Muhamad Yehia..Cairo Today’s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com. India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early Wednesday, killing at least 26 people including a child, in what Pakistan’s leader called an act of war. India said it struck …
Read More »Trump scores better marks with the public on immigration than the economy
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo It’s been over two months since Donald Trump retook office. Perceptions of his performance are mixed, especially when compared with his first term. About half of adults approve of how Trump is handling immigration, exceeding his approval on the issue during his first term. But 40% approve …
Read More »Trump suggests that migrants who ‘self-deport’ could eventually have a ‘path to coming back into the country’
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Justice Department attorneys stayed the legal course charted by Biden administration. But they didn’t weigh in on the …
Read More »White House says Harvard will receive no new grants
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from Trump’s administration, the Education Department announced in a letter to Harvard’s president Monday. The administration previously froze $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard, and Trump is pushing to strip the …
Read More »Canadian PM Carney arrives in DC for upcoming talks with Trump
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Washington ahead of his high-stakes meeting Tuesday with Trump, who has revived talk of Canada becoming the 51st state. Carney will meet with U.S. and Canadian business leaders at a function Monday evening before having lunch and a …
Read More »Immigration remains one of Trump’s strongest issues
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Trump continues to garner more public approval on immigration than other issues including the economy. Forty-six percent of adults say they approve of Trump’s approach to immigration policy while 53% disapprove. The public gives Trump higher marks for his handling of immigration than the economy (37%) or …
Read More »UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said Tuesday that it anticipates making the job cuts this year. It anticipates closing 73 leased and …
Read More »Survey finds young people follow news, but without much joy
Muhamad Yehia..Cairo NEW YORK — Young people are following the news but aren’t too happy with what they’re seeing. Broadly speaking, that’s the conclusion of a study released Wednesday showing 79% of young Americans say they get news daily. The survey of young people ages 16 to 40 — the …
Read More »Fatigue, traditionalism, and engagement: news habits and attitudes of the Gen Z and Millennial generations
Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo A new in-depth survey of 16- to 40-year-olds shows that members of the Gen Z and Millennial generations are active consumers of news and information, with nearly a third of them willing to pay for it. But their relationship with the news is complex — their trust …
Read More »Most adults feel the need to limit political news consumption due to fatigue and information overload
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Many are feeling the need to limit their news consumption, especially political news. Sixty-five percent of adults have felt the need to limit their media consumption about the government and politics due to information overload, fatigue, or similar reasons and half feel the same for overseas …
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