America in Brief

Published on October 22, 2024

US Judge Rejects Trump Bid to Delay Evidence Release in Election Case A Federal Judge has denied a request from former President Donald Trump to delay the release of additional evidence by prosecutors until after the presidential election. District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan said that delaying its release would amount to a form of election interference. Federal prosecutor special counsel Jack Smith on Aug. 27 filed a revised four-count indictment against Trump for trying to overturn 2020 election results, after the previous case was thrown out due to a Supreme Court win that gave Trump presidential immunity in all actions that he had taken in office....

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Envoy Hochstein Says US Working With Lebanon and Israel to End Conflict for Good

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Federal Government to Provide $325 Million for New Michigan Semiconductor Factory

October 22, 2024
The federal government has unveiled a $325 million investment plan for a new semiconductor facility in Michigan.According to an Oct. 21 U.S. Department of Commerce press statement, the new Michigan Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) facility in Saginaw County, will also create up to 1,000 construction jobs over time and potentially generate up to 180 manufacturing jobs in an area.The funding, drawn from