NUUK, Greenland—On a Saturday evening in early May, the future of Greenland packed an arena no larger than a high school gymnasium. It was Fight Club Nanoq, a place for teenagers in Greenland’s capital to box. The night’s contestants—which also featured overseas fighters—drew a cheering crowd that spanned all ages. Original News Source Link –
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule remains America’s only means of human spaceflight. Elon Musk announced on June 5 that SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft after President Donald Trump appeared to call for the termination of all of the government’s subsidies and contracts with him. “In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my
The ‘Quiet Skies’ program identified certain passengers for enhanced security screening at airports, which Kristi Noem alleged was politicized by Democrats. WASHINGTON—Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on June 5 that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would abolish a program that targets some travelers for additional screening when boarding certain flights that depart from the
The Department of Defense accepted the plane as a gift from Qatari officials in May. An Air Force official said June 5 that it will likely cost under $400 million to transform a plane gifted to the United States by Qatar into the new Air Force One. “It’s probably less than $400 million to retrofit
Merz sought to find common ground with Trump on several key issues, including the Russia–Ukraine war, trade tensions, and NATO defense spending. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on June 5 to discuss a wide range of pressing issues, including the war in Ukraine. Merz expressed confidence in Trump’s
Whitney Hermandorfer was the first of five nominees who answered questions during a hearing. The Senate Judiciary Committee on June 5 started the confirmation process for President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, after confirming more than 200 of Trump’s nominees during his first term. Senators questioned five nominees, beginning with Whitney Hermandorfer, a former clerk to
The Tesla CEO left the government last week. House Democrats on Thursday couldn’t get enough votes to issue a subpoena to tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to testify before Congress. The House Oversight Committee rejected the Democrats’ request for Musk, a Trump adviser and former head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to appear before