting a female protester on the steps of the Capitol.
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31United States In response to Donald Trump's "DEI" book censorship efforts at Defense Department run schools, one of the books that has been pulled for review is JD Vance's Hillbilly Elegy.
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17United StatesIowa. Iowa Medicaid sends four-million-dollar bills to two families grieving the deaths of loved ones with disabilities.
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16United StatesThe Education Department has lifted the pause on some civil rights probes, namely relating to disability, but not on probes relating to race and gender.
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18United StatesSome Democrats said some mean things about Musk and SCOTUS and are now being investigated by Trump thug and acting district attorney for DC Ed Martin.
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11United States Kash Patel confirmed as FBI Director by the US Senate.
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24United States In a Truth Social post celebrating his administration's termination of approval for New York's vehicle-congestion tax, Trump refers to himself as a king
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29United StatesUkraineRussia After accusing Volodymyr Zelenskyy of starting the war against Russia, Trump calls him a "dictator".
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25United StatesArizona. Two small planes collide midair in Arizona, leaving at least one person dead, officials say
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26United States Officials who work to prevent bird flu outbreaks were "accidentally" fired.
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25United StatesThe judge who blocked Trump's illegal funding freeze is facing articles of impeachment for daring to lay down the law against a rogue executive.
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20PalestineIsraelAn Israeli military mission in the illegally occupied West Bank has displaced 40k Palestinians.
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25United StatesAbout a third of Project 2025 has already been implemented.
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17United StatesTrump's fascist border czar wants the DOJ to go after AOC.
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19BrazilBrazil’s former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula
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14United StatesThe New York Times is encouraging writers to use AI to create headlines.
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20United StatesDOGE's illegal budget cuts are hobbling wildfire preparedness.
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20United StatesRaging Neo-Nazi "influencer" Jack Posobiec is being embraced by the Trump administration.
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21United StatesTexas. 11 year old Texas girl bullied over her family's immigration status has taken her own life.
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17United StatesThe Washington Post censors a hundred and fifteen thousand dollar "Fire Elon Musk" ad meant to run in its Tuesday edition. (If you want to check out what Bezos censored, you can click this link here.)
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20United StatesCanada Sneak preview of the water wars.
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20United StatesUtah. Utah governor signs collective bargaining ban for teachers, firefighters and police unions.
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21United StatesMaryland. Trump's anti-DEI order has stopped the Maryland National Guard from celebrating Frederick Douglass.
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13United StatesRomaniaTrump is pressuring Romania to drop restrictions on the Tate brothers.
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16United StatesUtah. Gay Pride Flag.svg New legislation in Utah would allow Nazi and Confederate flags to be flown in schools and government buildings, but not Pride ones.
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19United StatesIsraelPalestineA Jewish man shot two Israeli tourists in Miami because he mistook them for Palestinians.
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20United States You know what America could use right about now? Fewer air traffic controllers.
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12Chile A kayaker in Chile got swallowed and then spit out by a humpback whale.
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20United StatesTrans flag.svg The feds have removed references to the transgender community from the Stonewall National Monument website.
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21United StatesNew York. Trans flag.svg Authorities have found the body of a man who was tortured to death for being trans. Five people have been arrested in connection with the murder.
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12India Eighteen killed in New Delhi station crush.
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25United StatesTrans flag.svg The Pentagon has announced a ban on transgender enlistment.
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41United States Elon Musk sparks chaos at the National Nuclear Security Administration as the agency is forced to fire hundreds of people tasked with maintaining the US nuclear weapons stockpile. However, the firings are now on "pause", since nuclear weapons security might be important or something. Update: Trump administration wants to rehire these people but can't find some of them because they're now locked out of their government-issue email accounts.
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34United Kingdom Over 1,700 scientists sign an open letter to the Royal Society urging it to expel Elon Musk from its fellowship, citing his "assault on scientific research in the US that has fallen foul of federal courts”.
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22United States The US Department of Housing and Development is set to purge half its workforce.
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27United States Matt Schlapp, the chairman of CPAC, allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a bar.
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22United StatesMyanmar A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after being forced out of a US-funded clinic. You can thank Trump's foreign aid freeze for her death.
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20United States Avid defenders of women's sports secure a pay cut for women athletes.
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25UkraineRussia Russian drone damages radiation shield at Chernobyl, Ukraine says
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2United StatesRussia Trump says Russia should be readmitted to G7
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28United States Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. confirmed as US health secretary. Mitch McConnell, in a stopped clock moment, joined the Democrats in the dissenting votes.
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27United States In a win for the corruption lobby, Trump has announced he won't enforce a law that prohibits the bribing of foreign government officials.
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25United States The Trump administration has restored websites containing key health information following a court order.
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24United StatesTrans flag.svg Hegseth orders an immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for all active-duty service members.
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25United States Trump says he has directed the Treasury to stop minting new pennies.
