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Monday February 3rd, 2025 day edition

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Lady Gaga won at the 2025 Grammy Awards and took the opportunity to express her support for the LGBTQIA+ community.

“Trans people are not invisible,” she said.

Lady Gaga has been one of the most vocal allies of the queer community throughout her career.

The singer’s message comes as the trans community has come under attack since the Donald Trump administration took over.

Trump recently signed an executive order titled “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness that restricts transgender military service.

The order reinstates a policy from Trump’s first term that Joe Biden rescinded in 2021, which allowed trans people to enlist in the military and serve openly.

Watch Lady Gaga’s speech in the video below. »

Panama Won't Renew Belt and Road Agreement With China, Making It First Latin American Nation To Leave Initiative

Authored by freebeacon.com

Panamanian president José Raúl Mulino said his country would not renew its agreement with China's Belt and Road Initiative following a visit from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a move that will make it the first Latin American country to leave the initiative.

Brazil also considered joining the Belt and Road Initiative late last year, signaling a desire to align with the Chinese Communist Party.

Panama was the first Latin American nation to join the Belt and Road Initiative and now becomes the first to back away from it. »

Central Pa. school bus had sign that said ‘NO speaking Spanish,’ transportation company responds

Authored by pennlive.com

A sign banning students from speaking Spanish on a Juniata County School District bus has sparked controversy in the community and prompted statements from the transportation company and district this week.

Rohrer Bus has been made aware of a racially insensitive note that was discovered on one of the school buses serving the Juniata County School District.

“This morning [Friday morning], the Juniata County District and its transportation partner, Rohrer Bus became aware of a sign being displayed on a school bus and took immediate action in response. »

Elon Musk says USAid is ‘beyond repair’ and he is working to shut it down

Authored by theguardian.com
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The conversation, which included former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Republican senator Joni Ernst and Mike Lee, began with Musk saying they were working to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAid).

“It’s beyond repair,” Musk said, adding that Trump agreed it should be shut down.

The website of USAid appeared to still be offline on Saturday and some users could not access it on Sunday. »