{"articles":[{"_highlights":{"content":["Nancy Mace, Scott Perry, and Dina Titus would cutUSDA fundingfor painful <mark>testing</mark> on dogs and cats, andprohibit the USDAfrom funding any animal <mark>tests</mark> \u201cbeing conducted in, or performed in collaboration with","The lab also adopted out the 28 cats left there.The postGOP-led Farm Bill Amendments Target Animal <mark>Tests</mark> in US, China, and Russiaappeared first onThe Gateway Pundit."],"summary":["New bipartisan amendments led by Republican lawmakers for the 2026 Farm Bill target USDA funding for animal <mark>tests</mark> in the U.S.The postGOP-led Farm Bill Amendments Target Animal <mark>Tests</mark> in US, China, and Russiaappeared"],"title":["GOP-led Farm Bill Amendments Target Animal <mark>Tests</mark> in US, China, and Russia"]},"_score":49.75246,"author":"Cassandra MacDonald","category":"news","content":"New bipartisan amendments led by Republican lawmakers for the 2026 Farm Bill target USDA funding for animal tests in the U.S. and in adversarial nations, first uncovered by watchdog White Coat Waste.The House Rules Committee is reviewing amendments now, and the full Farm Bill isexpectedto be voted on by the House during the week of April 27.Two proposals submitted by Rep. Paul Gosar and cosponsored by Reps. Nancy Mace, Scott Perry, and Dina Titus would cutUSDA fundingfor painful testing on dogs and cats, andprohibit the USDAfrom funding any animal tests \u201cbeing conducted in, or performed in collaboration with\u201d China, Russia, or other \u201ccountries of concern.\u201dThe amendments result from White Coat Waste investigations in recent years that uncovered USDA funding for these kinds of animal tests and drew criticism and action from lawmakers and Trump Administration officials.In 2024, White Coat Waste exposed USDA and National Institutes of Health funding for experiments at Cornell University that infected kittens with COVID and then killed them.As The Gateway Punditpreviously reported, Senator Rand Paul featured the project in his Festivus waste report in 2024, citing White Coat\u2019s work.The USDA funding for Cornell\u2019s COVID cat lab is set to run until May 31, 2026.The group also uncovered USDA funding fordeadly kitten testingat Auburn University.The proposed Farm Bill amendment to defund foreign adversaries\u2019 animal labs also follows a White Coat Waste investigation exposing how theBiden USDA fundeda $1 million bird flu gain-of-function collaboration with Chinese researchers affiliated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology and its CCP-controlled parent organization.The grant drew scrutiny from Senator Joni Ernst and Rep. Ben Cline, and, as Gateway Punditpreviously reported, last year, Trump\u2019s Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins cut funding for this dangerous animal research project and ended it early.In 2023, White Coat Waste found adisturbing USDA grantfunding an experimental fur farm controlled by the Russian government that breeds foxes to be \u201ctame\u201d or \u201caggressive,\u201d videotapes them, and then kills and dissects their brains.Anotheramendmentsubmitted by Reps. Mace and Titus would add legislation, called Violet\u2019s Law, to the Farm Bill, requiring all federal research facilities to have policies allowing lab animals to be retired and rehomed.In 2019, during the first Trump Administration, theUSDA shut downthe now-infamous \u201ckitten cannibalism\u201d lab exposed by White Coat Waste that bought cat and dog meat from wet markets in China and force-fed it to kittens at a USDA lab in Maryland. The lab also adopted out the 28 cats left there.The postGOP-led Farm Bill Amendments Target Animal Tests in US, China, and Russiaappeared first onThe Gateway Pundit.","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T22:00:14.708696+00:00","image_url":"https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/r-2026-04-24t135701.198-1200x630.jpg","published_at":"2026-04-24T19:40:10+00:00","source_credibility":8,"source_name":"Gateway Pundit","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"New bipartisan amendments led by Republican lawmakers for the 2026 Farm Bill target USDA funding for animal tests in the U.S.The postGOP-led Farm Bill Amendments Target Animal Tests in US, China, and Russiaappeared first onThe Gateway Pundit.","tags":["Uncategorized"],"title":"GOP-led Farm Bill Amendments Target Animal Tests in US, China, and Russia","url":"https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/gop-led-farm-bill-amendments-target-animal-tests/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["When Burns asked on the podcast whether it was \u201ca litmus <mark>test</mark> that the new chair lower interest rates immediately,\u201d Trump responded, \u201cYes.\u201d"],"summary":["When Burns asked on the podcast whether it was \u201ca litmus <mark>test</mark> that the new chair lower interest rates immediately,\u201d Trump responded, \u201cYes.\u201d (RELATED:..."],"title":["Trump Reveals Litmus <mark>Test</mark> For Next Fed Pick"]},"_score":40.112877,"category":"news","content":"Screenshot/YouTube/POLITICO\nPresident Donald Trump said on \u201cThe Conversation with Dasha Burns\u201d Tuesday that he would only pick a Federal Reserve chair who would promptly reduce interest rates.\nFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s term ends in May 2026 and he has reportedly indicated that he intends to serve until then despite pressure from Trump. When Burns asked on the podcast whether it was \u201ca litmus test that the new chair lower interest rates immediately,\u201d Trump responded, \u201cYes.\u201d (RELATED: Hard-Hat Clad Jerome Powell Visibly Shakes His Head At Trump During Fed Building Tour)\nWATCH:\n\u201cWell, this guy [Powell] should too. But I think he\u2019s a combination of not a smart person and doesn\u2019t like Trump,\u201d the president said. \u201cBut the reason he doesn\u2019t like Trump is because I hit him hard because he\u2019s doing a bad job \u2026 We\u2019re fighting through interest rates. Look, he\u2019s a negative, but this country is doing so well.\u201d\nTrump has repeatedly condemned Powell for not lowering interest rates during his administration. He has also pushed for Powell\u2019s resignation because of the Fed\u2019s refusal to cut rates.\nNational Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is reportedly the frontrunner to replace Powell. He told Fox News in November that he would \u201cbe cutting rates right now\u201d if he were Fed chair.\nMoreover, Trump in August ruled out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as a potential choice to replace Powell on CNBC\u2019s \u201cSquawk Box.\u201d\n\u201cI love Scott, but he wants to stay where he is,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI will \u2014 I\u2019ll take him off the \u2026 because I asked him just last night, \u2018Is this something you want?\u2019 \u2018Nope. I want to stay where I am.\u2019 He actually said, \u2018I want to work with you. It\u2019s such an honor.\u2019 I said, \u2018That\u2019s very nice. I appreciate that.\u2019\u201d\n\u201cBut no, Scott wants to do what he\u2019s doing. He\u2019s doing a great job and he wants to do what he\u2019s doing,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo I just take him off. He does not want it. He likes being Treasury secretary. He\u2019s doing a really good job.\u201d\nTrump also sparred with Powell in July over costs for the Fed\u2019s building project. Powell shook his head when the president surprised him with comments regarding a cost estimate of $3.1 billion, which was substantially higher than previous estimates of $2.5 billion for the renovation of the agency\u2019s headquarters published in media reports\nTrump also fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for alleged mortgage fraud in August, but she was reinstated. The Supreme Court decided in October to let Cook remain on the board until at least January when the justices will weigh the Trump administration\u2019s request to remove her during oral arguments, according to the court\u2019s order.\nAll content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T04:47:27.969672+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-24T04:47:27.969659+00:00","result_type":"article","source_credibility":8,"source_name":"dailycaller.com","summary":"Screenshot/YouTube/POLITICO\nPresident Donald Trump said on \u201cThe Conversation with Dasha Burns\u201d Tuesday that he would only pick a Federal Reserve chair who would promptly reduce interest rates.\nFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s term ends in May 2026 and he has reportedly indicated that he intends to serve until then despite pressure from Trump. When Burns asked on the podcast whether it was \u201ca litmus test that the new chair lower interest rates immediately,\u201d Trump responded, \u201cYes.\u201d (RELATED:...","tags":["targeted-crawl","news"],"title":"Trump Reveals Litmus Test For Next Fed Pick","url":"https://dailycaller.com/2025/12/09/trump-reveals-litmus-test-for-next-fed-pick/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images\nThe illegal migrant truck driver accused of killing three in a highway accident failed an English proficiency and traffic sign <mark>test</mark> administered by investigators.","an English Language Proficiency assessment administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Indian national only provided two correct answers out of a 12-question verbal <mark>test</mark>"],"summary":["Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images\nThe illegal migrant truck driver accused of killing three in a highway accident failed an English proficiency and traffic sign <mark>test</mark> administered by investigators."],"title":["Illegal Migrant Truck Driver Accused Of Killing Three On Highway Failed English, Traffic Sign <mark>Tests</mark>"]},"_score":35.833546,"category":"news","content":"Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images\nThe illegal migrant truck driver accused of killing three in a highway accident failed an English proficiency and traffic sign test administered by investigators.\nHarjinder Singh, an Indian national living unlawfully in the United States, was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide after allegedly making an illegal U-turn along a Florida highway earlier in August \u2014 resulting in the death of three people. Investigators have since determined that Singh has incredibly poor knowledge of both the English language and American road signs. (RELATED: Trump Admin Just Raised The Bar For Anyone Hoping To Become An American)\nDuring an English Language Proficiency assessment administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Indian national only provided two correct answers out of a 12-question verbal test, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT). Additionally, he could only identify one of four highway traffic signs.\nDOT Secretary Sean Duffy declared that the individual should have never been allowed to obtain a Commercial Driver\u2019s License. He also took a swipe at sanctuary laws for allegedly allowing Singh to continue operating as a truck driver.\nHarjinder Singh. DHS image.\n\u201cIf states had followed the rules, this driver would never have been behind the wheel and three precious lives would still be with us,\u201d Duffy said in a public statement Tuesday. \u201cThis crash was a preventable tragedy directly caused by reckless decisions and compounded by despicable failures.