“Project Vault” is being seeded with $1.67 billion in private capital and a $10 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, and it is meant to insulate U.S.
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Trump Reveals $12 Billion Initiative

“Project Vault” is being seeded with $1.67 billion in private capital and a $10 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, and it is meant to insulate U.S.

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Police Raid Suspected Las Vegas Biolab Linked to Illegal California Lab

Police raided a Las Vegas house suspected of containing an illegal biological laboratory over the weekend. The house is linked to a similar biolab in California that was operated by Chinese nationals and raided two years ago.

 

Detectives proceeded with extreme caution as they collected hundreds of samples inside the makeshift lab, fearing they could contain HIV, malaria, or other potentially dangerous pathogens similar to what was found at the previous site. Investigators were tipped off a week ago that the home was owned by a Chinese national who was in federal custody on charges related to an illegal biolab found in Reedley, California, in 2023. “This is an extremely complex investigation,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said. (More)

 

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