https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78jd517z87o
A "miracle" baby girl has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother using a donated womb.
The baby's mum, Grace Davidson, 36, was born without a functioning uterus, and received her sister's womb in 2023 – in what was then the UK's only successful womb transplant.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-rolls-out-bonkers-new-justification-for-trumps-trade-war/
Right-wingers from the fringe to Fox News are rolling out a new argument in favor of Trump’s tariffs—that they will help boost America’s masculinity.
The academy said the removal was to comply “with all directives outlined in Executive Orders issued by the President.”
The letters sent by the Democrats say the review focused on books that had topics relating to “gender ideology” and “discriminatory equity ideology.”
“If true, this is a blatant attack on the First Amendment and a clear effort to suppress academic freedom and rigor at the United States Naval Academy. Moreover, this reported book ban — or any similar efforts that may be ongoing at the United States Military Academy — displays an alarming return to McCarthy-era censorship,” the representatives wrote.
Igros Moshe (OC IV #74.4) Question Should one be concerned for the view of the Chaye Adam that everyone agrees that a kli sheini cooks if it is hot to burn the hand (yad nekeves). Furthermore to be concerned also that a kli shlishi cooks when it is that hot? Answer It is impossible to know what the accepted practice is in this issue since we are strict with everything because we are concerned it might cook since there are things that cook in a kli sheini that we don’t know and thus this distinction is not relevant on a practical level. Concerning a hot kli shlishi (yad nekeves) it is not relevant since we are lenient and simple assume that nothing is cooked in a kli shlishi. However we should not learn from this to be lenient for a kli sheini. It is possible that even the Chaye Adam would rule that there is no prohibition for a kli shlishi even if very hot (yad nekeves) But it is not clear there is such a thing.
Igros Moshe (OC IV #74.16) I personally am strict for myself and don’t put instant coffee or sugar in a kli shlishi however according to halacha there is no need to be strict
Igros Moshe (OC IV #74.17) Question Is it permitted to place uncooked salt in a kli shilishi? Answer In my humble opinion as I have written before we don’t find that any cooks in a kli shlishi. Salt is is viewed l’chumra to be cooked when placed in a kli sheini so obviously it is not viewed even l’chumra to be cooked in a kli shlishi especially when the law is clear that salt is permitted even in a kli rishon.
Igros Moshe (OC IV #74.18) Tavlin is permitted in kli sheini onion is considered tavlin according to Aruch HaShulchan while the Taz prohibits it. Because there is a question whether onion and garlic are tavlin that is permitted in a kli sheini it is best to be strict like the Taz but only because there are things that cook in a kli sheini that we don’t know about. Nonetheless there is no problem with a kli shlishi. Lemon is prohibited in a kli sheini but is permitted in a kli shlishi. Concerning coffee and cocoa they are considered tavlin and can be placed in a kli sheini according to the Mishna which says tavlin can be placed in a kli sheini since they won’t be cooked. I am surprised by the Aruch HaShulchan who is strict not to put them in a kli sheini or kli shlishi. The Mishna Berura prohibits coffee in a kli sheini because there are things which are cooked by a kli sheini. However the Mishna clear excludes Tavlin from being cooked in a kli sheini. This makes sense for tea leaves not to consider them as tavlin since they don’t give flavor but just color, however coffee and cocoa are clearly tavlin and therefore their question is puzzling. The best approach is to be strict with a kli sheini but to permit putting them in a kli shlishi.
https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-849275
At the same time as the US Naval Academy removed a display honoring Jewish female graduates ahead of a visit from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, it also removed books about the Holocaust and antisemitism.
The books, which also covered the history of white supremacy in the United States, were among nearly 400 removed ahead of the visit last week.
The order to remove the books, most of which focused on topics like race, diversity, and gender, appeared to come at the behest of Hegseth himself. The Pentagon chief, whose initiatives against diversity, equity, and inclusion programming have already led to the removal of other Holocaust remembrance content from the Defense Department’s digital platforms, sent a memo to the Maryland school instructing it to comply with larger anti-” woke” purges at the department.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/even-trumps-most-loyal-fox-news-fan-trashes-his-tariffs-debacle/
Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo admits that President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs have caused a “debacle.”
Reacting to the news on Mornings With Maria, the host asked if Congress should step in as the markets reel.
