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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Evan Hummel |Emma Stoltzfus |Mathew Grisham
A federal judge on Thursday, June 19, ruled that the Trump administration cannot withhold billions of dollars in federal funds from 20 Democratic-led states in order to force them to cooperate with immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge John McConnell of Providence, Rhode Island, ruled that the Department of Transportation (DOT) does not have the authority to compel states to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calling the requirement unconstitutional.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Chris Field |Craig Nigrelli |Emma Stoltzfus
Days after striking a deal with Ukraine involving rare earth minerals, the Trump administration appears to be conducting a major shift in diplomacy. Months after the president’s promise to end the Ukraine-Russia war, quickly after becoming president, the U.S. announced that it would no longer engage in what is often referred to as shuttle diplomacy between the two countries.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
san.com | Lauren Taylor |Emma Stoltzfus
[LAUREN TAYLOR]SAUDI CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN MADE IT CLEAR THIS WEEK — THAT SAUDI ARABIA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ISRAEL WITHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE. HIS STATEMENTS EMPHASIZING THE CREATION OF A PALESTINIAN STATE WITH EAST JERUSALEM AS ITS CAPITAL, AND HIGHLIGHTING THE KINGDOM’S COMMITMENT TO PALESTINIAN SOVEREIGNTY — SOMETHING THE SAUDIS VIEW AS NON-NEGOTIABLE BEFORE ANY NORMALIZATION WITH ISRAEL.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
san.com | Jack Aylmer |Evan Hummel |Emma Stoltzfus |Jack Aylmer Anchor
In a push to build more semiconductors in the United States, the Biden administration invested billions of dollars in new facilities. However, while the semiconductors may be vital to modern life, there are serious concerns over the health risks associated with the creation of these facilities, according to some environmental groups. Environmentalists and labor unions are demanding more transparency when it comes to the chemicals going into and coming out of these computer chip factories.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
san.com | Simone Del Rosario |Brent Jabbour |Emma Stoltzfus
Years ago, the founder of ChatGPT set out to discover what would happen if you give people cash every month, no strings attached. The results are in from the largest Universal Basic Income study in the U.S., though how it went depends on how one interprets the findings. Right-leaning Reason writes: Bad News for Universal Basic Income: Researchers found that giving people $1,000 every month for three years resulted in decreased productivity and earnings, and more leisure time.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
san.com | Simone Del Rosario |Brent Jabbour |Emma Stoltzfus
Simone Del Rosario:Oh what a 10-day span it’s been for the NBA and its broadcast partners. Last Tuesday the league’s board of governors approved an 11-year, $76 billion deal for media rights with Disney, Amazon and NBC. The following day, the league provided its longtime partner TNT Sports and Warner Bros Discovery the details of the deal. Just as it seemed TNT would be riding the bench starting with the 2025-2026 season, they threw up a prayer on Monday.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
san.com | Jack Aylmer |Emma Stoltzfus
As the European Union (EU) prepares to officially implement increased tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), Beijing-backed automaker BYD is making moves that may mitigate the impact of these new duty rates. BYD reportedly has plans to build a new $1 billion EV plant in Turkey, a candidate country for EU membership.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
san.com | Lauren Taylor |William Jackson |Emma Stoltzfus |Lauren Taylor
[LAUREN TAYLOR]IN A DISTURBING INCIDENT THAT HAS DRAWN INTERNATIONAL CRITICISM, WE’RE HEARING DIRECTLY FROM A PALESTINIAN CIVILIAN WHO WAS TIED TO THE HOOD OF AN ISRAELI MILITARY JEEP AFTER WHAT STARTED AS A ROUTINE MORNING THAT QUICKLY SPIRALED INTO A HORRIFYING ORDEAL IN THE WEST BANK. WARNING: SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND THIS VIDEO DISTURBING. THE US CRITICIZED UNSETTLING FOOTAGE FROM THE WEST BANK SHOWING MUJAHID ABADI, TIED TO THE FRONT OF AN I-D-F VEHICLE.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
san.com | Simone Del Rosario |Brent Jabbour |Emma Stoltzfus |Heath Cary
Simone Del Rosario: The closer we get to November, the more we hear about tariffs. That’s on the agenda for both presidential candidates vying for your vote. But is tariff just a fancy word for tax? And who pays that tax? We’re going to get into that. First, tariffs were a cornerstone of former President Donald Trump’s economic policy. And since taking office, President Joe Biden has not only kept Trump’s import tariffs in place, he’s been adding on, particularly with targeted tariffs on China.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
san.com | Simone Del Rosario |Brent Jabbour |Emma Stoltzfus |MOHAMMED ALI
Simone Del Rosario: If you watched basketball in the 90s, you know that tune. It’s NBA on NBC, and it could be back after more than two decades. After months of negotiations, the NBA is close to finalizing a $76 billion deal for 11 years of broadcast rights, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Here’s how it shakes out. NBC would pay about $2.5 billion a year to show roughly 100 games per season. Half of those would be Peacock exclusives. NBC hasn’t broadcast an NBA game since 2002.
