Stellt euch vor, ihr wollt eure Steuererklärung abgeben – und es geht nicht. Ihr wollt einen Krankenwagen rufen – und die Leitstelle ist offline. Ihr braucht dringend eine behördliche Auskunft – aber die Ämter sind digital paralysiert. Science-Fiction? Nein, das ist die bittere Realität, wenn Amazon Web Services mal hustet.| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
President Donald Trump withdrew the nomination of Joel Rayburn to lead the State Department’s Near Eastern affairs bureau, leaving the office in the hands of a controversial interim leader. The primary obstacle to Rayburn’s nomination appears to have been his role in the first Trump administration working under James Jeffrey, who later admitted to misleading Trump about the number of U.S. troops in Syria in an effort to prevent a military withdrawal from the country. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky....| Responsible Statecraft
By Fen Osler Hampson October 28, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision Thursday night to abruptly end trade talks with […]| Policy Magazine
The president and his surrogates have been solidifying a framework for an agreement ahead of Trump's meeting with the Chinese leader on Thursday.| Sourcing Journal
All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.| Responsible Statecraft
At the beginning of October, the Trump administration offered nine universities the opportunity to sign a compact agreeing to adhere to a list of requirements in order to receive preferential treatment for future federal research grants. The requirements included asking them to agree not to consider sex, ethnicity, race, nationality, political views, sexual orientation, gender […]| janresseger
“No Kings” protesters in Wisconsin and across the 50 states ended their massive, historic and amazingly peaceful demonstrations against the Trump agenda Saturday with high fives and by quickly asking: “What’s next?” Their signs, costumes, patriotic music and jokes sent … Read the rest The post 10 million for Thanksgiving No Kings protest appeared first on John Torinus.| John Torinus
NO KINGS PROTEST 10-18-2025 Harsh and off-base criticism by Republican leaders of the pro-democracy protests backfired. The backlash against derogatory statements from Speaker Mike Johnson who slammed the No Kings protests as “hate America” rallies that would draw “the pro-Hamas … Read the rest The post ‘No Kings’ rallies grow from backlash appeared first on John Torinus.| John Torinus
Today I’m sharing an important message from fellow Wisconsinite R.J. Johnson, president of the World Orphan Fund and longtime political consultant. A Republic at the Edge Our democracy feels like it’s standing at the edge of something vast and dark. … READ MORE| John Torinus
The U.S. dollar reached a two-week high against the yen ahead of a crucial week of global trade negotiations and central bank meetings. As President Trump meets Asian leaders and the Fed prepares for a possible rate cut, investors are watching for signals that could shape global currency and trade dynamics.| Daily Times
I don’t know how I get anything done around here. If there’s one particularly execrable, gaslighting icon in our journalistic night, it would have to be The Atlantic. Owned basically by Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs’ widow, it is a textbook piece of narcissistic fabulism — a complex brew of half truths, polemics, and status … Continue reading Identifying Collapse Narrative Purveyors| It's About Empathy – Connection Ties Us Together
Milioni di americani hanno sfilato ieri in centinaia di città per ribadire il valore della rivoluzione originaria, quella che 249 anni fa ha incarnato la ribellione contro la corona inglese e dato ... L'articolo No Kings. Gli americani si ribellano a Trump. Milioni hanno sfilato ieri in centinaia di città. proviene da SaluteInternazionale.| SaluteInternazionale
Sen. Rand Paul said on Friday that “all hell could break loose” within Donald Trump’s MAGA coalition if the president involves the U.S. further in Ukraine, and added that his supporters who voted for him after 20 years of regime change wars would "feel abandoned" if he went to war and tried to topple Nicolas Maduro, too. President Trump has been getting criticism from some of his supporters for vowing to release the files of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and then reneging on tha...| Responsible Statecraft
