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5 economic forces that could shape the first year of Trump's presidency
Like most presidents, Donald Trump faces an economy that seldom bends to political ambitions. The Republican has promised strong growth, high tariffs, income tax cuts and booming oilfields. For his part, Trump wants to blame all the challenges before him on his predecessor, Joe Biden, who in turn blamed Trump in 2021 for the problems his own administration had to tackle.
USA TODAY
Trump cancels Dr. Anthony Fauci's security detail: 'You can't have them forever'
Dr. Facui, one of the nation’s top health officials for decades, received death threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. He'll now hire his own security.
Reuters
US judge pauses SpaceX's challenge to case over anti-immigrant bias
A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. Department of Justice's request to pause a lawsuit by Elon Musk's SpaceX claiming the agency lacks the power to pursue claims that the space technology company refused to hire certain immigrants. U.S. Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya in Brownsville, Texas, made the decision following the agency's Jan. 19 request to stay the lawsuit for 45 days, in which it signaled that it could drop or settle the case. Republican President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, ushering in a new administration.
AFP
Migrants held in US sanctuary city as Trump moves army to border
The mayor of a major US city said Friday immigration officers raided a seafood business, detaining undocumented migrants alongside an American citizen as President Donald Trump pressed actions against undocumented people and deployed troops to the Mexican border.Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said that a US Army veteran was among those detained in an overnight raid on Ocean Seafood Depot that marked a resumption of workplace raids, suspended under former president Joe Biden.
Time
Trump's Early Actions Mirror Project 2025
A TIME analysis found that nearly two-thirds of the executive actions Trump has issued mirror or partially mirror proposals from Project 2025.
Associated Press
Target is ending its DEI goals as workplace inclusion gets a strong opponent in the White House
Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activists and, as of this week, the White House. The Minneapolis-based retailer said the changes to its “Belonging at the Bulleye” strategy would include ending a program it established to help Black employees build meaningful careers, improve the experience of Black shoppers and to promote Black-owned businesses following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. Target, which operates nearly 2,000 stores nationwide and employs more than 400,000 people, said it also would conclude the diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, goals it previously set in three-year cycles.
Time
Who Will Buy TikTok? Meet the Top Contenders
From MrBeast to Elon Musk, various high-profile names have been identified as potential buyers.
Reuters
Slovak protests build in rebuke of PM Fico's Russian tilt
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in a central square in the Slovak capital on Friday, waving banners opposing Prime Minister Robert Fico's policy shift closer to Russia after tensions between the government and the opposition rose. Organisers estimated 60,000 people had attended the demonstration in Bratislava's Freedom Square, about four times more than in the last protest two weeks ago. Tensions have built this week, after Fico's leftist-nationalist government attacked his progressive opponents, accusing them of attempting to cause chaos.
AFP
Beached whales: Airbus grounds its massive Beluga cargo flights
European aerospace giant Airbus confirmed Friday that it was shutting down its speciality freight business using colossal Beluga jets, resulting in the loss of 75 jobs. But it said that was not the main reason for shutting down the business.
NBC News
Four female Israeli soldiers to be released as part of ceasefire deal, Hamas says
Four female soldiers are set to be released by Hamas on Saturday as part of the the ceasefire and hostage release deal it struck with Israel, the militant group said.
Associated Press
A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Dubbed Blue Ghost, the spacecraft beamed back photos and video of the Blue Marble, our planet. Blue Ghost is one of two lunar landers launched from Florida by SpaceX on Jan. 15.
AFP
Trump revokes security protection for Covid advisor Fauci
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he has revoked security protection for Anthony Fauci, his former Covid advisor who has received death threats over his handling of the pandemic.Fauci, who led the country's fight against the Covid pandemic during Trump's first term, has become a hated figure for many on the right and has received numerous death threats.
NBC News
Experts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to use Samoa’s measles vaccine pause as a "natural experiment" months before a deadly outbreak.
AFP
Drifting mega-iceberg could threaten remote baby penguins
The world's largest iceberg -- a behemoth more than twice the size of London -- is drifting towards a remote island where scientists say it could run aground and threaten baby penguins and seals.The iceberg could follow that current out to sea or run aground on the shelf, he said.
USA TODAY
Want to drive the Donald J. Trump highway? Lawmakers want to rename these roads after him
Kentucky is among one of the states where lawmakers want to rename a road after Trump. He already has roads named for him in at least 3 other states.
Reuters
Target ending DEI initiatives amid Trump's order on diversity programs
The move comes against the backdrop of rising pressure from President Donald Trump as well as conservative activists. Last year, corporations such as McDonald's and Walmart ended or scaled back their DEI initiatives in response to conservative backlash, legal threats and Trump's November election victory. President Trump this week issued a sweeping executive order directing federal agencies to terminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, encouraging private companies to do the same.
Politico
Treasury terminates sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank
Trump is expected to take a far more permissive approach to Israel’s expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
Associated Press
Corporate Transparency Act still on hold after Supreme Court lifts injunction
Small businesses are still not required to register with an agency called the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN — for now. The registration is part of the Corporate Transparency Act, an anti-money laundering statue passed in 2021. Under the CTA, the owners and part-owners of an estimated 32.6 million small businesses must register personal information with FinCEN, such as a photo ID and home address.
Yahoo Finance
TikTok is intertwined with tariffs as Trump weighs his 'one very big power over China'
It’s not yet known how Donald Trump will resolve TikTok’s complicated legal limbo, but what does seem clear is that the fate of the social media app is increasingly linked in the president's mind to his top issue of tariffs.
Associated Press
Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell him
President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Fauci is the latest in a string of former Trump aides-turned-critics to see their federal protection canceled despite ongoing threats to their lives. Speaking to reporters in North Carolina on Friday, Trump said he wouldn’t feel any responsibility if harm befell the former government officials.

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