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NATO chief downplays US military cutbacks as top commander makes backup plans

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte played down on Wednesday the impact of the Trump administration's decision to cut back the number of troops and military equipment it would provide its allies should they come under attack. NATO's supreme allied commander, an American, is... Read More.

Luigi Mangione will assert psychiatric defense in murder case in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday. Judge Gregory Carro said Mangione's lawyers have informed him they will attempt to show that he was... Read More.

A look at recent deadly aviation accidents in the US

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

LAREDO, Texas (AP) - Three different models of aircraft crashed in recent days in the U.S., killing 21 people in Missouri, California and Texas and leading to federal investigations into the causes. One person died when a business jet crashed in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday... Read More.

US SEC poised to allow stock token trading in potential market shakeup

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

By Hannah Lang NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. equity markets face a potential shakeup as the Securities and Exchange Commission readies a new policy that would allow crypto companies to offer blockchain-based stocks, analysts and lawyers said. The crypto industry says tokenized stocks -... Read More.

US retail sales beat expectations in May

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in May, but a slowdown is likely as the cushion from larger tax refunds against higher prices diminishes. Retail sales jumped 0.9% last month after a downwardly revised 0.4% gain in April, the... Read More.

Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s embattled disaster relief agency faces questions from senators

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is facing questions from senators Wednesday as he seeks to run an agency roiled by the administration's threats to dismantle it. Hamilton led FEMA briefly last year until he... Read More.

Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to the Battle of Bunker Hill

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

BOSTON (AP) - Generations of Boston families played and picnicked on the grassy, sloping lawns of the Bunker Hill Monument. Musket balls and other artifacts from one of the American Revolution's most consequential battles were buried just below their feet the whole time. Inspired by a... Read More.

Trump: Clayton DNI confirmation won’t go forward until McDonald is confirmed as US Attorney

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

June 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday's Senate hearing on Jay Clayton's nomination to become the next U.S. spy chief was canceled and would not go forward until James McDonald is confirmed as a U.S. Attorney. Last week, Trump nominated Clayton, the U.S.... Read More.

Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under Trump, Reuters analysis finds

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

By Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke and Maria Tsvetkova WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - A Vietnamese man with cardiovascular problems collapsed and died in the "Speedway Slammer," the repurposed Indiana maximum-security prison that's become a symbol of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. In a Pennsylvania detention... Read More.

Warsh-led Fed expected to hold interest rates steady

Wednesday, June 17 by SRN News

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday at the end of the first meeting chaired by Kevin Warsh, with a new policy statement and economic projections likely to reflect growing concern about... Read More.

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NATO chief downplays US military cutbacks as top commander makes backup plans

Luigi Mangione will assert psychiatric defense in murder case in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

A look at recent deadly aviation accidents in the US

US SEC poised to allow stock token trading in potential market shakeup

US retail sales beat expectations in May

Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s embattled disaster relief agency faces questions from senators

Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to the Battle of Bunker Hill

Trump: Clayton DNI confirmation won’t go forward until McDonald is confirmed as US Attorney

Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under Trump, Reuters analysis finds

Warsh-led Fed expected to hold interest rates steady

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