WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the United States is selling weapons to its NATO allies in Europe so they can provide them to Ukraine as it struggles to fend off a recent escalation in Russia’s drone and missile attacks. Trump said in an NBC interview “NATO is paying for those weapons, 100%.” Secretary…… MORE
Appeals Court Throws Out Plea Deal For Alleged Mastermind Of Sept. 11 Attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that would’ve allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks. Friday’s decision undoes an attempt to wrap up more than two decades of military prosecution beset by legal and logistical…… MORE
Trump Administration Has Floated Deporting Third-Party Nationals To Africa.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the U.S. and Rwanda says it’s in talk with the administration of President Donald Trump on a similar deal. Nigeria meanwhile says it’s rejecting pressure to do the same. These initiatives in Africa mark an expansion in U.S. efforts to deport people to…… MORE
State Department Lays Off Over 1,300 Employees Under Trump Administration Plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year. A senior State Department official said Friday the department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the United States.…… MORE
Trump Plans To Hike Tariffs On Canadian Goods To 35%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will keep working toward a new trade framework with the United States despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying he’ll raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%. Trump’s move deepens a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow…… MORE
Wyoming’s First New Coal Mine In Decades To Extract Rare Earths
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s first new coal mine in 50 years is said to be operating soon but it won’t rely on the fossil fuel to make money. Ramaco Resources plans to process the coal to extract rare earth elements it says are present in profitable quantities. Rare earths are a family of 17…… MORE
Boeing Settles With A Man Whose Family Died In A 737 Max Crash In Ethiopia
CHICAGO (AP) — Boeing has reached a settlement with a man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 plane crash in Ethiopia. The deal announced Friday comes just days before the scheduled start of the first trial stemming from the devastating Boeing 737 Max jetliner crash that left 157 people dead.…… MORE
Bitcoin Tops $118,000 For The First Time, As The Cryptocurrency Continues To Climb To New Heights
Bitcoin has reached another all-time high, surpassing $118,000 for the first time on Friday. The record arrives as a flood of money continues to move into spot bitcoin ETFs, all while U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto-friendly influence makes its way through Washington. Spot bitcoin ETFs opened cryptocurrency investing more widely after launching last year —…… MORE
Breakfast Cereal Sales Declined For Decades Before Kellogg’s Sale To Italian Company
Breakfast cereal could use a lucky charm. U.S. sales of the colorfully packaged morning staple have been in a decades-long decline. Now comes news that Italian confectioner Ferrero Group plans to purchase the American company that makes Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and other familiar brands. Market research company Nielsen IQ says Americans…… MORE
Angela Paxton Files For Divorce From Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton After 38 Years Of Marriage
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from her husband, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, after 38 years of marriage. She announced the decision Thursday with a social media post that said she is seeking a divorce on “biblical grounds” and citing “recent discoveries.” Angela Paxton had stood by…… MORE
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