NYT: Denali or Mt. McKinley? Alaska Lawmakers Weigh In on Trump’s Renaming Plan.
President Donald J. Trump’s plan to return Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, to its earlier name, Mount McKinley, has run into opposition from Alaska lawmakers.
Shortly after taking the oath of office on Monday, Mr. Trump surprised many in the state when he announced “we will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley where it should be and where it belongs.”
“President McKinley made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent,” he said. “He was a natural businessman, and gave Teddy Roosevelt the money for many of the great things he did, including the Panama Canal, which has foolishly been given to the country of Panama.”
NYT: Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
The Trump administration, moving quickly to clamp down on health and science agencies, has canceled a string of scientific meetings and instructed federal health officials to refrain from all public communications, including upcoming reports focused on the nation’s escalating bird flu crisis.
Experts who serve on outside advisory panels on a range of topics, from antibiotic resistance to deafness, received emails on Wednesday telling them their meetings had been canceled.
The cancellations followed a directive issued on Tuesday by the acting director of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, who prohibited the public release of any public communication until it had been reviewed by a presidential appointee or designee, according to federal officials and an internal memo reviewed by The New York Times.
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CBC: Freeland would scrap capital gains tax changes if elected Liberal leader: source
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland would scrap changes to the capital gains tax that she introduced as finance minister, CBC News has confirmed. The news was first reported by Bloomberg.
Last Updated: 23.Jan.2025 01:26 EST
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