Saba Shah Khan
@SabaShah_Khan
Multimedia journalist, mom. RTs are not endorsements.
Media under pressure? Major outlets have settled defamation suits with Trump: • ABC/Stephanopoulos – $15M + $1M legal fees + regret statement (2024) • CBS/Paramount – $16M, no apology but editorial changes (2025) • Meta – $25M over account suspension (2025) Some news orgs…
Congress has approved a White House request to claw back $9B in federal funds — including $8B in foreign aid and $1.1B from public broadcasting (NPR, PBS). This follows the recent shutdown of Voice of America, significantly impacting U.S. international media. The move marks a…
A black-box recording in the #AirIndiacrash and report details indicate that the flight’s senior pilot switched off fuel flow to engines wsj.com/world/asia/air…
More than 1.4 million Afghans have fled or been deported from Iran since January, shocked & fearful they face a wave of targeted government crackdowns and racist attacks & harassment. w/ @ElianPeltier @jacoob1994 @jimhuylebroek nytimes.com/2025/07/16/wor…
The U.S. Labor Department is rolling out a new migrant visa initiative aimed at easing labor shortages in agriculture and hospitality. The program will streamline H-2A and H-2B visas for seasonal workers applying from abroad. No changes to status for undocumented individuals.…
In striking Damascus and beyond, “what Israel is looking for, I think, is a fragmented Syria – one which is weak and divided,” says former British spy chief John Sawers. “That's a miscalculation… I don’t think Israeli actions were at all helpful.”
#UKInflation jumps to 3.6% — the highest since Jan 2024 and outpacing the US & euro zone. This raises big questions for the Bank of England: Will they delay rate cuts? For Brits, it means higher prices for longer — groceries, rent, mortgages. #Inflation isn’t just a number. It’s…
U.S. lifts ban on NVIDIA’s H20 chip exports to China—making it official. Not a workaround—it’s a policy reversal. Keeps China tied into America’s AI infrastructure, while U.S. chips stay at the top edge. #NVIDIA #AI #USChina #TechPolicy
2024, 14 million children didn’t receive vaccine, per UN. That’s over 14mill lives left vulnerable to deadly, preventable diseases. Experts warn this ‘d fuel outbreaks of measles, polio&more—undoing decades of global health progress. #GlobalHealth apnews.com/article/vaccin…
Think twice before you take a plunge or go fishing in the local Virginia lakes…. instagram.com/reel/DK95S_kxo…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is investing $2B in his AI venture xAI — nearly half of its recent raise. After merging xAI with X earlier this year, the Grok-maker is now valued at $113B and racing to rival OpenAI. #xAI #Musk #AI #Grok #SpaceX wsj.com/tech/spacex-to…
#AirIndiaPlaneCrash “In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cutoff,” the report, by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, said. “The other pilot responded that he did not do so.” nytimes.com/2025/07/11/wor… via @NYTimes
This comment comes after his call with Modi several weeks ago during which the Indian PM-according to an Indian gov’t readout-told Trump in a 35-minute conversation that “at no point” during the crisis was there any discussion “at any level” about a trade deal.
#WATCH | US President Donald Trump says, "...We stopped a lot of fights, very, very big one was India and Pakistan. We stopped that over trade. We are dealing with India and Pakistan. We said that we are not going to be dealing with you at all if you are gonna fight. They were…
Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait. nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/… via @NYTimes
Heartbreaking what has happened in #TexasFloods —the devastation caused is staggering. A stark reminder of how cruel nature can be. So many lives lost, so many questions: Could more have been done? Could more lives have been saved? Were there lapses? nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/…
Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding yahoo.com/news/why-texas… via @@YahooNews
#Musk forms #NewPoliticalParty after split with Trump over president's signature #TaxCuts law apnews.com/article/elon-m…
Why are both China and the US vying for Pakistan’s attention? Michael Kugelman, Senior Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation, breaks it down. Watch #WorldToday with @Geeta_Mohan | #Pakistan #Geopolitics #ChinaUSRivalry #WorldAffairs
‘We Have Won,’ Mamdani Says, as Cuomo Concedes N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary nytimes.com/live/2025/06/2… via @NYTimes
