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Executive order would ban federal employee unionization, collective bargaining

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 1:51 PM

Thousands of federal workers may lose the right to unionize after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would ban employees in several departments and agencies from doing so. ... Read full Story

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Utah becomes first state to ban fluoride from its public drinking water

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 1:31 PM

Utah became the first U.S. state to ban fluoride in its public water systems under bill signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox. ... Read full Story

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Trump asks Supreme Court to lift deportation block of alleged gang members

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 12:45 PM

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Friday to lift lower court orders that stopped deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. ... Read full Story

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Donald Trump pardons Nikola founder Trevor Milton on fraud conviction

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 12:21 PM

The founder of bankrupt electric vehicle maker Nikola has received an unconditional pardon from President Donald Trump. ... Read full Story

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JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance to visit Space Force base in Greenland

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 11:39 AM

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are headed to Greenland to visit a U.S. Space Force base. ... Read full Story

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Elon Musk to speak in Wisconsin, give away $2M in prizes for petition signatures

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 11:22 AM

Elon Musk is headed for Wisconsin to speak with voters and then hand a million dollars to two of them. ... Read full Story

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PCE: Fed's preferred inflation gauge rises 0.4% in February; higher than expecations

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 10:47 AM

Federal economic agencies say personal income and spending went up in February, but inflation grew as well. ... Read full Story

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Justice Department probes five California universities for DEI admission policies

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 7:38 AM

The U.S. Justice Department has begun an investigation into the admission policies of five California universities to see if any still employ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices. ... Read full Story

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U.S. has revoked hundreds of visas over links to pro-Palestinian protests, says Rubio

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 5:10 AM

The State Department has revoked at least 300 visas, mostly over pro-Palestinian protests, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as the United States cracks down on the activism of foreign-born residents. ... Read full Story

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Trump orders removal of 'divisive,' 'anti-American ideology' Smithsonian exhibits

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 2:30 AM

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restore "truth and sanity to American history" by directing the Smithsonian to eliminate "divisive" and "anti-American ideology" from its museums. ... Read full Story

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Trump targets WilmerHale with executive order over hiring Robert Mueller, continuing punitive campaign against law firms

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 12:27 AM

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to strip lawyers at WilmerHale of their security clearances, ... Read full Story

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Michigan resident dies of rabies contracted from transplanted organ

By upi.com | | 3/28/2025 12:08 AM

A Michigan resident has died from rabies contracted while undergoing an organ transplant, according to state health officials. ... Read full Story

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Report: Air travel between the United States and Canada drops 70%

By upi.com | | 3/27/2025 10:59 PM

Airline travel between the U.S. and Canada has dropped by 70% compared to the same time last year, the result of dueling tariffs between the two countries and U.S. overtures to make Canada the 51st state. ... Read full Story

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Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department used faulty DNA kits in 4,000 cases

By upi.com | | 3/27/2025 9:52 PM

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will retest more than 4,000 DNA samples after announcing it used a faulty testing kit for at least eight months. ... Read full Story

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Remains of captured WWII U.S. airman identified as Cpl. Glenn Hodak

By upi.com | | 3/27/2025 9:28 PM

Forensics investigators identified the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn Hodak nearly 80 years after his B-29 bomber was shot down over Tokyo in March 1945. ... Read full Story

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Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal chats

By upi.com | | 3/27/2025 7:48 PM

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Thursday ordered Trump administration officials to preserve their controversial Signal app chat that discussed a pending military strike in Yemen. ... Read full Story

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New York clerk refuses to process Texas penalty for abortion doc

By upi.com | | 3/27/2025 6:57 PM

A New York county clerk is refusing to process a $113,000 fine against a New York doctor found guilty of prescribing abortion-inducing medications in Texas. ... Read full Story

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Migrant children advocates sue Department of Health and Human Service over funding cuts

By upi.com | | 3/27/2025 6:23 PM

Advocates for migrant children filed suit Thursday against the Department of Health and Human Services for cutting funding to programs that support unaccompanied minors. ... Read full Story

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Trump administration reopens online applications for income-driven student loan repayment

By upi.com | | 3/27/2025 5:23 PM

The Department of Education has reopened online applications for a student loan repayment program used by millions of people, it announced Thursday. ... Read full Story

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Trump withdraws Elise Stefanik’s U.N. ambassadorship nomination

By upi.com | | 3/27/2025 5:06 PM

President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., for U.N. ambassador because he said he needs her vote in the House of Representatives. ... Read full Story

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Mavericks' Anthony Davis returns from eye injury to hit game-winner in huge result for playoff pursuit

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 03 2025

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Three sci-fi visions of alternate worlds

by BookPage | Apr 03 2025

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Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

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The stock market is riding an oversold rally for now. Here’s when it stalls out.