Trump announces largely one-way trade deals with Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, and also takes credit for another peace agreement.| Responsible Statecraft
An organization for seniors touting itself as the “conservative alternative to the AARP” is fomenting distrust in elections and advocating for a federal rules change that could disenfranchise more than 12 million voters aged 65 or older. The post Right-Wing Astroturf Group for Older Americans Pushes for Election Rule That Could Disenfranchise More Than 12 Million Seniors appeared first on EXPOSEDbyCMD.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
The Center for Media and Democracy, the American Constitution Society, and Common Cause will co-host an important webinar at 3:00 ET on Wednesday, October 22 on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal immigration agents against journalists, observers, and peaceful protesters — and what that means for a free press and our democracy. The post Rights Under Attack: Webinar on DHS Violence Against Journalists and Observers appeared first on EXPOSEDbyCMD.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
Roberts launched his legal career targeting the Voting Rights Act. The post John Roberts Has Positioned the Court to Help Republicans Rig the Midterms and Keep Trump in Control of Congress appeared first on EXPOSEDbyCMD.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
The Center for Media and Democracy has released a new video documenting shocking violence by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents against journalists and observers at ICE immigration raids and anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles over the past few months. The post Shocking CMD Video Reveals Pattern of Violent Assaults on Journalists and Observers by DHS Agents appeared first on EXPOSEDbyCMD.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
At this moment, six of the nine universities who were offered the White House deal to get money in exchange for losing control of their schools have turned it down. Only the University of Arizona, …| Bob Schwartz
Rather than scrutinize María Corina Machado credentials, the media establishment whitewashed the most unpeaceful elements in her background.|
Journalist Mehdi Hasan said Trump and his allies “plan to overturn the Constitution and democracy. They’re not hiding it. They’re bragging about it.”|
The US is expected to bomb Venezuela with the goal of ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.|
Protesters, Journalists, Medics Targeted Outside Immigration Detention Facility.|
The anti-Trump demonstration was a classic astroturf operation organized by Democratic Party operatives, writes Margaret Kimberley. Real political action is different.|
The federal government has a powerful tool to spur investment in communities traditionally locked out of it. But Trump is dismantling it.|
The USA is waging war on Venezuela. Trump authorized CIA “lethal operations” to try to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. The US military is killing innocent fishermen from Colombia and Trinidad.|
‘The answer to Trump is not fewer checks but more—the subordination of the presidency to the legislature, or even the abolition of the executive as a separate and “coequal” branch…| Legal Form
It’s about flexing his power -- and preparing to attack Venezuela. The post No, Trump’s murder spree on the high seas is not about drugs appeared first on Press Watch.| Press Watch
Media fails to sufficiently call out the racism that permeates Republican rule The post You can’t cover Washington accurately and not mention white supremacy appeared first on Press Watch.| Press Watch
Il presidente argentino Javier Milei affronta le elezioni di metà mandato nel pieno di una crisi economica e politica che ha eroso il consenso e messo in discussione il suo progetto ultraliberista. Dopo mesi di austerità, tagli e licenziamenti, il peso torna a indebolirsi e la povertà cresce. Scandali di corruzione e sconfitte parlamentari hanno isolato il governo, costringendo Milei a cercare sostegno all’estero. L’appoggio di Donald Trump e una nuova linea di credito americana hanno ...| Valigia Blu
A quasi quattro anni dall’invasione dell’Ucraina, la Russia non è al collasso ma profondamente mutata: una società stanca, repressa e segnata dalla guerra. L’esercito è logorato da corruzione e disillusione, mentre l’economia sopravvive grazie alla produzione bellica e alla compressione dei diritti sociali.| Valigia Blu
