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Helicopter Crashes in the Hudson River Near Manhattan
Videos posted to social media showed the helicopter mostly submerged while appearing upside down in the water.
House Passes Budget Plan to Advance Trump’s Agenda
The House approved a revised blueprint to unlock a bill for Trump’s tax cut, border, and energy measures.
US May Use Law Firms Striking Deals With Trump to Work on Trade Negotiations
The president said ‘a lot of countries’ want to make deals ’that are proper for the United States’ and the firms can help negotiate those trade agreements.
How Chinese Imports Are Leveraged in Cyberattacks
Chinese-made devices have been repeatedly exploited as part of a Beijing-backed effort to undermine and destabilize the United States.
▶How Trump’s 125 Percent Tariffs Are Dismantling China’s Unfair Trade Regime: Christopher Balding
Here’s how Trump is reshaping the global economic order and forcing a decoupling from China.
New Data Reveals Significant Increase in Oil and Gas Reserves Discovered in Gulf of America: Interior Department
The department will no longer require an environmental impact statement for approximately 3,244 oil and gas leases in seven Western states.
Day in Photos: Forest Fire in Scotland, Dust Storm in Iraq, and High-Security Prison
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House Democrats Warn Elon Musk Must Leave Government Role After 130 Days
The Democrats say that Musk cannot stay in his special government employee role after May 30.
Consumer Spending Holds Firm Amid Tariff Pressures, Bank of America Finds
Spending stayed resilient last month as American consumers—especially wealthier households—continued to buy.
Swiss Drugmaker Novartis to Invest $23 Billion to Expand US Manufacturing, Operations
The company plans to build or expand 10 facilities and bring 100 percent of its key medicines’ production inside the United States over five years.
RFK Jr. Says US Is Launching Massive Effort to Pinpoint Cause of Spiking Autism Rates
‘By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we’ll be able to eliminate those exposures,' the health secretary said.
▶Shen Yun’s Performance Is ‘Incredible,’ Says Representative of New York State Senator
On April 4 and April 5, Shen Yun Performing Arts was met with a full house again at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Tracking Trump’s High Level Appointments, Senate Confirmations
The Senate is undertaking the confirmation process for the president’s new administration.
OpenAI Countersues Musk Over Alleged Harassment
Musk had sued OpenAI alleging anti-competitive conduct and violation of its charitable mission.
Retail Egg Prices Continued to Rise in March, Data Show
Prices reached a record high of $6.23 per dozen in March, according to the government’s inflation data.
Senate Confirms Paul Atkins as New SEC Chair
A longtime adviser to crypto currency firms, Atkins is expected to take a friendly approach to crypto regulation.
Erdogan Meets Pro-Kurdish Politicians in Bid to End Decades of Violence
The Turkish president met two parliamentary deputies from the Ankara Parliament supportive of the ethnic group at his palace in Ankara.
USPS Seeks to Raise Stamp Price to 78 Cents to Achieve Financial Stability
A proposed 5-cent increase would mark a 56 percent rise in stamp prices since 2019, as USPS continues its push for long-term financial stability.
US Signs Deal With Panama to Secure Canal, Deter China’s ‘Malign Influence’
China has been accused of taking control of critical infrastructure in the canal area.
House Passes Bill to Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote
The bill, called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, now goes to the Senate.
A Difficult Pardon: A Tortured POW and the Choice to Forgive
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