Sunday, September 20, 2026
Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives
President’s latest order expected to bring NIH funding under control of Trump administration to align with agenda
Donald Trump’s latest executive order is expected to establish a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health grant funding, marking another attempt by the Trump administration to censor topics that do not align with the president’s agenda.
The executive order, reported by outlets including the Washington Post and Politico, was discussed in a meeting on Friday where senior administration officials accused the NIH of funding “woke” initiatives that went against Trump’s political priorities.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/20/trump-order-nih-health-research-funding-board
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa
Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.
Ed Davey takes aim at Reform and Elon Musk as Lib Dem conference begins
Leader says party ‘won’t give up the fight’ to defeat ‘nasty populism’ in first-day speech to delegates
The Liberal Democrats’ leader, Sir Ed Davey, took aim at Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and Elon Musk on the first day of his party’s annual conference, saying that they “won’t give up the fight” to defeat “nasty populism” and the far-right party’s “£72m arsenal of hate and lies”.
Speaking from the main stage at Brighton Centre, Davey called on the assembled delegates not to be deterred in the face of Reform’s hope “that the anger and the hatred and the lies will grind us down until eventually we just give up”, and praised earlier speakers for showing “why we care and why we fight”.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/19/ed-davey-takes-aim-at-reform-and-elon-musk-as-lib-dem-conference-begins
Friday, September 18, 2026
Watch: Trump says ban on some news outlets is 'because they're fake news'
The US president on Friday announced he is "immediately" banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
Louisiana woman faces charges after 17 cats found dead in extreme-heat conditions
Madison Rebecca Colello, 29, surrenders after 20 other cats in severe distress rescued from business in town of Walker
A Louisiana woman faces dozens of animal cruelty charges after 17 cats were found dead at a local business amid dangerously hot conditions without food or water, with 20 other cats in severe distress being rescued.
Madison Rebecca Colello, 29, surrendered on Thursday morning at the Livingston parish detention center in Walker, Louisiana. She faces 17 felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty – in connection with the dead cats – and 37 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/louisiana-woman-charges-cats-found-dead
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