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On January 10, Yonhap News Agency reported that South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-baek stated regarding the allegation of a South Korean drone violating North Korean airspace that this was "absolutely not true," and that the drone shown in the publicly released photos by North Korea was not a type owned by the South Korean military. He also indicated that a joint inter-Korean investigation could be conducted into the matter.On January 10th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on the 9th that it was immediately suspending all federal funding to Minnesota due to a large-scale fraud investigation in the state. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rawlings posted on social media: "The Trump Administration has uncovered a massive fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis—billions of dollars have been misappropriated by fraudsters. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is immediately suspending all federal funding to Minnesota until there is sufficient evidence that the fraud has ceased."NASA plans to separate and dock SpaceX Crew 11 with the International Space Station no earlier than 5 p.m. ET on January 14 (6 a.m. Beijing time on January 15).On January 10th, Trump posted on social media: "I hereby declare that we will not tolerate the American public being ripped off by credit card companies charging 20% to 30% or even higher interest rates, a practice that was rampant during the sleepy Joe Biden administration. It must be affordable! Starting January 20, 2026, as President of the United States, I will implement a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%." Its worth noting that this date coincides with the one-year anniversary of the "historic and extremely successful" Trump administration.On January 10th, Trump stated on social media that mortgage rates have now dropped to 5.7%! He explained that mortgage costs during Bidens presidency were extremely high (approximately 8%), making homeownership unaffordable for almost any young family. Through his housing affordability policies and after authorizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to use cash to purchase $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities, mortgage rates have fallen to 5.7%. This is a significant benefit for American families, providing substantial relief. He emphasized that they are lowering housing costs and putting Americans first!
