Thursday Briefing – The New York Times

Trump has reset the command of federal means

White house yesterday He returned back President Trump’s command to freeze the trillion dollars in federal scholarships and loans. The federal judge temporarily blocked the command on Tuesday after provoking mass confusion throughout the country.

Trump’s administration struggled to explain the freezing of funding, a decision interrupted by the Medicaid system, which provides health care for millions of Americans with low income.

Karoline Leavitt, a white house secretary, wrote on social networks that “this is not the deviation of federal funding freezing.” She said the president’s executive order on the federal financing “would remain in full strength and effect, and will be strictly implemented.”

The decision of Trump’s administration to withdraw the directive was a significant turnaround. Democratic leaders celebrated the announcement.

Grilling: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s choice for health secretary, faced difficult questions and struggled to convince Senators that he was not against the vaccine during Confirmation hearing in Washington. Kennedy – who was vocal skeptical to vaccinesHe supports an inortodox diet and has thrown out conspiracy theories – he is one of Trump’s most delicious choices.

Guantánamo Bay: Trump has ordered his administration Prepare to accommodate 30,000 “criminal foreigners” on a navy base. In recent weeks, about 40,000 immigrants have been held in private detention centers and local prisons across the country.

Russian forces seized another city in Ukraine

Building on their swing, Russian forces took control of another small town In Eastern Ukraine, military experts say – another step in their ground pressure to win the entire Donetsk region.

Battlefield cards from independent groups show that the city, Velyka Novosilka, is now under Russian control, and Kremlin claimed on Sunday that it was his arrest. The Ukrainian army acknowledged his withdrawal from most city, but said his troops held a foothold on the northern periphery.

Context: The gain, although modestly, emphasizes the effectiveness of Moscow tactics in Eastern Ukraine: using its prevailing staff for an attack for the relentless, gradual capturing of Ukrainian forces on the movement of Pincer and forcing them to withdraw to avoid the environment.

The plane crashed near Washington, DC

American Airlines passenger plane collided with a military helicopter before collapsing in Rijeka Potomac Yesterday night near Washington, DC, authorities said. All take -off and landings were stopped at the Ronald Reagan National Airport nearby.

Dozens of people were reported to have been on the flight, but there were no immediate information about the victims.

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Seuk Kim left behind a financial career to persecute his dream of becoming a pilot. At the end of last year, took off with four shelter dogs on board – A journey that would see that only some of his passengers make sure home.

Lives Live: Mauricio Funes, former President El Salvador who fled to Nicaragua to avoid corruption investigations, died at 65.

Chinese chatbot claims by herself

While Deepseek withdrew the markets with the new chatbot this week, my colleague Vivian Wang asked the question: Given that she was a start-up from China, how is he moving in Cenzuria Beijing?

“I was absolutely fascinated by the way Chatbot spoke with himself during the explanation procedure as he tried to negotiate with himself, which is not acceptable to share,” Vivian said after testing it. “It was a little like you were watching someone quarrel with you.”

Deepseek was far less censored than most Chinese platforms, but he could also not answer questions such as: “Who did Xi Jinping?” Read more about Vivian’s test.

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That’s it for today’s briefing. And the correction: yesterday’s briefing was wrong to identify a tourist destination in a photo in Croatia. It was in Copenhagen.

See you tomorrow. – Natasha

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