Quick Glance: Israel’s Military Recovers Hostage's Body in Gaza Amid Cease-Fire Talks
- Israel's military found the body of a 47-year-old farmer held hostage in Gaza.
- The discovery renewed pressure on Israel's government to secure the release of hostages.
- The U.N. warned of an imminent shameful famine in Gaza.
- The destruction of hospitals in Gaza has severely impacted the health system.
Quick Glance: NATO Chief Applauds Record Defense Spending
- European NATO members and Canada increase defense spending to record levels.
- 11% rise in defense spending among European allies and Canada last year.
- 18 allies expected to reach 2% of GDP defense spending.
- Concerns raised over Trump's remarks undermining security.
Quick Glance: Putin captured on film with nuclear briefcase carried by Russian officers in China
- The briefcase enables the Russian president to order a nuclear strike.
- The nuclear briefcase is rarely recorded.
- After meeting with Xi, Putin was surrounded by security officers and accompanied by two Russian naval officers in uniform.
- Traditionally, the briefcase is carried by Russian naval officers.
Quick Glance: The Donald Trump Mugshot: One Image, One Face, One American Moment
- In a historic moment for America, Donald Trump is the first former president to have a booking photo released and be criminally charged.
- A lasting image that will appear in history books long after Donald Trump is gone.
- As Anderson Cooper put it on CNN: 'The former president of the United States has an inmate number.' P01135809, to be exact.
- It's not something he can simply brush off. That moment is going to live on, and it's entirely possible that it will end up as the image that history preserves of this man.
Quick Glance: US Plans Universal Internet Access with $42 Billion Investment by 2030
- The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program aims to provide high-quality broadband access to all states and US territories by 2030.
- The $42 billion investment was authorized through the infrastructure law supported by President Joe Biden in 2021.
- The two most populous states, Texas and California, will receive the highest funding with $3.1 billion and $1.9 billion respectively.
- The lack of broadband access was highlighted during COVID-19 school closures that led to online learning.
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Quick Glance: GM Hires Former Apple VP to Head Software Team and Drops Apple CarPlay
- GM hires Mike Abbott, formerly of Apple's Cloud Services Division, as Executive Vice President of Software.
- Abbott will focus on software development for vehicles and enterprise.
- GM is forming a team including Abbott, Scott Miller as Vice President of Software Defined Vehicle and Operating System, Stacy Lynett as Vice President of Information and Digital Technology, and Edward Kummer as Chief Digital Officer.
- Abbott led a team responsible for developing core infrastructure for iCloud iMessage, Private Relay, Mail, and account security while at Apple Cloud Services.
Quick Glance: From Ireland, Biden confused a rugby squad with the British military force "Black and Tans" - and the English were not pleased.
- Biden was paying honor to his cousin, Rob Kearney, a rugby player whose Irish team overcame New Zealand's dominant All Blacks team in 2016.
- Biden speaks to the Irish parliament.
- Book signing: Biden signed a visitor book at Higgins' official residence, an homage to his Irish origins.
- Biden said it "feels great" to be back in his ancestral nation outside the Irish president's residence.
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Quick Glance: In the case of a Chinese attack, Biden vows US military will defend Taiwan.
- The interview was simply the latest instance in which Biden appeared to go beyond long-standing official US policy on Taiwan, but his declaration about committing US troops to defend the island was clearer than prior ones.
- "He also made clear then that our Taiwan policy hasn't changed.
- That remains true,"
- That is still accurate," the representative stated.
- A White House spokeswoman also stated at the time that Biden was not announcing any changes to US policy.
- "If President Biden plans to defend Taiwan, then he should make sure the US military has the capability to do so," she said.
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