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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto…

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L3Harris Technologies’ plan to create a new publicly traded solid rocket motor company in the second half of this year includes the U.S. government, which will become a significant stockholder…

Empower Adds Blackstone to Private Markets Program

Empower, the second-largest U.S. retirement plan provider, added alternative asset manager giant Blackstone to its private markets investment partnership program. The move comes amid a push by the Trump administration…

How the U.S. Army was born

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the part-time militias that were facing off against British forces with a full-time army. After 1,300 battles and skirmishes, the…

The D Brief: ‘Perfidy’ in boat strike?; Pentagon’s new AI plan; Venezuela’s broken air defenses; Quantum space cameras; And a bit more.

Did Trump’s attacks on boats off Latin America involve a second type of war crime? The Defense Department is accused of killing shipwrecked survivors after a strike on an alleged…

Stan Kroenke Becomes Largest US Individual Landowner

(Bloomberg) — Colorado billionaire Stan Kroenke is the largest individual landowner in the US following his purchase of nearly 1 million acres of New Mexico ranchland last month. Kroenke’s acquisition…

These United States: Golden Gate Bridge

Built during the Great Depression, California’s Golden Gate Bridge is for the West Coast what the Statue of Liberty is for the East: A lofty symbol of freedom, possibility and…

Quantum cameras could remake space-based intelligence

Can quantum physics enable better, cheaper, faster satellite photos? In a month or two, a startup will test a “quantum camera” for space-based imaging. If it works, it could slash the…

Tax-Smart Structures for Insurance-Funded Buyouts

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