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Monday March 24th, 2025 day edition

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Three European nations are seeking a refund from the Trump administration for funds they contributed to USAID projects that have remained unspent.

With the Republican administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cutting USAID's funding and the bulk of its programs, the Europeans have asked for a refund.

The three European nations are yet to hear back about their contributions.

Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands initially sent USAID emails inquiring about the money they had contributed to the organisation's accounts.

The project is a joint initiative from Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the European Union and USAID.

All three confirmed there had been no clarification from any representative from USAID or the US government.

The nations added that they were working with donor partners to explore "other opportunities to continue to run the WE4F program". »

Putin orders Ukrainians 'without legal status' to leave Russia, occupied territories by Sept. 10

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Ukrainian citizens residing in Russia and Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine must leave by Sept. 10 or "regulate their legal status," according to an official decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and published on March 20.

Russia illegally declared annexation of fully occupied Crimea in 2014 and partially occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia in 2022, de facto treating Ukrainian sovereign territory as its own regions.

The document says the order will not concern Ukrainian citizens who will register their status with the Russian Interior Ministry by Sept. 10. »

Silent Hill f has been pre-emptively banned in Australia, with no reason given for the 'refused classification' rating

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Well, the next bit of evidence in favor of 'Silent Hill f is going to be super scary' has just dropped.

The Australian government has released its own rating for the upcoming horror game, that being 'RC,' which is 'Refused Classification.

The only Silent Hill game banned in Australia previously was 2008's Silent Hill: Homecoming, which ended up being approved for release in a censored state the following year. »

Mom arrested for allegedly using electric dog shock collar on kid – NBC10 Philadelphia

Authored by nbcphiladelphia.com

The investigation revealed that the marks were from an electric dog shock collar, officials said.

Cruz-Feliciano was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault and witness tampering and other related charges.

If you have any information on this case, please contact the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at 609-465-1135. »