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Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as President Trump's Director of National Intelligence.
“And Pierce Franco Ordonia's reports, she says she's leaving to support her husband, whose”
battling a rare form of bone cancer. "In a letter to President Trump, Gabbard thanked the president for the opportunity to lead the office of the Director of National Intelligence, but she said she needed to be there for her husband. She wrote, "I cannot, and good conscience, ask him to face this fight alone, while
I continue in his demanding and time-consuming position." Gabbard is the latest in a series of cabinet officials to leave the Trump administration. Other departures include Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Trump commended Gabbard for doing a "incredible job," and said he will miss her.
He added that "Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Aaron Lucas, will serve as acting director of National Intelligence," Franco, Ordonia's, and Pierce News, "The White House." NATO Foreign Minister is gathered in Sweden amid conflicting announcements from Washington about the U.S. true presence in Europe.
“Derrishelts reports Secretary of State Marco Rubio says European governments should not”
be surprised by "coming cuts." As Secretary of State Rubio flew to Sweden to meet his 32 NATO counterparts, President Trump issued a message on truth-social, canceling an earlier announcement that some 4,000 U.S. troops would not be deployed as planned on a rotation to Poland. Instead, Trump said "5,000 would be sent to Poland."
While the reverse of his welcome to by Rubio's European counterparts, he warned them reductions are in fact coming. "That work was already ongoing, and it's been done in coordination with our allies. I'm not saying they're going to be thrilled about it, but they certainly are aware of it." Rubio said he could not share details of what capabilities or forces the U.S. would cut
in Europe as that's handled by the Pentagon. For imperial news, I'm Terry Schultz in Helsingborg.
Around 39 million Americans are expected to be driving this weekend, according to AAA.
This has gas prices of risen about 35 percent since the war in Iran began. If your Stephen Bassaha has some tips for drivers on saving money. When driving, think slow and smooth. The faster you go above 55 mph, the less fuel efficient your car becomes, gentle acceleration and braking also helps.
When refueling, feel free to skip the more expensive premium gas. Unless your car requires premium, you could stick with regular without any damage. When you're filling up that car, also considering filling up your tires. Under-inflated wheels will hurt your fuel efficiency. Also pack light.
Less weight in the car means less spending. The cooler gets a pass, though, if you're packing road snacks and sandwiches. If you're all saving gas isn't much help if you're spending more refueling your stomach. Stephen Bassaha and VR News. While straight-hire by the closing bell, the Dow up 294 points, you're listening to NPR News.
Officials in Northeastern Congo have banned funeral wakes and other gatherings of more than 50 people, as the country deals with a Ebola outbreak that's quickly spreading. The World Health Organization says the virus poses a very high risk for Congo. With 82 cases and 7 deaths confirmed there, supplies are being rushed to the area and
the UN says it's releasing $60 million to help.
Later today SpaceX will try again to launch its giant Starship rocket. As NPR's Jeff from Phil reports, the flight comes as the space launch firm is preparing to become a publicly traded company. SpaceX tried to send Starship to space yesterday, but with just seconds to go a problem with the launch pad forced them to abort.
We are going to be standing down from May launch. After trying again tonight, earlier this week SpaceX announced plans for an initial public
“offering, filing showed just how important Starship is to the future of the business.”
SpaceX wants to use it to go to the Moon, build AI data centers in space and more. So far Starship tests have had a roughly 50/50 success rate, and I'll say if this next test flight fails, it will likely hurt the company's valuation. Jeff Brumfield and PR News. New Show's new music new movies, keeping up with pop culture sometimes feels like
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