\u201d\n\u201cNon-enforcement and radical immigration policies have turned the trucking industry into a lawless frontier, resulting in unqualified foreign drivers improperly acquiring licenses to operate 40-ton vehicles,\u201d Duffy continued. \u201cWe will use every tool at our disposal to hold these states and bad actors accountable.\u201d\nSingh allegedly made his deadly turn through an \u201cOfficial Use Only\u201d access point in St. Lucie County, blocking all lanes with his truck and causing the wreck.\nFlorida State Troopers obtained a criminal arrest warrant for the Indian national on three counts of vehicular homicide, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Through their investigation in coordination with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, state investigators determined Singh entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 through the U.S.-Mexico border and subsequently obtained a Commercial Driver\u2019s License in California.\nThe deadly car crash has reignited debate around illegal immigration enforcement and highway safety standards.\nThe Trump administration publicly blasted California for allowing the illegal migrant to obtain a Commercial Driver\u2019s License, with Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin saying in a public statement that \u201cthree innocent people were killed in Florida because Gavin Newsom\u2019s California Department of Motor Vehicles issued an illegal alien\u201d the license.\nIn its Tuesday press release, the Department of Transportation said preliminary results showed both Washington State and New Mexico violated FMCSA rules.\n\u201cThis is a horrific tragedy that should never have happened,\u201d American Trucking Associations Chief Operating Officer Dan Horvath said in a statement shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cWhile an investigation is underway, this driver\u2019s blatant disregard for highway safety and the rules of the road makes clear he should never have been behind the wheel to begin with.\u201d\n\u201cInitial reports from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles that the driver was in the U.S. illegally only raise more questions about how and why he was able to obtain a commercial driver\u2019s license in the first place \u2014\u00a0questions that the state of California must answer for,\u201d Horvath said.\nEnglish proficiency has been a priority of the White House, with President Donald Trump issuing an executive order in April requiring higher English standards for truck drivers.\nThe DOT press release added that its investigation is ongoing and that federal officials assist Florida investigators in their assessment of what happened.\n\u201cPresident Trump and I will restore safety to our roads,\u201d Duffy said. \u201cThe families of the deceased deserve justice.\u201d\nAll content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T04:41:10.604833+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-24T04:41:10.604826+00:00","result_type":"article","source_credibility":8,"source_name":"dailycaller.com","summary":"Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images\nThe illegal migrant truck driver accused of killing three in a highway accident failed an English proficiency and traffic sign test administered by investigators.\nHarjinder Singh, an Indian national living unlawfully in the United States, was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide after allegedly making an illegal U-turn along a Florida highway earlier in August \u2014 resulting in the death of three people. Investigators have since determined that Singh has...","tags":["targeted-crawl","news"],"title":"Illegal Migrant Truck Driver Accused Of Killing Three On Highway Failed English, Traffic Sign Tests","url":"https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/19/illegal-migrant-truck-driver-fails-english/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["The shift followsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pushfor stricter physical requirements for frontline combat roles.Why the new combat <mark>test</mark> mattersThe policy is about more than one new <mark>test</mark>.","Guard and Reserve soldiers in those roles will alternate between the two <mark>tests</mark> annually.The Army said the new <mark>test</mark> is meant to measure whether soldiers in the most physically demanding specialties are"],"summary":["Army adds a new annual Combat Field <mark>Test</mark> for frontline troops, creating a gender-neutral standard on top of its baseline fitness assessment."],"title":["Why the Army is adding a second fitness <mark>test</mark> for combat"]},"_score":49.59558,"author":"William Jackson","category":"news","content":"The Army says it is adding an annual, combat-focused fitness test for soldiers in front-line specialties, creating a tougher, gender-neutral standard on top of the service\u2019s existing baseline fitness examination.The new Combat Field Test will apply to soldiers in specialties such as infantry, armor, Special Forces and explosive ordnance disposal, as well as to artillery officers, forward observers, combat engineers, engineering officers and Army divers. The shift followsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pushfor stricter physical requirements for frontline combat roles.Why the new combat test mattersThe policy is about more than one new test. It points to a broader readiness question: who can meet combat demands, and whether the Army is tightening standards while weight and overall fitness remain persistent concerns across the force.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron TroutmanA 2023 American Security Projectreport found that 68% of active-duty service members are overweight or obese. The report noted that obesity has become a significant readiness issue tied to recruiting, injuries, medical discharges and long-term health.That makes the Army\u2019s new test part of a wider debate. Supporters argue that it better reflects the physical demands of combat. But the move also draws attention to the gap between the standards the Army wants for combat troops and the health profile of much of the force it already has.What the Army says the new test requiresThe Combat Field Test must be completed in 30 minutes and includes two one-mile runs, 30 dead-stop pushups, a 100-meter sprint, 16 sandbag lifts, a 50-meter carry of two 40-pound water cans and a 50-meter movement drill that combines a high crawl and short rushes.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron TroutmanUnder the new guidelines, active-duty troops in frontline roles must pass both the new combat assessment and the standard baseline test every year. Guard and Reserve soldiers in those roles will alternate between the two tests annually.The Army said the new test is meant to measure whether soldiers in the most physically demanding specialties are prepared for modern combat. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said in a statement that the test is about \u201creadiness, lethality and the well-being of our soldiers.\u201dThe consequences will not be immediate, as the Army is giving units time to adjust. Failures on the new test will not count against active-duty soldiers for one year, but troops who fail the assessment twice after the grace period risk being removed from the military or moved into support roles.How the Army is changing fitness standardsThe new Combat Field Test signals the Army\u2019s conclusion that general fitness and combat fitness are not the same thing.At the same time, the Army is still wrestling with the everyday factors that shape readiness. Finding nutritious meals on military bases can be challenging, and internal reports indicate that approximately25% of service membersstruggle with alcohol misuse. The Army has also spent years revising how it measures fitness after concluding older models centered on running, sit-ups and push-ups did not match the demands of Iraq and Afghanistan.The new test arrives in the middle of a larger, unresolved problem. Tougher standards may clarify what the Army expects of combat troops, but they do not, by themselves, explain why so many service members struggle with weight, nutrition and overall fitness in the first place.Commanders will begin implementing the assessment over the next few weeks. Active-duty soldiers will get a 365-day grace period before failures count against them. For part-time soldiers, that grace period will last 730 days.","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T18:00:33.659552+00:00","image_url":"https://san.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/combat-field-test-DVIDS-01.jpg","published_at":"2026-04-24T17:46:51+00:00","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"Straight Arrow News","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"Army adds a new annual Combat Field Test for frontline troops, creating a gender-neutral standard on top of its baseline fitness assessment.","tags":[],"title":"Why the Army is adding a second fitness test for combat","url":"https://san.com/cc/why-the-army-is-adding-a-second-fitness-test-for-combat/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["(Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)\nJurickson Profar, a designated hitter for the Atlanta Braves, is up against a 162-game suspension following a positive <mark>test</mark> for a performance-enhancing drug (PED), according","It is the second time in the last year that Profar has <mark>tested</mark> positive for a PED."],"summary":["It is the second time in the last year that Profar has <mark>tested</mark> positive for a PED."],"title":["Braves\u2019 Profar Facing Season-Long Suspension After Allegedly <mark>Testing</mark> Positive For PED Twice In One Year: REPORT"]},"_score":29.097942,"category":"news","content":"(Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)\nJurickson Profar, a designated hitter for the Atlanta Braves, is up against a 162-game suspension following a positive test for a performance-enhancing drug (PED), according to ESPN. It is the second time in the last year that Profar has tested positive for a PED.\nSince MLB heightened the punishment for two-time violators to a complete campaign in 2014, Profar is the sixth Major Leaguer to be banned for 162 games due to PEDs. Profar will be giving up 100% of his salary, worth $15 million, and will not be able to compete in the playoffs, per ESPN . (RELATED: Aaron Judge Declares Team USA \u2018Fired Up\u2019 For World Baseball Classic, Hopes To \u2018Copy\u2019 American Olympic Glory)\nProfar will also be banned from the World Baseball Classic, as the 33-year-old was supposed to play for the Netherlands.\nProfar\u2019s suspension is a major loss for Atlanta, who has already lost starting pitchers Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Schwellenbach because of elbow injuries. The Braves finished 76-86 in 2025. which also began on a bad note due to Profar being suspended for 80 games after taking human chorionic gonadotropin. The hormone is usually generated in pregnancy and can promote the production of testosterone.\nBreaking: Atlanta Braves designated hitter Jurickson Profar is facing a 162-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug for the second time, sources told @JeffPassan .\nGet breaking news alerts from Jeff Passan through the ESPN App:\u2026 pic.twitter.com/MieMW3uoIG\n\u2014 ESPN (@espn) March 3, 2026\n\u201cIt is because of my deep love and respect for this game that I would never knowingly do anything to cheat it,\u201d Profar stated after the ban.\nDuring that time, the Braves came out with their own statement, saying the franchise was \u201csurprised and extremely disappointed.\u201d However, they \u201cfully support the program and are hopeful Jurickson will learn from this experience.