U.S. to Deploy ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Avoid Default on Jan. 21
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U.S. to Deploy ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Avoid Default on Jan. 21

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told Congress on Friday that on Jan. 21 the Treasury Department will have to begin using so-called “extraordinary measures” to prevent the United States from defaulting on its debt. The warning was likely one of Ms. Yellen’s final…

Eric Adams, With Pardon Talk Swirling, Meets With Trump Near Mar-a-Lago
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Eric Adams, With Pardon Talk Swirling, Meets With Trump Near Mar-a-Lago

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York City met with President-elect Donald J. Trump near his Mar-a-Lago compound on Friday afternoon in an unusual display of political, and perhaps personal, outreach. The men had lunch in the main dining room at the Trump International…

Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
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Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mr. Ben-Gvir had already proved to be an unreliable and troublesome coalition partner. Demanding wage hikes for the police, he refused to support the government in passing a crucial piece of legislation last month, forcing Mr. Netanyahu to leave his hospital bed as…

Eric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump
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Eric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, his re-election chances in doubt and a federal indictment looming over him, flew to Florida on Thursday to meet with President-elect Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago just four days before the inauguration. The mayor, a Democrat,…

Biden Tightens Cybersecurity Rules, Forcing Trump to Make a Choice
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Biden Tightens Cybersecurity Rules, Forcing Trump to Make a Choice

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden issued an executive order on Thursday requiring software companies selling their product to the federal government to prove they included ironclad security features that can thwart Chinese intelligence agencies, Russian ransomware gangs, North Korean cryptocurrency thieves and Iranian spies. But it…

Biden Administration Creates Final Limits for Oil Drillers in Alaska
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Biden Administration Creates Final Limits for Oil Drillers in Alaska

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Biden administration announced new protections for 1.3 million acres in the North Slope of Alaska, a final effort to shield it from oil companies eager to drill in the ecologically sensitive Arctic environment. President-elect Donald J. Trump returns to the White House…

Giuliani Keeps His Condo in Settlement of Defamation Case
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Giuliani Keeps His Condo in Settlement of Defamation Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Rudolph W. Giuliani has reached a settlement with two Georgia election workers who he repeatedly, and falsely, claimed had helped to steal the 2020 election. The former mayor of New York was at risk of losing millions of dollars worth of personal mementos,…

‘The Interview’: Ambassador David Pressman Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen
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‘The Interview’: Ambassador David Pressman Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When you say that they were trying to make you seem weird or gross, what were these articles saying? There’s a whole strand of reporting that’s suggestive that I’m a pedophile, which is a pretty extraordinary thing. I’m a father of two children….

TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration
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TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The chief executive of TikTok plans to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and has been invited to sit in a position of honor on the dais, where former presidents, family members and other important guests traditionally are seated, two people familiar with…