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Overnight News Digest April 29, 2025 [1]
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Date: 2025-04-29
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Chicago Sun-Times: Trump's Education Department to investigate CPS plan meant to help Black students by Nader Issa
President Donald Trump’s Department of Education has launched an investigation into Chicago Public Schools, alleging that a plan meant to improve educational outcomes for Black children discriminates against other races. The federal inquiry follows a complaint lodged against CPS in February by “Parents Defending Education,” a right-wing Virginia-based group that has become a key national player in attempts to reshape American education. The group has fought the teaching of Black history, inclusion of queer identities and so-called anti-white discrimination. The investigation and challenge target Chicago’s newly launched “Black Student Success Plan,” which they claim violates federal anti-discrimination laws by focusing on only one group of students.
The New York Times: Trump Grants Carmakers Some Relief From His Punishing Tariffs by Ana Swanson and Jack Ewing
President Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Tuesday that walked back some tariffs for carmakers, removing levies that Ford, General Motors and others have complained would backfire on U.S. manufacturing by raising the cost of production and squeezing their profits. The changes will modify Mr. Trump’s tariffs so carmakers that pay a 25 percent tariff on auto imports are not subject to other levies, for example on steel and aluminum, or on certain imports from Canada and Mexico, according to the orders. However, the rules do not appear to protect automakers from tariffs on steel and aluminum that their suppliers pay and pass on. Carmakers will also be able to qualify for tariff relief for a proportion of the cost of their imported components, though those benefits will be phased out over the next two years. Mr. Trump, speaking on Tuesday before leaving the White House for a trip to Michigan, said the administration wanted to help automakers “enjoy this little transition, short-term.”
NBC News: Florida set to become second state to ban fluoride in public water by Mirna Alsharif
Lawmakers in Florida gave final passage to a bill to ban fluoride in public water systems Tuesday, with the state House voting 88-27. SB 700, also known as the Florida Farm Bill, doesn't mention the word "fluoride," but it would effectively ban the chemical compound by preventing "the use of certain additives in a water system." The bill awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature. If DeSantis, a Republican, signs the bill, Florida will become the second state to ban fluoride from water supplies. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, also a Republican, signed a bill in late Marchthat prohibits any person or government entity from adding the cavity-fighting mineral to the state’s water systems, making it the first state to do so. It will go into effect May 7.
Guardian: ‘Shipwrecked in the 21st century’: how people made it through Europe’s worst blackout in living memory by Ashifa Kassam
The ski lifts, carrying 16 people, dangled high above the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. As parts of Spain and Portugal were plunged into a blackout on Monday, the swaying gondolas had come to a halt metres above the ground, leaving people trapped inside. About four hours later, video posted online by the ski station showed a rescuer lowering themselves into a gondola to set up a system of ropes that allowed the skiers to rappel to the ground. The scene from Granada’s Sierra Nevada was among many harrowing tales that have emerged after an hours-long blackout that grounded flights, paralysed trains and metros, and cut off mobile communications across the Iberian peninsula. In the small Basque city of Eibar, 11 people were trapped in a public lift for more than three hours. “It’s unbelievable that this could happen,” Mempho Mujanovic told the newspaper El Diario Vasco. “Nobody can understand how, in the 21st century, we ended up spending so much time in a lift.”
DW: How secure is the critical infrastructure in Germany? by Volker Witting
No traffic lights, no trains, no ATMs, no internet. The massive power outage this Monday, mainly in Spain and Portugal, paralyzed life across the affected countries. It is not yet clear what caused it and a cyber attack has not been completely ruled out. In Germany, authorities have been making reassuring statements. "A large-scale, long-lasting blackout is unlikely in Germany," said the responsible Federal Network Agency. The German power grid is designed to be redundant, the agency explained. This means that if one line fails, another can replace it immediately. But the uncertainty remains. How secure is the supply of energy and water, transportation, communication, health and financial services in Germany, or in other words, the critical infrastructure?
AlJazeera: Pakistan minister warns of possible Indian military strike in 24-36 hours
Pakistan’s minister for information and broadcasting says Islamabad has “credible intelligence” that India intends to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours, as tensions between the two countries escalate following a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. In a social media post early on Wednesday, Attaullah Tarar accused India of using last week’s attack in Pahalgam, which killed 26 tourists, “as a false pretext” to potentially strike Pakistan. The minister did not provide any concrete information to back up his claim, and the Indian government did not immediately comment publicly on the allegations. “Any act of aggression will be met with a decisive response. India will be fully responsible for any serious consequences in the region,” Tarar said in the post on X. Pakistani Minister of Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif also told the Reuters news agency on Monday that a military incursion by India was “imminent”. Islamabad is on high alert but will only use its nuclear weapons if “there is a direct threat to our existence”, Asif said.
Oh dear, that reassuring…
The world seems to be teetering, to be sure. However, do have the best possible night that you can.
CK 6:50 CST
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