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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. Greenland, a huge semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic, is coveted by Trump. Denmark, a …

On 16 April, Robert F. Kennedy Jr held a press conference about rising diagnoses of autism. The US Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary pointed to new data showing that autism prevalence in the United States had risen steeply from one in 150 eight-year-olds in 2000 to one in 31 in 2022. He called it an “epidemic” caused by “an …

This, Brussels argued at the time, was a price worth paying to shield the EU — and its regulatory autonomy — from future escalation from the mercurial Trump administration.  “I can only repeat, and stress how much we’ve worked to ensure that we are not touching in any way our legitimate digital regulation. That includes, of course, the Digital Markets …

A welcome sign at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. (Abner Guzman/U.S. Air Force) JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — A female military student is the victim of an October 2024 sexual assault in which four male soldiers are accused of attacking her in a barracks at the base, the Army said Tuesday. “She has since commissioned as an officer in the …

Venezuela deploys warships, drones as US destroyers draw near  France 24 Venezuela deploys warships, drones to coast as US naval squadron nears  Al Jazeera Housewives, retirees in Venezuela line up to join militia in response to what Maduro calls “outlandish threats” by U.S.  CBS News Venezuela will deploy military vessels to Caribbean and other waters to combat drug trafficking  AP News Is the Trump …

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy to California, Washington, and New Mexico: Enforce English Language Requirements or Lose Federal Funding | US Department of Transportation  Department of Transportation (.gov) WATCH: Duffy threatens funding penalties for 3 states if English language rules for truckers aren’t enforced  PBS Trump admin threatens to cut millions in federal funding from 3 states over trucker English language …

Naval buildup escalates: Trump now sends cruiser, sub to Venezuela’s doorstep  Miami Herald Venezuela deploys warships, drones to coast as US naval squadron nears  Al Jazeera Housewives, retirees in Venezuela line up to join militia in response to what Maduro calls “outlandish threats” by U.S.  CBS News Venezuela will deploy military vessels to Caribbean and other waters to combat drug trafficking  AP News Is …

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume slammed President Donald Trump’s executive order on Monday that directed the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag. Trump signed the executive order against flag burning on Monday despite the Supreme Court ruling that the activity is a legitimate political expression protected by the U.S. Constitution. Hume suggested …

Former national security adviser John Bolton isn’t backing down from attacking President Donald Trump since the FBI raided his home last week. Federal agents conducted the search at Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Maryland, as part of a probe into his handling of classified documents. Several outlets reported that the investigation was ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel. Bolton was not …