by MarketWatch.com | Mar 20 2025

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MicroSD Express Cards For Nintendo Switch 2 - Here Are Your Options

by GameSpot | Apr 02 2025

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Compounded GLP-1s Helped Them Lose Weight, But New FDA Rule Could Block Access

by Healthline.com | Apr 02 2025

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Microsoft Copilot Can Easily Create Notes on Just About Anything. Here's How

by CNET | Apr 02 2025

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Here’s Why Only Some Pickles Have Ridges

by Reader's Digest | Mar 20 2025

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These Common Projects Dupes Get You the Look of the Musician-Loved Sneakers for One-Third the Price

by Billboard | Apr 02 2025

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After-hours stocks pries slide after Trump's announces worldwide tariffs

by upi.com | Apr 02 2025

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Man does 10,001 pull-ups in 24 hours to reclaim world record

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 02 2025

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Republicans seen more favorably, more united than Democrats: Poll

by The Hill | Apr 02 2025

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What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

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Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

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Spring Allergies Are Back…With a Vengeance. Here’s How to Deal

by Self.com | Apr 02 2025

Word of the Day

snark

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 3, 2025 is:

snark • \SNAHRK\ • noun

Snark is an informal word that refers to an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.

// The stand-up comedian’s set was full of snark about current events, which had the audience rolling in the aisles.

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Examples:

“With snark and whimsy, [Zelda] Williams and the screenwriter Diablo Cody … put a playfully macabre spin on the Frankenstein legend that doubles as a subversive exploration of the universal desire to be loved and understood.” — Erik Piepenburg, The New York Times, 16 Aug. 2024

Did you know?

Credit for snark is often given to Lewis Carroll, on the basis of his having written a poem with this word in the title, back in the 1870s. The modern snark, however, is a back-formation (“a word formed by subtraction of a real or supposed affix from an already existing longer word”), a class of words that includes burgle and back-stab. It comes from taking the longer word snarky and subtracting the -y. Snarky emerged in English around the turn of the 20th century, initially with the meaning of “snappish, crotchety,” and then later took on the sense of “sarcastic, impertinent, or irreverent in tone or manner.” The noun snark is a much more recent addition to the language, arising in the 1990s. It was preceded by the verb snark, “to make an irreverent or sarcastic comment, to say something snarky,” which dates to the late 1980s.

Executive order would ban federal employee unionization, collective bargaining

Utah becomes first state to ban fluoride from its public drinking water

Trump asks Supreme Court to lift deportation block of alleged gang members

Donald Trump pardons Nikola founder Trevor Milton on fraud conviction

JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance to visit Space Force base in Greenland

Elon Musk to speak in Wisconsin, give away $2M in prizes for petition signatures

PCE: Fed's preferred inflation gauge rises 0.4% in February; higher than expecations

Justice Department probes five California universities for DEI admission policies

U.S. has revoked hundreds of visas over links to pro-Palestinian protests, says Rubio

Trump orders removal of 'divisive,' 'anti-American ideology' Smithsonian exhibits

Trump targets WilmerHale with executive order over hiring Robert Mueller, continuing punitive campaign against law firms

Michigan resident dies of rabies contracted from transplanted organ

Report: Air travel between the United States and Canada drops 70%

Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department used faulty DNA kits in 4,000 cases

Remains of captured WWII U.S. airman identified as Cpl. Glenn Hodak

Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal chats

New York clerk refuses to process Texas penalty for abortion doc

Migrant children advocates sue Department of Health and Human Service over funding cuts

Trump administration reopens online applications for income-driven student loan repayment

Trump withdraws Elise Stefanik’s U.N. ambassadorship nomination

USA Government

Mavericks' Anthony Davis returns from eye injury to hit game-winner in huge result for playoff pursuit

Three sci-fi visions of alternate worlds

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

The stock market is riding an oversold rally for now. Here’s when it stalls out.

MicroSD Express Cards For Nintendo Switch 2 - Here Are Your Options

Compounded GLP-1s Helped Them Lose Weight, But New FDA Rule Could Block Access

Microsoft Copilot Can Easily Create Notes on Just About Anything. Here's How

Here’s Why Only Some Pickles Have Ridges

These Common Projects Dupes Get You the Look of the Musician-Loved Sneakers for One-Third the Price

After-hours stocks pries slide after Trump's announces worldwide tariffs

Man does 10,001 pull-ups in 24 hours to reclaim world record

Republicans seen more favorably, more united than Democrats: Poll

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

Spring Allergies Are Back…With a Vengeance. Here’s How to Deal

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1.Man does 10,001 pull-ups in 24 hours to reclaim world record

2.D.C. man's $1M lottery win was predicted by a dream

3.Look: Suspected serval captured wandering loose in Ohio

4.Look: One fugitive otter captured in Wisconsin, one still missing

5.Watch: Women have been exchanging the same birthday card for 81 years

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7.Watch: $2.5M lottery ticket left in pocket of jacket donated to charity

8.April Fools' 2025: 'Silent' Crunch bar, ranch-flavored Olipop

9.Small dog plucked out of 'ruff waters' of New York's East River

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