AI & Technology
EVgo Inc. has announced via a press release the closing of its $1.25-billion guaranteed loan facility from the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office under its Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program to support EVgo’s forthcoming efforts to build convenient, reliable public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
World & Nation
The Biden administration releases a ‘road map’ for maintaining defenses against infectious diseases, as President-elect Trump vows to dismantle some of them.
The Pentagon says the United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery and troops to Israel to bolster defenses against Iran.
The U.S. missile defense base, which is being integrated into NATO’s defenses, was originally planned under U.S. President George W. Bush.
The city of Monterey confirms that Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, was investigated over an sexual assault allegation there in 2017.
Hollywood Inc.
USC’s School of Cinematic Arts hosted a cohort of African filmmakers this summer as part of a State Department program for film diplomacy.
Ukraine will be given what it requires ‘to fight for its survival and security,’ U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III says in a speech in Kyiv.
Trump pauses the refugee resettlement program this week as part of a series of executive orders cracking down on immigration.
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Politics
The judge, as expected, imposes no penalty. The outcome in Trump’s felony case cements his conviction but frees him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of jail or a fine.