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President Donald Trump began his shortened workweek in Washington by speaking at an event marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
President Donald Trump began his shortened workweek in Washington by speaking at an event marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The event, called “Steel Across America,” featured a steel beam from the World Trade Center that had been transported across the country. Trump said he attended the event to reaffirm the “sacred vow” made 25 years ago to never forget those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks. $1.9 Billion Loan to Restart Closed Iowa Nuclear Plant The U.S. Department of Energy is providing up to $1.9 billion in loans to NextEra Energy to help restart the shuttered Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa. Google wants to purchase carbon-free electricity from the facility to power its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. NextEra Energy and Google announced their partnership to restart the plant in October last year. The Trump administration is investing billions of dollars to expand nuclear power generation in the United States. Previously, the administration provided funding from a $1.5 billion loan…
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Democrats Push Back Against Trump’s Proposal to Rename New Mexico
Democrats are pushing back against President Donald Trump after he suggested in a recent social media post that the state of New Mexico should be renamed “New America.” New Mexico’s senior senator, Martin Heinrich, criticized Trump’s recent efforts to rename bodies of water through executive…
World
UK Accuses Israeli Settlers of Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank, Announces Sweeping Sanctions
Britain has accused Israeli settlers of carrying out ethnic cleansing against Palestinians in parts of the occupied West Bank, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband saying the actions have been carried out with the tacit backing of the Israeli government. In what was described as the…
Politics
Rubio Says U.S. Will Not Follow U.K. Lead on West Bank Trade Ban
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to reporters before departing for a trip to several Latin American countries. Rubio said the United States had been given advance notice of the United Kingdom’s decision concerning the West Bank. He said…
Politics
Putin Says Russia Has No Aggressive Plans Toward Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, during which Putin assured him that Moscow has no aggressive plans toward Europe, according to a senior Kremlin official. Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy adviser, said the Russian president addressed speculation about Moscow’s alleged hostile intentions toward European countries and made clear that Russia has no aggressive…