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Men Who Brought Explosives to NYC Protest Cited Islamic State as Inspiration, Complaint Says
(Headline USA) Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City’s mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said. Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were being held without bail after a court appearance Monday on charges that include attempting to provide material support…
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Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Shot and Killed in a Traffic Stop, Authorities Say
(Headline USA) A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed by a man he had pulled over in a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said. Cpl. Tim O’Connor was killed as he approached the car when the driver fired from inside the vehicle, the state’s acting police commissioner, Lt. Col. George Bivens, said at…
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Black Rain Falls on Tehran After US-Israeli Strikes Blow Up Oil Infrastructure
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Black smoke filled the skies, and water mixed with oil rained down on the Iranian capital of Tehran on Sunday, following a US-Israeli strike that blew up oil facilities, marking a new escalation of the bombing campaign. Though it is day, the sun cannot be seen in Tehran today because of all…
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Trump Says He Will Make a ‘Mutual’ Decision With Netanyahu on When To End Iran War
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Sunday that any decision to end the war with Iran would be a “mutual” one made with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The president made the comments in a phone call with The Times of Israel, where he claimed that the US and Israel have “destroyed” Iran.…
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Obama Loophole Helping Chinese Nationals Give Birth to U.S. Babies
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Recent legislation by GOP lawmakers highlighted a longstanding but little known loophole that allowed Chinese nationals to gain backdoor U.S. citizenship for their children via an Obama-era visa policy. Reps. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisc., and Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced the One Nation, One Visa Policy Act in the House last week to…
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War in Iran Shocks Markets, Costs U.S. Taxpayers $1 Billion a Day
(The Center Square) The escalating war in Iran has already rattled global markets and driven oil prices to their highest levels since April 2024. If the conflict persists, the strain on the global economy deepens and the burden on U.S. taxpayers grows. With U.S. military operations costing more than a billion dollars each day, experts…
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Veteran Suicide Rate Remains High Despite Spending Millions
(The Center Square) Veterans die by suicide at roughly twice the civilian rate, despite the Department of Veterans Affairs spending more than $500 million a year to address the problem. In 2023, the rate of suicide for veterans was 35.2 per 100,000, up from 34.7 per 100,000 in 2022, according to the most recent figures…
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US Intelligence Report: War Unlikely To Achieve Regime Change in Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A classified report from the US’s National Intelligence Council has found that even a large-scale US assault on Iran is unlikely to oust the Islamic government and military establishment, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. The intelligence report was completed about one week before the US and Israel launched the war on February…
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Islamist Mass Shooter Worked at Tesla
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The gunman who opened fire outside a crowded Texas bar and killed two people in an attack that wounded 14 others was previously subject to an assault complaint at his place of employment: a Tesla factory in Austin. The Austin American-Statesman reported the news about 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, revealing that he’s…
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US Military Confirms Death of 7th American Soldier in Iran War
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command on Sunday confirmed the death of a seventh US soldier in President Trump’s war with Iran, as Iranian missiles and drones have successfully struck US bases in the region. CENTCOM said the soldier had died of wounds sustained by an earlier Iranian attack on US troops in Saudi Arabia. “Last…
