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At the Breaking Point: The State of the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025 — A Report by the American Foreign Service Association
America’s global leadership depends on a strong, professional diplomatic workforce. But in 2025, the U.S. Foreign Service faces an unprecedented crisis. Personnel losses, political interference, and the erosion of America’s soft power have pushed the diplomatic corps to a breaking point—just as global threats intensify.
Republican leadership tiring of Defense Secretary...
VR Headsets Take War-scarred Children To World Away From Gaza
Children scarred by the war in Gaza are undergoing a therapy programme using virtual reality headsets that transport the youngsters to a world far away from the destruction around them.
Anonymous philanthropy is history: From Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to the Tangs, meet the new royal donors
In a narcissistic twist, society’s benefactors broadcast that they are as generous as they are powerful, getting their names associated with culturally relevant institutions in exchange for cash
3 Out of 4 California Families With Young Kids Can’t Afford At Least 1 Basic Need | KQED
Parents of young children are often the first to feel the affordability crisis, experts say, because they’re in the most expensive phase of life.
In Trump country, suburban grandmas push back against ICE...
How Trump made his Justice Department a tool for retribution
Thousands of DOJ attorneys have left since Trump took office. Here’s where that leaves the department.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
Meet Trump’s ‘nemesis’, the 60-year-old who has been to 1,000 protests
Nadine Otego Seiler’s colourful tactics divide supporters — and embarrass her husband — but she says she is obligated to stand up for those who cannot
New TV ads will urge ICE agents to 'walk away' from their jobs this Thanksgiving
Women's March WIN plans to air new TV commercials on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News in Charlotte, NC and Palm Beach, FL, and on Hulu and Peacock in Chicago, targeting ICE agents
Why a major capital city with 9,700,000 people may be forced to relocate
This is the first time the capital has been moved in Iran because of a catastrophe.
Whispers about Vance marriage grow louder as Second Lady ditches her wedding band...
A groundswell of activism takes hold in the US: ‘We are a bridge to the future’
Everyday people from blue and red states alike are leading actions such as protests, boycotts and mutual aid