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台湾国防部周四(1月16日）称，美国对台军售计划仍在持续推进中，目前尚有四项军购案有待正式通报美国国会。台湾有关表态距美国去年12月宣布对台110亿美元、创纪录军售案，仅一个月时间。

台灣國防部周四(1月16日）稱，美國對台軍售計畫仍在持續推進中，目前尚有四項軍購案有待正式通報美國國會。台灣有關表態距美國去年12月宣布對台110億美元、創紀錄軍售案，僅一個月時間。

A small portion of the utility’s customers still rely on the in-person service, but the utility says there are several alternatives.

An environmental advocacy group that seeks to protect endangered species is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to force a decision from the agency on whether to protect an imperiled salamander found only in Appalachia.  The Center for Biological Diversity in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the wildlife management agency failed to protect […]

Tiempo de lectura: 4 minutosLa primera elección del Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala (CANG) de este año dejó un mapa dividido y reñido. Mientras la planilla 5 de ASPA se impuso en la mayoría de los departamentos, Unidos por la Democracia consolidó su fortaleza en la capital, donde el peso del voto urbano terminó inclinando la balanza. ... Read more

美国商务部周四(1月16日）宣布，美国与台湾已达成一项贸易协议，同意将此前由美国特朗普政府对台湾产品征收的关税税率，从20%下调至15%，与日本和欧盟产品所适用的税率水平看齐。台湾半导体企业将对美投资至少2500亿美元，用于在美扩大半导体生产能力。

美國商務部周四(1月16日）宣布，美國與台灣已達成一項貿易協議，同意將此前由美國特朗普政府對台灣產品徵收的關稅稅率，從20%下調至15%，與日本和歐盟產品所適用的稅率水平看齊。台灣半導體企業將對美投資至少2500億美元，用於在美擴大半導體生產能力。

(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Department of Education received more than 50,000 applications for Education Freedom Scholarships, but lawmakers from both parties said they still have questions about the program. The program awarded $7,295 to 20,000 students in its inaugural year and will expand by 5,000 each year after. The application period for students who did not receive the scholarships in its first year opened Monday. The number of applications includes students who received the scholarships last year and new applications, according to Gov. Bill Lee's office. “As demand for Education Freedom Scholarships continues to grow, I look forward to working with the General Assembly to increase the number of available scholarships for the 2026-27 school year,” Lee said. “It’s clear that Tennessee parents want choices when it comes to their child’s education, and expanding access to this program will ensure every child has an opportunity to thrive, regardless of income or ZIP code.” The program received pushback from both parties when it was approved during a 2025 special session. "The majority of people using vouchers are already in private schools," said Senate Democratic Caucus Chairwoman London Lamar in an interview with TCS on Thursday. "It was marketed as a way to help low-performing students or students who are disadvantaged access private schools and that's not what's happening. It's people already in private school basically getting a coupon." Rep. Jody Barrett agrees. The Dickson Republican has filed a bill with Republican Sen. Page Walley of Savannah that would require the Department of Education to provide an annual report that includes information on who is receiving the money. "The biggest concern is just making sure that if we're going to create a program that we're labeling as a freedom scholarship or providing some sort of access to escape failing schools, then we want to make that the money we're spending that is the taxpayers month, not ours, is being spent wisely and effectively and actually accomplishing the goal the the bill is being held out to achieve," Barrett said in an interview with TCS. The Education Freedom Scholarship is facing a legal challenge from five organizations representing 10 plaintiffs who said the scholarship program diverts money from public schools and discriminates against students with disabilities. The suit is pending in Davidson County Chancery Court. The program cost $144 million in its first year. If lawmakers decide to extend the program beyond the 5,000 allowed by law, the question would be where the state would get the money in a tight budget year. Lee will not release his budget until the first week of February. State officials are encouraging families who have not applied to do so by the Jan. 31 deadline. “Entering the program’s second year with even more interest statewide is a clear indicator that the EFS Program is successfully expanding educational choices for families,” said Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds.

