Secret Service Agent for Trump Retires After Jan. 6 Scrutiny

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North Dakota was a leader in limiting China land purchases and sees no reason to stop
It's been three years since a Chinese company's plan to develop a swath of farmland near a North Dakota Air Force base prompted local security concerns and led to a rush of legislation across the country, but calls for restrictions keep coming. If anything, the demand by state legislators and Congress to get tough on China has only grown, even as some say the restrictions they support are more about politics than national security. As Republican North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer put it, the dispute “sounded the alarm” about Chinese investment in the U.S.
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Las Vegas finally breaks its streak of 214 dry days — with 0.01 inches of rain
LAS VEGAS — After 214 straight days with no measurable rain, a drizzle finally came to the Las Vegas Valley.
Reuters
Trump says Russia should be readmitted to G7
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would love to have Russia return to the Group of Seven nations, saying it was a mistake for Moscow to be expelled. Russia had been a member of the G7 club of industrialized democracies, then known as the G8, until Moscow was excluded following its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in 2014. You guys - all you're talking about is Russia and they should be sitting at the table.'
AFP
Estonians plead guilty to US charges in $577 mn crypto scheme
Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of thousands of people around the world in a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said Thursday.As part of their guilty pleas, the two agreed to forfeit assets valued at more than $400 million, the Justice Department said in a statement.
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Manhattan US attorney resigns after refusing orders to drop case against New York City Mayor Adams
The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The resignation of Danielle Sassoon, a Republican who was the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, was confirmed by a spokesperson for the office.
AFP
US sanctions ICC chief prosecutor over Israel investigations
The United States on Thursday sanctioned the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court over the ICC's investigations targeting US personnel as well as alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.The court said it had found "reasonable grounds" to believe Netanyahu and Gallant bore "criminal responsibility" for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare during the Gaza conflict, as well as the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.
USA TODAY
Republicans push to repeal D.C.'s governing power, but city supporters push for statehood
Republican lawmakers introduced a bill to strip D.C. of its governing power, but city officials want statehood instead.
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EPA chief says he will seek return of $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden
In a major reversal, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency said he will try to rescind $20 billion in grants awarded by the Biden administration for climate and clean-energy projects. In a video posted on X, Administrator Lee Zeldin said the EPA would revoke contracts for a still-emerging “green bank” that is set to fund tens of thousands of projects to fight climate change and promote environmental justice. The program, approved under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, is formally known as the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, but is more commonly called the green bank.
Yahoo Finance
McMahon promises she'll implement public service loan forgiveness — even if DOGE tells her not to
Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon told senators she would implement the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program even amid broader attacks on federal programs by the Trump administration.
Yahoo Finance
Donald Trump signs his plan for reciprocal tariffs on 'both friend and foe'
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed his plan for reciprocal tariffs but delayed their implementation as his administration launches negotiations with nations that could be impacted on a one-by-one basis.
AFP
WWF legal challenge against Norway deep-sea mining fails
An Oslo court on Thursday rejected a legal challenge by the WWF environmental group against Norway's bid to mine its seabed for minerals crucial to the green energy transition.The government had argued that deep-sea mining would allow it to reduce reliance on China for minerals essential to the transition to a lower-carbon economy.
Politico
Trump sets out process for imposing global reciprocal tariffs
The president tasked top Cabinet officials to study the matter further before deciding on specifics, a process the White House said could take weeks or months.
Time
Ukraine's Best Hope for Creating Lasting Security
A U.S.-Ukraine rare earth deal would be a positive development but the country needs to adopt a long-term economic vision.
Politico
Haley Stevens eyes open Michigan Senate seat
The centrist Democrat would be a strong contender, but she's not the only one considering the newly open seat.
AFP
Trump launches 'reciprocal tariffs' targeting allies and adversaries
US President Donald Trump inked plans Thursday for sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" hitting both allies and competitors, in a dramatic escalation of an international trade war that economists warn could fuel inflation at home.But economists caution that sweeping tariffs on US imports would likely boost inflation, not reduce it, in the near term and could weigh on growth eventually.
Reuters
Judge pauses Trump plan to put USAID workers on leave for another week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday extended a pause on the Trump administration's plan to put thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers on leave until next Friday while he considers a lawsuit by government employee unions. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington said at a hearing that he was concerned about the safety of USAID workers stationed abroad. Hours after he was inaugurated on January 20, President Donald Trump, a Republican, ordered all U.S. foreign aid to be paused to ensure it is aligned with his "America First" policy, throwing USAID, the United States' main foreign aid agency, into chaos.
AFP
Lebanon says refuses Israeli demand to stay in five southern locations
Lebanon's parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said on Thursday that Beirut rejected Israel's demand to remain in five southern locations after a February 18 deadline for fully implementing a ceasefire deal."I refused to discuss any extension to the deadline for (Israel's) withdrawal," Berri said.
The Conversation
Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change
Enzymes significantly speed up the chemical reactions that keep you alive. Researchers are using AI to create new ones to tackle modern challenges.
USA TODAY
Trump moves to slap reciprocal tariffs on nearly every nation, boosting trade war
In an escalation of his trade war, President Donald Trump moved to put tariffs on nations that levy taxes and fees that hurt U.S. businesses.
Associated Press
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course. New calculations suggest there's a 2% chance the space rock 2024 YR4 will smack Earth in 2032. NASA and the European Space Agency's Webb Space Telescope will observe this near-Earth asteroid in March before the object disappears from view.

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