President Trump has declared that his second term will begin with the “most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history.” To track, interrogate and challenge his most consequential actions during his first few months in office, Times Opinion’s deputy editor, Patrick Healy, is beginning a weekly series on “The Opinions” focused on Trump’s first 100 days. He kicks things off with the Times writer David Wallace-Wells, exploring the president’s executive orders on climate and energy as Mr. Trump prepares to tour the destruction wrought by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles.Below is a lightly edited transcript of…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the White House in Washington DC on 21 January 2025AARON SCHWARTZ/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock This week, OpenAI and other tech companies joined US president Donald Trump at the White House to pledge a private investment of half a trillion dollars in US data centres over the next four years. The “Stargate Project” could power an ambitious expansion of AI technology – with repercussions for the US electricity grid and the country’s energy future. The Stargate announcement comes as North America has been experiencing surging electricity demand in recent years. The grid is already straining to keep… Source…
The teenager who fatally shot a student at a high school in Nashville, Tennessee, livestreamed part of the incident, according to the platform he used, and he was influenced by internet content that authorities described Thursday as “harmful and objectionable.”The 17-year-old gunman, who wounded a second student before he died by suicide, fired 10 shots from a 9 mm pistol 17 seconds after he entered the cafeteria at Antioch High School, southeast of downtown Nashville, on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a statement Thursday.The shooter’s mother dropped him off, the department said, correcting the police chief’s earlier…
President Trump on Thursday issued an executive order to support the growth of the cryptocurrency industry, calling for a new plan to regulate a business in which he has substantial personal investments.The executive order, which was light on details, said the Trump administration would create a working group on digital assets to come up with a comprehensive plan including “regulatory and legislative proposals.” The group would also consider establishing a national cryptocurrency stockpile, the order said — a government-controlled stash of digital coins that the industry has spent months lobbying the new administration to create.“The digital asset industry plays a…
This is going to be really interesting. The question will be straightforward. Will the CIA actually release the assassination files of JFK, RFK, and Martin Luther King? I knew Trump would make that order. The CIA was supposed to release them and asked him for an extension until AFTER the 2020 election, using COVID-19 as the excuse. They KNEW Trump would be driven out of office. He granted that extension, and then Biden granted withholding them. Both JFK and even Richard Nixon wanted to shut down the CIA because they had become the deep state. I reported before that I…
ADVERTISEMENT Trump: «The most important and primary factor of inflation is energy. They ruined my energy policy. And then they went back to it. You know, they damaged it a lot, and then they went back to it and started drilling more. But by the time that happened, it was already too late. Many of the things we’re signing, and that Doug Bergum is going to sign, and Chris Wright, who is phenomenal—you know, energy, the Department of Energy—we’re going to take a lot. We’re going to make a lot of money with energy. We have more than anyone. We’re…
Tom Brady is reportedly considering selling his waterfront estate on Florida’s Indian Creek Island, which could break Miami’s real estate records.However, his long-term plans remain unclear as the NFL legend is renovating a mansion in Brentwood, California.Meanwhile, in his first season as a FOX Sports broadcaster, Tom Brady has impressed fans with sharp analysis during the Commanders’ NFC divisional win.Article continues below advertisementTom Brady Considers Selling Indian Creek Island Estate For Record-Breaking $150MMEGABrady is exploring the possibility of selling his waterfront estate located on Florida’s highly exclusive Indian Creek Island, where real estate values have surged since Amazon founder Jeff…
Correa do Lago accused rich countries of trying to reduce their financial contributions to the global fight against climate warming, which he said was “deeply wrong” in view of their commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement. At the COP30 meeting in the Amazon city of Belem in November, Brazil will push developed countries to step up their support for the developing countries’ energy transition. “We have to work so that countries with historical responsibilities play a greater role in the financial aspect,” he said. Correa do Lago has represented Brazil at every international climate summit since President Luiz Inacio Lula…
Hawkish foreign policy advisers from Trump’s first term as president have faced alleged assassination threats from Iran.United States President Donald Trump has cancelled security protections for Mike Pompeo, Brian Hook and John Bolton, hawkish foreign policy advisers who served during his first term in office. The New York Times broke the story on Thursday about Trump revoking protection for Pompeo, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). According to anonymous sources familiar with the matter, Trump’s order took effect on Wednesday at 11pm Eastern Time (04:00 GMT, Thursday), stripping both Pompeo and Hook, a former top aide, of…