By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s repeal of a cornerstone federal climate regulation will immediately free automakers from costly tailpipe emissions standards, but the move could spark lawsuits and force businesses to navigate an uncertain future of multiple state and regional rules. Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized its … Read more
Request: The construction of US President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has been stopped by a federal judge in mid-February 2026. Rating: Rating: False Context: As of this writing, a federal judge has yet to rule on the legal status of the construction project. In a post on social media, Trump declared that the project … Read more
Grant Cardone isn’t trading paper for paper—and if you gave him $50,000, he says he wouldn’t even need to spend it. In a recent appearance on “VladTV,” the real estate entrepreneur and business coach was asked what he would do if that was all the money he had left in the world. The host, Vlad, … Read more
US stock futures were mixed on Friday after a broad market sell-off as Wall Street digested a fresher-than-expected inflation reading to drive the interest rate path. Contracts on the S & P 500 (ES = F) and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM = F) both remained near the flat line. Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) futures … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has unsettled many in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 out of … Read more
By Sarah Marsh, Humeyra Pamuk and Andrew Gray BERLIN/MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said transatlantic ties face a “defining moment” in a rapidly changing world but struck a warmer tone ahead of the Munich Security Conference on Friday after a year of unprecedented turmoil. At the same meeting of … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW In 2021, Santa Barbara City College received a $20 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest donation in the school’s history. Just weeks ago, the school’s Board of Trustees issued a statement saying they were “disappointed to learn” that some of that gift “was used without express authorization”. In a … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by an immigration officer, after new evidence came to light that undermined the government’s version of events. In a filing Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota said … Read more
By Rachel More, Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 13 (Reuters) – On a dark February morning at Mercedes-Benz’s vast Untertuerkheim plant, workers arriving for their early shift are greeted by activists from Zentrum, a self-styled union affiliated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. “Game-changer,” reads the pamphlet they are distributing … Read more
James Eagle started smoking fish in his backyard in Camberwell back in 2014. As a seller of medical equipment, James Eagle traveled around Scandinavia and often encountered salmon or gravlax as “the main event” in the menus. Back in the UK, it felt like thinly sliced smoked salmon was a side note on our plates. … Read more