Kia to hire 200 at its West Point, Georgia, plant to start building electric SUVs
Kia has announced a major expansion at its plant just across the Alabama/Georgia state line in West Point, Georgia.
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Three tax prep firms shared “extraordinarily sensitive” data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say
A report urges federal agencies to investigate any information that H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer shared with the social media giant.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on nominations leaves U.S. Marines without confirmed leader for first time in 100 years
The U.S. Marine Corps is without a confirmed leader for the first time in a century as Gen. David Berger stepped down and with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) blocking approval of his successor.
Alzheimer’s drug now has full FDA approval, which means Medicare will pay for it
U.S. officials have granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug for patients with early stages of the disease.
U.S. to provide cluster bombs to Ukraine despite domestic, international criticism
President Biden is defending what he said was a “difficult decision” to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, which is being criticized at home and abroad.
U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a warfare chapter dating to World War I
Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky have destroyed rockets filled with GB nerve agent.
Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads
Meta has unveiled an app called Threads to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk.
AP sources: Suspicious powder found at the White House when Biden was gone was cocaine
A preliminary test has shown that a suspicious substance found at the White House on Sunday was cocaine.
Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads
Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk.
Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform.
