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Trump wants to get rid of FEMA. The future of disaster relief would be grim

January 31, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

‘We’re just praying we don’t get so much as a bad rain in the next four years.’ In an executive order Monday, President Donald Trump demanded a “full-scale review” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and requested a report proposing [...]

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Trump’s WHO Exit ‘A Radical Move’: Public Health Experts

January 31, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading

Public health experts evaluate the global and financial impact of the U.S. leaving the World Health Organization. --- On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the U.S. withdrawal from the World [...]

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When Distributing Aid, Consider Whether It Will Be Seen as a Handout or a Helping Hand

January 31, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

In-kind donations are often more welcome than cash, new research finds. --- The question matters for humanitarian and charitable aid organizations, too. Over the past decade, more of them have begun providing food assistance in the form of cash, as an [...]

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South Korean researchers enhance microgrid optimisation for power balancing

January 31, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

Scientists from South Korea’s Incheon National University have developed a new optimisation model to improve microgrid operation. --- Scientists from South Korea’s Incheon National University have developed new optimisation model to improve microgrid operation in response to unexpected changes in power [...]

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Trump administration revokes “temporary protected status” for Venezuelans in US: report

January 29, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

"Temporary protected status" or TPS is given to foreign citizens who cannot go back to their home country due to war or natural disasters. --- The Trump administration has reportedly revoked the "temporary protected status" for thousands of Venezuelans that are [...]

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Funding pause, foreign aid cutoff spark confusion, concern

January 29, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading

Farm groups and recipients of federal grants and loans are trying to determine the impact of a sweeping directive from the Trump administration to freeze disbursements of federal financial assistance. --- The White House has ordered the review of 2,600 programs [...]

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How President Trump Could Champion a Families First Agenda

January 29, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

by Patrick T. Brown (@PTBwrites) In retrospect, four years out of the White House may have been a blessing in disguise for President Donald Trump. The first days of his second term were marked with the unleashed fury for four years [...]

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Los Angeles VCs unite to launch LA Tech Community Cares Fund for fire recovery

January 29, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

In Los Angeles, the venture community has banded together, launching The LA Tech Community Cares Fund to support fire recovery efforts. --- The thunderstorm was an exhale, after weeks of raging fires and feverish news coverage. The fires are all but [...]

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Traitors finalist inspires £30,000 in donations to Mencap

January 28, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

The charity is “blown away” by the donations it has received after viewers saw Alexander Dragonetti tell his fellow contestants on the BBC show he wanted to win money for the charity that supported his late brother. --- Mencap has received [...]

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Charity regulator writes to Church of England leaders ahead of safeguarding debate

January 28, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

The reminder has been written to members of the church’s policy making body the General Synod as they prepare to consider improvements to safeguarding. --- The Charity Commission has written to Church of England (CoE) General Synod members who are charity [...]

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