Trump holds Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore
Data prompts speculation NHS inability to cut waiting lists could make private healthcare ‘new normal’ Record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare, spending up to £3,200 on having a cataract removed and £15,075 on a new hip, amid growing frustration at NHS waiting lists. Across the UK last year 272,000 people used their own funds…
The U.S. has rejected China’s “unilateral attempts” to claim over Arunachal Pradesh, weighing in on a spat between New Delhi and Beijing after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a tunnel in the northeaster Indian state. It is the latest in an escalating dispute between neighboring India and China, which share a 3,500 kilometer border. China,…
Social media users, including a Republican lawmaker, have encouraged Elon Muskand his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to audit Fort Knox, the military installation that houses about half of the country’s gold reserves. Newsweek has contacted the Treasury Department—which operates the United States Bullion Depository, known as Fort Knox—for comment. Why It Matters As the…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday sued Google, alleging it violated privacy laws by illegally capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans’ without their informed consent for almost a decade. The suit, filed in Midland County state district court, accuses Google of collecting unique information of those who use its voice…
Russia and Mexico have yet to comment on Trump’s historic election win. World leaders congratulated former President Donald Trump on his pivotal victory in the 2024 election. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released a statement on the X social media platform. “Congratulations to Donald Trump on his impressive election victory! I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we…
Florida is yanking $2 billion worth of state assets managed by BlackRock, escalating the GOP standoff with the world’s largest money manager over its ESG investment policies. The state treasury will freeze about $1.43 billion worth of long-term securities and remove BlackRock as the manager of about $600 million worth of short-term overnight investments with…