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Semiconductors and National Defense: What Are the Stakes?
June 8, 2022 All major U.S. defense systems and platforms rely on semiconductors for their performance. Consequently, the erosion of U.S. capabilities in microelectronics is a direct threat to the United States’ ability to defend itself and its allies. Moreover, the U.S. civilian economy is deeply dependent on semiconductor-based platforms for its daily operations. Ensuring …
Rombauer wins Preakness Stakes – CNN
The horse put on a strong finish, passing Midnight Bourbon and Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit down the stretch, to comfortably win the race. The victory at the Preakness Stakes is the first for trainer McCarthy. Midnight Bourbon, the 3-1 favorite, finished second, while Medina Spirit, the 3-1 odds favorite, came in third. Rombauer had …
Joe Biden stakes out his anti-Trump presidency
In restoring a more conventional version of the presidency, Biden is using his mandate to counter the political forces that led to Trump’s rise and which still delivered more than 73 million votes to the President, albeit in a losing cause. His Washington restoration is not without risk, and is already coming into conflict with …
The Technology 202: Coronavirus raises the stakes in new court fight for gig worker benefits
with Tonya Riley The coronavirus pandemic is lending the battle over Uber and Lyft’s classification of its drivers fresh urgency. California is suing the companies for allegedly breaking a landmark state law that went into effect earlier this year that would reclassify many gig workers as employees, my colleague Faiz Siddiqui reports. Attorney General Xavier …
G7: Boris Johnson stakes future on Trump after Brexit. The gamble may break Britain
It is a moment the UK Prime Minister has cherished since childhood. And, in the eyes of many Brits, he has gambled the UK’s future to achieve it. Since becoming PM, Johnson has had one goal: to get the UK out of the European Union, a message he has hammered home this week in meetings …
Thunder Snow scratched from Whitney Stakes
Photo: Eclipse Sportswire Godolphin’s multiple Group 1 winner Thunder Snow, back-to-back winner of the Group 1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan for trainer Saeed bin Suroor, will be a stakes scratch from Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course. “We took him to the track this morning and he came back …
US seizes on tanker attacks to up the stakes with Iran
Just over 12 hours after reports broke in slumbering Washington about the new crisis, Pompeo appeared in the State Department Briefing Room to significantly raise the stakes. “It is the assessment of the United States government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today,” …
Cricket World Cup washouts raise stakes as ICC defend decision not to include reserve days
Updated June 12, 2019 13:01:53 Photo: It was a sad sight in Southampton as South Africa earned its first point of the tournament thanks to the rain. (AP: Kirsty Wigglesworth) Rain, rain, go away. Key points: There has been three washed-out matches at the Cricket World Cup Organisers did not schedule reserve days for group …
2019 Belmont Stakes results: Sir Winston wins with late surge in Triple Crown finale ahead of favorite Tacitus
Joevia may have had an advantage around the first turn all the way into the final stretch, but it was Sir Winston who surged late to take the 2019 Belmont Stakes, withstanding a late push from betting favorite Tacitus to claim the final leg of the American Triple Crown. Despite having no possibility of a …
2019 Belmont Stakes: Live updates, results, odds, predictions for Triple Crown finale
There won’t be a Triple Crown winner this year, but that doesn’t mean the 2019 Belmont Stakes won’t be a thrilling conclusion to this year’s trio of major Thoroughbred races, especially with a wide-open 10-horse field set to go at it on Long Island. Fresh off a Preakness Stakes victory, War of Will is the …
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