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The Biden administration on Tuesday announced additional limits on sales of advanced semiconductors by American firms, shoring up restrictions issued last October to limit China’s progress on supercomputing and artificial intelligence. The rules appear likely to halt most shipments of advanced semiconductors from the United . . .
New data shows communities have dedicated nearly $63 billion of program funds on housing projects across three American Rescue Plan programs; the largest State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund recipients have budgeted 85% of total resources, and total projects are up 18% over first quarter of 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of […]
The US plans to tighten sweeping measures to restrict China’s access to advanced semiconductors and chipmaking gear, seeking to prevent its geopolitical rival from obtaining cutting-edge technologies that could give it a military edge. The latest rules aim to refine and close loopholes from curbs announced last October, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
The United States and Qatar have agreed to deny Iran’s access to $6 billion in funds recently transferred to the nation as part of a deal between Washington and Tehran that led to the release of five imprisoned Americans from Iran last month. Wally Adeyemo, the deputy Treasury secretary, told House Democrats on Thursday that […]
The United States and Qatar have agreed to block Iran’s access to $6 billion in funds recently transferred to the nation as part of a deal between Washington and Tehran that led to the release of five imprisoned Americans from Iran last month. Wally Adeyemo, the deputy Treasury secretary, told House Democrats on Thursday that […]
CNN — The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will withhold $85 million in aid to Egypt that had been conditioned on Cairo’s progress in its treatment of political prisoners, instead diverting that money to Taiwan and Lebanon, sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN. The administration said it would redirect . . […]
[1/2]Admiral John C. Aquilino, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command speaks at the IISS Special Lecture in Singapore March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
Jasilyn Charger (L) listens to speakers during a protest meant for U.S. President Joe Biden featuring Indigenous youths who live in communities effected by the Dakota Access Pipeline and the planned Line 3 pipeline, in Washington, U.S., April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
Within many coastal towns in the early 20th century, homeowners, neighborhood associations, and real estate companies agreed to racially restrictive housing covenants. These are clauses within property deeds that barred the sale of homes to BIPOC buyers. By limiting beaches to residents, the towns reserved them for, well, their white residents. Commonplace across the country, such […]
The latest ruling over mifepristone’s FDA approval is likely to send the pill’s fate to the US Supreme Court. A United States appeals court has struck the latest blow in an ongoing battle over the pill mifepristone, often used in medication-induced abortions On Wednesday, the three-judge Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans overturned […]