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Facebook’s New Friends Tab Brings App Back to Its Roots
Last year, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, and Tom Alison, one of his top lieutenants, were discussing how they wanted to reshape Facebook for the future of social networking. Mr. Zuckerberg, who had grown Facebook from a dorm room project to a $1.5 trillion company that he renamed Meta, wanted to bring back some of … Read more
Trump pardons three founders of BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange
Crypto prices jump after Trump sets plan for US strategic reserve Prices for bitcoin and the like have soared after Donald Trump set out plans for a U.S. cryptocurrency reserve. He said in a social media post that the stockpile would include bitcoin and ether, as well as smaller tokens XRP, solana and cardano. WASHINGTON … Read more
Everything you need to know about the Signal chat scandal
Everything you need to know about the Signal chat scandal
Nikola founder Trevor Milton pardoned by President Trump
Trump selects Alice Johnson as ‘pardon czar’ Alice Johnson, pardoned by Donald Trump during his first term, has been appointed the president’s “pardon czar.” Straight Arrow News WASHINGTON ― Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corp., said he received a full and unconditional pardon on Thursday from President Donald Trump for his 2022 conviction of federal … Read more
DHS, FBI docs question using tattoos to ID Tren de Aragua gang members
“Tattoos are typically related to the Venezuelan culture and not a definite [indicator] of being a member or associate of the [TdA],” reads a 2023 “Situational Awareness” bulletin. What we know now about who the Trump administration is deporting Delivering on a campaign promise, the Trump administration has cast a wide deportation net. Here’s what … Read more
Why GOP lawmakers are lukewarm on Trump’s Greenland desires
JD and Usha Vance head to Greenland in scaled-back visit The vice president and second lady departed for Greenland in a scaled-back visit that was initially planned for just Usha Vance and her son. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is doubling down on his interest in acquiring Greenland, telling reporters in the Oval Office this … Read more
US to provide funding for program tracking abducted children
Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh | Reuters WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that short-term funding was being given to an initiative documenting abducted Ukrainian children, after Republican President Donald Trump’s administration decided to pause the program on January 25. The U.S. government-funded initiative led by Yale University’s Humanitarian … Read more
World’s top skaters compete amid shift in perceptions of US with Trump
The ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston this week are one of the first major international sporting events since Trump has upended U.S. foreign policy. World leaders react to President Trump’s automobile tariffs Canadian, South Korean, German and Japanese world leaders quickly reacted to President Trump’s tariffs on cars. Skaters from around the world … Read more