Politics
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Did MAHA’s Food-Stamp Restrictions Force Wave of 7-Eleven Closures?
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A prominent advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement suggested that 7-Eleven’s closure of 645 underperforming North America locations may be linked to the Trump administration’s cutback of government-subsidies for unhealthy snacks. “Wait it’s all fraud. Always has been,” said a meme accompanying the post from Heart & Soil, which…
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Did Cruise Ships Just Sail through Strait of Hormuz?
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) The Strait of Hormuz is best known as a key chokepoint for the global oil supply coming from the Persian Gulf, but it may also be a tourism hub in the making. During Iran’s short-lived agreement to allow ships to pass through the dangerous waterway, reports indicated that six cruise ships…
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FBI Arrests Iranian National for Arms Trafficking
(Headline USA) A 44-year-old Los Angeles woman from Iran was arrested Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan, which is in its fourth year of a bloody civil war. Shamim Mafi will face charges that she brokered the sale of “drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of…
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Businesses Can Claim Refunds for Trump Tariffs Declared Unconstitutional
(Headline USA) A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch Monday. Importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds through an online portal beginning at 8 a.m., according to U.S. Customs and…
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US Seizes Iranian Ship after Navy Destroyer ‘Blew a Hole’ in Its Engine Room
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Sunday that a US warship “blew a hole” in the engine room of an Iranian cargo ship that attempted to get past the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and claimed that US Marines now “have custody” of the vessel. “Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900…
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Louisiana Father Kills 7 of His Kids Plus Another Child
(Headline USA) A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, during an early morning attack on his family Sunday that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighborhood left shaken by one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in recent years, police said. Two women, including the gunman’s wife who was the…
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Final Offer: Trump Threatens Massive Bombing Campaign if Iran Doesn’t Take Deal
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said that U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, lifting hopes of extending a ceasefire set to expire this week even as Washington and Tehran remain locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. The prospect of talks on the horizon, which Iran did not…
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FBI Terrorism Task Force Targeting Activists Who Tried Rescuing Beagles from Lab
(Headline USA) About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader. It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles…
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Letitia James Offers Bizarre Explanation for Not Releasing Tax Filings
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled New York Attorney General Letitia James broke with other top New York officials over her refusal to release personal tax filings. James, a Democrat who has faced a grand jury indictment tied to alleged mortgage fraud, said Friday she would not release her tax returns and suggested the decision rested with…
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Dem Allegedly Kissed Much Younger Staffer at Swalwell Party
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of the Democratic members of disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s so-called “Cool Kids Clique” is under fire following allegations he kissed a “much younger” congressional staffer at a party. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., a longtime pal of Swalwell, allegedly engaged in the encounter at a 2023 party hosted by Swalwell, the…
