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U.S. announces trade deal with U.K.; president says he will appoint Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

Trump signs a trade deal with the U.K. and the House votes on renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America

NBC News - Politics - 8 hours ago

Trump names Fox News host as top Washington prosecutor

WASHINGTON,D.C. — Donald Trump on Thursday appointed TV personality and former judge Jeanine Pirro to a key post in the US judiciary, the president's latest nomination of a Fox News on-air host to a position of government power.

Manila Times - World - 11 hours ago

Trump names Fox News host as top Washington DC prosecutor

Jeanine Pirro replaces Trump's previous pick, who lost Republicans support over the US Capitol riot.

BBC News - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Denzel Washington's wife slams 'narrow-minded people' for his 'Othello' Tonys snub

"In my family, we've been through this a lot of times."

New York Post - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Analysis - What Trump and Carney discussed over lunch in Washington, according to a senior official - News - | May 7

After their Oval Office encounter under the glare of the TV lights, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his U.S. counterpart retreated to the Roosevelt Room for a working lunch on Tuesday. Much of the mealtime chatter was about foreign policy issues, according to a senior Canadian official.

CBC News - World - 22 hours ago

Best Dressed at the Met Gala: Pharrell Williams, Kerry Washington, Anne Hathaway, More

Sparkle and menswear influences were key to the night's most talked-about looks, which also included Colman Domingo in Valentino, Sadie Sink in Prada and Zoe Saldaña in Thom Browne.

Hollywood Reporter - Top Stories - 1 day ago

What Trump and Carney discussed over lunch in Washington, according to a senior official -- Politics

After their Oval Office encounter under the glare of the TV lights, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his U.S. counterpart retreated to the Roosevelt Room for a working lunch on Tuesday. Much of the mealtime chatter was about foreign policy issues, according to a senior Canadian official.

CBC News - Politics - 1 day ago

Federal Agencies Launch Probe Into Anti-Semitism at University of Washington

About 30 individuals have been arrested following the May 5 protest that occurred in the University of Washington’s campus.

Epoch Times - US News - 2 days ago

Argentina pursues trade deal in Washington as Trump tariffs loom

Argentina's foreign minister will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday in a trip aimed at laying the initial groundwork for a trade deal between the two nations, even as President Donald Trump prepares to impose sweeping tariffs.

Korea Times - Top Stories - 1 month ago

Washington is in meltdown over Signal. But not because US is bombing Yemen

From Obama to Trump to Biden and back to Trump, the country has been devastated by US air strikes

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 1 month ago

The Washington Post's Strategy Is to Do Whatever Jeff Bezos Wants

The venerable paper has officially become the Amazon CEO’s plaything.

New York Magazine - Opinion - 2 months ago

Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers' Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue

Last year, The Seattle Times and ProPublica reported on how the state created a massive tax break for data centers, encouraging the growth of an industry whose energy use conflicts with a goal for utilities to go carbon neutral by 2030.

ProPublica - Environment - 3 months ago

Washington State Solar Project Paused Amid Concern About Native Cultural Sites

The decision comes after an investigation by High Country News and ProPublica found that a land survey funded by the developer omitted more than a dozen sites of archaeological or cultural significance.

ProPublica - Environment - 8 months ago

How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State's Biggest Corporate Giveaways

Companies have saved $474 million since 2018, with most of the windfall going to Washington-based tech giant Microsoft. Lawmakers repeatedly expanded who qualifies, and they lowered the number of jobs expected in return.

ProPublica - Technology - 9 months ago

Washington Is Giving Tax Breaks to Data Centers That Threaten the State's Green Energy Push

In 2019, Washington adopted legislation requiring electric utilities to go carbon-neutral in a decade. Yet lawmakers continued to promote the growth of energy-guzzling data centers with generous tax incentives.

ProPublica - Environment - 9 months ago