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AP source says federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the planning. The move comes as President Donald Trump again on Tuesday escalated rhetoric about Minnesota’s sizable Somali community, saying he did not want […]

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Global gains in tuberculosis response endangered by funding challenges

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, according to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025released today. Despite measurable progress in diagnosis, treatment and innovation, persistent challenges in funding and equitable access to care threaten to reverse hard-won gains […]

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Democrats to force war powers vote to prevent escalation in Venezuela without congressional approval

Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on a war powers resolution directing President Trump to terminate the use of U.S. armed forces for hostilities against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress. They had filed the resolution in December amid concerns that the Trump administration was planning military action in Venezuela in support of a […]

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The 3 Skills McKinsey’s Chief Wants in Consultants in the A.I. Era

Onstage at CES 2026, Bob Sternfels (middle), Hemant Taneja (right) and Jason Calacanis (left) unpacked what skills still matter as A.I. transforms consulting. CES Among all the white-collar jobs threatened by A.I., management consulting—a purely idea-based occupation that relies heavily on analytical and problem-solving skills—sits near the front of displacement fears. As reasoning LLMs and […]

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Countries make progress on WHO Pandemic Agreement annex on pathogen access and benefit sharing system

In an important step, Member States started discussing for the first time the proposed draft text of the annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement that establishes the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. The PABS system is a key part of the global agreement adopted earlier in 2025 to make the world safer from […]

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Countries to reconvene sooner to accelerate progress on WHO Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system negotiations

WHO Member States today ended their latest round of intensive negotiations on the world’s first Pathogen Access andBenefit Sharing (PABS) system. Countries decided to resume deliberations in January in a reflection of the shared commitment and urgency needed to help make the world safer from future pandemics. Countries convened for the fourth meeting of the […]