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On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of OhioSen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of ArizonaRep. John James, Republican of MichiganEuropean Union diplomat Kaja KallasClick here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”   MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan in Washington.And this week on Face the Nation: the latest on the fallout following Friday’s Oval Office brawl. And Americans say they want more action from the Trump administration when it comes to fighting inflation.(Begin VT) DONALD TRUMP (President of the United States): You don’t have…

A New Jersey man accused of savagely killing his brother and ripping out his eyeball attempted to kill himself inside his jail cell, according to the New York Post. Matthew Hertgen, 31, tried to hang himself at Mercer County Correction Center just hours after he made a virtual court appearance in relation to murder charges he is facing for the slaying of his 26-year-old brother, per the report, citing a law enforcement source.Hertgen is accused of killing his brother Joseph at the family’s luxury Princeton apartment last Saturday, allegedly with a knife and golf club. Police believe Matthew may have ripped out his brother’s eye and tried to eat it, a…

When Thomas Perry turned 16, he asked his parents for a very specific birthday gift: one oversized truck tire.Not four tires. Or an actual truck. Scott and Karen Perry had heard about Gen Zers having no desire to drive themselves anywhere upon turning 16, but this was different. Their son — who took marathon-length trail hikes, alone, for fun — was as anti-trend as it got.After asking him to repeat his request, Scott, amused but also now genuinely curious, inquired as to why, exactly, Thomas wanted one gigantic truck tire.“So I can flip it,” Thomas replied excitedly, “and push it…

A wild ride in corporate fortunes reminds us yet again that sentiment, not figures, moves the market.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been named a suspect in an ongoing corruption probe involving RM700 million (US$157 million) in government funds, and will be called in for questioning on Wednesday. Azam Baki, chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), confirmed this on Monday (Mar 3) at a press conference. Ismail Sabri was Malaysia’s prime minister from August 2021 to November 2022, and he is currently the Member of Parliament for Bera constituency in Pahang. The RM700 million was allegedly spent as part of his administration’s “Keluarga Malaysia” promotional campaign, Azam confirmed, as reported by…

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President Trump signed an order designating English as the official language of the United States, the White House said on Saturday.The order did not require any changes to federal programs and appeared to be largely symbolic. But the pronouncement was the biggest victory yet for the country’s English-only movement, which has long been tied to efforts to restrict bilingual education and immigration to the United States.More than 30 states have already designated English as their official language.“Establishing English as the official language will not only streamline communication but also reinforce shared national values, and create a more cohesive and efficient…

The chemistry professor’s nightmare seemed to finally be over.Five years had passed since Feng Tao, also known as Franklin, was led by F.B.I. agents out of his home in Lawrence, Kansas. The first professor to be arrested under a Trump-era program aimed at fighting Chinese economic espionage, Dr. Tao was accused of hiding his ties to a Chinese university while conducting federally funded research at the University of Kansas, where he was tenured.In July, he won his legal fight. A federal appeals court overturned the final conviction in his case. His wife, Hong Peng, recalled in an interview that she…

A major creditor of the collapsed Whyalla steelworks has argued it would have been paid $70 million by Sanjiv Gutpa’s GFG Alliance had the South Australian Government not “intervened”.

CaddxFPV marketing director Brian Luo said it was “very hard” to find skilled professionals like FPV pilots or engineers before the concept of the low-altitude economy took flight. “But last year, there were many training institutes (that started) to train pilots. China really needs about 1 million pilots to support the low-altitude economy,” he noted. “When people talk about low-altitude economy, they only focus on the bigger ones, like the eVTOLs,” added Luo, referring to electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft – also known as air taxis or flying taxis. He said the company could partner traditional industries to explore…