HONOLULU — Decades before Filipino American agricultural workers organized a historic strike in California, Pablo Manlapit was organizing Filipino laborers in Hawaii. Manlapit, who migrated to Honolulu in 1910 to work on sugar plantations, saw the exploitation of other Philippine-born workers — known as “sakadas.” A decade later and at great risk to his livelihood … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Jane C. Timm digs into the … Read more
The decision also stops the president from temporarily closing the national cultural institution during renovations. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge declined Thursday to block President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting mail ballots, delivering a blow to Democrats who claim the order could disenfranchise millions of voters. The executive order, signed March 31, directs the Department of Homeland Security to compile a list of all … Read more
DURHAM, N.C. — A robot being developed at Duke University is almost ready to face the world, in any direction. Instead of trying to copy symmetrical shapes from nature by building robots that look like people, dogs or insects, engineering professor Boyuan Chen and his team focused on uniformity in action, or what he calls … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Detroit Democratic Mayor Mike Duggan announced he is suspending his independent campaign for Michigan governor, turning the three-way contest to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer into a typical partisan race in the blue-trending state. Duggan was a popular mayor of the Motor City who garnered sizable … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — The eastern U.S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some schoolchildren being sent home while others stayed in sweltering classrooms. The Philadelphia school district shifted to remote learning for students at 57 schools, saying that while it has made progress, a number of schools continue to have inadequate air … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump renewed his stern warnings for Iran to come to peace and end its nuclear weapons aspirations Sunday. “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. … Read more
The U.S. and Ukraine have drafted an outline for a new defense deal that would allow Ukraine to export military technology to the U.S. and to manufacture drones with American companies, sources say. CBS News’ Aidan Stretch has more. Source link
Kyiv — The governments of the U.S. and Ukraine have drafted a memorandum outlining the terms of a potential new defense deal between the countries, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The draft hashed out by the U.S. State Department and Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Olha Stefanishyna is a first step toward … Read more