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U.S. — Africa Trade Desk Announces Landmark Cotton Export From North Carolina To Mauritius,...
Textile World
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WASHINGTON — August 19, 2025 — In a powerful demonstration of how U.S. agriculture is helping to reshape global supply chains, the U.S.-Africa Trade Desk (USATD) today announced the successful export of 300 tons of premium-grade cotton from North...
U.S. Treasury considers equity stake in Intel to boost domestic chip production
Cryptopolitan
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August 19, 2025
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on August 19 that U.S. government investments in Intel would be used to stabilize the company. He added that the investment would eventually increase domestic chip production. Bessent claimed that the...
U.S. Deploys Warships Near Venezuela to Combat Drug Threats
gCaptain
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August 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Three U.S. Aegis guided-missile destroyers will arrive off the coast of Venezuela in the next 36 hours as part of an effort to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, two sources briefed on the matter said...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance forced UK to drop demand for ‘back door access’ into iPhones
MacDailyNews
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August 19, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance U.S. Vice President JD Vance compelled Sir Keir Starmer’s Government to abandon its request for “backdoor” access to users’ iPhone messages, according to reports. The vice president...
U.S. Treasury Chief Bessent Accuses India of Profiteering on Russian Oil Purchases
gCaptain
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August 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday accused India of profiteering from its sharply increased purchases of Russian oil during the war in Ukraine, saying Washington viewed the situation as unacceptable....
U.S. Agriculture secretary backs Tennessee higher education grant cuts
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 19, 2025
U.S. Agriculture officials announced a new initiative Monday to stop subsidies for solar energy panels that take up farmland while supporting cuts in agriculture grants to Tennessee universities. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins introduced the...
U.S. expands 50 pct steel, aluminum tariffs to 407 more products
Yonhap News Agency
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August 19, 2025
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced the addition of 407 product categories to the list of "derivative" products whose steel and aluminum content will be subject to 50...
U.S. Seeks Intel Stake Without Governance Rights, Lutnick Says
Data Center Knowledge
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August 19, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed discussions between the U.S. and Intel for the government to take a stake in the chipmaker, casting the plan as a bid to convert Chips and Science Act grants into equity. Lutnick on...
U.S. to deploy warships near Venezuela to fight drug cartels
NBC Connecticut
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August 19, 2025
The U.S. is planning to deploy three warships near Venezuela as it ramps up its fight against drug cartels at sea, a source briefed on the matter told NBC News. The ships are the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson, the source said....
U.S. Officials Admit Failure In Stopping Arms Shipments To Yemen’s Houthis
SouthFront
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August 19, 2025
Click to see full-size image. (Screengrab/National Resistance Force) The Houthis (Ansar Allah) are still arming themselves with help from Iran and efforts by the United States and its allies to cut the group’s supply lines have been ineffective,...
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits OKC charter school, state Capitol
Oklahoma Voice
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August 19, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda Mahon on Tuesday didn’t rule out a plan to end statewide standardized testing in Oklahoma during a local visit focused on limiting federal involvement in public education. McMahon, whom President...
U.S. Revokes Over 6,000 Student Visas Amid Heightened Enforcement
India West
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August 19, 2025
India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. State Department confirmed on August 18 that more than 6,000 student visas have been revoked so far this year as part of an ongoing crackdown by the Trump administration on foreign students accused...
U.S. Tariffs Slash $5 Billion from Brazil’s Export Forecast
The Rio Times
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August 19, 2025
Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry (CNI) reported that United States tariffs of up to 50 percent on Brazilian goods will erase more than five billion dollars in export revenue this year. The report stated that the measure lowers the...
U.S. strikes deportation deals with Honduras and Uganda, documents show
CBS News
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Internal government documents obtained by CBS News show the Trump administration has expanded its campaign to persuade countries around the world to aid its crackdown on illegal immigration by accepting deportations of migrants who are not their...
U.S. Department of Education Prohibits Federal Funds from Supporting Political Activism on College Campuses
Texas Border Business
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August 19, 2025
“Federal Work Study is meant to provide students opportunities to gain real-world experience that prepares them to succeed in the workforce, not as a way to fund political activism on our college and university campuses,” said Under Secretary of...
U.S. confirms plans to invest in Intel, following SoftBank
PC World
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Suddenly, Intel is a hot topic again — but this time as an investment property. As the company weathers layoffs and a struggling foundry business, both the U.S. government and SoftBank plan to invest. However, it’s not so simple. Intel announced...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn shares views on U.S. strength and presidential leadership
Nashville Standard - Tennessee
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August 18, 2025
Senator Marsha Blackburn, who represents Tennessee in the U.S. Senate, recently posted a series of statements on her social media account addressing national strength, faith, and presidential leadership.On August 16, 2025, Blackburn wrote, "The...
Sen. Cruz Calls for U.S. Recognition of Somaliland
The Katy News - Texas
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August 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, sent a letter to President Trump urging the administration to formally recognize the Republic of...
Ted Cruz addresses U.S. foreign policy and spending in recent social media posts
Austin News - Texas
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August 18, 2025
Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas who has won multiple Senate elections since 2012, recently used his social media platform to comment on U.S. foreign policy and government spending.On August 16, 2025, Cruz posted about former President...
Venezuela says 66 children ‘kidnapped’ by the United States
Digital Journal
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August 19, 2025
Camila Fabri Saab (C) walks with women showing photos of children who remain in the US after being separated from their parents - Copyright AFP/File Pedro MATTEY The Venezuelan government on Tuesday claimed that 66 Venezuelan children are being...