\u201d (RELATED: Yankees\u2019 Jazz Chisholm Has One Hell Of Golf Accomplishment Only One Player In PGA History Has Done)\nIn January 2025, Profar inked a deal with Atlanta for three years and $42 million after having a career year in San Diego with the Padres.\nProfar was suspended after four games into the campaign, and following a comeback in July, the left fielder tallied .245/.353/.434 while clocking 14 home runs and recording 43 RBIs.","crawled_at":"2026-04-23T05:24:03.980794+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-23T05:24:03.980766+00:00","result_type":"article","source_credibility":8,"source_name":"dailycaller.com","summary":"(Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)\nJurickson Profar, a designated hitter for the Atlanta Braves, is up against a 162-game suspension following a positive test for a performance-enhancing drug (PED), according to ESPN. It is the second time in the last year that Profar has tested positive for a PED.\nSince MLB heightened the punishment for two-time violators to a complete campaign in 2014, Profar is the sixth Major Leaguer to be banned for 162 games due to PEDs. Profar will be giving up 100% of...","tags":["targeted-crawl","news"],"title":"Braves\u2019 Profar Facing Season-Long Suspension After Allegedly Testing Positive For PED Twice In One Year: REPORT","url":"https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/03/atlanta-braves-jurickson-profar-162-game-suspension-ped-mlb/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["Authored by Bojan Stojkovski via Interesting Engineering ,\nA Chinese research team has successfully <mark>tested</mark> a wireless power transfer system that beams energy from the ground to a drone in flight using"],"summary":["Authored by Bojan Stojkovski via Interesting Engineering ,\nA Chinese research team has successfully <mark>tested</mark> a wireless power transfer system that beams energy from the ground to a drone in flight using"],"title":["China <mark>Tests</mark> Directed Energy Beam That Recharges Drones Mid-Flight"]},"_score":27.82414,"category":"markets","content":"Authored by Bojan Stojkovski via Interesting Engineering ,\nA Chinese research team has successfully tested a wireless power transfer system that beams energy from the ground to a drone in flight using microwaves.\nThe setup relies on a mobile emitter that directs energy to an antenna array mounted beneath the aircraft, enabling continuous power delivery without physical connections. Notably, the experiment maintained stable transmission even while both the drone and the ground unit were moving, marking a step beyond static demonstrations.\nAnalysts have compared the concept to a \u201cland-based aircraft carrier\u201d, where an armoured vehicle could act as both a launch platform and an energy hub, sustaining drone operations in a manner similar to how naval carriers support aircraft at sea.\nThe concept could significantly expand how long drones remain in the air, supporting continuous surveillance, strike missions, and electronic warfare without frequent landings. The results, published in the peer-reviewed journal Aeronautical Science & Technology , come from a research team at Xidian University, an institution closely associated with defense-related technologies.\nDuring trials, the vehicle-mounted system sustained fixed-wing drones in flight for up to 3.1 hours while operating at an altitude of about 49 feet, demonstrating stable power delivery under real-world conditions, the South China Morning Post reported .\nAccording to project lead Song Liwei, one of the main technical hurdles was keeping the microwave emitter precisely aligned with the drone while both were in motion. The team addressed this by combining GPS positioning, a real-time tracking mechanism, and onboard flight control systems to continuously correct the beam\u2019s direction. This coordination allowed stable energy transfer despite movement and environmental variability.\nAs unmanned systems have become increasingly central to modern ground warfare, militaries and defense researchers have intensified efforts to develop wireless charging and in-flight power delivery technologies. Now, the goal is to reduce dependence on landing cycles and extend the operational endurance of drone fleets in contested environments.\nBeyond extending flight endurance, the technology could also reshape drone design by reducing reliance on large onboard batteries, thereby freeing up space and weight for heavier payloads and additional sensors. In practical terms, this would allow smaller platforms to perform more complex missions without sacrificing range or endurance.\nIn the US, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has already backed multiple efforts investigating wireless energy transfer, including radio-frequency and laser-based systems. Furthermore, private companies are also demonstrating laser-based charging concepts , highlighting a parallel push toward airborne energy delivery systems.\nCompared with other wireless energy approaches, laser-based systems offer higher precision and longer transmission ranges, but they are vulnerable to disruption from environmental factors such as fog, dust, and atmospheric turbulence. They can also create detectable infrared signatures, which may reveal a drone\u2019s position to adversaries.\nMicrowave-based transmission takes a different trade-off, as it is generally more robust in poor weather conditions and less affected by line-of-sight degradation. In addition, a single microwave emitter could potentially supply energy to multiple drones at once, which makes the approach more suitable for dense operational environments or contested battlefields where resilience and scalability are critical.","crawled_at":"2026-04-23T05:27:13.937315+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-23T05:27:13.937303+00:00","result_type":"article","source_credibility":8,"source_name":"zerohedge.com","summary":"Authored by Bojan Stojkovski via Interesting Engineering ,\nA Chinese research team has successfully tested a wireless power transfer system that beams energy from the ground to a drone in flight using microwaves.\nThe setup relies on a mobile emitter that directs energy to an antenna array mounted beneath the aircraft, enabling continuous power delivery without physical connections. Notably, the experiment maintained stable transmission even while both the drone and the ground unit were moving,...","tags":["targeted-crawl","markets"],"title":"China Tests Directed Energy Beam That Recharges Drones Mid-Flight","url":"https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/china-tests-directed-energy-beam-recharges-drones-mid-flight"},{"_highlights":{"title":["(6 memes) A funny welfare <mark>test</mark>"]},"_score":26.998388,"author":"In the news","category":"state-legislative","content":"By Guest Submission Meme,More memes below;The post(6 memes) A funny welfare testfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T03:03:47.829003+00:00","image_url":"","published_at":"2026-04-24T02:57:20+00:00","source_credibility":8,"source_name":"Oregon Catalyst","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"oregon","summary":"By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below;The post(6 memes) A funny welfare testfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.","tags":["Uncategorized"],"title":"(6 memes) A funny welfare test","url":"https://oregoncatalyst.com/96243-6-memes-funny-welfare-test.html"},{"_highlights":{"content":["Please join or upgrade\nThe antinociceptive effect of intrathecal escin in the rat formalin <mark>test</mark>.\nEur J Pharmacol. 2012 Jan 15 ;674(2-3):234-8. Epub 2011 Oct 26.","The decrease in pain-related behaviours and c-Fos expression indicated that escin produced antinociceptive effects in the rat formalin <mark>test</mark>."],"summary":["Please join or upgrade\nThe antinociceptive effect of intrathecal escin in the rat formalin <mark>test</mark>.\nEur J Pharmacol. 2012 Jan 15 ;674(2-3):234-8. Epub 2011 Oct 26."],"title":["The antinociceptive effect of intrathecal escin in the rat formalin <mark>test</mark>.- GreenMedInfo Summary"]},"_score":36.506504,"category":"medical","content":"This is a member's only feature.\nPlease join or upgrade\nThe antinociceptive effect of intrathecal escin in the rat formalin test.\nEur J Pharmacol. 2012 Jan 15 ;674(2-3):234-8. Epub 2011 Oct 26. PMID: 22061687\nEur J Pharmacol. 2012 Jan 15 ;674(2-3):234-8. Epub 2011 Oct 26. PMID: 22061687\nQiang Li, Handong Ouyang, Peizong Wang, Weian Zeng\nQiang Li\nThis study investigated the antinociceptive effect of intrathecal escin and examined its effect on the formalin-induced activation of c-Fos and phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38 MAPK) in the rat spinal cord. Rats were chronically implanted with lumbar intrathecal catheters, and the ability of intrathecal escin to alter nociceptive behaviours in the rat formalin test was examined. The expression of c-Fos and p-p38 MAPK in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord was detected in the control and escin (40\u03bcg) groups using immunohistochemical techniques. Intrathecal escin produced a dose-dependent reduction in formalin-evoked flinching behaviour in rats during the second phase; however, no effect was observed in the first phase. In addition, immunohistochemical experiments showed that the expression of c-Fos and p-p38 MAPK in the spinal cord dorsal horn increased after an injection of formalin into the paw. Interestingly, the 40\u03bcg dose of intrathecal escin, which was the larger of the two doses that blocked formalin-induced hyperalgaesia, attenuated the formalin-induced increases in c-Fos and p-p38 MAPK in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. The decrease in pain-related behaviours and c-Fos expression indicated that escin produced antinociceptive effects in the rat formalin test. Although the specific mechanisms of these effects were not investigated, the reduction in p-p38 MAPK in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord may be involved.\nCancer Fighting Foods\nCancer Fighting Foods\nConnect with GreenMedInfo\nThis website is for information purposes only.  By providing the information contained herein we are not diagnosing, treating, curing, mitigating, or preventing any type of disease or medical condition.  Before beginning any type of natural, integrative or conventional treatment regimen, it is advisable to seek the advice of a licensed healthcare professional.\n\u00a9 Copyright 2008-2026 GreenMedInfo.com, Journal Articles copyright of original owners, MeSH copyright NLM.","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T07:23:00.267991+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-24T07:23:00.267986+00:00","result_type":"article","source_credibility":6,"source_name":"greenmedinfo.com","summary":"This is a member's only feature.\nPlease join or upgrade\nThe antinociceptive effect of intrathecal escin in the rat formalin test.\nEur J Pharmacol. 2012 Jan 15 ;674(2-3):234-8. Epub 2011 Oct 26. PMID: 22061687\nEur J Pharmacol. 2012 Jan 15 ;674(2-3):234-8. Epub 2011 Oct 26. PMID: 22061687\nQiang Li, Handong Ouyang, Peizong Wang, Weian Zeng\nQiang Li\nThis study investigated the antinociceptive effect of intrathecal escin and examined its effect on the formalin-induced activation of c-Fos and...","tags":["targeted-crawl","medical"],"title":"The antinociceptive effect of intrathecal escin in the rat formalin test.