- 1. Trump puts final touches on State of the Union touting strong economy
- 2. Trump administration considers creating a super-fast 5G network
- 3. Sanofi to buy Ablynx for $4.8 billion as biotech acquisitions continue
- 4. Maze Runner: The Death Cure tops the weekend box office
- 5. Reports: Soldiers unwittingly reveal base locations with their fitness trackers
1. Trump puts final touches on State of the Union touting strong economy
President Trump is expected to use his first State of the Union address on Tuesday to emphasize gains the U.S. economy has made since he took office, in a bid to shift attention from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling. Trump's aides said he stayed at the White House over the weekend to prepare his speech, which will point to economic growth, low unemployment, and anticipated benefits of GOP tax cuts. "The president is going to talk about how America's back," said White House legislative director Marc Short. "The president is also going to make an appeal to Democrats [...] to say we need to rebuild our country. And to make an appeal that to do infrastructure, we need to do it in a bipartisan way."
2. Trump administration considers creating a super-fast 5G network
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3. Sanofi to buy Ablynx for $4.8 billion as biotech acquisitions continue
4. Maze Runner: The Death Cure tops the weekend box office
5. Reports: Soldiers unwittingly reveal base locations with their fitness trackers
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