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Trump team seeks to ease regulations on self-driving cars
President-elect Donald Trump’s team is looking to relax federal regulations for self-driving cars, a move that could reshape the transportation landscape. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is poised to benefit from these changes, as his company has bet big on autonomous vehicle technology. Trump’s transition team is exploring legislative measures to ease restrictions on deploying self-driving… -
18 GOP-led states take legal action against SEC’s crypto crackdown
A group of Republican-led states is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for constitutional overreach when it comes to cryptocurrency. The agency and current SEC Chair Gary Gensler have been a target of President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans, especially since Trump’s embrace of crypto on the campaign trail this year. “On day one, I… -
Argentina’s Milei becomes first world leader to meet Trump since election
President-elect Donald Trump met with self-described “anarcho-capitalist,” Argentine President Javier Milei, during an event Thursday, Nov. 14. The meeting of the populist politicians was Trump’s first in-person meeting with a world leader since last week’s election. The two spoke briefly at the America First Policy Institute gala at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.… -
Conditions so bad at Fulton County Jail, they violate civil rights: DOJ
Conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County Jail are so bad that they’re violating inmates’ civil rights, according to the U.S. Justice Department. A DOJ investigation found the jail’s housing units were flooded by broken toilets, infested with roaches and rodents, and had dangerous exposed wiring. They also said inmates were malnourished from a lack of food,… -
Abbott orders Texas public universities not to raise tuition through 2027
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, is taking steps to keep tuition rates from rising at the state’s public universities. Abbott sent letters to all public universities in Texas, speaking with each school’s board of regents, and reached an agreement that tuition will remain frozen through the 2026-2027 school year. In the letter, Abbott cited the… -
Iran sets up ‘treatment clinic’ for women defying hijab laws
The Iranian government announced the creation of a “treatment clinic” for women who do not comply with mandatory hijab laws. A hijab is a head covering that some Muslim women wear. The announcement comes just over a week after a female Iranian college student stripped down to her underwear in protest in Tehran. Iran’s morality… -
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
International advocacy group Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of war crimes in its ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza. In a new report, the group said Israel is using evacuation orders for the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Human Rights Watch also said it has collected evidence that Israel breached… -
Bear costume used in alleged insurance fraud scheme: Officials
Four California residents allegedly used a bear costume to defraud insurance companies out tens of thousands of dollars, according to the state’s Department of Insurance (CDI) Thursday, Nov. 14. Investigators said they discovered the scheme by analyzing video evidence sent the insurance company by the suspects. The suspects claimed on Jan. 28 a bear entered… -
Congress holds hearing to ‘pull back the curtain’ on UFOs, experts testify
Members of congress say they’re continuing to “pull back the curtain” on UFOs. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., delivered the opening statement at a House Oversight Committee hearing on the subject on Wednesday, Nov. 13. “I’m not going to name names, but there are certain individuals who didn’t want this hearing to happen because they feared what… -
Trump 1.0’s China tariffs didn’t result in high inflation. Why 2.0 is different.
Annual consumer price inflation in October heated up a hair at 2.6%, bringing concern disinflation may have stagnated too far away from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. In September, consumer prices rose 2.4% on an annual basis. Bank of America economists said ahead of Wednesday’s report, “Inflation is moving sideways after a period of substantial… -
Trump’s reelection reignites battle over Space Command location
President-elect Donald Trump could be moving the U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama. That’s according to Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., who said on Mobile radio show FM Talk 106.5, he’s expecting Trump to do it during his first week in office. “I’ve told y’all since Biden made that crooked decision, it wasn’t going… -
FAA bans all US flights to Haiti after 2 commercial jets hit by gunfire
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a ban on all U.S. flights to Haiti for at least 30 days on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The announcement follows two U.S. commercial airline jets being hit by gunfire on Monday, Nov. 11, from gangs in Port-au-Prince. In separate incidents, a Spirit Airlines jet and JetBlue flight were struck… -
ExxonMobil chief urges Trump not to pull out of Paris climate agreement
A surprising business leader is urging President-elect Donald Trump not to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time. ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods made the comments about the Paris agreement in interviews Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan. “I don’t think the stops and starts are the…
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