- GreenMedInfo Summary","url":"https://greenmedinfo.com/article/antinociceptive-effect-intrathecal-escin-rat-formalin-test"},{"_highlights":{"content":["I <mark>tested</mark> leading filtered showerheads to see how well they remove total chlorine from your water."],"summary":["I <mark>tested</mark> leading filtered showerheads to see how well they remove total chlorine from your water."],"title":["7 Best Shower Filters of 2026 Are WIRED-<mark>Tested</mark> and -Approved"]},"_score":34.81181,"author":"Matthew Korfhage","category":"tech","content":"I tested leading filtered showerheads to see how well they remove total chlorine from your water.","crawled_at":"2026-04-23T10:01:18.801871+00:00","image_url":"https://media.wired.com/photos/690e6563c1ae01185d6612e6/master/pass/The%20Best%20Shower%20Filters%20for%20Removing%20Chlorine,%20Lead,%20and%20PFAS.png","published_at":"2026-04-23T09:33:00+00:00","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"Wired","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"I tested leading filtered showerheads to see how well they remove total chlorine from your water.","tags":["Gear","Gear / Buying Guides","Gear / Products / Home","Shopping","household"],"title":"7 Best Shower Filters of 2026 Are WIRED-Tested and -Approved","url":"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-shower-water-filters/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["Advertisement\n\u2022\nGo ad free\nai psychosis\nResearchers Simulated a Delusional User to <mark>Test</mark> Chatbot Safety\nSamantha Cole\n\u00b7\nApr 23, 2026\n    at 9:52 AM\nGrok and Gemini encouraged delusions and isolated users"],"title":["Researchers Simulated a Delusional User to <mark>Test</mark> Chatbot Safety"]},"_score":30.515562,"author":"Brajeshwar","category":"tech","content":"Advertisement\n\u2022\nGo ad free\nai psychosis\nResearchers Simulated a Delusional User to Test Chatbot Safety\nSamantha Cole\n\u00b7\nApr 23, 2026\n    at 9:52 AM\nGrok and Gemini encouraged delusions and isolated users, while the newer ChatGPT model and Claude hit the emotional brakes.\nAdvertisement\n\u2022\nGo ad free\n\u2022\nHide","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T17:01:15.384746+00:00","image_url":"","published_at":"2026-04-24T14:55:34+00:00","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"Hacker News","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"Article URL:https://www.404media.co/delusion-using-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok-safety-ai-psychosis-study/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47891147Points: 12# Comments: 2","tags":[],"title":"Researchers Simulated a Delusional User to Test Chatbot Safety","url":"https://www.404media.co/delusion-using-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok-safety-ai-psychosis-study/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["Set to roll out in September of 2024, this ID card will be <mark>tested</mark> in five European countries.","Resources\nHHS 'Declaration of Emergency' for Bird Flu Paves Way for PCR <mark>Testing</mark> and More EUA Vaccines, Critics Say\n'Disturbing' Study Shows COVID mRNA Vaccine Components Persist in Blood Up to 28 Days"],"summary":["Set to roll out in September of 2024, this ID card will be <mark>tested</mark> in five European countries."],"title":["EU <mark>Testing</mark> Vaccination Card Program"]},"_score":29.934587,"category":"medical","content":"Aug 7, 2024\nAug 7, 2024\nView Transcript\nView Transcript\nYet another \u201cconspiracy theory\u201d has come true \u2014 this time, in the form of a digital passport that tracks the vaccination status of an individual. Set to roll out in September of 2024, this ID card will be tested in five European countries. According to Meike Terhorst \u2014 attorney and \u201cDefender In-Depth\u201d guest \u2014 \u201cThe digital vaccination passport is a technical means to override personal freedoms\u2026It is a means to turn free human beings into \u2018slaves.\u2019\u201d Learn more about this program from Terhorst today on CHD.TV!\n*The opinions expressed by the hosts and guests in this show are not necessarily the views of Children\u2019s Health Defense.\nResources\nHHS 'Declaration of Emergency' for Bird Flu Paves Way for PCR Testing and More EUA Vaccines, Critics Say\n'Disturbing' Study Shows COVID mRNA Vaccine Components Persist in Blood Up to 28 Days\nMerck Unveils New RSV Shot for Babies, as Moderna Trials mRNA RSV Vaccine for Infants and Toddlers\nMaker of 'Smart' Bed May Share Your Personal Data With Government, Law Enforcement\n14-Year-Old Forced to Get Pfizer Shot Should Be Allowed to Sue Board of Education, CHD Tells N.C. Supreme Court\nLawsuit Alleging Hospital's COVID Protocol Caused Death of 19-Year-Old to Move Forward After Judge Grants Partial Win in Gag Order Motion\nNavy Settles Lawsuit Over COVID Vaccine Mandate, But Service Members Say Fight Isn't Over\nTwo New Wins in Religious Exemption Lawsuits Add to String of Recent Victories\nAll Things Bugs: Bill Gates, U.S. Military Among Investors in GMO Insect Protein for Humans\n'Really Chilling': Five Countries to Test European Vaccination Card\nEuropean Vaccination Card (EVC): A Citizen-Held Card to Foster Informed Decision-Making on Vaccination, and Improve Continuity of Care Across the EU. - EUVABECO\nEuropean Vaccination Card Will Be Piloted in Five Countries - VaccinesToday\nDr. Kat Lindley | X\nRoadmap for the Implementation of Actions\nEUVABECO\nGerman Health Minister Reverses Course on COVID Vaccine Injuries, Says Injured Being Ignored\nEven When It Came to Children, German Government Ignored Own Scientists to Impose Strict COVID Vaccine, Mask Mandates\nGreek Healthcare Workers Launch Hunger Strike: 'We Don't Need a Vaccine Passport to Be Free'\nAmid Tangle of Corruption, Greece Imposes COVID Vaccine Mandate on People 60 and Older\nGreece Unveils First EU COVID Passport as \u2018Fast Lane to Travel' | The Guardian\nGlobal Digital Health Certification Network\n\u2018Death Sentence for Millions\u2019: WHO, EU Launch New Global Vaccine Passport Initiative\nEU Digital COVID Certificate\nEU Commission Hid Vaccine Contract Details From Public, Court Rules\nEU4Health Programme 2021-2027 - A Vision for a Healthier European Union\nWHO Passes 'Watered-down' IHR Amendments, Plans to Revisit Pandemic Treaty 'Within a Year'\nBird Flu Could Be '10 Times Worse' Than COVID, FDA Commissioner Warns\n'Trustees of the Future'? 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Did the FDA Know?","crawled_at":"2026-04-23T04:06:00.610886+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-23T04:06:00.610879+00:00","result_type":"article","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"childrenshealthdefense.org","summary":"Aug 7, 2024\nAug 7, 2024\nView Transcript\nView Transcript\nYet another \u201cconspiracy theory\u201d has come true \u2014 this time, in the form of a digital passport that tracks the vaccination status of an individual. Set to roll out in September of 2024, this ID card will be tested in five European countries. According to Meike Terhorst \u2014 attorney and \u201cDefender In-Depth\u201d guest \u2014 \u201cThe digital vaccination passport is a technical means to override personal freedoms\u2026It is a means to turn free human beings into...","tags":["targeted-crawl","medical"],"title":"EU Testing Vaccination Card Program","url":"https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/shows/defender-in-depth/eu-testing-vaccination-card-program-duplicate-show-page/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["<mark>test</mark> run -> block the stop.","cat <<'ENDJSON'\n  {\n    \"decision\": \"block\",\n    \"reason\": \"MANDATORY <mark>TESTING</mark> REQUIREMENT VIOLATED. You modified source files after the last <mark>test</mark> run (or never ran <mark>tests</mark> this turn)."],"summary":["<mark>test</mark> run -> block the stop."]},"_score":29.253838,"author":"LatencyKills","category":"tech","content":"I've been using Anthropic's hook features [0] since they were introduced. It allows me to inject determinism into my workflows. This worked perfectly until 4.7. Now, Claude routinely ignores the hook rules. For example, I have a stop hook that prevents Claude from stopping if a source file has been changed and no tests have been run.Here's the relvant part of the script:# Source edits made without a subsequent test run -> block the stop.\n  cat <<'ENDJSON'\n  {\n    \"decision\": \"block\",\n    \"reason\": \"MANDATORY TESTING REQUIREMENT VIOLATED. You modified source files after the last test run (or never ran tests this turn). You MUST: \n      1) Identify the project's test framework from its manifests \n      2) Run the project's actual test command(s) that exercise your changes\n      3) Fix anything that fails and re-run until green. If no tests exist for the area you touched, write a focused test first and run it. DO NOT skip this. \n\n      DO NOT claim this hook is unnecessary. RUN THE TES...","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T22:01:13.665187+00:00","image_url":"","published_at":"2026-04-24T19:55:09+00:00","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"Hacker News","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"I've been using Anthropic's hook features [0] since they were introduced. It allows me to inject determinism into my workflows. This worked perfectly until 4.7. Now, Claude routinely ignores the hook rules. For example, I have a stop hook that prevents Claude from stopping if a source file has been changed and no tests have been run.Here's the relvant part of the script:# Source edits made without a subsequent test run -> block the stop.\n  cat <<'ENDJSON'\n  {\n    \"decision\": \"block\",\n    \"reason\": \"MANDATORY TESTING REQUIREMENT VIOLATED. You modified source files after the last test run (or never ran tests this turn). You MUST: \n      1) Identify the project's test framework from its manifests \n      2) Run the project's actual test command(s) that exercise your changes\n      3) Fix anything that fails and re-run until green. If no tests exist for the area you touched, write a focused test first and run it. DO NOT skip this. \n\n      DO NOT claim this hook is unnecessary. RUN THE TES...","tags":[],"title":"Tell HN: Claude 4.7 is ignoring stop hooks","url":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47895029"},{"_highlights":{"content":["The children were <mark>tested</mark> for fluoride exposure and their cognitive performances were measured using two <mark>tests</mark>.\nOne <mark>test</mark> assessed the children\u2019s abilities to draw common objects.","Researchers also <mark>tested</mark> the children using the CANTAB Paired Associate Learning <mark>test</mark>, which <mark>tests</mark> spatial memory and learning linked to the medial temporal lobe, the brain region thought to be most affected"],"summary":["Share Options\nChildren with chronic exposure to high levels of fluoride in drinking water made more errors on drawing and cognitive <mark>tests</mark>, according to a..."],"title":["Kids Exposed to Fluoride Scored Lower on Cognitive <mark>Tests</mark>, Study Finds"]},"_score":27.80116,"category":"medical","content":"You must be a CHD Insider to save this article Sign Up\nAlready an Insider? Log in\nResearchers from Tulane University linked high fluoride levels in wells to cognitive deficits in children in Ethiopia, finding more impairment with greater exposure. The study adds to concerns over fluoride\u2019s neurotoxicity, especially for early brain development.\nShare Options\nChildren with chronic exposure to high levels of fluoride in drinking water made more errors on drawing and cognitive tests, according to a new pilot study by researchers at Tulane University.\nThe study, which linked fluoride exposure and cognitive impairment, was published in the November-December issue of the peer-reviewed Neurotoxicology and Teratology journal.