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• 美國眾議院於 2026 年 4 月 29 日通過了參議院核准的 Budget Resolution，為 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 及 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 提撥數十億美元資金。 • 共和黨人利用規避 filibuster 的程序來推進該方案，遭到如 Congresswoman Doris Matsui 等民主黨人的批評，指責其將 enforcement 優先於其他需求。 • 此舉在邊境安全爭議持續及 midterm election 壓力下，支持了 Trump 政府的移民政策。

• WPP 被指控違反其氣候政策，此前一份報告揭露該公司涉及的石油廣告量是其美國競爭對手的兩倍 • 報告顯示，自 2015 年簽署應對氣候危機的《巴黎協定》以來，一家英國廣告集團已協助石油公司 ExxonMobil、Chevron、Shell 和 BP 在美國投入估計達 15 億美元（11 億英鎊）的廣告費用 • 根據氣候調查平台 DeSmog 的分析，總部位於倫敦的 WPP 是過去十年中為美國石油業提供服務的首要廣告集團

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.