The U.S. government claimed China may be conducting secret nuclear tests, while also facing other developments including the re-raising of a Pride flag in New York and a failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers. These events, along with a Greenlandic Olympian's concerns about climate change's impact on winter sports and a White House employee's family history, highlight a range of current issues.
The U.S. alleged that China was conducting secret nuclear tests, according to NPR News. The U.S. government's claims came amid concerns that China might be developing new nuclear warheads for its hypersonic weapons.
In New York City, officials planned to re-raise a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument after the Trump Administration removed it. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, an openly gay Democrat, posted a video on X, stating, "Our community is not going to stand by idly as the Trump Administration tries to erase our history," according to Time. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, also a Democrat, expressed outrage over the flag's removal. The re-raising was scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday.
Meanwhile, a federal grand jury declined to indict Democratic lawmakers who urged troops to refuse illegal orders. The Justice Department had sought the indictment over a 90-second video from November featuring six Democrats who warned that threats to the Constitution were coming from within. The lawmakers, who had military or intelligence backgrounds, called on service members not to comply with unlawful orders, according to Time.
In other news, a Greenlandic Olympian expressed concerns about climate change's impact on winter sports. The biathlete, who would compete for Denmark at the Milano Cortina Olympics, noted that the sport was becoming harder to recognize as a winter sport. At the Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czechia in 2024, the athlete skied on a narrow artificial strip surrounded by grass and mud, with temperatures nearing 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit).
Finally, a Time article shared a personal account of a family's long history with the White House. The author's father, John Woodson Ficklin, worked at the White House for nine presidencies, starting with Franklin D. Roosevelt and ending with Ronald Reagan. He began as a pantryman and eventually became maître d'hôtel.
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