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Biden Heads Out for Vacation Until New Year’s, Public Reacts with Mixed Emotions

Dec 26, 2024 23:48 pm UTC| Politics

President Joe Biden has announced he will be taking an extended vacation, with no plans to return to work until the New Year. The unexpected decision has sparked a flurry of reactions from both supporters and critics...

Trump Border Plan Sparks Fury as Tom Homan Promises Family Facilities to Speed Up Migrant Deportations

Dec 26, 2024 23:22 pm UTC| Politics

Former President Donald Trumps border czar, Tom Homan, has unveiled a controversial plan to tackle immigration that has reignited heated debates across the nation. Homan vowed to establish family facilities designed to...

Trump Sparks Outrage with Plan to Reinstate White House Diet Coke Button as Bidens Exit

Dec 26, 2024 23:20 pm UTC| Politics

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to restore the infamous White House Diet Coke button when he moves back into the presidential residence. According to reports from the Daily Mail, the quirky...

Absentee Ballot Scandal Rocks Madison Election Nearly 200 Votes Went Uncounted Sparking Outrage and Demands for Reform

Dec 26, 2024 23:18 pm UTC| Politics

The Madison Clerks Office has revealed that nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted in the recent November election, sending shockwaves through Wisconsins electoral process. The disclosure has ignited public outcry and...

Shocking Poll Reveals Majority of Democrats Abandon Political News After Trump’s Landslide Victory

Dec 26, 2024 23:16 pm UTC| Politics

A stunning new AP/NORC poll has revealed that seven out of ten Democrats are stepping away from political news following former President Donald Trumps sweeping victory. The unexpected exodus from the political...

Hakeem Jeffries Emerges as Key Gatekeeper for GOP House Majority’s Agenda

Dec 26, 2024 23:13 pm UTC| Politics

The balance of power in Congress is reaching a fever pitch as Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries rises as the key figure determining whether the Republican-controlled House can pass its legislative agenda. Former Rep. Max...

Trump’s Shocking Vow to Prosecute 2020 Election ‘Thieves’ Sparks Political Firestorm and Social Media Outrage

Dec 26, 2024 23:10 pm UTC| Politics

Former President Donald Trump has ignited a new political firestorm after pledging to prosecute those he accuses of being involved in the alleged theft of the 2020 presidential election. Among his controversial targets are...

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Economy

Mexico Pushes for US Trade Deal Before Midterms

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that her government is working to secure a trade agreement with the United States as quickly as possible, following what she described as a productive conversation with U.S....

Bolivia Approves $1.9 Billion IMF Financing Deal

Bolivian lawmakers have approved a $1.9 billion financing agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), advancing President Rodrigo Pazs efforts to stabilize the countrys economy amid foreign currency shortages,...

Wall Street Mixed as Treasury Yields Rise After Fed Hike

Wall Street traded mixed on Friday as investors paused after the strongest session in more than a month, while rising U.S. Treasury yields and quadruple witching kept market volatility in focus. Quadruple witching marks...

Bessent Presses Japan on Fiscal Policy as Yen Struggles

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has pushed Japan to tighten fiscal policy and support higher interest rates as Washington and Tokyo work to stabilize the yen and limit risks in global bond markets. Japanese Finance...

Yen Slides After BOJ Rate Hike as Dollar Holds Near Seven-Week High

Asian currencies traded mixed on Friday, with the Japanese yen weakening despite a Bank of Japan interest rate hike, while a hawkish Federal Reserve outlook kept the U.S. dollar supported near a seven-week high. The U.S....

Politics

Russian Attack on Balakliia Kills Two, Injures Two

Russian forces struck the northeastern Ukrainian city of Balakliia on Friday, killing two people and injuring two others as the war continues to affect communities across the Kharkiv region. Vitali Karabanov, head of the...

NATO Commander Joins US Review of Troop Deployments in Europe

NATOs top military commander, U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, participated in a virtual briefing Friday as the Pentagon weighs possible changes to the deployment of U.S. troops across Europe. The briefing was...

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Third-Country Deportation Policy

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday rejected a Trump administration policy that allowed immigration authorities to rapidly deport migrants to countries other than their nations of origin without giving them an adequate...

Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House

President Donald Trump said Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be banned from the White House, escalating his administrations long-running dispute with major news organizations over their coverage. Trump announced...

Venezuela Nears Deal to Move $4 Billion in Gold to New York Fed

Venezuelas government and opposition are nearing an agreement to transfer roughly $4 billion worth of the countrys gold reserves from the Bank of England to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, potentially ending a...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Westinghouse Targets $50 Billion Valuation in U.S. IPO

Westinghouse Electric Co. is seeking a valuation of more than $50 billion for its planned U.S. initial public offering, as the nuclear technology company moves closer to a public market debut amid growing interest in...

NASA, Boeing Discuss Expanding Starliner Missions

NASA is holding discussions with Boeing about expanding the use of its Starliner spacecraft for future missions, potentially giving the troubled vehicle a larger role in U.S. human spaceflight plans. The space agency and...

Apple Pay Set for India Launch With Axis Bank

Apple is preparing to launch Apple Pay in India next month, initially partnering with Axis Bank to support the lenders credit cards, according to three people familiar with the plans. The rollout would bring Apples digital...

Hyundai CEO Warns Chinese Automakers Could Disrupt US Market

Hyundai Motor CEO Jose Munoz warned that Chinese automakers could eventually reshape the US auto market as they have in Europe unless Washington maintains tariffs and other market-access protections. Speaking in San Jose,...

US Federal Register Drops Alibaba Qwen AI Search Tool

A U.S. government website used an artificial intelligence model developed by Chinas Alibaba to help users search federal regulatory information, despite recent U.S. concerns about Chinese AI companies and their use of...