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FDA Fast-Tracks Autism-Related Drug Amid Controversy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) an accelerated pathway to update the label of leucovorin, a decades-old drug, for the treatment of cerebral folate deficiency, a metabolic disorder linked...

U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Sixth Day Amid Standoff Between Trump and Democrats

The U.S. government shutdown extended into its sixth day on Monday, with President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats at an impasse over federal funding. The Republican-led Senate is set to vote on competing funding...

Trump Freezes $2.1 Billion Chicago Transit Funds as Shutdown Deepens

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday froze $2.1 billion in funding for Chicago’s transit system, intensifying pressure on Democrats as a government shutdown entered its third day. The move, part of a broader...

U.S. to Deport 400 Iranians Amid Crackdown on Illegal Immigration

The United States is set to deport around 400 Iranians, most of whom entered the country illegally, as part of President Donald Trump’s broader immigration crackdown, a senior Iranian official said Tuesday. Hossein Noushabadi,...

Nevada U.S. Attorney Faces Ethics Scrutiny Over Election Fraud Probe

Nevada’s Interim U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah has requested the FBI investigate Republican claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters. Chattah provided federal agents with a...

Federal Drug Prosecutions Hit Decades-Low Amid Immigration Focus

For the first time in decades, the number of people charged with federal drug offenses in the U.S. has dropped sharply, according to a Reuters analysis of nearly 2 million court records. Between January...

Tensions Escalate as ICE Crackdown Sparks Clashes in U.S. Cities

Violent confrontations erupted in several U.S. cities this week amid President Donald Trump’s intensified immigration crackdown. In New York, video showed an immigration officer shoving an Ecuadorian asylum seeker, Monica Moreta-Galarza, to the ground...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Divest TikTok’s U.S. Operations, Valued at $14 Billion

Washington D.C.: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order approving the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a group of American and global investors, aiming to address national security concerns outlined in...

New Zealand’s Monique Avril Fortune Triumphs at Kochi’s Mrs Glam Universe 2025

Kochi played host to a dazzling international celebration as Monique Avril Fortune from New Zealand clinched the Mrs Glam Universe 2025 crown on September 23rd at the Gokulam Convention Centre. The crown was presented...

Vishani Munasinghe Brings Mrs Glam World Asia 2025 Crown to Sri Lanka

The global stage of Mrs Glam World 2025 turned into a proud moment for Sri Lanka as Vishani Munasinghe secured the prestigious title of Mrs Glam World Asia 2025. Hosted on September 23rd in...