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White House orders pause of federal grantsAn internal memo sent by the White House on Monday instructs agencies to pause all federal grants while evaluating their compliance with Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), among others.“Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal,” wrote Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of…

Fan Wang and João da SilvaBBC NewsGetty ImagesWhen ChatGPT stormed the world of artificial intelligence (AI), an inevitable question followed: did it spell trouble for China, America’s biggest tech rival? Two years on, a new AI model from China has flipped that question: can the US stop Chinese innovation? For a while, Beijing seemed to fumble with its answer to ChatGPT, which is not available in China. Unimpressed users mocked Ernie, the chatbot by search engine giant Baidu. Then came versions by tech firms Tencent and ByteDance, which were dismissed as followers of ChatGPT – but not as good.Washington was…

PoliticusUSA is an independent, ad-free voice for what really matters to the American people. Please support us by becoming a subscriber.At the House Republican retreat, Speaker Mike Johnson was asked House Republicans running on lowering costs and Trump imposing tariffs that will raise costs. Johnson answered: I’m not going to predict, um, the outcome of it. First of all, which tariffs will be enacted and how it will affect prices. We’ll have to see. I think you’re you’re seeing a measured approach by the president. Um, tariffs clearly is going to be a part of the policy agenda from the White…

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A local Florida police officer apprehended a man on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list during a routine traffic stop over the weekend, earning praise from the federal agency.Sgt. Michelle Bilbrey arrested Donald Eugene Fields II, 60, around 9:15 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 27/441 and Rolling Acres Road in Lady Lake, the Lady Lake Police Department said in a news release.Fields, who is facing federal charges of child sex trafficking and state charges of child rape, was apprehended after Bilbrey ran his vehicle’s license plate and discovered that it was not registered to the car…

Rafah mayor urges displaced civilians not to return to areas of the city as it remains ‘extremely dangerous’As per the terms of the fragile ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. which came into effect on 19 January, Israeli forces have withdrawn from Rafah’s city centre in the southern Gaza Strip. However, the city’s mayor has urged displaced Palestinians seeking to return to the devastated city to exercise caution as Israeli soldiers remain stationed along the Philadelphi Corridor – the 9-mile-long (14km) strip of land along the Gaza-Egypt border.The Israeli military has warned civilians to stay clear of the area within…

UN aid agencies have warned of a major humanitarian crisis in the Congolese city of Goma, with hospitals overwhelmed by casualties and bodies lying on the streets.Thousands of people have been fleeing “multiple active conflict zones”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said.The aid agencies said their warehouses with food and medical supplies have been looted as M23 rebels continue to battle to take control of the city. Anger has been growing over the M23 offensive, and calls for peace talks to end the fighting are mounting.”Hospitals are overwhelmed. There are currently hundreds of people in hospital, most admitted with gunshot…

These stuffed cookies with candy bars are outrageously good and surprisingly easy to make. We use our homemade chocolate chip cookie dough and then stuff mini candy bars inside. You will love them! My family loves these gooey stuffed cookies. We take our favorite mini candy bars and stuff them inside chocolate chip cookie dough, bake, and devour them while they are still a little warm. In our photos, we’ve used Milky Way bars, which melt down inside the cookies, adding gooey chocolate and caramel to the middle. Snickers would be fantastic, as would Reese’s cups, which we also use…

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. Kelsey Grammer is seeing a shift in Los Angeles politics, all stemming from what he feels was mismanagement of fire prevention by state and local governments.”I’ve always been a little bit on the more conservative side of things politically…

Ever played a racing game that focuses exclusively on the racing aspect and avoids any unnecessary gimmicks or micro-transactions, and respects its roots to the T? I am not sure about you but for me, Tokyo Xtreme Racer fits that bill, a game I have been playing a lot over the last few days. For those who are unaware, the Tokyo Extreme series has been around for almost three decades and primarily focuses on night-time street racing on Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway. Its Japanese title literally translates to “Metropolitan Expressway Battle”, an indication that you have go to head-to-head against your…