
February 14th, 2025
Happy Valentineās Day ā¤ļø
What happened today šŗšø,
Vice President, JD Vance, spoke at the Munich Security Conference today in front of many European leadersā¦Vance spoke of immigration, social media censorship, and free speechā¦watch his full speech here
The U.S. government has begun massive layoffs, with up to 200,000 probationary employees at risk of being terminated, some of the agencies being targeted for downsizing include the Department of Energy, Veteran Affairs, Agriculture, Education, and Small Business Administration
The White House has said The Associated Press is banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One for not acknowledging the new āGulf of Americaā geographical name
Trump has signed an executive order halting federal funds for schools that require the Covid vaccine for students
Jeff Bezosās, Blue Origin, has announced plans to lay off about 10% of its workforce which is more than 1,000 employees mostly located in Texas, Washington, and Florida
OpenAI has officially rejected Elon Muskās proposal to buy the artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion
Like Apple, Google has also allowed TikTok back on their App Store for Android products to download
U.S. retail spending declined last month for the first time since last June, retail sales fell 0.9% in January more than the 0.2% that was expected
Buffalo, NY came in at number 1 for Zillowās top housing markets forecast for 2025, to see the other 9 and the rest of the report click here
DOW down .37% / S&P down .01%
Hamas has released the names of three hostages due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel⦠their names are Sagui Dekel-Chen a 36-year-old dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, Alexander Trupanov a 29-year-old dual Russian-Israeli citizen, and Iair Horn a 46-year-old Israeli
Pope Francis has been hospitalized for bronchitis treatment and has canceled his events for the next three days
Plus: An interesting Gallup poll showing Americans confidence in the U.S. military over the last 30 years
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Quote of the day: āIf you look around the room, and youāre the smartest person in the room, youāre in the wrong room.ā ā Lorne Michaels
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