President Donald Trump announced new sanctions on Russia’s leading oil producers in a move aimed at turning the screws on Moscow — and countries that continue to buy Russian oil, like India and Turkey. The decision surprised many Ukraine war observers, who have struggled to discern the logic behind Trump’s approach to the conflict in recent weeks. Just days before the sanctions announcement, Trump had held a seemingly cordial phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after which...| Responsible Statecraft
“Did I help fix an election? Yes.” Or so claims foreign lobbyist Robert Stryk in “Devils’ Advocates: The Hidden Story of Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and the Washington Insiders on the Payrolls of Corrupt Foreign Interests,” a new book by New York Times reporter Kenneth Vogel about the inner workings of American lobbyists working for foreign governments. In Stryk’s telling, he paved the way for the first Trump administration to accept a power sharing agreement for then-DRC Preside...| Responsible Statecraft
Discussing ongoing U.S. strikes against alleged drug smugglers, Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) called for lawmakers to assert congressional authority over when the U.S. uses armed force — and work to bring unauthorized conflicts to a close altogether. At today’s Axios Future of Defense Summit, Sen. Young complained the Trump administration was not giving lawmakers enough information about its ongoing offensive against so-called “narco-terrorists,” in the Caribbean sea near Venezuela (though...| Responsible Statecraft
China was recently admitted as an observer to the Andean Community — a political and economic block consisting of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and one of the Americas’ numerous organizations and forums. Getting increasingly nervous about Chinese influence, U.S. policymakers made a concerted effort to limit the CCP's engagement in the Inter-American Development Bank and some even raised concerns about potential — albeit unconfirmed — ties between China and the recently elected ...| Responsible Statecraft
Earlier this week, Donald Trump made the bold claim that he’s responsible for ending eight wars since taking office this past January — in other words, nearly one war each month of his presidency. Among the wars on his list is the decades-long conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, which has mired central Africa since the days of the Rwandan genocide in the 1990s in a quagmire conflict involving over one hundred armed groups. But despite Trump’s claim, the D...| Responsible Statecraft
The ceasefire agreement in Gaza is hanging by a thread as both Israel and Hamas face allegations of violating the terms of the deal, which went into force on Monday. Israel claims that Hamas has been dragging its feet on returning the remains of deceased hostages. So far, the Palestinian armed group has only managed to deliver the bodies of nine of the remaining 28 deceased hostages. Hamas claims that it is moving as quickly as it can given the difficulties of finding bodies that may be burie...| Responsible Statecraft
As President Trump prepares to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky on Friday, much public discourse has focused on whether the United States should provide Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles to increase pressure on Russia. But a much more important question has been all but ignored: What is this increased pressure on Russia intended to achieve? The short answer — to force Russia to the negotiating table — obscures the fact that Russia has already been negotiating with the United Sta...| Responsible Statecraft
Maximum pressure has long been President Donald Trump’s stance towards the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela — he slapped crippling sanctions on the country during his first term — but in recent days the administration has pushed the stakes even higher. The Caribbean is currently hosting an astonishing quantity of American naval and air assets, including four Arleigh Burke–class destroyers, a guided missile cruiser, an attack submarine, a Marine Amphibious Ready Group, and a ...| Responsible Statecraft
Trump's pardoning of CZ suggests that any billionaire can effectively lobby the president if they buy enough of his memecoin. The post With fresh pardon, CZ owns Donald Trump appeared first on Protos.| Protos
