## US Senator Mike Lee, Elon Musk calls for United States to dump NATO

Authored by dailypost.ng

Senator Mike Lee and Elon Musk have called for the United States to consider dumping the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, NATO.

The House lawmaker had previously called the alliance which includes the United States and 31 other nations a “Cold War relic.”.

According to the senator, the NATO alliance has to come to a halt, describing it as a “great deal for Europe,” but a “raw deal for America.”.

Similarly, tech billionaire, Elon Musk in an X post on Saturday night, backed the call for the United States to exit NATO.

An X user, @GuntherEagleman made a post with a caption, “it’s time to leave NATO and the UN”.

Reacting in agreement, the X owner shared the post on his handle and wrote, “I agree”.

NATO, an intergovernmental transnational military alliance has about 32 member states, 30 European and 2 North American. »

### Finland to provide Ukraine with $691 million in military equipment

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Finland announced on Feb. 26 that it would provide 660 million euros ($691 million) in military equipment for Ukraine, supplying the embattled country with domestically-produced equipment.

The announcement did not provide detail as to what kind of equipment or weaponry the country will provide Ukraine, but will focus "on Ukraine’s critical needs," according to a news release Finland's Defense Ministry.

Under the new framework, Finland will order new military products from domestic defense companies to be sent to Ukraine. »

### Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says

Authored by cnbc.com

And Musk, whom President Donald Trump brought on board to implement DOGE, is not an elected official.

Trump has nominated Frank Bisignano, CEO of financial-technology company Fiserv , to serve as the new commissioner of the Social Security Administration.

For people who are already receiving Social Security benefits, most of that is automated and may not be affected, she said. »

### Scientists discovered a new way to prevent cold sores

Authored by thebrighterside.news

The discovery challenges conventional understanding of how the virus escapes dormancy and could lead to new treatments for both cold sores and genital herpes.

While typically associated with cold sores, HSV-1 can also cause genital herpes, encephalitis, and has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

With these new insights, scientists hope to develop treatments that prevent HSV-1 reactivation at its earliest stage. »

### Kansas senator's rural town hall meeting swamped by people mad at Trump administration

Authored by kcur.org

OAKLEY, Kansas — Critics of actions by president Donald Trump shouted down Republican Sen. Roger Marshall at a town hall meeting in rural Kansas Saturday, causing the senator to end the meeting and leave as people shouted, booed and said “you’re not done.”.

President Donald Trump won the rural northwest Kansas county of Logan with 85% of the vote.

Calen Moore / Kansas News Service Members of the crowd at the meeting in Logan County. »

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