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Senate Candidate’s Wife Defends Her Cheating Husband
(Headline USA) Graham Platner’s wife called reports that her husband had previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women “shameful” over the weekend, the latest controversy to hit the Maine Democrat’s whirlwind campaign. Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, posted a video taken by his wife, Amy Gertner, who reportedly told his campaign of…
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US Says It Fired Hellfire Missile at Cargo Ship Attempting To Reach Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command said on Saturday that its forces fired a Hellfire missile at a Gambia-flagged commercial vessel to prevent it from reaching an Iranian port as the US continues to attack civilian ships in its enforcement of a blockade on Iran. “US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed M/V Lian Star transiting international…
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FBI Scientist Indicted for Possessing Child Abuse Material
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) An FBI scientist was indicted Thursday on a slew of child-pornography related charges, including for the advertisement, transportation, distribution, receipt and possession of such heinous material. The FBI scientist, microbiologist Cary Andre Rue, was first put under investigation after Google submitted multiple tips last September about his email account to the…
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Newark Mayor Imposes Curfew after Riots at Immigration Detention Center
(Headline USA) The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after protestors attacked law enforcement. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until further notice, Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement. The move came after another night of…
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Congress Returns to Backlog of Must-Pass Legislation
(The Center Square) After leaving town for a week without sending a key immigration enforcement funding package to President Donald Trump’s desk, Congress returns Monday to a backlog of responsibilities. Republicans’ $72 billion budget reconciliation bill, providing three years of advance annual funding for ICE and U.S. Border Patrol, failed to even receive a Senate…
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US Strike on an Alleged Drug Boat Kills 3 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in Fourth Attack this Week
(Headline USA) The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205. U.S. Southern Command announced the strike with its usual language that the vessel was…
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New Jersey City Faces Curfew after Violent Anti-ICE Demonstrations
(Chris Wade, The Center Square) A nighttime curfew remains in effect outside of a New Jersey ICE detention center Monday after days of violent confrontations with demonstrators that prompted Gov. Mikie Sherrill to deploy state police to restore order. Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka enacted the 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew early Sunday after…
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Illegal Immigrant Who Ran Iowa School District Sentenced to 2 Years
(Headline USA) The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who turned out to be an illegal immigrant, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Ian Roberts is likely to be deported to his native Guyana in South America once he serves the sentence. He pleaded guilty in January to falsely claiming to be a…
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Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Explodes, Sparking Investigation
(Headline USA) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is assessing damage to its launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing, creating a giant orange fireball seen and felt for miles around. The company fueled the hulking New Glenn rocket Thursday night, hoping to briefly ignite the engines ahead of a satellite launch next week. But…
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Ilhan Omar Makes Reelection Decision Amid Citizenship, Immigration Fraud Scrutiny
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced Friday that she is running for re-election despite mounting federal investigations and a proposed bill seeking to ban her from Congress. Omar represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, a heavily Democratic area centered around Minneapolis. First elected in the so-called blue wave of 2018, Omar announced her…
