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Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him

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Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him

President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally ready to lift his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure project. But there was a condition: In exchange for the money, Schumer had to agree to rename New York’s Penn Station and Washington’s … Read more

PBS weekend news closed due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

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PBS weekend news closed due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

PBS will air separate science and foreign affairs programs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breakscasts because of the federal government’s $1.1 billion cut in public broadcasting funding. “PBS News Weekend” signed off Sunday, “at least for the foreseeable future,” said anchor John Yang. The weekend sister of “PBS NewsHour” … Read more