\nLead author Tewodros Godebo, Ph.D. , \u200b\u200bassistant professor of environmental health sciences at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, told Tulane News that the testing underlying their study \u201caffirmed a clear association between high fluoride and cognitive impairment.\u201d\n\u201cThese results add to the growing concern about the potential neurotoxic effects of fluoride, especially during early brain development and childhood,\u201d Godebo said. He said more epidemiological studies should be conducted to validate the findings of his team\u2019s work.\nFor the study, researchers recruited 74 children ages 5-14 from demographically and ethnically similar rural Ethiopian farming communities with varying levels of natural fluoride in their community wells, ranging from 0.4 to 15.5 mg/L.\nThe U.S. Public Health Service recommends 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L) as the \u201coptimal level\u201d for water fluoridation and the World Health Organization recommends that fluoride levels be kept below 1.5 mg/L.\nThe children were tested for fluoride exposure and their cognitive performances were measured using two tests.\nOne test assessed the children\u2019s abilities to draw common objects. The other used the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery , or CANTAB test, to assess memory and learning.\nThe researchers didn\u2019t analyze IQ. Instead, they used tests designed to identify different markers of cognitive impairment and found that the higher the levels of fluoride exposure, the worse children performed on both tests and that in the CANTAB tests, the total number of errors became \u201cmarkedly stronger\u201d as the tasks became more difficult.\n\u201cThis well-conducted study by a team of U.S. scientists is the latest in a long series of studies showing that fluoride is a neurotoxicant that can cause cognitive impairment in children,\u201d Michael Connett, attorney for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end water fluoridation in the U.S.\n\u201cAt this point, it\u2019s no longer a question of, does fluoride damage the brain? Does fluoride lower IQ?\u201d Connett told The Defender . \u201cIt\u2019s a question of, at what dose ? How does that dose vary with innate susceptibility among the population?\u201d\nHe added, \u201cThe obliviousness of public health officials to this clear and present danger is becoming intolerable.\nFluoride exposure is receiving more scrutiny from scientists and the public in part because of a lawsuit brought in 2017 by Food and Water Watch , Fluoride Action Network and others alleging water fluoridation violates the EPA\u2019s Toxic Substances Control Act and that fluoride is neurotoxic and lowers children\u2019s IQ .\nNumerous recent scientific studies have linked fluoride exposure to cognitive impairment in children, including reduced IQ . Although some studies have not found similar associations.\nEpidemiological studies have also shown specific links to reduced IQ and other cognitive effects on children in areas with high endemic levels of fluoride in drinking water supplies.\nThe authors of the Tulane study called for more research on the topic, particularly for studies to establish at what level fluoride is neurotoxic, as well as the effects of low levels of fluoride in drinking water.\nHigher exposure \u2018consistently associated with lower IQ\u2019\nThe Tulane study\u2019s findings support similar findings released \u2014 by court order as part of the lawsuit against the EPA \u2014 by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) in March in a draft report linking prenatal and childhood fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children .\nPublic health officials tried for almost a year to block its publication , documents obtained by plaintiffs through the Freedom of Information Act revealed.\nThe NTP \u2014 which operates under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and analyzes environmental toxins \u2014 conducted a six-year systematic review to assess scientific studies on fluoride exposure and potential neurodevelopmental and cognitive health effects in humans.\nThe report , a monograph and a meta-analysis of existing studies on fluoride\u2019s neurotoxic effects concluded that \u201chigher fluoride exposure is consistently associated with lower IQ in children.\u2019\u201d\nThe findings from the report will inform the next phase of the trial set to begin at the end of January.\nStudy will inform growing controversy over water fluoridation\nThe Tulane study was conducted in the Main Ethiopian Rift Valley, where there are well-known endemic high levels of fluoride exposure. Researchers selected eight rural communities with high naturally occurring fluoride in their community wells.\nChildren in the study were born and raised in the villages that used the wells and had been chronically exposed to elevated fluoride levels since conception.\nResearchers estimated the daily fluoride intake for each child based on their water intake and the fluoride concentration in the water relative to their size. They took urine samples from the children in order to determine their fluoride exposure.\nThen they asked the children to use a pencil and eraser to draw three common objects \u2014 a house, a person and a donkey \u2014 they encountered on a daily basis, using as much time as they needed. The researchers then evaluated the drawings.\nResearchers also tested the children using the CANTAB Paired Associate Learning test, which tests spatial memory and learning linked to the medial temporal lobe, the brain region thought to be most affected by fluoride toxicity .\nThey found a clear association between high levels of fluoride in drinking water and cognitive impairment. The study notes that these levels exceeded the EPA\u2019s no-observed-adverse-effect-level for fluoride.\nFigure 2. Representative children\u2019s drawings of a donkey for children in different fluoride exposure groups. The figures were selected by averaging the scores at each community and picked a drawing close to the mean score. Note that the label on each figure represents water concentration of fluoride (mg/L)/drawing score. Credit: Tewodros Rango Godebo Ph.D. et al.\nHigher exposure was linked to more errors in their drawing scores for the donkey, house and person.\nSimilarly, for the CANTAB tests, they found that increased levels of fluoride in drinking water were strongly associated with increased errors made by children and that the effects became more pronounced as the level of task difficulty increased.\nThis and further studies are key, the authors concluded, to develop policies to mitigate environmental exposure to fluoride and to \u201cinform the growing controversy over the safety of water fluoridation .\u201d\nShare Options\nPlease use the HTML above to republish this article. It is pre-formatted to follow our republication guidelines . Among other things, these require that the article not be edited; that the author\u2019s byline is included; and that The Defender is clearly credited as the original source.\nPlease visit our full guidelines for more information. By republishing this article, you agree to these terms.\nBrenda Baletti, Ph.D., is a senior reporter for The Defender. She wrote and taught about capitalism and politics for 10 years in the writing program at Duke University. She holds a Ph.D. in human geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's from the University of Texas at Austin.\nCategories: Big Chemical\nGet The Defender delivered to your inbox. No paywall. No ads. Just the uncensored news.","crawled_at":"2026-04-23T04:27:37.370003+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-23T04:27:37.369992+00:00","result_type":"article","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"childrenshealthdefense.org","summary":"You must be a CHD Insider to save this article Sign Up\nAlready an Insider? Log in\nResearchers from Tulane University linked high fluoride levels in wells to cognitive deficits in children in Ethiopia, finding more impairment with greater exposure. The study adds to concerns over fluoride\u2019s neurotoxicity, especially for early brain development.\nShare Options\nChildren with chronic exposure to high levels of fluoride in drinking water made more errors on drawing and cognitive tests, according to a...","tags":["targeted-crawl","medical"],"title":"Kids Exposed to Fluoride Scored Lower on Cognitive Tests, Study Finds","url":"https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/kids-fluoride-lower-cognitive-tests/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["Form 144 AEHR <mark>TEST</mark> SYSTEMS For: 22 April"],"summary":["Form 144 AEHR <mark>TEST</mark> SYSTEMS For: 22 April"],"title":["Form 144 AEHR <mark>TEST</mark> SYSTEMS For: 22 April"]},"_score":25.635792,"author":"Investing.com","category":"markets","content":"Form 144 AEHR TEST SYSTEMS For: 22 April","crawled_at":"2026-04-22T16:35:25.426621+00:00","image_url":"https://i-invdn-com.investing.com/news/World_News_8_M_1440052125.jpg","published_at":"2026-04-22T16:33:09+00:00","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"Investing.com","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"Form 144 AEHR TEST SYSTEMS For: 22 April","tags":[],"title":"Form 144 AEHR TEST SYSTEMS For: 22 April","url":"https://www.investing.com/news/filings/form-144-aehr-test-systems-for-22-april-93CH-4630155"},{"_highlights":{"content":["A 2024 study by GMOScience and Moms Across America <mark>tested</mark> samples from 20 formulas made by well-known brands. All samples <mark>tested</mark> positive for aluminum and lead .","\u201cWe have <mark>tested</mark> formulas for the presence of nanochemicals."],"summary":["Log in\n\u201cOperation Stork Speed,\u201d launched Tuesday by HHS and the FDA, will require increased <mark>testing</mark> for heavy metals and other contaminants in infant formula."],"title":["\u2018Operation Stork Speed\u2019: HHS, FDA Launch Plan for More <mark>Testing</mark>, Scrutiny of Infant Formula Ingredients"]},"_score":25.468508,"category":"medical","content":"You must be a CHD Insider to save this article Sign Up\nAlready an Insider? Log in\n\u201cOperation Stork Speed,\u201d launched Tuesday by HHS and the FDA, will require increased testing for heavy metals and other contaminants in infant formula. The initiative also includes a nutrient review process and encourages manufacturers to improve product labeling and develop new products.\nShare Options\nAfter a meeting Tuesday with leading U.S. infant formula makers , Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to make sure baby formula is safe, has the necessary ingredients and is free of contaminants.\nThe new initiative, \u201c Operation Stork Speed ,\u201d to be administered jointly by HHS and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will require increased testing for heavy metals and other contaminants, initiate a nutrient review process and encourage manufacturers to improve product labeling.\nHHS launched the initiative on the same day Consumer Reports published the results of an investigation that found significant levels of contaminants including lead and arsenic in many commercially available baby formulas.\nAccording to HHS, Operation Stork Speed will include the \u201cfirst comprehensive update and review of infant formula nutrients by the FDA since 1998.\u201d\nThe initiative also encourages companies to develop new infant formula products.\nIn a statement, Kennedy said, \u201cThe FDA will use all resources and authorities at its disposal to make sure infant formula products are safe and wholesome for the families and children who rely on them.