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A view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, D.C. EPA employees are among the federal workers who have negotiated telework arrangements in their collective bargaining contracts.

Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."

Ukrainians in front-line regions reel from losses, but say hope dies last for them

Into their fourth year of war, Ukrainians living in or near front-line regions of their country grapple with their losses and contemplate an uncertain future.

More teens say they're using ChatGPT for schoolwork, a new study finds

According to the survey, 26% of students ages 13-17 are using the artificial intelligence bot to help them with their assignments.

Students line up to enter their classrooms on the first day of school at Loma Vista Elementary School in Salinas on Aug. 8, 2023.

California, other states sue to halt massive layoffs at U.S. Department of Education

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to make such drastic changes.

After being inaugurated for his second president term, President Donald Trump has frozen virtually all U.S. foreign aid and issued a "stop work" order for groups in other countries that are funded by the U.S. government. Above: At the start of the pandemic, members of the Honduran Armed Forces carry a box containing diagnostic kits to test for COVID-19, donated by the United States Agency for International Development and the International Organization for Migration.

U.S. puts virtually all foreign aid on 90-day hold, issues 'stop-work' order

Following Trump's Monday freeze on foreign aid, a subsequent memo calls for for a stop-work order for current grants and contracts.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he is stepping down, addressing Canadians from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada, on Monday. Trudeau said he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal Party chooses a new leader.

Canada's Justin Trudeau says he will resign as party leader and prime minister

Trudeau's decision after almost a decade in power sets the stage for a succession fight to select a new prime minister.

President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace after giving a joint statement in New Delhi, India, Feb. 25, 2020.

Modi and Trump's rapport may be tested as Indian prime minister visits Washington

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a nationalist criticized over India's democratic backsliding, has welcomed President Trump's return to the White House. India so far has been spared new tariffs.

The European Court of Human Rights, located in Strasbourg, eastern France, said the French woman should not be at blame for her divorce because she refused sexual relations with her husband.

French woman who refused sex with husband not to blame for divorce, rights court says

Europe's top human rights court ruled the woman's right to respect for private and family life had been violated when French courts found her solely at fault for her divorce because she withheld sex.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health agencies are under a communications freeze which has affected some regular updates to public-facing health sites.

Under communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not others

One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaks the sound barrier on Jan. 28.

The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.

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