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The Latest: Trump says US will keep oil tanker. Venezuela calls it piracy

Thursday, December 11 by SRN News

The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela called it blatant piracy, exposing how U.S. pressure has always been about controlling the country's vast oil reserves. Congress is... Read More.

Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

Wednesday, December 10 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman effective Wednesday, reversing a Biden administration shift to the less formal typeface that he called wasteful, confusing... Read More.

The Latest: Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

Wednesday, December 10 by SRN News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing intensifying demands from Congress to release the full video of an attack on an alleged drug boat that killed two survivors in what Democrats and legal experts said may have been a war crime or murder. Hegseth provided... Read More.

Tennessee governor won’t intervene to stop latest execution by lethal injection

Tuesday, December 9 by SRN News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday said he will not intervene to stop the execution of Harold Wayne Nichols. Nichols, 64, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, a... Read More.

The Latest: Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China

Tuesday, December 9 by SRN News

President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to "approved customers" in China. There have been concerns about allowing advanced computer chips to be sold to China as... Read More.

Democrat favored to win Miami mayor race in latest test of US voter sentiment

Tuesday, December 9 by SRN News

By Steve Gorman Dec 9 (Reuters) - Democrats, flush from a flurry of election victories last month, are favored to win the mayor's race in Miami for the first time in nearly 30 years, with Tuesday's runoff vote closely watched as a test of voter... Read More.

The Latest: The Supreme Court weighs Trump’s bid to fire independent agency board members

Monday, December 8 by SRN News

The Trump administration's push to expand control over independent federal agencies comes before a sympathetic Supreme Court that could overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members. Lawyers for the administration are defending President Donald Trump's decision to fire Federal Trade Commission... Read More.

Democrats see an opening to win the Miami mayor’s race in the latest test of the US political mood

Sunday, December 7 by SRN News

MIAMI (AP) - It has been nearly three decades since a Democrat held the mayor's office in Miami, a span of futility the party is hoping to reverse during a special runoff election this week in one of the last electoral showdowns before next... Read More.

Benin is the latest African country to experience a coup. Here is a look at other military takeovers

Sunday, December 7 by SRN News

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Benin has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020. In a familiar scene across West Africa, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin 's state TV on Sunday announcing the removal of President... Read More.

The Latest: 2026 FIFA World Cup draw to unveil group picks

Friday, December 5 by SRN News

The draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place on Friday, noon EST, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A record 64 nations will participate to determine which 48 teams will take the tournament field this summer. U.S. President Donald Trump is... Read More.

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The Latest: Trump says US will keep oil tanker. Venezuela calls it piracy

Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

The Latest: Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

Tennessee governor won’t intervene to stop latest execution by lethal injection

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Democrat favored to win Miami mayor race in latest test of US voter sentiment

The Latest: The Supreme Court weighs Trump’s bid to fire independent agency board members

Democrats see an opening to win the Miami mayor’s race in the latest test of the US political mood

Benin is the latest African country to experience a coup. Here is a look at other military takeovers

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