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What are the details of the US‑Denmark‑Greenland military rights deal announced by President Trump?

Lisa Lucera 0:03
Access to Greenland. I'm Lisa Licera, Fox News. President Trump announcing a deal with Denmark and Greenland that will give the US permanent military rights.
Peter Doocy 0:13
That means China and Russia cannot build bases there, but the US can. That is a major strategic victory.
Lisa Lucera 0:21
Fox is Peter Juice at the White House. The office of Denmark's Prime Minister says the deal will be signed by three governments next week during the UN General Assembly. But parliamentary approval is still needed by the Danish and Greenland governments before it can be enforced.
Lisa Lucera 0:46
And political from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and he threatened that more bans could be coming.

Why is the President considering demolition of the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center and what legal hurdles exist?

Lisa Lucera 0:53
Last year, a ban on the Associated Press from certain events led to a federal lawsuit and a temporary order to restore access.
Donald Trump 1:09
The place is a dump. It's been a dump for years. It's lost money for years. I can turn it around, fix it.
Kristen Goodwin 1:16
The President saying this week the Performing Arts Center would not be renovated and could be ripped down if court's shootdown is planned to rename it after him, arguing it needs government support to stay open. A tribute to former President John F. Kennedy, the building closed Wednesday, sparking more questions as President Trump was seen reading a poster about its demolition. A federal judge this week ruling President Trump's name can't be added to the building's exterior without congressional approval and ordered the center to provide a

How is Cuba responding to the nationwide power‑grid collapse and what is the timeline for restoring electricity?

Kristen Goodwin 1:41
at thirty days notice before making any major changes.
Lisa Lucera 1:44
Fox is Kristen Goodwin. Cuba's power grid has collapsed, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity. The country's Ministry of Energy Mines says officials have been working to restore service. The FAA says the Arch President Trump wants to build near Arlington National Cemetery would not pose a hazard to aircraft, but would be required to be lit up at night to make sure it's visible to pilots. Some aviation experts had raised safety concerns because it's close to Reagan, Washington National Airport. Veterans have sued to block the arch, arguing it would destroy the historic sight line to between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Airport. Cemetery. A judge in New Hampshire says no to a bid for a new trial by a woman whose nineteen nineties case inspired a book.

What controversies surround the proposed arch near Arlington National Cemetery and its impact on historic sightlines?

Tanya J. Powers 2:34
Movie. Pamela Smart is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband and had petitioned the court for a new trial, arguing that prosecutors misled the jury during her nineteen ninety one trial. Smart, who was now fifty nine, was a twenty two year old high school media coordinator when she began an affair with a fifteen year old boy who later shot and killed her husband, Gregory Smart. She denied knowledge of the plot at the time of the murder, eventually taking responsibility for her husband's death in twenty. ninety twenty four. Smart sought to overturn her conviction in January, claiming prosecutors provided jurors with inaccurate transcripts of recorded conversations between her and the teen.
Tanya J. Powers 3:09
The case inspired the nineteen ninety two book to die for and the nineteen ninety five film of the same name. Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.

Why is Pamela Smart seeking a new trial after her 1991 conviction and what are the latest court rulings?

Lisa Lucera 3:16
A former Georgia state representative is pleaded guilty to an employment fraud committed during the pandemic.
Jessica Rosenthal 3:21
A federal judge ordered former Georgia State Representative Dexter Sharper to pay $10,000 in restitution and a $2,000 fine. But he does not have to serve any additional jail time. While serving in state government, prosecutors said he filed for pandemic unemployment benefits for more than a year starting in April of 2020 and received nearly $14,000. But prosecutors say during that time he was also receiving money for his role in the Georgia General Assembly, and his party rental business was making more than $2,000. Two other representatives were charged this year for pandemic fraud as well. Both have pled guilty. All three resigned their seats.
Lisa Lucera 3:54
Fox is Jessica Rosenthal. I'm Lisa Lisera. This is Fox News.

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