\u201d\nIn a statement provided to The Defender , Emily G. Hilliard, HHS deputy press secretary, said the FDA has already launched \u201ca targeted survey\u201d of infant formula and is currently testing approximately 340 samples of a variety of infant formulas for contaminants including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury.\nDiana Zuckerman, Ph.D., president of the National Center for Health Research , called Operation Stork Speed \u201can important step forward,\u201d amid concerns about infant formula.\n\u201cThe presence of lead, arsenic and hormone-disrupting chemicals such as PFAS \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 needs to be addressed, and the new Consumer Reports investigation of dozens of infant formulas shows that this is still an important problem,\u201d Zuckerman said.\nTeresa Murray, consumer watchdog director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group , said baby formula safety concerns extend beyond just children\u2019s health.\n\u201cWe welcome any efforts to make infant formula and baby food safer for children and anyone else. It\u2019s important to remember that it\u2019s not just children who rely on these products. Infant formula is sometimes prescribed for adults with disabilities or certain medical conditions because of the high nutritional value,\u201d Murray said.\n\u201cIf the regulations were adequate, we wouldn\u2019t be seeing all of these problems,\u201d Murray added.\nKendall Mackintosh , a board-certified nutrition specialist and member of the \u201cMAHA Moms\u201d movement, called the initiative \u201can absolutely critical and long-overdue step.\u201d\n\u201cFor years, parents have been raising concerns about the toxicity of commercial baby formulas, from excessive sugar and seed oils to synthetic additives that do not belong in an infant\u2019s diet,\u201d Mackintosh said.\nFear became policy. Compliance became virtue. COVID-19's deepest fracture was born. This book offers the path to healing it.\nConsumer Reports finds some baby formulas contaminated with heavy metals\nConsumer Reports tested 41 powdered infant formulas . The results, shared with the FDA, indicated that while most of the baby formulas tested did not contain high levels of contaminants, some contained \u201c potentially harmful levels of arsenic and lead .\u201d\nThe tests also found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in almost all the products tested. One product contained bisphenol A (BPA) and acrylamide \u2014 both possible carcinogens.\n\u201cOur tests found that some infant formulas had concerning levels of arsenic and lead that could pose health risks for young children,\u201d said James Rogers, director of product safety testing at Consumer Reports.\n\u201cThe good news is that most of the samples we tested did not pose these risks, demonstrating that it\u2019s possible to produce baby formula without these dangerous contaminants.\u201d\nBrian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports, called on the FDA to dedicate sufficient resources to Operation Stork Speed. He said:\n\u201cIt\u2019s very encouraging to see the FDA issue this announcement after Consumer Reports shared our findings about contaminants in infant formula. \u2026 We look forward to seeing the details of how they intend to implement the plan, and we hope the FDA is provided adequate resources and staffing to actually follow through with these promises.\u201d\nSayer Ji , chairman and co-founder of the Global Wellness Forum and co-founder of Stand for Health Freedom , said the Consumer Reports tests \u201care a wake-up call.\u201d\n\u201cThis confirms what many health advocates have been saying for years: the food system, including baby formula, requires far more rigorous safety testing and accountability,\u201d Ji said.\nIn her statement, Hilliard said the FDA\u2019s ongoing survey of infant formula has already tested 221 samples. The results \u201cdo not indicate that the contaminants are present in infant formula at levels that would trigger a public health concern.\u201d\nAccording to Hilliard\u2019s statement, the FDA Total Diet Study (TDS), which monitors levels of nutrients and contaminants in foods consumed by people in the U.S., including infant formula, found \u201cthe majority of the limited set of TDS samples of infant formula contained low or no detectable levels of lead, total arsenic and cadmium.\u201d\n\u201cThere were no detectable levels of PFAS in infant formula from the limited TDS data where infant formula was analyzed for PFAS. In two previous FDA surveys of individual food products for acrylamide , there were no detectable levels of acrylamide found in infant formula,\u201d Hilliard said.\nOther recent studies have indicated high levels of contaminants in baby formula.\nA 2024 study by GMOScience and Moms Across America tested samples from 20 formulas made by well-known brands. All samples tested positive for aluminum and lead . Some formulas contained high arsenic, cadmium and mercury levels, while 35% of those sampled contained all the heavy metals tested.\nA 2023 Imperial College London investigation found that nearly three-quarters of baby formula products that claimed at least one health benefit did not cite a supporting study.\nA study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2022 found that nearly half of baby formula products available in the U.S. contained corn syrup . Babies who were fed those formulas had a higher risk of obesity compared to babies who were given lactose-based formulas.\nIn 2022, an outbreak of Cronobacter infections was linked to infant formula , leading Abbott Nutrition to recall its products , including the popular brand Similac. The FDA subsequently ordered the temporary closure of Abbott\u2019s Michigan facility.\nThese actions sparked a nationwide baby formula shortage , lawsuits against Abbott and a congressional investigation . Last year, Abbott was ordered to pay $495 million in a lawsuit concerning an Illinois girl who developed a dangerous bowel disease after consuming contaminated baby formula.\nThe HHS said the FDA will collaborate with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and \u201cother scientific bodies\u201d to address \u201cresearch gaps\u201d regarding the short-term and long-term health impacts of baby formula.\nThis article was funded by critical thinkers like you. The Defender is 100% reader-supported. No corporate sponsors. No paywalls. Our writers and editors rely on you to fund stories like this that mainstream media won\u2019t write. Please Donate Today\nThe Defender is 100% reader-supported. No corporate sponsors. No paywalls. Our writers and editors rely on you to fund stories like this that mainstream media won\u2019t write.\nPlease Donate Today\nCurrent FDA baby formula standards \u2018outdated and favor large corporations\u2019\nIn her statement, Hilliard said, \u201cInfant formula manufacturers are required under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its implementing regulations to ensure that their products are not adulterated with contaminants.\u201d\nBut some food safety advocates said they hope that Operation Stork Speed will include a revamp of existing regulations governing the safety of baby food products.\n\u201cThe FDA\u2019s current standards are outdated and favor large corporations, rather than prioritizing the actual nutritional needs of infants,\u201d Mackintosh said. She pointed to current regulations that allow seed oils and industrial additives, do not set limits on sugar and carbohydrate content and do not require transparency on ingredient sourcing.\nMackintosh also cited the presence of synthetic additives and preservatives, glyphosate and excess omega-6 fatty acids in baby formula as areas of concern.\nA 2018 study by Moms Across America also found high levels of glyphosate in baby formula samples.\nScience journalist Nina Teicholz, Ph.D. , founder of the Nutrition Coalition , said the \u201cwidespread use of soybean oil, corn syrup and even sucrose,\u201d or table sugar, in baby formula, raises concerns about the health benefits of these products.\n\u201cNone of these ingredients are natural or healthy for babies,\u201d Teicholz said. \u201cThey put babies at a higher risk for obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases.\u201d\nJaydee Hanson, policy director at the Center for Food Safety , said baby formula manufacturers should \u201ctest regularly and thoroughly\u201d for heavy metals and pathogens.\n\u201cWe have tested formulas for the presence of nanochemicals. We found that nearly every infant formula company\u2019s products contain nano-scale chemicals that the FDA has not been notified of,\u201d Hanson said.\n\u201cInspections at manufacturing facilities must be thorough and frequent, and evidence of any contamination that takes place there must be immediately investigated and eliminated,\u201d Zuckerman said.\nHanson called on the FDA to remove formulas containing nanochemicals from the market, particularly nano-hydroxyapatite , which he said is \u201ctantamount to feeding babies asbestos.\u201d\nHe also said the FDA should \u201crespond promptly to any notification of adulterated formula or formulas on the market that have not been approved.\u201d\nRelated articles in The Defender\nShare Options\nPlease use the HTML above to republish this article. It is pre-formatted to follow our republication guidelines . Among other things, these require that the article not be edited; that the author\u2019s byline is included; and that The Defender is clearly credited as the original source.\nPlease visit our full guidelines for more information. By republishing this article, you agree to these terms.\nMichael Nevradakis, Ph.D., based in Athens, Greece, is a senior reporter for The Defender and host of \"The Defender In-Depth\" on CHD.TV.\nCategories: Food Policy , Health Conditions , Heavy Metals , Policy , Processed Foods , Toxic Exposures\nTags: Baby Food , Children's Health , Food Policy , Heavy Metals , Infant Formula , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - HHS , U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA\nGet The Defender delivered to your inbox. No paywall. No ads. Just the uncensored news.","crawled_at":"2026-04-23T04:27:45.195782+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-23T04:27:45.195772+00:00","result_type":"article","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"childrenshealthdefense.org","summary":"You must be a CHD Insider to save this article Sign Up\nAlready an Insider? Log in\n\u201cOperation Stork Speed,\u201d launched Tuesday by HHS and the FDA, will require increased testing for heavy metals and other contaminants in infant formula. The initiative also includes a nutrient review process and encourages manufacturers to improve product labeling and develop new products.\nShare Options\nAfter a meeting Tuesday with leading U.S. infant formula makers , Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...","tags":["targeted-crawl","medical"],"title":"\u2018Operation Stork Speed\u2019: HHS, FDA Launch Plan for More Testing, Scrutiny of Infant Formula Ingredients","url":"https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/operation-stork-speed-hhs-fda-infant-formula-ingredients-plan/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["Instagram is <mark>testing</mark> a new image-sharing app called \u201c\nInstants\n,\u201d the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday.","It\u2019s worth noting that Instagram has been <mark>testing</mark> Instants as an in-app feature in certain regions before today."],"title":["Instagram <mark>tests</mark> a new \u2018Instants\u2019 app for sharing disappearing photos"]},"_score":25.411171,"author":"Aisha Malik","category":"tech","content":"Instagram is testing a new image-sharing app called \u201c\nInstants\n,\u201d the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The app, which is available in Spain and Italy, lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.