Melania Trump has seen her MELANIA memecoin lose an extraordinary 94% since its launch. It currently sits 97.8% off its all-time high. The post TRUMP memecoin may be doing poorly, but MELANIA is an atrocity appeared first on Protos.| Protos
The Cube at 345 Montgomery Street, part of San Francisco’s 555 California complex, will become the new West Coast home of the Wharton School, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle. ... The post Report: Wharton Secures New San Francisco Home In Iconic Financial District Complex appeared first on Poets&Quants.| Poets&Quants
The March 15, 2025, US deportation flights, which brought hundreds of Venezuelans and a few dozen Salvadorans to El Salvador's CECOT prison,...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
And what comes next?| Fodors Travel Guide
The President’s Musings Show Someone Open to the Gospel The post Will Trump Get to Heaven? appeared first on American Reformer.| American Reformer
August arrivals fall 19%, according to government data, marking the steepest drop outside of the coronavirus pandemic.| Poets&Quants for Undergrads
A growing number of leading universities are rejecting President Donald Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” a controversial federal offer that ties preferential funding to sweeping policy changes in admissions, hiring, and governance. The White House sent the 10-point compact to nine prominent universities in early October, offering expanded access to research grants… The post 4 Universities Reject Trump’s Higher Ed Compact appeared first on Insight Into A...| Insight Into Academia
A growing share of the American public believe the nation’s higher education system is veering off course, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. Seventy percent of U.S. adults now say that colleges and universities are “generally going in the wrong direction” — a sharp rise from 56% in 2020. The survey of… The post Public Trust in Higher Education Declines Amid Political Pressure and Rising Costs appeared first on Insight Into Academia.| Insight Into Academia
The New York Times reports that Trump has asked the Department of Justice to pay him $230 million for investigating him in the past. The decision about paying him will be made by people in the Justice Department who were Trump’s defense attorneys during these investigations. President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay […]| Diane Ravitch's blog
The Meidas+ blog summarized the daily drama of the Trump administration: Donald Trump woke up to a flurry of bad headlines and poll numbers that tell a story of political collapse and economic mismanagement. The latest Gallup poll found that Americans now trust Democrats over Republicans to “keep the country prosperous,” by a margin of […]| Diane Ravitch's blog
By Maria Popova October 21, 2025 After successfully brokering a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in early October, the […]| Policy Magazine
Carne cara nos EUA: Trump mira a Argentina para conter alta do churrasco americano| Fast Company Brasil
Tens of thousands rallied at the Colorado Capitol before marching through downtown on Saturday. The protest was one of more than 50 “No Kings” rallies across the state.| Colorado Times Recorder
Trump Filistin için boş ve şimdiden uygulamada sorunların çıktığı belgeleri ortaya koyadursun, asıl soru ortada duruyor: Nehirden denize özgürlük nasıl sağlanacak? Bu soruya yanıt bulmak için ortak vicdan düşünmeye devam ediyor. Üstelik artık eteğe kemiğe bürünmüş bir planları da var.| Fayn
The influence of K-12 policy and pedagogy on higher ed can perhaps be seen best in the trickle-up effect of the standards of the Common Core. The post Toward the Higher- and Secondary-Ed Alliance! appeared first on Public Books.| Public Books
This essay calls in HBCUs to recommit to Black queer and trans* inclusion. The post This Is Not a Choice—It Is a Charge: How HBCUs Must Embrace Black Radical Love & Empower Queer and Trans* Students appeared first on Public Books.| Public Books
On September 19, 2025, President Trump abruptly announced that all new H-1B visa petitions filed on or after 120:01 a.m. on September 21, 2025, would be subject to a $100,000 fee. In the days that followed, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Customs & Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) […]| Kolko & Casey, P.C.
