Trump charged Secret Service ‘exorbitant’ rates at his hotels, records show - "In 2019, Eric Trump said the Trump Organization was saving the Secret Service agents — and taxpayers who paid the bill — huge sums.
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"But the reality was different, the records reveal. During Trump’s presidency, Secret Service supervisors frequently asked for special waivers to let the agency pay far more than the government-approved nightly rate for a hotel in D.C. — usually $195 to $240. Instead, they paid the higher costs the Trump Organization was charging."
American technology boosts China’s hypersonic missile program - "Military research groups at the leading edge of China’s hypersonics and missile programs — many on a U.S. export blacklist — are purchasing a range of specialized American technology, including products developed by firms that have received millions of dollars in grants and contracts from the Pentagon, a Washington Post investigation has found.
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"The Washington Post mapped more than 300 sales since 2019 of U.S.-origin technology to dozens of entities involved in China’s hypersonics or missile programs by analyzing contract solicitation and award documents issued by the groups, as well as speaking to six Chinese scientists working in military labs and universities who described almost unfettered access to American technology with applications in the design and testing of missiles. The scientists spoke to The Post on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive research."
Russia’s airstrikes, intended to show force, reveal another weakness
Opinion Biden just pulled off a big diplomatic victory — and almost no one noticed - "Israel’s security establishment is firmly in favor of the deal not only because it will help safeguard Israel’s natural gas fields but also because it will help bolster the Lebanese government and economy. Israel does not want a failed state next door."
Opinion So who’s ‘naive’ about Saudi Arabia, now?
Opinion Writers, be wary of Throat-Clearers and Wan Intensifiers. Very, very wary.
Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time after population collapses
Daryl Morey Changed the Game, but He Still Hasn’t Beaten It - "The Billy Beane of basketball revolutionized the modern NBA, but a championship still has eluded one of the most successful executives in league history. This year’s Sixers team, though, could be his best shot yet. Says Joel Embiid: 'What I like about him is that he’s always going for it. Whatever it takes.'"
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