Johns Hopkins Announces Over 2,000 Job Cuts Following USAID Funding Cuts
The Trump administration’s decision to reduce funding for USAID programs resulted in Johns Hopkins University firing over 2,000 employees. The budget reduction targets essential global health operations, including Indian HIV prevention strategies and Bangladesh diarrheal disease clinical trial work.
Drake’s Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group: A Legal Battle Over ‘Not Like Us’
Universal Music Group (UMG) filed a motion for dismissal in court against Drake after the Canadian rapper took legal action against them. The dispute about Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” has created widespread music industry and public interest because of the claims made by Canadian rapper Drake.
Equity Group Hosts Columbia Business School MBA Students for Knowledge Exchange
Dr. James Mwangi from Equity Group was the host when he joined Columbia Business School’s MBA program (2025-2026) at the Equity Centre. Equity Group’s business approach was emphasized during the workshop, along with its essential contribution toward East African entrepreneurship development and economic growth.
The Deadly Impact of Dust Storms: Kansas Highway Pileup
A destructive dust storm produced an enormous traffic collision on Interstate 70 west of Kansas, which took eight lives last week. Nothing predicted the sudden storm that merged with a wall of dust, which limited visibility so much that fifty vehicles crashed into one another. The New Mexico region experienced parallel road closure conditions following observations, which prevented further accidents from happening.
Teens Charged with Murder in Shocking Hit-and-Run of Bicyclist
A tragic hit-and-run incident which killed three Albuquerque New Mexico teenagers became known to the public after camera footage of the act was released. The May occurrence has led to serious criminal charges for two suspects including a 13-year-old and a 15-year-old with an 11-year-old currently under police investigation.
Trump claims that the US and Putin had “productive” discussions about the war in Ukraine
Talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the US-proposed ceasefire agreement in Ukraine have been hailed as “good and productive.”
This comes after the Kremlin confirmed that Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff met Thursday night in Moscow. They shared information and expressed the US’ “cautious optimism” over a peace process.
According to Trump’s Friday Truth Social post, the negotiations offered “a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end.”
“Perfect captain” Fernandes “needs to trust teammates sometimes”
Ruben Amorim, the head coach of Manchester United, is sure that Bruno Fernandes will help him when he needs it, but he wishes his captain would “trust” his teammates more. The Portuguese manager spoke after his countryman’s hat-trick in United’s 4-1 Europa League victory over Real Sociedad at Old Trafford. Fernandes is the kind of player who gets equally as much praise and criticism.
Putin lays out terms for a ceasefire in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has stated that while he supports the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, “questions” still surround the specifics of the truce. During discussions with the United States earlier this week, Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire plan, to which the Russian president was reacting.
Trump threatens to impose a 200% EU alcohol tariff
After US President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on all alcohol imported into the US from the European Union (EU), the EU also threatened to impose a 50% tax on whiskey imports from the US in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to the US.
Two judges mandate that the Trump administration reinstate fired employees
Two US judges have ordered several federal government agencies to restore the jobs of probationary employees who were fired in large numbers by the Trump administration last month. California District Judge William Alsup described the dismissal of these workers as a “sham” strategy to avoid following the correct procedures for cutting the federal workforce.