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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady yesterday as concerns loom over President Trump’s new tariffs. And, a judge denied a request to block DOGE’s takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace. (Image credit: Mark Wilson)

Live updates: White House steps up attacks on judges who halt Trump actions  The Washington Post

Trump urged to target ‘coercive and discriminatory’ Australian media laws by Musk’s X, Apple, Google and Meta  The Guardian US

Exclusive: Intelligence shared with White House shows Ukrainians not ‘encircled’ in Kursk  Reuters U.S. Intelligence Contradicts Trump on Ukraine: Report  Newsweek Vladimir Putin says Ukraine must surrender after Donald Trump calls for soldiers to be spared  ABC News With forced withdrawal, Russia takes

Exclusive: Intelligence shared with White House shows Ukrainians not ‘encircled’ in Kursk  Reuters

US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student  Reuters Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says  POLITICO Georgetown University researcher detained by immigration authorities, lawyer says  The Washington Post ICE arrests Indian Georgetown doctoral student,

If our 13.8 billion-year-old cosmos could be considered middle-aged, researchers note these new images captured around its 380,000th birthday represent a snapshot of the universe as a newborn. (Image credit: ACT Collaboration; ESA / Planck Collaboration)

Trump’s Appetite for Revenge Is Insatiable  The Atlantic

Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Mark Carney Issues Canada Ultimatum to Donald Trump  Newsweek