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Trump Says U.S. and China ‘Pretty Much Have a Deal’ on TikTok
President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on July 4 that the United States will resume talks with China as soon as...
Unprecedented Military Role at the U.S.–Mexico Border Sparks Debate
Over the past week, the Department of Defense announced the establishment of two additional National Defense Areas—one spanning approximately 250 miles in Texas’s Rio...
SSA Emails Spark Confusion Over Social Security Tax Breaks
The Social Security Administration (SSA) dispatched an email to millions of Americans trumpeting President Trump’s newly enacted tax law as having “eliminate federal income...
Trump Moves to Notify Nations of New Tariffs Ahead of July 9 Deadline
President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that his administration plans to start sending letters to trading partners this Friday to inform them of the...
Russia Launches Largest Drone and Missile Barrage on Kyiv After Trump‑Putin Call
Late Friday night, Russia unleashed its most intense aerial assault on Ukraine since the full‑scale invasion began in February 2022. In a barrage spanning...
Saudi Aramco Moves to Sell Power Plants Amid Fiscal Strains
Saudi Aramco has quietly begun marketing up to five gas fired power plants that serve its refineries, with an asking price near $4 billion, according...
Russia Becomes First Nation to Recognize Taliban Government
On July 3, 2025, Russia formally accepted credentials from Gul Hassan Hassan, the Taliban’s newly appointed ambassador in Moscow, marking the first time any nation has...
House Restores $10 B to NASA’s Artemis Moon Program
On Thursday, the House of Representatives narrowly approved sweeping tax legislation that restores almost $10 billion in funding to NASA’s Artemis lunar program. The bill,...
Startup Sells 200,000 Ocean Carbon Credits for Unproven Technology
A three‑year‑old Israeli startup, Gigablue, announced it sold 200,000 ocean carbon credits to SkiesFifty, an aviation partner, for a process that deploys particles into...
Skydiving Plane Crash at Cross Keys Airport Leaves Fifteen Injured
Incident Details
On the evening of July 2, 2025, a Cessna 208B skydiving plane carrying fifteen people veered off the runway at Cross Keys Airport...