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22United States GOP aims to pass a "SAVE Act", with 104 congresscritters co-sponsoring it in the 118th Congress. It'd tighten voter ID requirements for federal elections, to prevent noncitizens from voting (which was once legal but no longer is). The bulk of the effect, however, would be on voters who are citizens. This includes married women, who often change their name but may not update documents; that's more likely to describe married Republican women than married Democratic women.
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7United States Trump administration officially declares the Gulf of Mexico is now called the "Gulf of America". Update: The administration blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event because the organization didn't change its style manual to say "Gulf of America". Can you say freedom fries?
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15United States Trump administration aims to cut billions in medical research spending. The order is already being legally challenged by 22 states.
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13United States As Elon Musk and JD Vance flirt with the idea of openly defying federal judges, they risk a constitutional crisis.
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25United StatesCanadaEuropean Union Trump's tariff threats against Canada, aiming for a "51st state", have created a wave of defiant patriotism across Canada, and relations have deteriorated. Justin Trudeau emphasized the long history of very good relations between the US and Canada. Trump continues to insist he's serious about economically forcing Canada to join the United States. In the face of this, the Canadians are looking at increasing trade with the European Union.
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11United StatesPalestine Trump wants the United States to take over Gaza and move its residents to other countries, says they would have no right of return.
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15United StatesUnited Nations UNAIDS: Trump administration's defunding of global HIV/AIDS programs could ultimately result in over 6 million deaths.
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18United States JD Vance brings up medieval Catholic doctrine to justify deporting immigrants. Consulting the modern Church may not have been an option as one can presume they were displeased by potential ICE raids against churches themselves, or really the whole deportation plan in general. Update: Pope Francis releases a letter supporting "U.S. Bishops in migrant advocacy", which references the ordo amoris concept Vance cited.
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22the World Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition "Atrophied and Unprepared": Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use. D'oh!
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19United StatesMontana. The Montana legislature is considering a bill that would ban the use of mRNA vaccines.
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27United StatesGay Pride Flag.svg Trump administration reportedly threatens the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children with defunding unless they censor mentions of LGBT people on their website. (LGBT acceptance is elaborated in some research to have protective effects for children in areas like homelessness.)
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17United States Trump fires the board of the Kennedy Center and appoints himself as its new chairman.
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23United States One of Musk's DOGE-ies was previously fired for leaking a company's internal information, one may presume that was his qualification. Update: A cybersecurity site claims he was also part of a cybercriminal community.
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22United StatesCanada In a hot-mic moment, Trudeau is heard saying Trump's desire to make Canada a 51st state is "a real thing".
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30United StatesTrans flag.svg A federal judge has put a halt to the transfer of transgender women to all-male prisons.
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37United StatesThe majority of Americans disapprove of Musk and DOGE.
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36the WorldGoogle has quietly dropped a promise not to use AI for weapons.
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20United StatesThe Trump administration is offering "buyouts" to the entire CIA workforce.
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23United KingdomScotlandThe Scottish government announces it will not be banning cats.
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27RussiaGermany Russia supported car sabotage spree in Germany disguised as climate activists to influence general election campaign, report says.
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41United StatesThe Proud Boys lose control of their name to a black church they vandalized. This was because the PBs failed to pay a $2.8 million judgment against them for their vandalizing of the church.
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33United StatesCanada Trump pauses tariffs on Canada for one month to allow time for negotiations; Trudeau promises to increase security at the US-Canada border to halt fentanyl smuggling. Note that US authorities seized a grand total of 43 pounds of fentanyl coming from Canada in 2024, compared to 21,000 from Mexico.
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23United StatesMexico Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico for one month to allow time for negotiations; Mexican President Sheinbaum will send 10,000 soldiers to the US-Mexico border to combat drug trafficking.
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15United States Musk calls USAID a ‘criminal organization’ that should ‘die’
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18United StatesPanama New US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, meets the president of Panama.
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29United States Hedge funds bet that US stock markets will crash after Trump's tariffs go into effect
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23United StatesCanadaMexicoChina Trump starts new trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China. This includes tariffs on oil imports. Trump states the trade war may cause "some pain" but "will all be worth the price". He also says Canada should become the "51st state" to avoid the tariffs. Goldman Sachs reports a sharp rise in hedge funds shorting the stock market.
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32United StatesTrans flag.svg The CDC (a US government agency) sends its employees a list of "forbidden terms" banned from being said in scientific studies produced by CDC researchers. (Article also in MedPage Today.) In similar news, such terms are being scrubbed from health agency websites themselves.
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31United States Department of Justice seeks list of "potentially thousands" of FBI agents for potential mass firings, especially any involved with investigations into January 6 cases. (The FBI employs some 38,000 people.) Trump's nominee for FBI director is known to endorse conspiracy theories about the event, blaming at least parts of J6 on the FBI itself.