\nWith Instants, you capture a photo in a single tap, with no editing allowed. The app doesn\u2019t allow uploads from your camera roll and only lets you capture and share content using the in-app camera. While you can add text to your \u201cinstants,\u201d as these unedited photos are called, you can\u2019t modify them any further.\nUnlike Instagram, which is about curated, polished content, Instants is designed for quick, real-life snapshots. The app borrows ideas from social platforms like Snapchat, Locket, and BeReal, as it focuses on authentic and ephemeral content.\nIt\u2019s worth noting that Instagram has been testing Instants as an in-app feature in certain regions before today. The company says users can choose to use Instants either within the standard Instagram app or through the standalone Instants app.\n\u201cTo give people low-pressure ways to connect with friends, we\u2019re testing an app called Instants to share casual photos and videos in the moment,\u201d a spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re exploring multiple versions of Instants to see what people like, and will listen to our community.\u201d\nYou can share Instants with your mutual followers or your Close Friends list. Instagram notes that these lists are the same across the Instagram and Instant apps.\nThe app is available on\niOS\nand\nAndroid\n.\nAlthough Instagram started as a way for friends to share content with one another, over time, it has become more impersonal as it has been flooded with ads and influencers. By introducing a new app for low-stakes, \u201cin the moment\u201d sharing, the company is looking to go back to its roots while also responding to competition from apps that focus on ephemeral sharing and close friend interactions.\nHowever, Instagram may be a bit late to capitalize on the trend of low-pressure, unfiltered photo sharing, as BeReal is\nnot as popular as it once was\n. At the same time, many people already use Instagram Stories, the app\u2019s Snapchat clone, for quick sharing and may not see the need for a separate app to do so. Given these factors, it\u2019ll be interesting to see how Instants plays out.\nTopics\nApps\n,\nApps\n,\nInstagram\n,\nMeta\n,\nSocial\nWhen you purchase through links in our articles,\nwe may earn a small commission\n. This doesn\u2019t affect our editorial independence.\nAisha Malik\nConsumer News Reporter\nAisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha holds an honours bachelor\u2019s degree from University of Toronto and a master\u2019s degree in journalism from Western University.\nYou can contact or verify outreach from Aisha by emailing\naisha@techcrunch.com\nor via encrypted message at aisha_malik.01 on Signal.\nView Bio","crawled_at":"2026-04-23T21:01:10.619757+00:00","image_url":"","published_at":"2026-04-23T20:03:53+00:00","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"TechCrunch","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.","tags":["Apps","Social","Instagram","Meta"],"title":"Instagram tests a new \u2018Instants\u2019 app for sharing disappearing photos","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/instagram-tests-a-new-instants-app-for-sharing-disappearing-photos/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["Get ready for summer with discounts on the best robot pool cleaners we've <mark>tested</mark>."],"summary":["Get ready for summer with discounts on the best robot pool cleaners we've <mark>tested</mark>."]},"_score":24.584515,"author":"Louryn Strampe","category":"tech","content":"Get ready for summer with discounts on the best robot pool cleaners we've tested.","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T18:01:09.038426+00:00","image_url":"https://media.wired.com/photos/69eb9414e922cf32250cd751/master/pass/Our-Favorite-Pool-Cleaning-Robots-Are-on-Sale.jpg","published_at":"2026-04-24T17:43:33+00:00","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"Wired","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"Get ready for summer with discounts on the best robot pool cleaners we've tested.","tags":["Gear","Gear / Deals","Shopping","Deals","outdoors"],"title":"Beatbot Pool-Cleaning Robots Are on Sale for a Limited Time","url":"https://www.wired.com/story/beatbot-pool-cleaning-robot-deals-april-2026/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["The letter concludes with a request for Patel to complete an \u201cAlcohol Use Disorders Identification <mark>Test</mark> (AUDIT)\u2014a 10-question screening tool considered the \u2018gold standard\u2019 \u2026\u201d\nDemocratic members of the","Jamie Raskin (D-MD), sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday demanding that he take a 10-question <mark>test</mark> identifying hazardous drinking behaviors and submit a statement \u201cattesting that [his]"],"summary":["The letter concludes with a request for Patel to complete an \u201cAlcohol Use Disorders Identification <mark>Test</mark> (AUDIT)\u2014a 10-question screening tool considered the \u2018gold standard\u2019 \u2026\u201d\nDemocratic members of the"],"title":["House Dems Demand Kash Patel Complete Alcohol <mark>Test</mark> Under Penalty of Perjury"]},"_score":23.580929,"category":"legal","content":"The letter concludes with a request for Patel to complete an \u201cAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)\u2014a 10-question screening tool considered the \u2018gold standard\u2019 \u2026\u201d\nDemocratic members of the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday demanding that he take a 10-question test identifying hazardous drinking behaviors and submit a statement \u201cattesting that [his] answers are true under the penalty of perjury.\u201d\nThe request comes in the wake of an explosive article published by The Atlantic last Friday, which alleged that Patel \u201chas alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.\u201d The piece is titled, \u201cThe FBI Director Is MIA.\u201d It\u2019s important to note that it is based entirely on anecdotes from anonymous sources.\nThe article opens with a bang. Struggling to access an internal FBI computer system, Patel \u201cquickly became convinced that he had been locked out, and he panicked, frantically calling aides and allies to announce that he had been fired by the White House, according to nine people familiar with his outreach. Two of these people described his behavior as a \u2018freak-out.'\u201d\n[For context, this purported incident occurred just eight days after former Attorney General Pam Bondi had been fired, so there was some basis for concern.]\nIn the end, it turned out to be a technical error, but the episode had allegedly caused quite a stir inside the bureau and beyond. Sources told The Atlantic , \u201cThe White House fielded calls from the bureau and from members of Congress asking who was now in charge of the FBI.\u201d\nThe article pressed on with more inflammatory claims.\nSarah Fitzpatrick, who wrote the story, contacted Patel for a statement before it was published. He replied, \u201cPrint it, all false, I\u2019ll see you in court \u2014 bring your checkbook.\u201d She\u00a0included his response in the article.\nShe also reached out to the White House for comment. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt replied , \u201cDirector Patel remains a critical player on the administration\u2019s law and order team.\u201d\nPatel has vigorously denied these allegations and, on Monday, he filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against both The Atlantic and Fitzpatrick.\nNonetheless, the Democratic lawmakers wrote their letter. It began:\nA damning and explosive report recently revealed that the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are privately\u2014and at times publicly\u2014alarmed by your \u201cepisodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.\u201d There are numerous accounts that you consume alcohol to the point of illness, direct profanity-laced outbursts at support staff, and pass out drunk behind locked doors in episodes making you so unreachable that agents have had to fetch SWAT-level breaching equipment to awaken you.\nThey cited instances in which Patel\u2019s \u201cinability to control [his] impulses\u201d had \u201creportedly undermined high-stakes criminal investigations.\u201d\nThe letter concludes with a request for Patel to complete an \u201cAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)\u2014a 10-question screening tool considered the \u2018gold standard\u2019 \u2026 for assessing harmful patterns of alcohol consumption.\u201d Additionally, they asked him to provide \u201ca sworn statement attesting that your answers are true under the penalty of perjury.\u201d\n[Note: The questionnaire can be viewed by scrolling to the end of the letter .)\nThe lawmakers set a 5 p.m. April 28 deadline for submitting the requested materials.\nRep. Jamie Raskin: Kash Patel \u2018on the run now\u2019 https://t.co/MFndekm9Uz\n\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) April 22, 2026\nDuring a joint press conference with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday, Patel told reporters: \u201cI\u2019ve never been intoxicated on the job. Any one of you that wants to participate, bring it on \u2013 I\u2019ll see you in court.\u201d\nWhen reporters asked Blanche to comment on the article, he said he had not read it, but noted that he was concerned about its anonymous sourcing.\nThe House Democrats also sent a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, urging him \u201cto compel Patel\u2019s appearance at a formal hearing under oath\u201d if he fails to comply with their demands by the deadline. Something tells me Jordan won\u2019t be cooperating.\nElizabeth writes commentary for Legal Insurrection and The Washington Examiner. She is an academy fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Please follow Elizabeth on X or LinkedIn .\nDonations tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.","crawled_at":"2026-04-23T04:26:11.005001+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-22T19:00:33+00:00","result_type":"article","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"legalinsurrection.com","summary":"The letter concludes with a request for Patel to complete an \u201cAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)\u2014a 10-question screening tool considered the \u2018gold standard\u2019 \u2026\u201d\nDemocratic members of the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday demanding that he take a 10-question test identifying hazardous drinking behaviors and submit a statement \u201cattesting that [his] answers are true under the penalty of perjury.\u201d\nThe...","tags":["targeted-crawl","legal"],"title":"House Dems Demand Kash Patel Complete Alcohol Test Under Penalty of Perjury","url":"https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/house-dems-demand-kash-patel-complete-alcohol-test-under-penalty-of-perjury/"},{"_highlights":{"title":["Presidential power on trial as SCOTUS puts legal protections for migrants to the <mark>test</mark>"]},"_score":23.175411,"author":"Kelsey Reichmann","category":"legal","content":"WASHINGTON (CN) \u2014\u00a0The Supreme Court\u2019s tenuous relationship with presidential power will be on trial next week as the justices review President Donald Trump\u2019s attempt to unilaterally strip protections from migrants legally living in the U.S.Whether throughimmunity protectionsor shadow docket wins, Trump has benefited from the Roberts court\u2019s decades longexpansion of executive authority. But as the justices consider temporary protective status, or TPS, for Haitian and Syrian migrants, advocates say the White House should be held to the same standards as past administrations.