Government Shutdown Looms as Trump and Senate Democrats Reach Deal
Washington D.C. - A partial government shutdown appeared likely as President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats reached a deal Thursday evening to avert a looming funding lapse, according to Time. Federal funding was set to lapse at midnight Friday, leaving the deal's passage in both the Senate and the House uncertain.
The debate centered on immigration enforcement, amid high-profile incidents involving federal agents across the country, including two recent killings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, Time reported. The most recent government shutdown, from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, was the longest in U.S. history. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers were furloughed, flights were disrupted across the country, and states' food aid was threatened before Democrats relented on healthcare demands, according to Time.
Senegal and Morocco Fined, Players Banned After African Cup Final Chaos
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Africa's soccer body issued fines worth more than $1 million and banned Senegal's coach and Senegalese and Morocco players Wednesday following a shambolic African Cup soccer final this month, NPR Politics reported. The final involved a walk-off protest by one of the teams, fans trying to storm the field, and fights among journalists. The clashes occurred after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in the game, according to the Associated Press, writing for NPR Politics.
California Addresses Predator Concerns
California lawmakers took initial steps toward addressing public safety concerns posed by the state's growing populations of wolves, mountain lions, and other predators, Phys.org reported. The state's top environmental official called the issue a crisis. A packed hearing before the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife discussed the issue on Jan. 27, according to Phys.org.
Efforts Toward Peace in Gaza
Despite ongoing conflict, an Israeli and a Palestinian are dedicating themselves to peaceful coexistence in the aftermath of the devastating war in Gaza, NPR Politics reported. They are trying to build peace from the ground up within the region, according to NPR Politics.
Correction to Nature Article
Nature issued an author correction to an article published online April 9, 2025, regarding hunter-gatherer sea voyages to remote Mediterranean islands. The errors referred to one specific element of the study, the regional model of the timing of the Mesolithic to Neolithic transition, which was discussed in the Supplementary Information and presented in Extended Data Fig. 1, according to Nature News. The corrections do not have a meaningful impact on the results, Nature News reported.
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