Pearl River Community College to expand nursing program. What it means for students, workforce

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Singapore seniors hoof it to horse therapy
Singapore on Tuesday started an initiative to expand its senior care programme using horse therapy as the wealthy city-state grapples with the challenges of a rapidly ageing population.The Southeast Asian nation has one of the region's most rapidly ageing populations and officials have warned that the "silver tsunami" is a key long-term threat.
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Steve Bannon due in court after plea talks in border wall case
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon is expected in a Manhattan court on Tuesday following discussions between his lawyers and prosecutors over a possible plea deal to resolve a criminal case over his crowdfunding campaign for the U.S. president’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon, 71, was charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office with money laundering and conspiracy for allegedly deceiving donors in 2019 who contributed more than $15 million to a private fundraising drive, known as "We Build the Wall," during Trump's first term in the White House. Bannon had previously pleaded not guilty, but his lawyers have been discussing a possible plea deal with prosecutors, according to a person familiar with the matter.
AFP
Global stocks mixed as tariff uncertainty looms
European and Asian markets struggled for direction and gold hit a fresh high Tuesday as traders kept a nervous eye on Donald Trump's next tariff moves.The uncertainty fuelled by Trump's moves has pushed safe-haven gold ever higher.
Reuters
Special Report-China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid
On the outskirts of Cairo, a cutting-edge space lab was supposed to be the first in Africa to produce homegrown satellites. Satellite equipment and parts arrive in crates from Beijing. The first satellite assembled at the factory, hailed as the first ever made by an African nation, was built mainly in China and launched from a spaceport there in December 2023.
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Fed's Powell heads to Congress with good data in hand but rising uncertainty
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell begins two days of hearings on Capitol Hill on Tuesday with the economy around full employment, inflation expected to ease, and intense uncertainty about how all that will hold up under Trump administration trade and other policies that are still unfolding. Since Powell last appeared before Congress for one of his two regular rounds of testimony, Donald Trump's election has raised the possibility of successive rounds of tariffs, lower immigration and fewer available workers in the economy, and potentially extensive changes in financial sector oversight. Powell and other Fed officials are always careful to sidestep judgment about the wisdom of executive branch or congressional actions, keeping their focus on how the economy changes as a result.
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Scholz clashes with Merz over German economy and migration at last parliament meeting before poll
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his main challenger in the upcoming election of “constant about turns," while Friedrich Merz, the opposition leader and front-runner, accused Scholz of leaving behind an economic “disaster” as parliament met Tuesday for the last time before the country's Feb. 23 election. Polls give Merz's center-right Union bloc the lead, with Scholz's center-left Social Democrats well behind and showing little sign so far of narrowing the gap. Scholz told lawmakers that his governing coalition, which collapsed in November in a dispute over how to revitalize Germany's struggling economy, faced enormous challenges from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis and inflation.
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Non-tech investors interested in AI and its effect on the stock market need only look for one clear warning sign: any cuts in AI spending by the hyperscalers.
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What a dozen roses may cost you this Valentine's Day
The average price of a dozen roses for Valentine's Day 2025 vary by state due to factors like supply chain logistics, weather and inflation.
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Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantine
Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday. Eight patients "are receiving medical care and are in stable condition,” a Health Ministry statement said. Seven of them were admitted to the main public hospital in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, in addition to one being treated in the eastern district of Mbale, the ministry said, adding that “the situation is under control” amid heightened surveillance.
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Ossoff calls on Trump admin to ‘publicly refuse’ El Salvador’s offer to jail Americans
“Federal law does not allow the deportation of U.S. citizens, and El Salvador’s prisons are internationally notorious for life-threatening and abusive conditions,” the Georgia Democrat wrote.
AFP
Kremlin: 'Significant part of Ukraine wants to be Russia'
The Kremlin said Tuesday that a "significant part" of Ukraine "wants to be Russia," hours after US President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine "may be Russian someday.""The fact that a significant part of Ukraine wants to become Russia, and has already, is a fact," he told reporters, referring to Moscow's 2022 annexation of four Ukrainian regions.
Reuters
US envoy in Moscow held talks with senior Russian diplomat, RIA reports
Lynne Tracy, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow, on Tuesday held talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and discussed the operations of Russian diplomatic institutions abroad, the RIA state news agency reported. RIA cited Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, as the source of the information. On Monday, Ryabkov, Russia's point man for relations with the United States, held a news conference and, among other topics, discussed potential peace talks on Ukraine between Moscow and Washington.
Reuters
China's JD.com moves into food delivery, starts recruiting restaurants
China's e-commerce giant JD.com is venturing into the country's highly competitive food delivery business, announcing on Tuesday that it will register catering merchants on its courier system. Catering merchants who register with JD Takeaway before May 1 will enjoy commission-free services for the entire year, it said. JD.com stated in its announcement that JD Takeaway will provide comprehensive support for merchants, aiming to promote the healthy and sustainable development of the food delivery industry.
AFP
Venezuela sends planes to fetch undocumented migrants from US
Venezuela sent two planes to bring nearly 200 undocumented migrants back from the United States, saying it hoped for a "new beginning" in ties with Washington, which does not recognize Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate president.Caracas broke off ties with Washington in January 2019 after Trump recognized then-opposition leader Juan Guaido as "interim president" following 2018 elections widely rejected as neither free nor fair.
USA TODAY
A ‘good ‘ol American boy’ and a bubbly woman everyone loved. Who were James Ford's victims?
As James Dennis Ford is set to be executed in Florida, we take a look at the lives of his victims, Kimberly and Gregory Malnory.
USA TODAY
Will Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense make Americans safer? It’s complicated
Space-based interceptors and "particle beams" are part of a new multi-billion-dollar Trump order to build a new U.S. missile defense system.
AFP
Europe rights court condemns Russia for suppressing Ukraine war dissent
Europe's rights court on Tuesday condemned Russia over "a coordinated effort to suppress dissent" inside the country over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched in February 2022.The restrictions showed "a coordinated effort to suppress dissent rather than counter any threat to national security," it said.
Associated Press
5 people killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in northern Afghanistan
A suicide bomber blew himself up near a bank in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding seven others, police said. The attack happened near a branch of the Kabul Bank in Kunduz province, said Jumauddin Khaksar, a police spokesman. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack and Khaksar said police were working to track down those who orchestrated the attack.
USA TODAY
Puppy lovin' dog days: Westminster's Best in Show is back at Madison Square Garden
Competitors are judged on how much they live up to the expected characteristics of their breed.
USA TODAY
5 ways Elon Musk is working to dismantle the federal government
President Trump has empowered Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to gut the federal bureaucracy. Here's 5 ways he's starting to carry it out.

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