President Trump announced the launch of “TrumpRx”, a government-backed website designed to deliver prescription medications directly to consumers at deeply discounted prices. The initiative, unveiled amid ongoing debates over drug affordability, marks the administration’s latest effort to curb skyrocketing pharmaceutical costs that burden millions of families. Speaking from the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday, […]
The partial U.S. government shutdown dragged into its third day Friday, casting a shadow over federal operations and heightening tensions in Congress as lawmakers clashed over expiring Obamacare subsidies. With the Senate poised for another round of futile votes on dueling funding plans, bipartisan negotiations flickered but showed little progress, leaving millions of federal workers […]
Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI has secured a landmark position as the highest-valued private enterprise globally, following a transaction where staff members offloaded shares worth roughly $6.6 billion. This secondary market activity, which concluded this week, assigns the organization a $500 billion worth, eclipsing competitors such as SpaceX and underscoring the intense capital pursuit in AI […]
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth convened an extraordinary summit with approximately 800 top U.S. military generals and admirals at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025, delivering fiery speeches that railed against “woke” policies and announced sweeping changes to fitness standards, grooming requirements, and military culture. The rare gathering, which drew […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 20-point proposal for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza has drawn widespread international support but faces sharp criticism from Palestinian groups and segments of Israel’s far-right coalition, with Hamas expected to reject it within days. Announced on September 29, 2025, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the plan demands Hamas’s […]
The U.S. federal government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. ET on October 1, 2025, marking the first such closure in nearly seven years after Congress failed to pass a stopgap funding measure. The impasse stems from deep divisions over proposed spending cuts, including $1 trillion reductions to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act […]
President Donald Trump is advancing a postwar plan for Gaza that positions former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a central figure in an interim administration, aiming to stabilize the enclave after the ongoing conflict. The proposal, shared with Arab and Israeli leaders, envisions Blair helping lead a United Nations-backed Gaza International Transition Authority, or […]
In a move signaling potential thawing in frosty U.S.-Taliban relations, Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban released U.S. citizen Amir Amiri on Sunday, marking the fifth American freed from detention in the country this year. The release, facilitated through Qatari mediation, comes as Washington and Kabul engage in preliminary talks on economic, security, and political issues, including the […]
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to construct a massive $6.5 billion manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, marking a significant step in its ongoing efforts to expand domestic production of essential medicines. The new site, located at Generation Park in the Lake Houston area, will specialize in producing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) […]
In our hyper-connected world, data centers are powering everything from social media scrolls to AI breakthroughs. These massive warehouses of servers store and process the digital universe, but as their footprint explodes, so does the friction with the communities they inhabit. With artificial intelligence driving unprecedented demand, data centers are multiplying faster than ever. Yet, […]
