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Global News Podcast

US judge temporarily blocks Trump's freeze on federal funding

Wed, 29 Jan 2025

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A US judge has paused the enforcement of a sweeping White House order freezing federal grants and loans. Also: Israel says Netanyahu invited to meet Trump at White House next week, and should we all sleep like a caveman?

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00:00 - 00:03 Marjan Vandelaar

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00:00 - 00:00 Janet Jalil

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jeanette Jalil, and in the early hours of Wednesday, the 29th of January, these are our main stories. A U.S. judge temporarily blocks a sweeping White House order to pause federal grants, loans and other financial assistance that could have put trillions of dollars on hold.

00:00 - 00:00 Janet Jalil

Rwandan-backed rebels are getting closer to taking complete control of Goma in eastern Congo. The head of the UN's Palestinian Refugee Agency has accused Israel of carrying out a relentless assault against it ahead of Thursday's ban. Also in this podcast, we hear how a pioneering computer-controlled brain implant has transformed the life of a man with Parkinson's disease.

00:00 - 00:00 Pat

It was instant. Yeah, I just stopped shitting. My neck stopped shitting. My voice was better.

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