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French has become a sticking point in the Canada-US trade dispute. Here’s why
As a trade war between the United States and Canada looms following the collapse of talks last week, a key issue has emerged: French language laws.
The Movement: MAHA and anti-abortion groups split on FDA nominee
Anti-abortion groups and other conservatives largely applauded the White House announcement that President Trump would nominate health policy aide Dr. Heidi Overton for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, viewing her as their champion for, among other things, bringing an end to medication abortion. But others in the conservative world were less thrilled. Overton is not…
Trump Eyes Renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America in Canada Spat
President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” escalating his war of words with Canadian officials on Tuesday as an intensifying...
‘Don’t be a loser’: Robert Kiyosaki sounds alarm on $40T US debtload — warns owners of this ‘fake asset’ will get poorer
“People who are financially uneducated and invest in fake assets get poorer.”
Trump plans to grow his way out of $40 trillion debt crisis—it’s a ‘fantastic story’ but virtually impossible, says top budget economist
"If you tell the debt markets: 'Hey, we think we're gonna be able to grow our way out of this,' and then a year later they're not seeing any improvements fro...
AI-powered hackers: The new cyberwar is faster, smarter & harder to stop
News News: Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming a tool for cyberattacks, helping hackers automate tasks, move faster and coordinate complex operation.
Go Flock yourself.
Did you know there’s a website you can check to see if Flock customers (like policing and surveillance agencies) have searched for your license plate number? Have I Been Flocked? warns users that its data is incomplete, but developer Cris van Pelt told Business Insider that visits to the database have “exploded.” [Link: Have I Been Flocked? – Search Flock ALPR Audit LogsHave I Been Flocked? | https://haveibeenflocked.com/ | haveibeenflocked.com]
Adiós al Código 78: la DGT ultima un cambio clave para el carnet de conducir que empieza en la autoescuela
Hasta hoy, si te sacas el carnet con un coche automático no puedes conducir manuales... pero eso va a cambiar
USS Abraham Lincoln headed for port in Thailand after 250 days at sea
Sailors and crew members on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which recently departed the Middle East after being stationed in the region as part of the U.S. conflict with Iran, have a port call scheduled after 250 days at sea, USA Today reported Monday, citing family members. Texts to the outlet said the Lincoln planned to…
The Biggest Victims Of Trump’s Economic D-Day On Iran
China represents Washington’s biggest test, buying more than 80% of Iran’s seaborne crude, while sanctions against major Chinese banks could trigger signific...
Bessent's bond move isn't going the way he planned
A strategy meant to bring calm to one part of the market just created a problem in another.
Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on Iran
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump bets on economic chokehold on Iran over military strikes, for now Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Trump administration’s economic pressure on Iran is hurting the regime “the most right now,” but did not…
How Trump’s DOJ reached a shocking settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster.
The Wall Street Journal has a rundown on the behind-the-scenes wrangling that led to the baffling settlement agreement earlier this year, and left state AGs to pursue their own case. In an unusual twist, the settlement talks happened at the White House, with the AG and the White House lawyer, before giving the states a day to decide whether to join the deal. None did. And at the end: > The following month, Trump nominated McDonald—the Sullivan & Cromwell lawyer who had represented Live Nation in the settlement—to be Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor.
FDA approves new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for a new test for Alzheimer’s disease, marking the fourth time such a blood test has been approved in less than two years. Roche announced Sunday that the FDA had granted approval to its Elecsys Phospho-Tau blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. It’s the fourth such…
Senate Democrats call for hearing on Iran war’s strain on troops
Nearly all Senate Armed Services Committee minority members on Monday called on the panel’s head to hold a hearing with Pentagon leadership to discuss the impact extended deployments in support of the Iran war are having on U.S. service members. The letter — led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and signed by 11 other senators…
He Helped Build It. At 67, He Came Back to Demolish It. Social Security Kept Paying. His Union Pension Stopped.
He climbed back into an excavator cab at 67 to tear down a building he once helped construct, and two retirement systems watched him do it. They came to very...
Hegseth: Economic pressure hurts Iranian regime ‘the most’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that the Trump administration’s economic pressure on Iran is hurting the regime “the most right now” but did not rule out the U.S. military resuming airstrikes if necessary. “If we need to use kinetic strikes, we’ll use them. If Iran is foolish enough to overplay their hand or…