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Mayor and FBI chief spar after ICE raids across LA: 'We will not stand for this'

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LOS ANGELES — Fallout from a blitzkrieg of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in downtown Los Angeles continued Saturday, with fierce pushback from protesters and open sparring between L.A. leadership and federal officials.

“As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered ...Read more

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Chicago police determine slain officer was unintentionally shot by fellow cop

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CHICAGO — Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera was mistakenly shot by a fellow cop during a confrontation with an armed suspect that took her life Thursday, police have announced.

In a statement late Friday, the department said that an investigation had reached the conclusion that Rivera was struck by friendly fire.

“As released in ...Read more

Trump denies making decision to return Abrego Garcia to US

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President Donald Trump said he wasn’t involved in the decision to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man his administration mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador, and suggested federal prosecutors should have an easy case.

“That wasn’t my decision,” Trump said in comments to NBC News’ Kristen Welker on Saturday. “The ...Read more

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Trump warns Musk not to back Democrats as Vance aims for detente

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President Donald Trump said Elon Musk will pay “very serious consequences” if the billionaire tech mogul funds Democratic candidates that challenge lawmakers who backed Republicans’ tax-and-spending bill.

Trump, in a phone interview with NBC News’ Kristen Walker, also said he has no desire to repair his relationship with Musk. The two ...Read more

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Iran claims access to cache of sensitive Israeli nuclear files

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Iran’s state television said on Saturday the country obtained a large trove of sensitive Israeli nuclear information.

The Islamic Republic’s intelligence services have acquired “thousands of files related to that regime’s nuclear projects and facilities,” according to the broadcaster.

The report added that a mission to obtain the ...Read more

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Diddy trial week 4 recap: Claims of physical abuse, bribery and coercion

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NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial wrapped its fourth week on Friday with even more bombshell claims about the embattled music mogul, including that he dangled a woman off a 17th-floor balcony and coerced another into participating in sex parties.

Combs, 55, has been behind bars at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan ...Read more

Trump's China gambit belies rocky road ahead on tariff deals

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President Donald Trump has come up short on striking trade deals with most nations with just one month left before his self-imposed tariff deadline, even as he took his first steps in weeks toward engaging with China.

Trump secured a much-desired call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, paving the way for a new round of talks on Monday in London...Read more

Trump's patience with Putin leaves Senate sanctions push on hold

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President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he may let Russia and Ukraine keep fighting has left U.S. lawmakers in an awkward spot over their plan to force a ceasefire with “bone-crushing” sanctions against Moscow.

The Senate bill has more than 80 co-sponsors, an all-but-unheard-of level of bipartisan support. Yet although that kind of veto-...Read more

Immigration raids roil LA, 44 people detained. What we know so far

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LOS ANGELES — Immigration raids Friday led to the arrests of dozens of people and caused hours of chaos in downtown Los Angeles.

Here is what we know so far:

Where were the raids?

Federal agents hit several locations including the Ambiance Apparel in garment district, where many were detained and authorities clashed with protesters, and a ...Read more

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France's Macron to visit Greenland as Trump eyes the island

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French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland this month, the self-ruling territory of Denmark that U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants to take over.

Macron will meet with the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, to discuss security in the North Atlantic and the Arctic, climate...Read more

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'Eerie similarities': Democrats who were tea-partied in 2010 say today's GOP faces own reckoning

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WASHINGTON — There may be no second acts in American lives, but American politics is full of sequels. And 15 years after they starred in an electoral bloodbath, Democrats who faced tea party-filled town halls in the past say they’re watching a party-swapping reboot unfold today.

“There are some eerie similarities,” said Chris Carney, a ...Read more

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Rifles, stun grenades, armored trucks in ICE raids spur tensions

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The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to round up migrants. It’s also doing so with increasingly aggressive tactics.

In scenes from San Diego to Massachusetts, agents outfitted with bullet-resistant vests and often displaying military-style rifles are shown in social media videos and photos being escorted along city streets by ...Read more

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Gunfire and gold: How Venezuela is using criminal gangs in border conflict with Guyana

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A burst of gunfire shattered the stillness along the Cuyuní River when soldiers from the Guyana Defense Force came under attack while navigating a remote jungle waterway near the settlement of Eteringbang — deep within the mineral-rich Essequibo region, a territory claimed by Guyana and Venezuela.

The ambush, launched on May 13 from the ...Read more

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Inspectors find long list of problems at troubled Kentucky youth detention center

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — One of Kentucky’s most controversial juvenile detention centers flunked an annual inspection in May, as state officials cited its filthy conditions, broken equipment, youths languishing in cells for extended periods and poor documentation about the staff’s use of pepper spray and physical force.

The state-run Adair Youth ...Read more

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Japan won't wait for G-7 Summit for possible US trade deal

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Japan won’t necessarily wait for the Group of Seven Summit set to take place in Canada next week to seal a trade deal with the U.S. if the two sides can agree earlier, Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said in Washington, D.C. on Friday.

Trade discussions between Japan and the U.S. have “progressed” but have not yet reached a ...Read more

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Key defense crash expert refutes vehicle strike in Karen Read case

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DEDHAM, Mass. — A key Karen Read defense crash reconstruction expert testified that damage to her SUV — the alleged murder weapon — and wounds to boyfriend John O’Keefe’s arm are “inconsistent” with a vehicle strike.

Daniel Wolfe, a Ph.D. who serves as chief of the crash reconstruction unit of an engineering consultancy company ...Read more

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Harvard gets other universities' backing in Trump funding fight

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A group of 18 leading U.S. research universities, including Princeton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins, asked a federal judge for permission to file legal arguments in support of Harvard University in its high-stakes showdown with the Trump administration over more than $2 billion in ...Read more

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LA Mayor Karen Bass taps AECOM infrastructure company to assist with Palisades rebuilding

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LOS ANGELES — Nearly five months after a firestorm laid waste to a wide swath of Pacific Palisades, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that the global infrastructure company AECOM will help develop a master plan for rebuilding the area, as well as a plan for reconstructing utilities and other infrastructure.

The company will work ...Read more

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Trump says Musk ‘has lost his mind’ as feud with Tesla tycoon continues

President Donald Trump continued his war of words with Elon Musk on Friday, saying the Tesla tycoon “has lost his mind” — even as Musk seemed to be softening his stance in their epic feud.

Trump on Friday told reporters that while Musk may be ready to make amends...Read more

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On 7-5 vote, Southern California Air Quality Management District rejects gas appliance surcharge aimed at improving air quality

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LOS ANGELES — On a 7-5 vote, the South Coast Air Quality Management District on Friday rejected controversial measures aimed at reducing air pollution by imposing surcharges that could make natural gas-powered water heaters and furnaces more expensive to buy.

In voting to deny the measures, AQMD board member Janet Nguyen said the rule would ...Read more