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US retreat from UN may create ‘tremendous opportunity’ for nations like China
After a week-long gathering of leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York, its president struck a positive tone on Monday. Annalena Baerbock, the former German foreign minister, said there was a collective will to “choose the right path at the...

U.S. Launches “Mine of the Future”: $80 Million Push to Reinvent American Mining
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a landmark initiative called “Mine of the Future,” a national plan to modernize America’s mining base through cutting-edge AI, robotics, and low-impact extraction technologies. Backed by $80 million...
President Oaks speaks of President Nelson as he opens October 2025 general conference
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US services sector growth halts in September
US services sector activity stalled in September amid a sharp slowdown in new orders, while subdued employment added to mounting evidence of sluggish labour market conditions because of sagging demand and supply of workers. The survey from the...
US Reuters Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel
CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city's southwest side. No law...
Trump authorises troops to Chicago as judge blocks Portland deployment
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump authorised deployment of troops to Chicago after a federal agent shot an allegedly armed motorist Saturday (Oct 4), while a judge blocked the Republican leader's attempt to send the military into Portland,...

US shutdown in focus with stocks near records
The US government shutdown tops investors’ agenda next week as markets head into the seasonally strong fourth quarter, with equities near record highs bracing for an earnings-season test later this month. A deep partisan rift in Washington led to...

Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard
“A federal judge on Saturday blocked the Trump administration from using Oregon National Guard soldiers to help quell nightly protests at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon,” the New York Times reports. “Judge...

Senator Marshall blames Democrats for political motives behind ongoing government shutdown
Senator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshotSenator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshot On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas appeared on CNN’s News Central with Brianna...

Senator Marshall discusses impact of ‘Schumer Shutdown’ on rural America in CNN interview
Senator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshotSenator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshot On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas appeared on CNN’s News Central with Brianna...

Crisis Deepens: U.S. Debt Approaches $38 Trillion
The U.S. debt crisis continues to intensify. During the transition between the previous fiscal year and the current one, Washington’s debt surged, approaching $38 trillion.اضافة اعلان According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the debt increased...

'A Trump appointee!!' Internet erupts over judge's major takedown of president's big plans
Donald Trump was shot down by a judge he appointed, causing critics to celebrate online. Raw Story reported on the "bombshell ruling," in which Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, ruled that Trump's National Guard call-up to Portland was...

'Bombshell ruling': Trump-appointed judge blocks president's Portland National Guard move
Donald Trump saw a legal loss on Saturday when a judge that the president himself appointed granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland. Kyle Cheney of Politico flagged the news on X over the...

Tensions Escalate as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Condemns United States Military Actions in the Caribbean
In a fiery address delivered in Caracas on Friday, October 3, 2025, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sharply criticized the United States for its recent military activities in the Caribbean, accusing Washington of orchestrating a covert plan to...

Startups and the U.S. government: It’s getting complicated
The tie between startups and the U.S. government have strengthened in recent years, a shift buoyed by an interest in using AI, automation, space, robotics, and climate tech for defense. And while that has provided another welcome path to capital,...

Visit of Chairman of Caucasus Muslims' Board to United States continues
Baku, October 4, AZERTAC At the invitation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Stirling Foundation, Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims' Board (CMB) met with Dallin Oaks, President of the...
Cori Bush says she’s running for Congress again because St. Louis needs a fighter
Former Congresswoman Cori Bush says that the changing attitudes of St. Louis Democrats could propel her back to the U.S. House of Representatives. In an interview Friday shortly after she announced she would run again for the St. Louis and St....

U.S. unveils draft design for $1 Trump coin to mark 250th independence celebrations
The Pittsburgh Pirates started the season with a proclamation. “It’s time to win,” Derek Shelton said in March. “That’s the only focus.” They opened PNC Park with a mandate. “We didn’t win enough,” Pirates chairman Bob Nutting told TribLive on...

Trump Announces Israel’s Gaza Withdrawal Plan Pending Hamas Confirmation
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Israel has accepted the initial line of withdrawing its troops from the Gaza Strip, and this plan has been handed to representatives of the Hamas movement. According to him, further steps depend on...

Robin Kelly condemns ICE actions in Chicago's South Shore in latest social media posts
U.S. Representative Robin Kelly, who has served multiple terms after winning a series of general elections with significant margins, criticized recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood and...