A $70 million furniture manufacturing plant planned by SBA Home, a Lithuanian company that produces furniture for IKEA, will bring 250 new jobs to Mocksville, North Carolina, thanks to significant state and local incentives. The North Carolina Economic Investment Committee approved a $1.4 million job development investment grant, to be distributed over the next 12 years, while Mocksville and Davie County contributed $800,000 in incentives to support the project.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced on Tuesday a $100,000 investment in two Northern Virginia state legislature special elections scheduled for January, The Hill reported.
Columbia College Chicago will eliminate 11 degree programs and lay off up to 25 full-time faculty members starting in the 2025-26 school year, as part of a strategy to address ongoing financial difficulties.
In a surprising move, the judge overseeing the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan instructed the jury on Monday to disregard all testimony from Illinois state Rep. Bob Rita, D-Blue Island. Judge John Robert Blakey gave no explanation for the decision, despite Rita’s brief testimony on October 24.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his corruption trial was postponed on Monday under special circumstances, sparking speculation about critical developments regarding either a hostage deal with Hamas or a potential military strike on Iran.
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist François Bayrou as the country’s new prime minister, marking the fourth person to hold the role in just one year. This appointment comes after Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government collapsed following a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly due to deadlock over France’s 2025 budget.
During Thursday's episode of The View, co-host Whoopi Goldberg accused Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of fat-shaming Americans by advocating for healthy lifestyle choices over weight-loss drugs. The exchange followed Kennedy’s comments to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, where he suggested that Americans should prioritize diet and exercise before resorting to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro.
The Pentagon announced that it is establishing the Artificial Intelligence Rapid Capabilities Cell (AI RCC) to accelerate the deployment of newer AI tools.