Si è svolta sabato scorso negli Stati Uniti la seconda edizione del “No Kings Day”.Quasi 7 milioni di persone in 2.700 città, la più grande giornata di protesta coordinata della storia degli Stati Uniti.I numeri sono impressionanti: 350.000 nelle strade di New York, 200.000 a Washington DC, 100.000 a Chicago e Boston, e decine di […]| Radio Blackout 105.25FM
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The Fox News star took a swing at the anti-Donald Trump rallies. The replies were majestic.| www.aol.com
Stay informed with the latest breaking news from Afghanistan. Politics, business, sports, and culture updates in English – all in one place.| Ariana News
The federal shutdown that started on October 1st is on course to be one of the longest in years and could have a significant impact in a handful of mostly southern metros.| Oxford Economics
Forse non serviva un’altra prova di come (e quanto) gli Stati Uniti abbiano scaricato la guerra ucraina sugli europei, senza peraltro lasciare loro in mano neanche la possibilità di gestire gli accordi di pace, quando ci saranno. Però le ricostruzioni giornalistiche dei colloqui tra Trump e Zelenskij, al di là […] L'articolo Sarà l’Ucraina la nuova “iena d’Europa”? su Contropiano.| Contropiano
President Trump’s latest move on immigration is shaking up the tech industry and the global talent pipeline it relies on. On Friday, the White House announced that employers must now pay $100,000 for each new H-1B visa application, nearly 60 times the previous $215 lottery registration fee. The H-1B visa allows US companies to hire skilled foreign […] The post Trump’s New $100K Fee For Foreign Worker Visas Leaves Tech Industry Scrambling appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories an...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Back in March, I wrote a post at Lawyers, Guns and Money called “Remember ‘Great Power Competition?’ Lol.” As the “Grand Strategy” of Trump 2.0 comes into focus, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit and update it. In brief, the normie national-security advisors who dominated the first Trump administration needed a way to make Trump’s […]| The Duck of Minerva
If he can do in Ukraine what he did in Gaza, he has a good chance.| Modern Age
Minneapolis, MN — Another installment of No Kings protests against “increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration” is sweeping cities across the U.S. today. In Minneapolis, an estimated total of 100,000 to 150,000 people showed up to the No Kings Twin Cities Rally… The post No Kings Protest Draws 100,000 Demonstrators in Minneapolis appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.| UNICORN RIOT
Colombia es el país sudamericano que más ayuda financiera recibe de Washington, según datos del gobierno estadounidense, con más de 740 millones de dólares desembolsados en 2023| El Estímulo
Greenland faces the challenge of transforming its resource wealth into sustainable growth, but growing U.S. strategic interest offers a unique opportunity to build infrastructure, diversify the economy, and strengthen national autonomy.| Hivelr
Discover how proposed H-1B visa reforms in the U.S. could impact company hiring and retention of international talent. The Financial Times article explores increased costs, expanded eligibility, and expert insights on navigating new employer requirements.| Inside Business Immigration
Brown University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California have declined the presidents offer of preferential funding. The post 4 universities have now rejected Trump’s funding offer appeared first on University Business.| University Business
Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, is facing an "early test" as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, two champions of Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, are set to appear on 60 Minutes alongside someone who painted a transgender Statue of Liberty, according to the New York Times.The sh...| Raw Story
Today, members of the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone a major vote on the world’s first truly global carbon pricing scheme. The yearlong delay came in response to a pressure campaign led by the U.S. The Net-Zero Framework — initially approved in April by an overwhelming margin and long expected to be formally adopted today — would establish a legally binding requirement for the shipping industry to cut its emissions intensity, with interim steps leading to net ze...| Heatmap News
Americans certainly got the message about the end of the EV tax credit. With the $7,500 benefit set to disappear at the end of September, electric vehicle sales surged to record numbers in the third quarter of 2025 as buyers raced to beat the deadline. The rising tide lifted just about all EVs — but not the struggling Tesla Cybertruck. According to new numbers from Kelley Blue Book, Tesla sold just 5,385 Cybertrucks from July to September, less than half as many as it delivered during the s...| Heatmap News
di Gilbert Achcar, da Al-Quds al-Arabi Se le scene dei festeggiamenti per Donald Trump alla Knesset israeliana e a Sharm el-Sheikh fossero state messe in scena per un film o per un pezzo di teatro, sarebbero senza dubbio tra le peggiori produzioni della storia. Questi due spettacoli hanno dato vita a un’unica festa di adulazione, … Continua a leggere Trump alla Knesset e a Sharm el-Sheikh, una festa stucchevole→| Sempre e per sempre dalla stessa parte
