Red flags are raised as US deploys Indian-American Second Lady Usha Vance to Greenland, sparking tensions with Denmark. While the official visit aims to celebrate US-Greenland ties, concerns grow over US intentions. Vice President JD Vance's remarks further fuel the controversy, with Europeans protesting the aggressive move.
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Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk's trans daughter, revealed that she has left the US and is now in Japan, studying languages in Tokyo. The 20-year-old said she is financially independent and does not take money from Elon Musk. An aspiring translator, Viviana said she had not spoken to Musk in the last five years.
The US education department is rescinding a Biden-era policy that would have subjected college athlete payments for name, image, and likeness (NIL) to federal Title IX rules. The Trump administration officials argued the policy lacked legal basis and was unfair. The Biden rule required NIL payments to be proportionate between male and female athletes, potentially disrupting current university plans favoring football and men's basketball players.
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Hamas released three more Israeli hostages, Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami, and Or Levy, to the Red Cross as part of their ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel. This marks the fifth exchange since the ceasefire began, bringing the total number of hostages released to 21.
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a portrait of Donald Trump to Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy, in Moscow. The gift followed discussions on the Ukraine war. Putin's previous gifts to US Presidents included a writing box for Joe Biden and porcelain plates for Barack Obama.
US President Joe Biden confirmed Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who killed 15 on New Orleans's Bourbon Street, had a remote detonator linked to two IEDs planted in ice coolers. The attack, inspired by Isis, has renewed focus on Biden's claims that white supremacy is the greatest domestic terrorist threat, with past statements by his administration supporting this view.
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In Moscow, an explosive device attached to a scooter detonated near an apartment building, killing Lt. General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's NBC Defence Forces, and his assistant. Russian investigators are actively pursuing the case. Kirillov was previously charged by Ukraine with using chemical weapons during the ongoing conflict.