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President Donald Trump attends a dedication ceremony to rename a street in his honor in Florida, on Friday, January 16. Southern Boulevard from Palm Beach International Airport to Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach will be renamed to President Donald J. Trump Boulevard. Earlier Friday the president met with cabinet members and health experts to discuss a $50 billion initiative to improve access to health care for rural Americans. Read the full article here

The seizure of the Arctic island would endanger Washington’s trade with the bloc, the French finance minister has said France has issued a diplomatic warning to the US, stating that any attempt to seize Greenland would amount to a “crossed line” and threaten economic ties with the EU, Financial Times has reported.The message was delivered by French Finance Minister Roland Lescure to his US counterpart, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to a report on Friday. The minister told FT that he delivered a similar message to Bessent during talks in Washington on Monday. “Greenland is a sovereign part of a…

Rockstar Games has banned player-created “missions” in its Grand Theft Auto Online game that recreated the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The company also reportedly added “Charlie Kirk” to a filter used for flagging prohibited content. The tool known internally at Rockstar as a “profanity filter” has been changed to another label that reflects it is now being used to flag content in addition to profanity, according to a report by Variety. The name change is part of the company’s move to prevent its players from bringing real-world atrocities — such as Kirk’s assassination — into the game. Shortly…

Jan. 15 (UPI) — President Donald Trump on Thursday greeted Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House where she presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize medal, which he accepted. Machado, leader of the Venezuela’s center-right Vente Venezuela party, was awarded the medal, which Trump heavily campaigned for, last year for her work to promote democratic rights in her South American nation. “It was a Great Honor to meet Maria Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much. Maria presented me with…

Rep. Randy Feenstra has introduced legislation aimed at preventing individuals receiving public assistance from wiring money internationally, citing taxpayer abuse and recent high-profile fraud scandals as key motivations for the measure. This week, U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra (R-IA) unveiled the No American Benefits Abroad Act, a bill that would prohibit individuals receiving public assistance from initiating international wire transfers. The legislation would also require money transfer providers to obtain written certification from customers affirming they do not receive means-tested government welfare benefits. “The $9-billion fraud scandal in Minnesota is a stark warning to the country that waste, fraud, and abuse…

NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent is so “embarrassed” by America that he “stays in his hotel” when traveling abroad. Vincent made the comments during a panel discussion on sports diplomacy at The Stimson Center in Washington. The executive broached the subject of America’s “global reputation” during a discussion about the NFL’s involvement in the upcoming 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles and  “how the world truly perceives us coming out of our current conditions.” Vincent said, “We’ve got this global reputation that just makes you — and I did it — stay in your hotel room, because you’re embarrassed. You…

Danish officials told U.S. lawmakers this week to avoid a war powers vote on Greenland unless it could pass overwhelmingly, warning that a narrow or partisan outcome could do more harm than good. Danish representatives delivered their message to lawmakers from both parties in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill earlier this week, according to three people familiar with the discussions who were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter. A weak showing that included little Republican support, the Danes believe, could undercut Copenhagen’s position and bolster President Donald Trump’s drive to acquire the Danish territory through any means possible.…

The US president maintains Russia or China would take over the Danish autonomous island unless it becomes American territory US President Donald Trump’s claims of a heavy Chinese and Russian military presence near Greenland are “an exaggeration,” Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson has said. Trump asserts that only US sovereignty can protect the Danish autonomous island from being taken over by Beijing or Moscow.Trump renewed his push this month to acquire the world’s largest island, and has not ruled out using military force. European NATO members have largely avoided publicly challenging his justification, though officials have privately dismissed the claims…

Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells said on Friday that some 4.7 million social media accounts have been shut down since her country’s ban on social media for children under 16 went into effect in December. “We stared down everybody who said it couldn’t be done, some of the most powerful and rich companies in the world and their supporters. Now Australian parents can be confident that their kids can have their childhoods back,” Wells told reporters on Friday. “The fact that in spite of some skepticism out there, it’s working and being replicated now around the world, is something that…

MADRID (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two former employees, calling the accusations “absolutely untrue.” Media reports from earlier this week alleged Iglesias had sexually and physically assaulted two women who worked at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas between January and October 2021. A day later, Spanish prosecutors said they were studying the allegations. “With deep sorrow, I respond to the accusations made by two people who previously worked at my home. I deny having abused, coerced or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and cause me…