Trump says U.S. will double steel tariffs to 50%
President Trump will hold a rally Friday at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh, one week after signaling he had cleared a merger with Japan’s Nippon Steel.
Month: May 2025
‘Dangerous’ heat wave expected to break records across California this weekend
Temperatures in Southern California are expected to range from eight to 16 degrees above normal, with highs in the 90s to just above 100 degrees across the valleys, lower mountains and deserts.
SpaceX Scoops Up Another National Security Launch While ULA Faces Scrutiny
United Launch Alliance’s years-long delays with its new Vulcan rocket have flipped the script for national security missions, making SpaceX the new reliable provider.
Trump’s education secretary says NY discriminating against school with Native American chief mascot
President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot.
Many survivors of Myanmar’s devastating quake in March still live in leaky tents
Two months after a deadly earthquake ravaged much of central and northeastern Myanmar, recovery is just inching along, with huge numbers of people living in temporary shelters while facing the heavy rainfall and strong winds of monsoon season.
Attackers Exploit Microsoft Entra Billing Roles to Escalate Privileges in Organizational Environments
A startling discovery by BeyondTrust researchers has unveiled a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Entra ID and Azure environments, where attackers can exploit lesser-known billing roles to escalate privileges within organizational tenants. This sophi…
How Trump Administration Targeting Chinese Students Was Years In The Making
In 2023, in a campaign trail, Trump vowed to ban “Christian-hating communists, Marxists and socialists” from the country, shut down China-funded Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses and even prosecute Chinese researchers and professors.
Sources: Atticus, a stealthy stablecoin banking startup, is in advanced talks to raise new funding led by Palmer Luckey at a valuation of between $1.5B and $2B (Axios)
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Sources: Atticus, a stealthy stablecoin banking startup, is in advanced talks to raise new funding led by Palmer Luckey at a valuation of between $1.5B and $2B — Atticus, a stealthy stablecoin banking startup, is in advanced …
Afghans protest nationwide against Israeli bombardment in Gaza
Across Afghanistan, thousands protested against Israel’s Gaza bombardment, answering a Taliban-led call. Demonstrators in various cities waved Palestinian flags and condemned Israeli actions, expressing solidarity with Palestinians amidst ongoing confl…
Europe and Asia should form ‘positive new alliance’, says Macron in Singapore
French president espouses shared principles and cooperation on security and trade to counteract superpowersEuropean and Asian countries should form a “positive new alliance” based on shared principles, security, defence and trade, away from the battlin…