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The EPA's acting director let go of members of two of the agency's influential advisory committees on Tuesday. In an email, James Payne said they could reapply for their positions.

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  • National

Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."

January 29, 2025
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  • Alejandra Borunda
This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station on Sept. 13, 2024. On Tuesday, President Trump said he asked Elon Musk and SpaceX to "go get" the astronauts who have been on the I.S.S. since June after their original weeklong test flight on Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule has been extended.

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  • Space

Trump asks SpaceX to 'go get' two stranded ISS astronauts. They're not stranded

Two NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station in June on Boeing's Starliner capsule. The test flight was planned for eight days but technical troubles forced the capsule to return empty.

January 29, 2025
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  • Brendan Byrne
French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech in front of the <em>Mona Lisa</em> by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre in Paris on Tuesday.

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  • World

The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room

French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame.

January 28, 2025
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley and
  • Nick Spicer
Starbucks is trying to stem the loss of customers by simplifying its menu, reintroducing ceramic mugs and making other changes to be more like a local coffee house.

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  • Business

See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu

Starbucks is trying to fix falling sales by changing its vibe back to coffee-house roots. The new CEO says parts of the plan, like free non-dairy milk, are helping bring people back.

January 28, 2025
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  • Alina Selyukh
The front of the U.S. Agency of International Development headquarters in Washington, D.C.  The agency funds projects that aim to alleviate poverty and disease and serve humanitarian needs  around the world. A round of layoffs this week terminated nearly 400 contract employees.

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  • Global Health

Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order

All departments were affected, including offices that address HIV and AIDS, infectious disease and child health.

January 28, 2025
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  • Fatma Tanis
A clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, disperses anti-HIV medications. Its work has been supported by the U.S. PEPFAR program. The Trump administration has now put PEPFAR funding — and activities — on hold.

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  • Global Health

Trump's 'stop-work' order for PEPFAR cuts off anti-HIV drugs for patients

As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.

January 28, 2025
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By:
  • Melody Schreiber and
  • Fatma Tanis
The Pentagon seal in the Pentagon Briefing Room in Arlington, Virginia., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

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  • Politics

Trump has issued a number of orders affecting the military. Here's what they do

President Trump signed a number of new executive orders Monday night aimed at the U.S. military. Here is a breakdown of what he signed.

January 28, 2025
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  • Tom Bowman
Neymar celebrates during the Saudi Pro League Trophy presentation at Kingdom Arena back in May of 2024.

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  • Sports

Neymar leaves Saudi team to return to his first soccer club in Brazil

Neymar struggled through physical injuries for most of his time in the Middle East, with a previous ACL rupture that kept him sidelined for a year.

January 28, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo

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A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black history

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.

January 28, 2025
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  • Tonya Mosley
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaks the sound barrier on Jan. 28.

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  • National

The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.

January 28, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
A DeepSeek artificial intelligence logo on a mobile, arranged in Riga, Latvia, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.

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  • Asia

DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?

Buzz around DeepSeek built into a wave of concern that hammered tech stocks on Monday.

January 28, 2025
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  • John Ruwitch
Artist's rendering of Sealab III.

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  • Arts & Life

The Navy's experimental underwater habitat

While NASA was trying to put a man on the moon, the Navy was quietly conducting a series of tests to see if humans could live and work on the deep seafloor.

January 28, 2025
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  • Sarah Kate Kramer
It's gotten a lot more expensive to buy a home — making renting a more attractive option.

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  • Your Money

Did you plan to buy a home -- but found renting is cheaper? We want to hear from you

As mortgage rates and home prices have risen, the rent vs. buy calculation has changed. If you're renting when you'd planned to buy, tell us your story.

January 28, 2025
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has 30 days to present a plan on how to implement President Trump's executive order on transgender people in the military.

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  • Health

Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military

The executive order speaks of transgender identity in sweeping and dismissive terms, and sets the stage for a policy that is more restrictive and punitive than the ban from Trump's first term.

January 28, 2025
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board under former President Joe Biden, was fired on Monday by President Trump.

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  • Business

Trump fires labor board officials, setting up legal fight

President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.

January 28, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
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