Government and politics
U.S. closes embassy in Kyiv over potential ‘air attack’ as tensions with Russia soar
KYIV, UKRAINE – JANUARY 24: A view of the U.S. Embassy on January 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. According to media reports the embassy has ordered family members of embassy staff to leave the country and has also urged U.S. citizens in Ukraine to leave as well. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of soldiers […]
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Trump hush money case prosecutors support sentencing delay but oppose case dismissal
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media amid his trial on charges of covering up hush money payments linked to alleged extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | Via Reuters The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told a judge Tuesday that it […]
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Trump to attend SpaceX Starship launch in Texas with CEO Elon Musk
Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; President-elect Donald Trump talks with Elon Musk (right) during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Brad Penner | Usa Today Sports Via Reuters Con President-elect Donald Trump will attend Tuesday’s launch of the SpaceX rocket Starship with company CEO Elon Musk. Trump’s planned presence at the launch […]
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Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles, signals it’s ready for nuclear response
Moscow signaled to the West that it’s ready for a nuclear confrontation after Ukraine was given permission to attack Russian territory — and appeared to quickly act on that greenlight — using U.S.-made long-range missiles. Kyiv appeared to waste little time after reportedly being given the go-ahead by Washington Sunday to use U.S.-made ATACMS missiles […]
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Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial
Police stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts building before the sentencing against the 45 convicted pro-democracy activists charged under the national security law, in Hong Kong, China November 19, 2024. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city’s once feisty democracy movement and […]
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Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump election case until further notice
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. Allison Robbert | AFP | Getty Images A Georgia appeals court on Monday canceled until further notice oral arguments on an effort by President-elect Donald Trump and other co-defendants to remove Fulton […]
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Caroline Kennedy calls Trump HHS pick RFK Jr.’s vaccine views ‘dangerous’
Caroline Kennedy, US ambassador to Australia, speaks during the AFR Business Summit in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views on vaccines are “dangerous” and rejected by his family, U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy said of her cousin, whom President-elect Donald Trump […]
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Stanley Druckenmiller piled into regional banks and made this health-care stock his biggest bet
Key Points Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller built a sizable position in regional banks and made one health-care name his biggest position last quarter. Druckenmiller bought $115 million worth of shares in the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF in the third quarter, making it the firm’s seventh-biggest holding. Source
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Dental supply stock rallies on theory RFK’s anti-fluoride stance will prompt more dentist visits
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. November 1, 2024. Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Dental care supplier Henry Schein advanced in Monday trading as investors bet that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human […]
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House Ethics panel to meet on Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz report Wednesday
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be […]
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