--- title: News (40) description: Discover the latest breaking news from Dr. Phil's Merit Street Media - all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. (40) --- # News Filter by Tag Show All Consumer Crime Education Health Lifestyle News Politics Space Sports Tech Weather World [![Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-471437291.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/stop-making-cents-us-mint-moves-forward-with-plans-to-kill-the-penny) #### [Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/stop-making-cents-us-mint-moves-forward-with-plans-to-kill-the-penny) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 23, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore. [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/stop-making-cents-us-mint-moves-forward-with-plans-to-kill-the-penny) [![Iran and US hold a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-1158025774.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/iran-and-us-hold-a-fifth-round-of-nuclear-negotiations-in-rome-with-enrichment-a-key-issue) #### [Iran and US hold a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/iran-and-us-hold-a-fifth-round-of-nuclear-negotiations-in-rome-with-enrichment-a-key-issue) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 23, 2025 ROME — Iran and the United States began a fifth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program Friday in Rome, with enrichment... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/iran-and-us-hold-a-fifth-round-of-nuclear-negotiations-in-rome-with-enrichment-a-key-issue) [![Harvard sues Trump administration to halt federal ban on enrolling international students](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/harv%20X-1.png) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/harvard-sues-trump-administration-to-halt-federal-ban-on-enrolling-international-students) #### [Harvard sues Trump administration to halt federal ban on enrolling international students](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/harvard-sues-trump-administration-to-halt-federal-ban-on-enrolling-international-students) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 23, 2025 Harvard University is opening a new front in its legal battle against the Trump administration, filing suit in federal court Friday in response to... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/harvard-sues-trump-administration-to-halt-federal-ban-on-enrolling-international-students) [![Britain considering chemical castration for sex offenders under prison reforms](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-1172872949.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/britain-considering-chemical-castration-for-sex-offenders-under-prison-reforms) #### [Britain considering chemical castration for sex offenders under prison reforms](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/britain-considering-chemical-castration-for-sex-offenders-under-prison-reforms) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 22, 2025 LONDON - Britain is considering mandating the use of chemical castration for sex offenders under an overhaul of the justice system aimed at freeing... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/britain-considering-chemical-castration-for-sex-offenders-under-prison-reforms) [![US defense chief Hegseth leads Christian prayer service at Pentagon](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-04-22T183856Z_578974492_RC263EA5A134_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-JUSTICE-RELIGION%281%29.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-defense-chief-hegseth-leads-christian-prayer-service-at-pentagon) #### [US defense chief Hegseth leads Christian prayer service at Pentagon](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-defense-chief-hegseth-leads-christian-prayer-service-at-pentagon) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 22, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon on Wednesday, in what appeared to be a first for a... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-defense-chief-hegseth-leads-christian-prayer-service-at-pentagon) [![Senate clears way to block clean air standards in California, including vehicle emission rules](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/sen%20X.png) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/senate-clears-way-to-block-clean-air-standards-in-california-including-vehicle-emission-rules) #### [Senate clears way to block clean air standards in California, including vehicle emission rules](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/senate-clears-way-to-block-clean-air-standards-in-california-including-vehicle-emission-rules) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 22, 2025 WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to establish a new precedent that will allow them to roll back vehicle emission standards in... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/senate-clears-way-to-block-clean-air-standards-in-california-including-vehicle-emission-rules) [![US accepts luxury jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One for Trump](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-1736038018.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-accepts-luxury-jet-from-qatar-for-use-as-air-force-one-for-trump) #### [US accepts luxury jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One for Trump](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-accepts-luxury-jet-from-qatar-for-use-as-air-force-one-for-trump) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 22, 2025 WASHINGTON - The United States has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar and the Air Force has been asked to find a way to... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-accepts-luxury-jet-from-qatar-for-use-as-air-force-one-for-trump) [![Federal judge orders pretrial detention for man accused of stealing Kristi Noem’s purse](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-05-21T171401Z_1346565965_RC2EMEAW88BM_RTRMADP_3_USA-COMMENCEMENT-COAST-GUARD.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/federal-judge-orders-pretrial-detention-for-man-accused-of-stealing-kristi-noems-purse) #### [Federal judge orders pretrial detention for man accused of stealing Kristi Noem’s purse](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/federal-judge-orders-pretrial-detention-for-man-accused-of-stealing-kristi-noems-purse) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 22, 2025 WASHINGTON — A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered the pretrial detention of a man charged with stealing a purse from Homeland Security... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/federal-judge-orders-pretrial-detention-for-man-accused-of-stealing-kristi-noems-purse) [![Canada is talking to the US about joining its ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system, Carney says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-1089423322.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/canada-is-talking-to-the-us-about-joining-its-golden-dome-missile-defense-system-carney-says) #### [Canada is talking to the US about joining its ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system, Carney says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/canada-is-talking-to-the-us-about-joining-its-golden-dome-missile-defense-system-carney-says) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 22, 2025 TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Donald Trump’s future... 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