US Military to Remove 2,000 National Guard Troops From Los Angeles
July 16 By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the removal of half of the 4,000 National Guard troops who had been sent to Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel during a spate of protests last month,…
US Again Halts Cattle Imports From Mexico Over Flesh-Eating Screwworms
July 11 By Tom Polansek The flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm has advanced closer to the U.S. border with Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, prompting Washington to block imports of Mexican cattle just days after it allowed them to resume at a…
Car Import Quotas, Export Credits on Table for EU-US Trade Talks, Sources Say
July 10 By Christoph Steitz Brussels is discussing with U.S. counterparts a range of measures aimed at protecting the European Union’s auto industry from steep U.S. import duties, including tariff cuts, import quotas and credits against the value of EU automakers’ U.S. exports, industry sources…
More Than 2,000 Senior Employees Expected to Depart From NASA, Politico Reports
July 9 By Abu Sultan Around 2,145 senior-ranking employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration are set to leave under a push to shed staff, Politico reported on Wednesday citing documents obtained by the news outlet. Most employees leaving are in GS-13 to…
Trump Media Launches TV Streaming Platform With Newsmax Channel Globally
July 7 by Jaspreet Singh Trump Media & Technology Group launched its TV streaming platform, Truth+, globally on Monday, featuring the cable channel Newsmax to support the company’s expansion. The move also allows conservative news outlet Newsmax, which went public in March, to increase its…
Anchorage’s Klaire Rhodes repeats as Mount Marathon women’s champ
July 5 By Chris Bieri SEWARD — In the past few years, Klaire Rhodes has established herself as a world-class trail runner. The USATF Trail Marathon champ in 2022, Rhodes has excelled at distance races 50K and even longer. In the last two years, the…
US Air Force Suspends SpaceX Rocket Project on Pacific Atoll, Report Says
July 4 By Valerie Volcovici The U.S. Air Force has suspended plans it had proposed with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll, according to a report this week in Stars and Stripes, an independent publication of the…
exas Firm Aims to Build World’s Largest Data Energy Complex With Nuclear, Gas, Solar
June 26 By Timothy Gardner Fermi America, a Texas company co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, aims to build the largest energy and data complex of its kind powered by nuclear, natural gas and solar, it said on Thursday. Fermi plans to partner…
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Launches Its Largest Active ETF
June 25 By Pritam Biswas and Niket Nishant J.P. Morgan Asset Management launched its largest active exchange-traded fund on Wednesday, anchored by a $2 billion investment from an external client, as the company expands its push into a strategy that is making a strong comeback….
From Cans to Cartons: How Trump’s Metals Duties Affect Packages on Shelves
June 24 By Jessica DiNapoli and Emma Rumney Andy Russick, who sells canned fruit and tomatoes to top U.S. grocers like Kroger, hospitals and schools, shares the stated aim behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war – fighting cheap Chinese imports. Yet when U.S. tariffs…