This commentary was originally published by The Conversation. The Denver Broncos announced in early September 2025 their plan to build a privately financed football stadium. The proposal received a lot of attention and praise. Across the five major sports leagues in the U.S. – the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB and MLS – only 20% of […]

A invasão da Praça dos Três Poderes – que resultou na destruição dos prédios que simbolizam e representam a República – completou três anos no dia 8 de janeiro. Infelizmente, e não é de hoje, ouvimos, vemos e lemos na chamada “grande imprensa” – também classificada como “mídia corporativa” – não poucas vozes que relativizam […] O post Três anos após ‘Dia da Infâmia’, mídia atenua papel de golpistas apareceu primeiro em Observatório da Imprensa.

The agency will no longer consider health costs and deaths prevented when reducing two major pollutants, but will account for costs to industry.

A brasileira Jhordana Dias, que sofreu uma tentativa de estupro em um trem na região de Paris, foi ouvida pela juíza de instrução do caso nesta quinta-feira (15). De acordo com o advogado, o suspeito da agressão está em prisão preventiva.

Helping Rhode Islanders afford health insurance, home energy bills and child care is an expensive proposition: nearly $15 billion in fiscal 2027 under Gov. Dan McKee’s budget proposal. The $14.9 billion tax-and-spend plan unveiled by McKee’s office Thursday marks the largest spending plan in state history — $522.6 million more than the current year’s budget […]

A pro-Palestinian activist arrested by immigration officials after participating in anti-Israel protests at Columbia University and then freed by a federal judge in New Jersey may be rearrested after a federal appeals court ruled against him Thursday. The 2-1 decision from the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals says Mahmoud Khalil must fight the Trump […]

The Florida House has again passed legislation (HB 133) dropping the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18. The vote was 74-37, with five Republicans joining the majority of Democrats in opposing it and one Democrat supporting the measure. But for the fourth year in a row, the likelihood […]

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(The Center Square) – Banks are pushing back against renewed efforts to cap interest rates for consumers, after President Donald Trump endorsed the move as he seeks to show Americans he's working to make life in America more affordable ahead of the 2026 midterms. Trump recently called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates for a year and has endorsed the bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, which would require big banks to enable at least two unaffiliated card networks, including one other than Visa or Mastercard. The goal is to increase competition and lower swipe fees, which credit card issuers charge to process transactions. Retailers, including the National Retail Federation, support the Credit Card Competition Act. The president said banks are overcharging. "We will no longer let the American Public be 'ripped off' by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which festered unimpeded during the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration. AFFORDABILITY!," Trump wrote in a recent social media post. The president also encouraged Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act to "stop the out of control Swipe Fee ripoff." The American Bankers Association and other credit card issuers called the measure "misguided" and a "surefire way to make life less affordable for Americans." The group also said the measure would spell the end of credit card reward programs. "Lawmakers have rightly rejected past attempts at legislation and amendments to mandate the reengineering of the nation's trusted, resilient and efficient credit card payments system just to boost the profits of the nation's largest retailers," a coalition of banking groups wrote in a statement. "This Congress should again reject this harmful proposal. Anyone supporting Durbin-Marshall is voting to make credit card transactions less secure and to take away the credit card reward programs that make life more affordable for millions of Americans." U.S. Sens. Dr. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, reintroduced the Credit Card Competition Act to end "the Visa-Mastercard duopoly that is squeezing small businesses – and, ultimately, consumers." Marshall and Durbin said Visa and Mastercard control about 85% of the credit card market and won't negotiate with retailers. They said the average American family pays nearly $1,200 per year in swipe fees, while banks take in $111.2 billion annually from swipe fees. "The average American family is being ripped off by Big Banks, who profit billions from swipe fees while hardworking Americans pay the price. It's time to bring real competition to a credit card network market dominated by Visa and Mastercard – and drive down the cost of everyday goods," Marshall said. Tommy Aiello, senior director of government affairs at the National Taxpayers Union, said the Credit Card Competition Act could hurt consumers if card issuers are forced to charge higher fees, cut popular reward programs or limit access to credit. He said Trump's endorsement changed the tone of talks in Washington. "The president throwing his support out there is definitely dropping a bomb on what was a pretty stagnant conversation," Aiello told The Center Square. Trump also said that next Tuesday he would call for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates for one year. Aiello said price caps have backfired in the past, pointing to gasoline shortages in the 1970s. If Trump were to issue an executive order on cap credit card interest rates, Aiello said he'd expect a legal challenge. He also said the cap wouldn't help the millions of Americans who don't carry credit card balances.

