A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from suspending billions of dollars of funding for a rail tunnel under the Hudson River on Friday, while also, President Trump removed a social media video containing a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama. In other news, authorities in Arizona are investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, as a possible kidnapping. Additionally, the President signed an executive order threatening tariffs for countries trading with Iran. Finally, a truck driver in New York has spent decades creating a scale model of New York City.
Judge Jeannette A. Vargas of the Southern District of New York ordered the federal government to unlock billions in federal grants for the rail tunnel project, according to the NY Times. The project, the biggest transportation infrastructure project in the United States, had come to a halt four months after the Trump administration suspended its federal funding. If the Trump administration complies, construction could soon restart.
The video removed by President Trump, which included a racist clip depicting the Obamas as apes, was shared on social media. The clip was set to the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and was at the end of a 62-second video containing claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, according to BBC World. Trump stated he had only seen the beginning of the video before it was posted by a staff member and didn't know it contained that depiction of the Obamas.
Authorities in Arizona are investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as a possible kidnapping. Investigators have not identified any suspects since she was last seen at her home outside Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday night, according to the NY Times. Experts say that if she were abducted by a stranger, at age 84, that would make her case extremely unusual.
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday threatening tariffs for countries trading with Iran, according to BBC World. The order does not specify the rate that could be imposed, but uses 25 as an example, and says it will apply to goods imported into the US from any nation that "directly or indirectly purchases, imports, or otherwise acquires any goods or services from Iran".
In Clifton Park, New York, truck driver Joe Macken began building a miniature replica of the RCA Building in 2004. He enjoyed the process so much that he continued building, eventually creating a scale model of all of New York City, according to CBS News. Each square in his miniature creation represents about 1 square mile of New York City.
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