\u201cSome of this is trying to force the court to really be apolitical and to treat this government the same way it\u2019s treated prior governments,\u201d Ahilan Arulanantham, an attorney with UCLA Law School\u2019s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, told reporters. \u201cI think if you apply the law in that sense, we have a very good argument.\u201dRepresenting Syrian TPS holders, Arulanantham says the executive branch constraints that tanked environmental initiatives and student loan forgiveness under former President Joe Biden should similarly constrain Trump here.\u201cAt some basic level, we do have to force the court to really be neutral and treat the government the same way it would have treated this program if it were a Biden administration,\u201d Arulanantham said.Over a decade of protections to the waysideCongress authorized the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant country-specific temporary relief to migrants who cannot return home due to armed conflict, natural disasters or other extraordinary conditions.Once designated, eligible nationals already in the United States can apply for TPS, which shields them from deportation and provides work authorization.Because the designations are temporary, the secretary regularly reviews them and may extend or revoke them based on conditions in each country. The cases before the court ask whether the Trump administration followed proper procedures in doing so for Syria and Haiti.Syrian nationals received TPS in 2012 under Barack Obama amid a crackdown by then-President Bashar Assad. The designation was later extended due to the ongoing armed conflict and Assad\u2019s rule.In 2024, Assad was overthrown and fled to Russia, ending his family\u2019s 53-year rule. Last September, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination oftemporary protected status for Syrians. She argued Assad\u2019s ouster and new diplomatic efforts meant Syria no longer qualified. The administration added that ongoing conflicts did not pose a serious threat to returning nationals, about 6,100 of whom hold protected status in the United States.Haiti first received TPS in 2010 following a devastating earthquake and has since had its TPS extended due to ongoing instability. In January, theUnited Nations warnedof a worsening crisis marked by escalating gang violence and a severe humanitarian situation. The country\u2019s murder rate rose nearly 20% last year, and 5.7 million Haitians face food insecurity.TheState Department advisesagainst travel to Haiti, citing risks of unrest, crime, health concerns, kidnapping and terrorism. For Level 4 travel risk countries like Haiti, the government recommends making contingency plans with family, designating a single point of contact in emergencies and leaving DNA samples and dental records in case identification is needed.Over 350,000 migrants from the Caribbean island nation have TPS status in the U.S. Noem revoked their protections in 2025, based on her determination that there are no extraordinary conditions preventing Haitian nationals from safely returning to their country.Lower courts blocked the TPS revocations for Haiti and Syria, prompting the Trump administration to file emergency appeals with the Supreme Court. The justices deferred a decision on the administration\u2019s two emergency applications, keeping the migrants\u2019 protected status in place.Over before it startedA provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act says, \u201c\u2018There is no judicial review of any determination of the [Secretary] with respect to the designation, or termination or extension of a designation, of a foreign state\u2019 for TPS.\u201dThe Trump administration argues that this is the end of the case, stating \u201c\u2018no judicial review\u2019 means no judicial review.\u201d This insulation, the government argues, supports Congress\u2019s respect for the executive\u2019s foreign policy authority.\u201cCongress deliberately preserved executive branch discretion throughout \u2014 not only by codifying the secretary\u2019s \u2018discretion not to designate a country for TPS\u2019 even if the statutory criteria are met, but by continuing to shield all TPS determinations from judicial review,\u201d U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer wrote. \u201cHere as elsewhere, Congress effectively insulated discretion-laden judgments from judicial review.\u201dBut the TPS holders argue that Congress intended to constrain, not enshrine executive discretion by laying out specific criteria for the secretary to consider.\u201cContrary to what the government suggests, the secretary does not \u2018decide\u2019 to extend or terminate a TPS designation,\u201d the TPS holders wrote. \u201cRather, she \u2018determine[s]\u2019 whether the statutory conditions for designation continue to exist. If she determines that the conditions are satisfied, the designation is extended by operation of statute; if she determines that they are not, she must terminate the designation.\u201dTPS holders don\u2019t quibble with the secretary\u2019s authority to make that designation or whether it can be reviewed. The crux of their argument concerns the process for doing so. Attorneys for the migrants said DHS didn\u2019t follow the statutory requirements for issuing a TPS designation, which is subject to judicial review.Rules for all or just oneTPS holders argued that without strict procedural safeguards, the executive branch would have unchecked control over the immigration status of millions. They said the statute and common sense show Congress did not delegate such broad authority.They urged the court to apply the major questions doctrine, citing its use in striking down the student loan forgiveness plan and the Clean Power Plan. They argued that the executive branch must be limited to explicit congressional authority not present here, citingBiden v. NebraskaandWest Virginia v. EPA.While the court has been reluctant to limit executive discretion in foreign affairs and national security, TPS holders said foreclosing all review of the administration\u2019s actions here would break from precedent, citing the court\u2019s 2022 ruling inBiden v. Texas.Bigger pictureCongress ordered DHS to consult with other agencies when reviewing TPS designations. The Trump administration says it sought advice and information from the State Department before terminating the designations.But the TPS holders say the consultations fell short of prior reviews. They said Haiti\u2019s review consisted of a three-sentence email change between two staffers.This kind of critique, the Trump administration said, was the reason such determinations shouldn\u2019t be reviewable.\u201cJudicial micromanagement of the form and length of agencies\u2019 input is especially inappropriate because courts are \u2018generally not free to impose additional judge-made procedural requirements on agencies that Congress has not prescribed and the Constitution does not compel,\u2019\u201d Sauer wrote.Noem determined that TPS for Haiti and Syria was \u201ccontrary to the national interest.\u201d The administration said it could not reliably vet Syrians because there is no U.S. embassy in Syria, making an extension a public safety risk.For Haiti, officials said TPS acted as a \u201cpull factor\u201d for illegal immigration. Noem also cited vetting concerns, noting the country lacks a functioning central authority to share law enforcement and security information.TPS holders argued the terminations reflect broader immigration policy goals. Before returning to office, Trump made unfounded claims about Haitian migrants in Ohio eating dogs, called TPS a \u201clittle trick\u201d and pledged to revoke Haiti\u2019s TPS designation if reelected.\u201cEnding TPS is one more chapter in a long history of racially-motivated Trump administration attacks on vulnerable people,\u201d Sejal Zota, co-founder and legal director at Just Futures Law, representing the Haitian TPS holders. \u201cThere is ample record of evidence that anti-black and anti-Haitian animus motivated the administration\u2019s decision to terminate Haiti\u2019s TPS designation. The most damning evidence: President Trump\u2019s own words.\u201dIn a day one executive order, Trump called for an overhaul of the nation\u2019s immigration enforcement through a slew of administrative actions. As Noem began terminating TPS designations, she cited the order and claimed to be carrying out the president\u2019s directive.TPS holders said the administration has terminated the designation for every country that has come up for review, warning the justices against allowing the administration to effectively nullify the statute.The Trump administration defended its determinations, stating that DHS followed the statutory procedures and conducted individualized reviews of each country\u2019s designation.\u201cThe president and the secretary \u2018c[a]me into office with policy preferences and ideas,\u2019 but the secretary adhered to the statutory process and \u2018substantiate[d] the legal basis for a preferred policy,\u2019\u201d Sauer wrote. \u201cThat is \u2018hardly improper.\u2019\u201dThe Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday.","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T22:01:08.381757+00:00","image_url":"","published_at":"2026-04-24T21:17:54+00:00","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"Courthouse News","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"President Trump\u2019s push for unilateral authority over who gets temporary protected status in the U.S. could threaten legal protections for close to 1.5 million people.","tags":["Appeals","Courts","Government","Immigration","National"],"title":"Presidential power on trial as SCOTUS puts legal protections for migrants to the test","url":"https://www.courthousenews.com/presidential-power-on-trial-as-scotus-puts-legal-protections-migrants-to-the-test/"},{"_highlights":{"content":["Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed \u2013 but a new <mark>test</mark> is paving the way to finally understanding nature\u2019s most enigmatic force"],"summary":["Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed \u2013 but a new <mark>test</mark> is paving the way to finally understanding nature\u2019s most enigmatic force"]},"_score":22.559566,"author":"New Scientist","category":"science","content":"Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed \u2013 but a new test is paving the way to finally understanding nature\u2019s most enigmatic force","crawled_at":"2026-04-24T23:01:28.410951+00:00","image_url":"https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/24134526/SEI_294444852.jpg","published_at":"2026-04-24T18:00:34+00:00","source_credibility":7,"source_name":"New Scientist","source_sponsors":[],"subcategory":"","summary":"Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed \u2013 but a new test is paving the way to finally understanding nature\u2019s most enigmatic force","tags":[],"title":"Gravity's strength measured more reliably than ever before","url":"https://www.newscientist.com/article/2524194-gravitys-strength-measured-more-reliably-than-ever-before/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home"}],"category":"all","page":1,"pages":500,"per_page":20,"query":"test","top_score":49.75246,"total":10000}