(The Center Square) – Federal licensing of offshore deepwater port facilities will shift to the U.S. Maritime Administration, a change intended to speed the approval of facilities that can accommodate larger vessels transporting crude oil and natural gas.The role, previously held by the U.S. Coast Guard, moved to the Maritime Administration in January as a result of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025. The Administration, which had led other aspects of the permitting process, will now serve as the lead in federal environmental reviews of infrastructure projects located more than 12 miles off the U.S. coast that seek to import and export oil and gas.“With this change, we’ll soon accelerate project approvals so the nation can safely utilize more of its abundant natural resources, create more high paying jobs, and lower energy costs for American families,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The move could streamline a permitting process the energy industry has described as onerous.Oil and gas giant Enterprise Product Partner remained in regulatory review for five years before receiving a license in April 2024 for its deepwater Sea Port Oil Terminal, which could provide up to 2 million barrels a day of loading capacity off the Texas coast. The Houston-based company said it has not begun construction due to “ongoing commercial uncertainty.” Enterprise said it worked with federal, state and local authorities and participated in "multiple public meetings that have allowed individuals and stakeholder groups to learn about the project and provide their comments to multiple environmental impact studies.""The exhaustive analysis associated with the project and continuous responses to requests for information from the various agencies produced more than 30,000 pages of documentation," Enterprise said. More than a dozen federal governmental agencies took part in the review, according to the company.Earthworks, an environmental advocacy group, said the regulatory shift "could advance four offshore oil and gas export terminals in Texas and Louisiana, including the first floating LNG export terminal in the U.S., without fully assessing their environmental and safety risks."“The shift hands off environmental and safety risk assessments to the Maritime Administration, which has been criticized for lacking the proper expertise and staffing capacity to take them on,” Earthworks said in a statement posted on its website. Offshore ports can accommodate the water depths required for the industry's largest ships that many onshore ports cannot. The Port of Corpus Christi in south Texas, which currently accounts for more than 50% of all U.S. crude oil exports, has a ship channel that is 54 feet deep, less than the 65 to 70-foot depths required by the largest vessels.The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, or LOOP, located 18 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana, is the only offshore port now operating in U.S. waters. LOOP, a joint venture between Shell, Marathon Petroleum and Valero Energy, could export up to 1.2 million barrels of oil per day but long distances to the high-growth Permian and Bakken shale plays, the main sources of U.S. export-grade light sweet crude, drive up costs.The American Association of Port Authorities, a longtime supporter of streamlining the federal permitting process, praised the announcement as "common sense policy changes .. that cut red tape and speed up the environmental review process," according to John Bressler, the organization's vice president of governmental relations. "They are good for America’s ports, our economy, and whole nation."The organization asserts that because the Maritime Administration is within the Department of Transportation, similar to the agencies that regulate railroads and U.S. highways, the port program will benefit from the same "efficiencies" and streamlined grant administration procedures seen in other transportation sectors.

O Ministério da Educação (MEC) confirmou que os resultados do Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem) de 2025 serão divulgados nesta sexta-feira (16). As notas individuais poderão ser consultadas na Página do Participante, no site do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep). Os candidatos poderão conferir a nota da redação e […] Enem 2025: Inep divulga notas individuais nesta sexta-feira (16) apareceu primeiro no Brasil de Fato.