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Iowa's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Restart Receives Record $1.9 Billion Federal Loan

Iowa's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Restart Receives Record $1.9 Billion Federal Loan

Iowa's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Restart Receives Record $1.9 Billion Federal Loan
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South Korean lawmaker says Trump due to announce US investment details on Friday

South Korean lawmaker says Trump due to announce US investment details on Friday

SEOUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, while questioning the country's finance minister nominee, that U.S. President Donald Trump was due to announce details of Seoul's planned investment in the United States on Friday.
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How a demo drive in Ypsilanti changed some minds about Chinese cars

How a demo drive in Ypsilanti changed some minds about Chinese cars

The Center for Automotive Research set up the demo drive of the popular Xiaomi YU7 luxury SUV in Ypsilanti, and the results were illuminating.
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U.S. Foreign Aid Policy Under Scrutiny as Second Trump Administration Reduces Funding and Eliminates USAID

U.S. Foreign Aid Policy Under Scrutiny as Second Trump Administration Reduces Funding and Eliminates USAID

The United States' approach to foreign aid has undergone significant changes since the start of the second Trump administration, marked by substantial reductions in aid and the complete elimination of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This shift is rooted in a 'zero-sum' philosophy, which posits that aid to foreign nations directly detracts from the interests of American citizens. A White House statement from January 20, 2025, articulated this stance, with President Trump asserting that 'The United States foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests.' This perspective echoes historical arguments, such as Garrett Hardin's 1974 'Lifeboat Ethics,' which contended that finite global resources necessitate difficult choices about who can be helped, suggesting that over-sharing leads to universal detriment. The administration's policy reflects a belief that foreign aid fosters dependency rather than self-sufficiency in recipient nations. Critics of this approac...
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Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence
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Trump administration plans $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel, sources say

Trump administration plans $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel, sources say

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs, according to a U.S. official familiar with the sale.
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House Republicans Plan to Use Budget Reconciliation to Pass Trump-Backed Voter ID Requirements

House Republicans Plan to Use Budget Reconciliation to Pass Trump-Backed Voter ID Requirements

Congressional Republicans are strategizing to pass key provisions of the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act through the budget reconciliation process before the November midterm elections. This legislative maneuver aims to bypass the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold, allowing the party in power to pass fiscal policy with a simple majority. The SAVE America Act, strongly supported by President Trump, includes mandates for proof of citizenship for voter registration and a nationwide photo ID requirement for casting a ballot. House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil is tasked with overseeing the inclusion of these provisions. The House has already passed a $95 billion budget, part of which is intended for election security, and the White House has indicated its support for using reconciliation to advance these reforms. Democrats have consistently opposed the SAVE America Act, labeling it as an attempt at voter suppression and an effort to undermine confidence in U.S. el...
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Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Ressa

Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Ressa

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence, having hijacked humanity's attention through social media and our biology by manipulating our need for intimacy, will take away our agency unless we legislate now to limit it, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa said. 
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FTC chair suspicious of calls for AI antitrust exemptions

FTC chair suspicious of calls for AI antitrust exemptions

By Jody Godoy WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that "everyone should be deeply suspicious" about AI companies seeking antitrust exemptions while they also lobby for new regulations.
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Oil jumps more than $3 as Saudi loadings halt, Libya outages stoke supply fears

Oil jumps more than $3 as Saudi loadings halt, Libya outages stoke supply fears

By Siddharth Cavale and Anushree Mukherjee NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose by over $3 on Tuesday after shipping industry sources said oil loadings at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu had been suspended, and Libya halted operations at three oil fields, heightening concerns that
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Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says

Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says

By Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The six-month-old U.S. war against Iran has cost $38 billion so far and that amount is projected to rise by $3 billion a month, Congress' nonpartisan bookkeeper reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration searches for ways to end the conflict and
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President Trump Calls for George Washington Statues and Exhibit at Smithsonian Museum

President Trump Calls for George Washington Statues and Exhibit at Smithsonian Museum

President Trump has publicly requested that the Smithsonian Institution install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and create a special exhibit honoring the nation's first president. In social media posts, President Trump specifically asked for an exhibit to run from now until February 22, 2032, marking the 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth. He also requested that an 11-foot statue of Washington, previously featured at the Freedom 250 IndyCar race, be placed in the museum's Flag Hall for Constitution Day on September 17. Furthermore, President Trump proposed replacing the existing 'Infinity' sculpture by Jose de Rivera, installed in 1967, with a 30-foot statue of Washington. He expressed concern that the museum currently omits Washington's crossing of the Delaware River from its narrative and suggested replacing the 'Center for Restorative History' with a 'Center for American Heroes.'