Scot Bertram, Texas Governor Greg Abbott says more giant buoys are going in the Rio Grande

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at the country Thursday, a claim at least one Western official denies.  The official told ABC News the missile, aimed at the southeastern city of Dnipro, was a regular ballistic missile.  But The Ukrainian Air Force says it tracked the launch of an ICBM. 

Two ---- Ford will cut four-thousand jobs in Europe by the end of 2027 due to weaker-than-expected sales of electric vehicles, pressure from competition, and economic worries.  Most of the jobs slashed will be in Germany with 29-hundred, while Ford will also cut 800 in Britain.  The automaker employs 28-thousand people in Europe.  

 

 

And number three —  Texas Governor Greg Abbott says more giant buoys are going in the Rio Grande.  The state installed the floating border barrier last year in order to deter illegal river crossings.  The Justice Department sued Abbott to try to force the removal of the barrier.  In an X post on Wednesday, Abbott said Texas won't back down from its efforts to secure the border.