“My question to you on this tariff debacle is, should Congress be involved?” she asked Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer.
The White House’s “Rapid Response 47” account on X shared the clip of Bartiromo’s interview but cut out her question that called the tariff fallout a “debacle.”
Bartiromo still touts her pro-Trump views on air. On Friday, she even claimed that any big downturn in the economy would be “Joe Biden’s recession.”
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted the work of two controversial “healers” Sunday—just hours after advocating for vaccinations and attending the funeral of a child who died as part of a measles outbreak taking over Texas.
Kennedy has also claimed that vitamin A and cod liver oil are effective treatments for measles. So bold were Kennedy’s claims, they forced the American Medical Association to release a statement last month urging: “As parents, our instinct is to do everything we can to keep our children safe. In the case of measles–a highly contagious disease that can cause severe health problems—that means getting your children vaccinated today. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is extraordinarily safe and effective."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-orders-four-mile-military-parade-for-his-79th-birthday/
President Donald Trump is making plans for a military parade in Washington, D.C., on his 79th birthday, according to a report.
The display of military might will march around four miles from the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, to the White House, the D.C. source told the publication.
Wall Street's main indexes opened sharply lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track to enter bear market territory. The sell-off continues after a series of troubling signals in the economy, raising fears of a possible recession.
The Dow fell by 1,212.98 points (3.17%) to 37,101.88
The S&P 500 dropped 181.37 points (3.57%) to 4,892.71
The Nasdaq lost 623.23 points (4.00%) to 14,964.56
The market is set to enter bear market territory if losses persist through the day
Rising fears of an economic slowdown and tightening financial conditions weigh heavily on investor sentiment
Trump shared a post on Truth Social early Monday, speaking to the supposed benefits of his tariff strategy, including lower oil prices and a reduction in food costs, adding that there is "NO INFLATION."
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/03/will-russia-come-out-a-winner-in-trumps-trade-wars-a88238
U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs notably do not include Russia or its neighbor Belarus.
In the short term, Russia may be able to capitalize on the escalating trade war by replacing U.S. energy supplies to China. But the Kremlin is unlikely to significantly benefit from the tariffs in the longer term — especially as they may lead to a global economic slowdown that cuts into demand for Russian oil and gas.
Russia is the glaring omission from Donald Trump's tariffs list. Along with Cuba, Belarus and North Korea, it has been spared the sweeping measures, with America's foes apparently treated better than many of its friends.
The explanation given by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to the US outlet Axios was that existing sanctions "preclude any meaningful trade" with Russia.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5234768-lutnick-trump-tariffs-uninhabited-islands/?tbref=hp
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday defended President Trump’s tariffs even against uninhabited islands, saying they are intended to guard against loopholes.
In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan asked why uninhabited territories, like the Heard and McDonald Islands, were included on the list that Trump displayed in the Rose Garden, noting they “don’t export to the United States and are quite literally inhabited by penguins.”
“Why do they face a 10 percent tariff? Did you use AI to generate this?” Brennan added.
“No. No,” Lutnick said. “Look, the idea is that there are no countries left off.”
“What happens is, if you leave anything off the list, the countries that try to basically arbitrage America go through those countries to us,” he continued.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-trump-tarriffs-trade-2056152
Russia's involvement in Ukraine peace talks was the main reason why Moscow has not faced the painful trade tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on most of the rest of the world.
That explanation by White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett appears to stand in contrast with the Trump administration's previous reason, voiced last week: namely that trade between the two countries is too negligible, due to sanctions over Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion.
The lack of impact on Moscow has been met with criticism in Ukraine. The Hope for Ukraine charity CEO Yuriy Boyechko has noted that the war-torn country, also party to the peace negotiations, has been hit with 10 percent tariffs while Russia was exempt.
https://www.newsweek.com/black-monday-fears-stock-market-2056093
Major stock indexes plunged in Asia on Monday after Wall Street experienced the worst two days since the pandemic last week, the S&P 500 down 6 percent by market close on Friday while the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 5.5 percent. The Nasdaq composite dropped 5.82 percent.
CNBC host and market analyst Jim Cramer on Saturday warned of a repeat of the devastating "Black Monday" collapse of October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its worse single-day fall and plummeted 22.6 percent.
