The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that the two parties have agreed for the president’s son to sit for a deposition on Feb. 28.
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Jeff Bezos promised $100 million in donations after Maui wildfire. No one knows where the money’s going
The world’s second-richest person has a habit of issuing splashy philanthropic promises while offering few details.
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Federal debt tops $34 trillion, and some in Congress want a commission to find ways to tackle it
A bill to create a bipartisan commission to tackle the nation’s soaring debt and make policy recommendations to Congress won approval from a House committee on Thursday.
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AI is the buzz, the big opportunity and the risk to watch among the Davos glitterati
Artificial intelligence is easily the biggest buzzword for world leaders and corporate bosses diving into big ideas at the World Economic Forum’s glitzy annual meeting this week.
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Airstrikes on Yemen bring new level of chaos to shipping in southern Red Sea
The U.S. and U.K.’s decision to hit back at Houthi militants has only escalated the chaos across the shipping industry, underscoring the threat of an enduring supply-chain crisis as vessels navigate the crucial trade route.
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First-ever experiment shows how pigs might help people with liver failure
The FDA is considering whether to allow a small number of Americans who need a new organ to volunteer for rigorous studies of either pig hearts or kidneys.
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Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day to sing during Super Bowl pregame
McEntire will sing the national anthem, while Post Malone will perform ‘America the Beautiful.’
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Nevada high court says it won’t reconsider ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor’s case
Nathan Chasing Horse had requested the dismissal of an indictment that accuses him of leading a cult, taking underage wives, and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls.
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Netanyahu opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel would never have ‘genuine security’ without a pathway toward Palestinian independence.
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U.S. forces again strike Houthi sites in Yemen as Biden says action hasn’t yet stopped ship attacks
The latest strikes destroyed 2 Houthi anti-ship missiles that ‘were aimed into the southern Red Sea and prepared to launch,’ U.S. Central Command said.