Day: February 16, 2025

Top Trump agency recovers eye-popping sum after launching DOGE task force

6:34 pm February 16, 2025

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced a new Department of Government Efficiency task force on Thursday to “eliminate waste, fraud and abuse” at his federal agency. DOGE revealed that $1.9 billion in HUD money had been recovered as of Friday, saying the funds were misplaced during the Biden administration […]

What’s next for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will shock you

6:30 pm February 16, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged in a three-count indictment of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution between 2008 and the present. His current trial date is scheduled for May 5, 2025, in the U.S. District Court – Southern District of New York federal courthouse. His legal troubles began on March […]

CBP finds 161K fake US stamps in shipment from China

6:30 pm February 16, 2025

More than 161,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever stamps from China were recently seized in Chicago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Thursday. Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement officers at the Chicago International Mail Branch stopped eight shipments containing a total of 161,860 fake stamps that violated trademark laws last weekend, CBP said. All the parcels were arriving […]

Rubio, Netanyahu affirm ‘common strategy’ for Gaza, set sights on Iran in joint statement

6:08 pm February 16, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio advanced President Donald Trump’s “bold” plan for Gaza during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. Rubio and Netanyahu both highlighted that Iran is the single largest obstacle to peace in the region during a Sunday joint statement. While Netanyahu did not comment on Trump’s specific plans […]

Rubio, Netanyahu affirm ‘common strategy’ for Gaza, set sights on Iran in join statement

6:08 pm February 16, 2025