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Elon Musk claims X being targeted in ‘massive cyberattack’ as service goes down

Elon Musk claims X being targeted in ‘massive cyberattack’ as service goes down

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a “massive…

Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S. Agency for International…

Trump reaches 36.6 million television viewers for first address to Congress in second term

Trump reaches 36.6 million television viewers for first address to Congress in second term

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump reached an estimated 36.6 million television viewers for his address to Congress on Tuesday night, the Nielsen company said. That beat the 32.2 million people who watched former…

Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting’ action in speech to Congress

Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting’ action in speech to Congress

By ZEKE MILLER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took credit for “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy Tuesday in an address to Congress…

James Harrison, Australian blood donor whose ‘golden arm’ helped save 2.4 million babies, dies at 88

James Harrison, Australian blood donor whose ‘golden arm’ helped save 2.4 million babies, dies at 88

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian man credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over six decades, has died, his family said Tuesday. He was 88. James…

Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump ‘regrettable,’ says he’s ready to work for Ukraine peace

Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump ‘regrettable,’ says he’s ready to work for Ukraine peace

By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the Oval Office blowup with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump last week was “regrettable,” adding that he stands ready…