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U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) walks past protesters as Pete Marocco, deputy administrator-designate at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), attends a meeting with members of Congress to discuss foreign assistance, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 5, 2025.Kent Nishimura | ReutersPresident Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill are downplaying his threats to take over Greenland by force. To them it’s just the art of the deal — hinting back to his popular 1987 book.Republicans largely fell in line after Trump over the weekend ordered a strike that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro without congressional approval. Now,…
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 7, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Wednesday shared new U.S. nutrition guidelines, advising Americans to eat more “real food” and reduce their intake of highly processed foods and added sugars.The government’s new food pyramid replaces the MyPlate diagram released under President Barack Obama, and emphasizes protein, full-fat dairy and vegetables. The most significant changes…
Among deceased, Hassan, Peshawar University student, recently returns home for holidays Two separate shooting incidents in Bannu on Wednesday left at least three people dead and several others injured. In the first incident, three people were killed and six others injured in the Mitha Khel area under Mandan police jurisdiction, reportedly after a clash between two groups. The victims were initially taken to District Headquarters Hospital, Bannu, with three of the injured later transferred to Peshawar due to the seriousness of their injuries. Among the deceased is Hassan, a student at Peshawar University who had recently returned home for a…
Visitors view a workstation for automobile components manufacturing during the 2025 China 5G + Industrial Internet Conference in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Nov. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released a work plan to deepen the integration of the industrial internet and artificial intelligence (AI), as part of a broader effort to strengthen the country’s manufacturing sector.According to the plan, by 2028, the level of integration between the industrial internet and AI will see marked improvements, with upgrading of new-type industrial networks to be carried out at no fewer…
Journalist Naeem Hanif has issued a formal apology after actor Saba Qamar served him a Rs100 million legal notice over defamatory remarks made about her character. According to the legal notice, Hanif had “made and disseminated defamatory, sexist and derogatory statements concerning [Qamar’s] personal and moral character,” while promoting the “regressive notion that a woman’s achievements are not earned through merit or professionalism but through association with men.” Hanif addressed the controversy while appearing on a podcast hosted by Bushra Khan on RNN Network’s YouTube channel, where he acknowledged that his claims were false. “The claims I made were false…
An aerial view of downtown Raleigh from the warehouse district.Kenny Mccartney | Moment | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Historically, Americans moved in order to find better economic opportunities. But the driver has now shifted from the “Go West, young man” mentality, where free and open land presented that opportunity, to much more…
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, and Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that it will take several years before Nvidia’s new autonomous vehicle models pose serious competition to the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology.During the CES conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced Alpamayo, a family of open artificial intelligence models for autonomous development.Musk responded to the reveal in an…
27 injured as Rawalpindi-Multan bus crashes near Dhok Pathan; authorities warn drivers as fog shuts motorways At least five people were killed and 27 others seriously injured on Wednesday morning when a passenger bus travelling from Rawalpindi to Multan plunged into a 100-foot-deep ravine in Chakwal, officials said. Rescue officials said the accident occurred near the hilly terrain of Dhok Pathan in Talagang, a difficult stretch of road where sharp turns cut through steep slopes. Dense fog and poor visibility forced the bus off course, causing it to skid and fall into the ravine. Local residents were among the first…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Wednesday. Guests at my home will be pleased to know that I, despite personal fascination, live outside the delivery radius of this shower water beer.Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market is coming off another winning session.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. Hard powerPainted houses and residential apartment blocks overlooking the fjord in Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Juliette Pavy | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesYesterday, the White House said President Donald Trump is considering using…
The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic as part of a U.S. “blockade” of Venezuelan oil exports, two U.S. officials told Reuters.This appeared to be the first time in recent memory that the U.S. military has seized a Russian-flagged vessel.The operation took place after the tanker, originally known as the Bella-1, slipped through a U.S. maritime blockade of sanctioned tankers in the Caribbean and rebuffed U.S. Coast Guard efforts to board it. The seizure effort was first reported by Reuters.In a…