CIA Discontinues Publication of World Factbook After Six Decades
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) announced Wednesday it is ending the publication of its popular World Factbook reference manual after more than 60 years. The announcement, posted on the CIA's website, did not specify a reason for the decision. However, according to the Associated Press, the move follows a vow from Director John Ratcliffe to discontinue programs that do not advance the agency's core missions.
First launched in 1962 as a printed, classified reference manual for intelligence officers, the Factbook provided detailed information on foreign nations, including their economies, militaries, resources, and societies.
In other news, the baseball world mourned the loss of Mickey Lolich, the Detroit Tigers hero in the 1968 World Series, who died at the age of 85. The Tigers announced Lolich's death, noting that his wife had informed the franchise that he was recently in hospice care. The cause of death was not released. Lolich remains the last MLB pitcher to win three games in a World Series and was named World Series MVP in 1968.
Meanwhile, in downtown Los Angeles, police issued a dispersal order after a massive student protest over federal immigration enforcement efforts turned violent. According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)'s Central Division, officers were detaining a person for throwing items when the crowd surrounded them and "began to impede." Authorities warned that those who remained would be subject to arrest.
On Capitol Hill, Democrats stated that Bill and Hillary Clinton's agreement to testify before the House Oversight Committee would address accusations of noncompliance with congressional investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., the No. 3 Democrat in the chamber, said that their testimony would strengthen precedents related to subpoena power that Democrats could use in the future. However, lawmakers expressed doubt that their testimony would provide the answers Republicans are seeking. "I think House Republicans want this to be performative and a public show," Aguilar said.
In other developments, a report highlighted the Trump administration's efforts to slow or revoke federal approvals for wind and solar projects. According to the New York Times, a key environmental review of the Jackalope Wind project in Wyoming, which would span an area the size of Chicago, was stalled for months, effectively killing the project. The report indicated that similar stories are unfolding nationwide, with the administration hindering solar and wind energy projects on land.
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