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Trump sends crypto prices soaring after surprise announcement of strategic government reserve Cryptocurrency prices jumped after President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic reserve fund. The announcement highlights Trump’s growing attempts to use volatile cryptocurrency prices as a barometer of his public support. Read More. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is ‘very, very far away’ A deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia “is still very, very far away,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that he believed Ukraine’s long-term partnership with the U.S. was strong enough that American support would continue despite recent fraught relations with U.S. President Donald Trump. Read More. Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to college programs for reporting bias allegations The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear a challenge from conservative college students who say their freedom of speech is violated by a university program for reporting allegations of bias. Read More. US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump's trade wars If President Donald Trump goes ahead with 25% taxes on imports from Canada and Mexico, he will disrupt more than $300 billion in annual U.S. automotive trade with its two neighbors, wreck supply chains that have been operating for decades and likely push up the already-forbidding price of new cars. Read More. < Photo essays            |            APNews.com > A cartel-plagued Mexican city pins its hopes on Trump's anti-drug trafficking pressure For the past six months, Mexico's Culiacan has been the battlefield for the two main factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel. Now, many residents are grateful for the pressure applied by U.S. President Donald Trump to get Mexico to go after the cartels. Read More. Kroger Chairman and CEO resigns following investigation into personal conduct Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen is stepping down after an internal investigation into his personal conduct. McMullen’s departure comes as Kroger is regrouping from its failed effort to merge with Albertsons. Read More. Some New York prison guards are fired for ignoring a deal to end their illegal strike A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards stretched into a third week Monday, prompting officials to start firing workers for failing to abide by a deal to end the illegal labor action. Read More. Michigan mother asks judge to declare 3 missing sons dead nearly 15 years later Investigators who had a key role in the search for three missing Michigan brothers testified Monday there’s no sign they’re still alive nearly 15 years later. Tanya Zuvers, the boys' mother, is asking a judge to have the boys declared legally dead. Read More. ADVERTISEMENT Trending Now Athletes flock to this town known for producing some of the world's best long-distance runners The sleepy Kenyan town of Iten attracts a wide array of long-distance runners from Olympic champions to amateurs. All are here because Iten lies at about 8,000 feet above sea-level and has produced some of the best long-distance runners in the world. Read More. New stove that plugs into a normal wall outlet could be major gain for health and the climate Gas stoves, which 47 million Americans use, release pollutants like nitrogen dioxide that has been linked to asthma and cancer-causing benzene. Induction stoves are a way to address the considerable amount of climate change that comes from buildings — emissions from cooking, heating and cooling living spaces and hot water. Read More.  < AP Fact Check            |            Politics >

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