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Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, all but derailing a brittle two-month ceasefire. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Trump has to stop giving Iran a life line = it is an evil regime.
Trump has responded to growing legal and political obstacles to his ballroom, arch and other projects by attempting to force approvals through faster than opponents can challenge them. LA Times
This year, 57 of the top companies are headquartered in Texas, compared with California's 56. It's a reversal from two years ago when the Golden State had the pole position. LA Times
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Within a month of being listed publicly, the "turnkey legacy ranch" dubbed Y Bar O Ranch in far West Texas sold to a local landowner New York Post
Bulking up? Don't believe all the hype. There are plenty of popular theories about how to get the best boost from lifting weights — but just because you heard it from a gym bro doesn't mean it's true. New York Post
This is the latest blow in a series of closures by the alcohol giant during a tough chapter for California winemakers. New York Post
VOA VIEW: It hurts the entire industry.
The push to denaturalize more immigrants is the latest sign that the administration is setting its sights on the legal immigration system. New York Times
The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets. New York Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Nithya Raman pulled into second place in the race to see who will face Mayor Karen Bass in November. There are more votes to be counted. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The Dems are cheating.
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Modern smartphones rolled out in 2007, the year that fertility rates began falling. New York Times
Amid intensifying debate between the Trump administration and Silicon Valley over the militarization of technology, California Democrat Senator Adam Schiff, a long-time critic of the 47th president, announced that he is spearheading a legislative push to impose what he described as strict statutory "safeguards" on the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) by the Department of War. OANN
VOA VIEW: Schiff is a mad Dem.
Roughly four hundred captives were freed after being abducted by the Boko Haram terrorist organization in Nigeria. OANN
A California man pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge for doxing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lawyer. OANN
VOA VIEW: He should receive a harsh penalty.
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As travelers prepare to set off on summer trips, scorching temperatures lie in wait. Washington Times
A federal arson trial begins Monday for the man accused of sparking last year's deadly Palisades Fire as the area struggles to rebuild and the aftermath reverberates through the Los Angeles mayor's race. Washington Times
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn't expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening the $113 U.S. billion cattle industry. Washington Times
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The last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon and George H.W. Bush was president. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: These are desperate times.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is looking into a raw milk problem that led to 60 people getting sick. Washington Times
Undergraduate enrollment likely peaked this spring, as colleges prepare for a long-term slide in applications driven by declining birth rates. Washington Times
Doctors are jumping the gun to prescribe a medication lacking FDA approval that has gone viral on social media. CBS
Hospitality workers at Los Angeles' Sofi Stadium voted Friday to authorize a strike, demanding better pay, job protections from AI and assurances that immigration enforcement won't happen there. The move comes just days from the first matches of the FIFA World Cup. CBS
VOA VIEW: It sounds like extortion.
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Video from the storm showed rain and wind that reached speeds of 40 mph tearing up a tent, with one person flying through the air while trying to hold it down as another person rolls uncontrollably down a hill. CBS
"His actions were misogynistic, they were shameful, they were wrong," Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who campaigned with the Senate candidate on Friday, said. CBS
VOA VIEW: He just woke up after lying for Platner on Friday.
An 18-year-old died last week on a hike deep in the Grand Canyon, after showing symptoms of heat-related illness, the National Park Service said. CBS
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USAA said it will deliver nearly $1 billion in combined savings and returns to eligible Florida members, including a $500 million dividend. CNBC
With Tablì, Lavazza is betting that sustainability is still a top consideration for many coffee drinkers. CNBC
Retirees often focus on the risk of spending too much in retirement. But spending too little poses another kind of danger. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Bad if you do and bad if you don't.
The president said he would like to see the weaponization fund proceed despite setbacks. CNBC
A fireworks-loaded trailer erupted in flames on Interstate 75 in Tennessee Saturday night, sending pyrotechnics across the roadway and forcing a shutdown. FOX News
Unlicensed Louisiana daycare operator Joann Johnson charged with negligent homicide after 3-year-old boy drowned in backyard pool unsupervised. FOX News
VOA VIEW: He should be arrested for negligent homocide.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka pulled police resources from Delaney Hall before Friday's violent clash between federal immigration officers and anti-ICE agitators nearby. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Baraka is an idiot.
Louisiana deputies caught a registered sex offender using voice-changing technology to pose as a teen girl while talking to a child on Roblox. FOX News
A Florida woman was mauled to death by two pit bulls that neighbors say terrorized their community, leading to the dogs' owner being arrested. FOX News
VOA VIEW: As he should be.
Six people were hospitalized and a suspect was taken into custody following a mass stabbing at New York City's Penn Station on Sunday, police said. UPI
Israel's military on Sunday confirmed it has carried out strikes in central and western Iran in a further unraveling of a fragile cease-fire. UPI
VOA VIEW: Iran should not receveive more chances.
OPEC plans to hike production by 200,000 barrels per day despite the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed, making it near-impossible to ship any of it. UPI
Ukraine said early Sunday that Russia struck areas near the Chernobyl nuclear facility, hitting a building that holds spent nuclear fuel. UPI
VOA VIEW: Russia is looking for trouble.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells Apple, Google and other phone firms to clean up children's phones or face legislation forcing them to do so. UPI
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An irritated federal judge said it appeared that Cole Allen, the man accused of trying to assassinate President at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, has been treated moreDonald Trump harshly by a jail than it treated defendants in Jan. 6, 2021, attack criminal cases. The liberal judge is a fool.
I can tell you I have never had a January 6th defendant who was put in 5-point restraints or a safe cell,” Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui told prosecutors and the top attorney for the District of Columbia’s jail system, during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
Faruqui said he found it “extremely disturbing” and was “very troubled” that the 31-year-old Allen had been placed under suicide watch and had restrictions imposed without a finding that he was at risk for suicide and without having a criminal history. “A lot of people have seemed to forget about Jan. 6, but I have not,” Faruqui said. “Pardons erase convictions but do not erase history.”
The judge later spoke directly to Allen, saying, “We are obligated to make sure you are treated with the basic dignity, and it seems you are not, and I am sorry.” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro later Monday ripped Faraqui for his comments. “Welcome to Washington, DC, where U.S. Magistrate Judge Faruqui believes a defendant armed to the teeth and attempting to assassinate the president is entitled to preferential treatment in his confinement compared to every other defendant,” Pirro wrote on X.
Allen’s lawyer Eugene Jeen-Young Kim Ohm at the hearing told Faruqui that said officials at the D.C. jail placed Allen in a safe, padded cell, in essentially a 24-hour lockdown, with constant lighting. Allen was told he could not make a legal call over the weekend, was not able to have paperwork or legal work in his room and was denied a Bible that he had requested, the attorney told Faruqui. He said Allen remains in protective custody.
Tony Towns, the acting general counsel for D.C.’s Department of Corrections, said that Allen was assessed as a suicide risk by a psychiatrist at the jail, and was later downgraded to suicide precautoins are a reevaluation of him. “It just doesn’t add up,” Faruqui said, asking how the D.C. jail houses people who have been found guilty and have less restrictive conditions than Allen, who is being held without bond.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jocelyn Ballantine later told Faruqui that Allen, after his arrest, told investigators that he had not expected to survive the alleged attack, which raised concerns that he was at risk of suicide.
