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Putin ally tells CNBC using frozen Russian assets is a ‘dead end’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during their joint press conference at the Kremlin on July 5, 2024. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images One of Russia’s last remaining allies in the European Union told CNBC he believes there is no way forward for proposals to fund the rebuilding […]
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Trump Media to merge with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6 billion deal
Trump Media and Technology Group on Thursday announced a merger agreement with TAE Technologies, a fusion power company, valued at more than $6 billion. The all-stock deal, expected to close in mid-2026, will result in shareholders of each firm owning approximately half of the combined company. The merger would create “one of the world’s first […]
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U.S. admits liability in Army helicopter collision with American Airlines jet that killed 67 people
(EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content) In this U.S. Coast Guard handout, the Coast Guard investigates aircraft wreckage on the Potomac River on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Handout | Getty Images News | Getty Images The United States admitted liability in the deadly collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an arriving […]
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Trump to address the nation live on Wednesday night
[The stream is slated to start at 9 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump will deliver a live address to the nation from the White House at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The speech comes as several polls show his approval […]
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Trump tariffs: Small businesses take on high-interest rate loans to cover new costs
A protester with the Main Street Alliance holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as its justices are set to hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s bid to preserve sweeping tariffs after lower courts ruled that Trump overstepped his authority, in Washington, Nov. 5, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Some small businesses that […]
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Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell petitions to vacate sex crime conviction
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV file footage. UNTV | Reuters Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of crimes related to procuring underage […]
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Senate confirms private astronaut, Musk ally Jared Isaacman as NASA chief
Jared Isaacman, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to become President Donald Trump’s […]
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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino plans to step down early next year, MS NOW reports
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has said he plans to step down from his role early next year, MS NOW reported Wednesday, citing eight people briefed on his account. Bongino, the No. 2 official at the FBI under Director Kash Patel, also told his confidants that he will not be returning to the bureau’s headquarters this […]
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FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is ‘not formally … independent’
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told a Senate committee on Wednesday that his agency is “not formally … independent.” Shortly after Carr made that statement, the FCC apparently removed the word “independent” in a description of the agency’s work on its website. Carr’s appearance before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee was his first […]
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Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
The Senate gave final passage on Wednesday to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats in international water near Venezuela. The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%, gained bipartisan backing as it moved through Congress. It passed […]
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