Donald Trump did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, as he boasted he should for supposedly being the “peace President”—a claim we’ve debunked numerous times on this show...| CovertAction Magazine
On October 16, former national security adviser and prominent Trump critic John Bolton was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland, his state of residence. Bolton’s indictment accuses him of “eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of retention of national defense information.” He is accused of illegally retaining “documents, […]| TrumpFile.org
The Wall Street Journal exclusively reports that the Trump administration is planning “sweeping changes” within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to allow the agency to launch criminal investigations into left-leaning organizations and specific donors. The undertaking aims to install allies of President Trump at the IRS criminal-investigative division, or IRS-CI, to exert firmer control over […]| TrumpFile.org
In the second week of the ongoing government shutdown, the Trump administration has laid off roughly 125 employees from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the main mental health agency in the US. "I think the general feeling today is shock — and not understanding why?" the source…| TrumpFile.org
It's another No Kings protest October 18 - I was at the one back in June. | PINKERITE
JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’| PINKERITE
TECH DIRT: Paramount Formally Hires Bari Weiss To Turn What’s Left Of CBS News Into A Soggy Right Wing Propaganda And Troll Farm| PINKERITE
Two years after the 2023–24 war between […]| Nowlebanon
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on one of the UN's top advocates for Palestinian rights, Francesca Albanese, accusing her of "spewing unabashed antisemitism".| www.abc.net.au
One hundred and sixty-six years ago this weekend, abolitionist John Brown led a small band of 18 men to the federal arsenal town of Harpers Ferry at the confluence of…| Eugene L. Meyer
I may be wrong about this but it seems to me that, when I was younger, the world’s craziness was delivered in smaller doses. You had time to look at the crazy or appalling episodes that occurred in some kind of isolation, think about them and consider what they meant to you and your life.| Photo Time Tunnel
“Good morning, I just spoke with VP/ NSA and he would strongly prefer the report not be disseminated. Thanks for understanding.” DNI Email (SECRET) PDB Briefer (Feb. 10, 2016) October 8, 2025 — A recently declassified CIA report from Biden’s … Continue reading →| Intel Today
Lettre de La Vigie du 8 octobre 2025| La Vigie
Le plan de paix présenté par D. Trump a peut-être une infime chance d’aboutir.| La Vigie
La réunion des tous les généraux américains recèle des accents plus profonds (et inquiétants) que la simple chasse aux gros et aux barbus.| La Vigie
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice on Thursday indicted former National Security Advisor John Bolton on 18 felony counts. And while Bolton's charging document is meatier than the recent indictments against two of Trump's other political opponents, one prominent legal expert poked several...| Alternet.org
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton is now the third prominent opponent of President Donald Trump to face criminal charges in as many weeks. But one former federal prosecutor is highlighting one key difference between Bolton's case and the other two cases against Trump's political adversari...| Alternet.org
President Trump's family has already secured north of $1 billion worth of profits on crypto businesses, Eric Trump estimated, amid criticism over conflicts.| Decrypt
The messages reveal how a group of rising GOP figures casually used language of racism, homophobia, and violence. The post Shocking Leak Exposes Young Republicans’ Explosive Private Conversations appeared first on Katie Couric Media.| Katie Couric Media
In the midst of the lavish celebrations held for US President Donald Trump during his recent and […] The post Why did Iran reject Trump’s offer to resume talks? appeared first on TheAltWorld.| TheAltWorld
I don’t know who first coined the saying that an Israeli ceasefire means “you cease and we […] The post The Trumpanyahu Administration Is Already Sabotaging The Ceasefire appeared first on TheAltWorld.| TheAltWorld
It’s bizarre how little mainstream attention is given to the fact that the president of the United […] The post Trump Keeps Admitting That He Is Bought And Owned By The World’s Richest Israeli appeared first on TheAltWorld.| TheAltWorld
Continued U.S. ‘dominance’ requires striking out in multiple directions, because the unidirectional war on Russia unexpectedly has […] The post Waiting on images of abject submission that don’t appear appeared first on TheAltWorld.| TheAltWorld
The software company extended an existing deal with the U.K. military valued at around $1 billion, making it the largest deal with a non-U.S. government entity.| Times Square Investment Journal