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๐จ12 HOUR NEWS RECAP
1. A powerful 7.7 magnitude quake struck central Myanmar, with the epicenter just 16km NW of Sagaing at a shallow depth of 10km. Tremors were felt across Thailand and as far as southwest China. At least 59 people died, with the toll expected to rise.
2. An under-construction 30-story skyscraper collapsed in Bangkok due to the earthquake, trapping workers beneath the rubble. Rescue workers confirmed at least 2 deaths as they battled to free dozens from underneath the wreckage.
3. Israeli forces carried out their first airstrike on Beirut since November in response to rockets being launched into Israel.
4. Trump pledged to make Washington the greatest capital city in the world: "We will take over our horribly run Washington, DC, and clean up, renovate, and rebuild our capital so that it is no longer a nightmare of murder and crime."
5. JD Vance and Second Lady Usha departed for Greenland alongside national security adviser Mike Waltz, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Senator Mike Lee. Greenland's government called the visit "highly aggressive" and refused to extend invitations for formal meetings while protests broke out in Nuuk.
6. In a rare show of restraint, Putin passed on mocking Trump's Greenland ambitions - and instead hinted at teaming up. Kremlin officials are openly pitching joint investments with the U.S - in Arctic logistics, nuclear tech, and even a Mars mission with Elon.
7. Elon warned that unless DOGE's cost-cutting is successful, the U.S could go bankrupt: "If we don't do this, we're sunkโฆ Unless this exercise is successful, the ship of America will sink."
8. Trump granted Trevor Milton, founder of zero-emission truck startup Nikola, a complete and unconditional pardon. Prosecuted by the Southern District of New York over fraud allegations, Milton called the case "a government railroading," echoing Trump's own experiences of a weaponized justice system.
9. A federal judge grilled Los Angeles Mayor Bass after
๐จ12 HOUR NEWS RECAP
1. A powerful 7.7 magnitude quake struck central Myanmar, with the epicenter just 16km NW of Sagaing at a shallow depth of 10km. Tremors were felt across Thailand and as far as southwest China. At least 59 people died, with the toll expected to rise.
2. An under-construction 30-story skyscraper collapsed in Bangkok due to the earthquake, trapping workers beneath the rubble. Rescue workers confirmed at least 2 deaths as they battled to free dozens from underneath the wreckage.
3. Israeli forces carried out their first airstrike on Beirut since November in response to rockets being launched into Israel.
4. Trump pledged to make Washington the greatest capital city in the world: "We will take over our horribly run Washington, DC, and clean up, renovate, and rebuild our capital so that it is no longer a nightmare of murder and crime."
5. JD Vance and Second Lady Usha departed for Greenland alongside national security adviser Mike Waltz, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Senator Mike Lee. Greenland's government called the visit "highly aggressive" and refused to extend invitations for formal meetings while protests broke out in Nuuk.
6. In a rare show of restraint, Putin passed on mocking Trump's Greenland ambitions - and instead hinted at teaming up. Kremlin officials are openly pitching joint investments with the U.S - in Arctic logistics, nuclear tech, and even a Mars mission with Elon.
7. Elon warned that unless DOGE's cost-cutting is successful, the U.S could go bankrupt: "If we don't do this, we're sunkโฆ Unless this exercise is successful, the ship of America will sink."
8. Trump granted Trevor Milton, founder of zero-emission truck startup Nikola, a complete and unconditional pardon. Prosecuted by the Southern District of New York over fraud allegations, Milton called the case "a government railroading," echoing Trump's own experiences of a weaponized justice system.
9. A federal judge grilled Los Angeles Mayor Bass after
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