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• House of Representatives 于 2026 年 4 月 29 日通过了一项 Senate 批准的 budget resolution，为 ICE 和 CBP 提供了数十亿美元的资金支持。 • Republicans 利用了一项绕过 filibuster 的程序来推进该蓝图，这遭到了 Doris Matsui 等 Democrats 的批评，认为其将执法置于其他需求之上。 • 此举在持续的边境安全辩论和 midterm election 压力下，支持了 Trump 政府的移民政策。

• 在有报告披露 WPP 涉及的石油广告量是其美国对手的两倍后，该公司被指违反了其气候政策 • 一份报告显示，自 2015 年达成应对气候危机的《巴黎协定》以来，一家英国广告巨头已帮助 ExxonMobil、Chevron、Shell 和 BP 等石油公司在美国投放了估计 15 亿美元（11 亿英镑）的广告 • 根据气候调查平台 DeSmog 的分析，总部位于伦敦的 WPP 是过去十年中服务于美国石油行业领先的广告集团

Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher HarborneNigel Farage was given £5m by the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 British general election, the Guardian can reveal.Farage had already stated he did not intend to stand as a prospective MP but U-turned within weeks of receiving the personal gift from the Thai-based businessman. Continue reading...

Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to IndiaIt remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos?The animals – herbivores native to sub-Saharan Africa – were originally imported into Colombia by the drug kingpin for his own entertainment. But the beasts and their offspring were left to roam free after his death in 1993. Continue reading...

• Medicare underpayments to hospitals totaled more than $100 billion in 2024, according to testimony provided to the House Ways and Means Committee by the American Hospital Association. • Hospitals are managing significant cost pressures while treating a sicker, more medically complex, and aging patient population, with persistent misalignments between care provision and reimbursement rates. • The financial strain reflects broader healthcare system challenges as providers struggle with inadequate government reimbursement alongside rising operational costs.

Anant Ambani, the son of tycoon Mukesh Ambani, said he had put in a formal request to the Colombian government to stay a decision to kill the animals.