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Ukraine spy chief says 40% of Russian ammunition is North Korean

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North Korea is now supplying as much as 40% of Russia’s ammunition for the war in Ukraine as the partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow deepens, according to the head of Ukrainian military intelligence.

Kim Jong Un’s regime is also sending other weapons to Russia, including ballistic missiles and artillery systems, Kyrylo Budanov said in...Read more

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Trump escalates Canada trade fight with 35% tariff threat

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President Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on some Canadian goods and raised the prospect of increasing levies on most other countries, ramping up his trade rhetoric in comments that weighed on stocks and boosted the U.S. dollar.

The tariff level on Canada would take effect from Aug. 1, the president said. The announced rate is an increase ...Read more

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How a Supreme Court win for public health bolstered RFK Jr. and threatens no-cost vaccines

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WASHINGTON — Public health advocates won a big case in the Supreme Court on the last day of this year's term, but the victory came with an asterisk.

The decision ended one threat to the no-cost preventive services — from cancer and diabetes screenings to statin drugs and vaccines — used by more than 150 million Americans who have health ...Read more

A crisis of faith: ICE raids force some churches to take 'extraordinary' action

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LOS ANGELES — As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles became less and less crowded.

Isiah, a devout Catholic, was so frightened he stopped attending weekly Mass for fear that...Read more

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Kurdish militants disarm in end to 40-year war with Turkey

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The Kurdish militant group PKK started laying down its weapons, marking the beginning of a disarmament process aimed at ending one of the Middle East’s longest-running insurgencies.

A group of 30 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party burned its weapons at a ceremony in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region attended by observers from ...Read more

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FBI investigating man who appeared to shoot at agents during California immigration raid

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The FBI is investigating a shooting that took place Thursday during an immigration enforcement operation at a cannabis farm in Camarillo where hundreds of protesters clashed with federal agents.

ABC7 News captured video of what appears to be a man shooting at federal agents after smoke canisters were fired into the crowd in an attempt to ...Read more

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As the jokes fly, Alligator Alcatraz evokes racist trope of 'gator bait'

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MIAMI — On Sunday, two men stood in front of Alligator Alcatraz to show support for the detention center. One held a sign that read, “Welcome to Paradise. Don’t feed the animals.”

The jokes about alligators attacking immigrants while in detention have been casually tossed around by President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis and ...Read more

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LA has never experienced loss on this scale. Measuring progress is hard and painful

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LOS ANGELES — The signs of change are there, if you look hard enough.

Hillsides along the Pacific Ocean, burned beyond recognition, are showing tentative signs of rebirth. The occasional flower is blooming next to a lost home. From the air, the grid of Altadena shows acres of neatly graded empty lots where the burned-out remains of homes and ...Read more

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Ag fertilizer runoff likely will force more drinking water restrictions

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For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns — even though there’s no drought.

Local authorities previously asked the public to refrain from washing cars and filling pools. And some cities turned off splash pads in the height of summer heat.

While such measures are common during dry periods...Read more

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SEC accuses GOP-linked Georgia lender of $140 million Ponzi scheme

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Federal regulators filed a complaint Thursday seeking the seizure of Georgia lender First Liberty Building & Loan, accusing the financial institution with deep conservative political ties of operating a sweeping $140 million Ponzi scheme.

In a lawsuit, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged Newnan-based First Liberty defrauded ...Read more

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Immigration raid at cannabis farm leads to violence in Camarillo as hundreds protest

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Federal immigration agents carried out immigration sweeps at two Southern California cannabis farms on Thursday, prompting a heated standoff between authorities and several hundred protesters at a Ventura County site that resulted in several arrests and injuries.

Videos shared on social media showed nearly a dozen agents using less-lethal ...Read more

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Trump plans 'major' Russia statement Monday, mulls sanctions

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he plans to make a “major statement” on Russia, as the U.S. prepares to send more American weapons to Ukraine via purchases from NATO allies.

“I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,” Trump told NBC News in a telephone interview.

Trump, in the interview, reiterated...Read more

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Trump administration sues California over egg prices, farm animal welfare laws

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Accusing California of imposing “unnecessary red tape” on the production of eggs, the Trump administration is suing the state over animal cruelty laws it claims have driven up prices nationwide.

“California has effectively prevented farmers across the country from using a number of agricultural production methods ...Read more

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Judge considers temporary stop on US from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia again

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GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge said Thursday she is considering an order to temporarily block the government from quickly deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia again, as his attorneys seek his return to Maryland.

“I’m not willing to allow an unfettered release of Mr. Garcia into ICE custody,” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said at the end ...Read more

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As LA bakes, duration of heat waves is accelerating faster than climate change, UCLA study shows

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As sizzling temperatures sweep across Southern California this week, University of California, Los Angeles researchers have released an alarming new finding — the duration of heat waves is increasing faster than global warming itself.

Researchers found that not only are heat waves getting hotter, but they're also becoming longer at a rate ...Read more

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Sheriff Bob Fletcher critiques agency info-sharing after lawmaker shootings

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — After last month’s shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher is pressing public safety officials for answers on how they handled notifying legislators and law enforcement agencies of the ongoing threat.

In a letter to security officials at the Minnesota Capitol, Fletcher raised ...Read more

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Massachusetts opioid overdose deaths down 36% in 2024

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Opioid related overdose deaths fell 36% in Massachusetts in 2024, reaching their lowest point since 2013, according to provisional CDC data.

In 2024, Massachusetts had 1,340 confirmed opioid-related overdose deaths, down 764 from 2023, the federal data showed.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said the reduction in fatal overdoses ...Read more

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At least 25 hospitalized after mass overdose in Baltimore

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At least 25 people were hospitalized Thursday following a “level one” mass overdose event in Baltimore.

Baltimore City police and fire officials said paramedics first responded to a 911 call for a single overdose around 9:25 a.m. in the Penn-North neighborhood. Upon arriving at the scene, they discovered multiple other people collapsed in ...Read more

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'We have your back.' Kemp vows support for Israeli hostages in Gaza

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ATLANTA — In a gesture of solidarity with Israel, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp met Thursday with the family of a 24-year-old Israeli who was kidnapped by Hamas gunmen during an October 2023 music festival and remains captive in Gaza.

Metro Atlanta’s Jewish community has symbolically “adopted” the cause of Evyatar David, who has endured ...Read more

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Colorado labor department reveals it's received four ICE immigration subpoenas -- but won't say if it complied

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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has received four immigration enforcement subpoenas from federal authorities this year — two more than it has publicly disclosed before, the agency confirmed to The Denver Post.

All four subpoenas were related to investigations by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, department spokeswoman ...Read more