Daily Archives: January 28, 2025

2025-01-28: News Headlines

The Independent (2025-01-28). African Union urges Trump to revisit US exit from WHO. independent.co.ug Trump cited dissatisfaction over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the inequality of contributions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The African Union on Jan.22 urged new U.S. President Donald Trump to revisit his decision to withdraw Washington from the World Health Organisation. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said that as a …

Staff (2025-01-27). Christian Nationalist at the Pentagon: Pete Hegseth's Calvinist Sect Embraces Confederacy, Crusades. democracynow.org The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary by just one vote. Hegseth has "very clear" ties to extreme Christian nationalism, as well as a history of alleged sexual assault and abuse. Logan Davis, a reporter in Denver, Colorado, who grew up in the same classical Christian educational movement that Hegseth is raising his family in, explains the problematic ideology that shapes it. Hegseth has endorsed leaders in the community and their beliefs that the church possesses supremacy over worldly affairs, antebellum slavery was a "beneficent American i…

Zane McNeill (2025-01-27). Trump-Appointed Labor Secretary Halts Anti-Discrimination Enforcement. truthout.org Donald Trump's Acting Labor Secretary Vincent Micone issued an order on Friday directing the Department of Labor (DOL) staff to "immediately cease and desist" enforcing government contractors' adherence to anti-discrimination laws and affirmative action initiatives. Micone's order directed the agency to cease all activities under Executive Order 11246, which President Trump revoked earlier… |

newarab (2025-01-27). Israeli MKs push draft bill for settlers to buy Palestinian land. newarab.com The The "Elimination of the Discrimination in the Purchase of Real Estate in Judea and Samaria" bill, previously proposed by Bezalel Smotrich, was introduced by Moshe Solomon of the

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