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Trump Admin Mandates English-Only Tests For Truckers Seeking Commercial Driver's Licenses
Trump Admin Mandates English-Only Tests For Truckers Seeking Commercial Driver's Licenses
Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
The federal crackdown on unqualified truckers kicked into a higher gear Friday when the nation’s transportation chief announced that tests for commercial driver’s licenses must be given only in English.
A truck drives through the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed the latest policy with a goal of ensuring that truck drivers understand English well enough to read road signs...
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US Deploys Aircraft Carrier To Caribbean As Trump Admin Pressures Cuba
US Deploys Aircraft Carrier To Caribbean As Trump Admin Pressures Cuba
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
The U.S. military command operating in the Western Hemisphere said on May 20 that an aircraft carrier strike group entered the Caribbean Sea, as the Trump administration heaps pressure on the Cuban communist regime.
In a post on X, U.S. Southern Command said that the USS Nimitz is now in the Caribbean and released video footage of the carrier group. Southern Command did not provide more details about why the carrier group...
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Mar 3, 2026 / Tyler Durden
OpenAI Rewrites 'Sloppy' Pentagon AI Deal After Backlash Over Surveillance Risks
OpenAI Rewrites 'Sloppy' Pentagon AI Deal After Backlash Over Surveillance Risks
OpenAI - which millions of users trust with everything from legal documents to tax returns - is revising its newly signed contract with the US Department of War, just days after it was announced that they would replace Anthropic for use in government systems because the rushed rollout "looked opportunistic and sloppy."
Hours after negotiations collapsed between the Pentagon and rival startup Anthropic on Friday, the San Francisco-based company agreed to supply its AI models for use in classified military operations. The...
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Apr 10, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Half-Way Into Fiscal 2026, US Budget Deficit Is 11% Lower Than 2025, But It's About To Get Much Worse
Half-Way Into Fiscal 2026, US Budget Deficit Is 11% Lower Than 2025, But It's About To Get Much Worse
While not as dire as previous years, the US budget deficit remains a ticking time bomb.
There was some good news and some not so good news, when the Treasury reported the monthly revenue and outlays for the month of March.
First the good news: The US federal government reported that the March budget deficit rose $4 billion or 2% to $164.1 billion from $160.5 billion a year ago, and higher than the $153.3BN...
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