Australia needs its own DOGE to run a fine-tooth comb through our government coffers in light of US development agency's $63 billion blow out
Over the last week, revelation after revelation from Elon Musk’s DOGE has uncovered that USAID (the arm of the State Department responsible for administering foreign aid and development assistance), ...
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The Mercury’s Sound Off for Saturday, February 15
Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...
A collection of USAID funding rumors, fact-checked
With a promise to end "waste, fraud and abuse" within the agency, the Trump administration has made various claims about its ...
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ triumphs with $40M sales on first day
Marvel’s Anthony Edwards-helmed action flick “Captain America: Brave New World” generated $40 million in first-day receipts in the United States.
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Shutting down USAID threatens to endanger world’s poorer nations
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US government’s primary channel for humanitarian aid and disaster ...