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A Small Plane has Crashed in Texas Hill Country, Killing All 5 on Board, Officials Say
(Headline USA) A small plane crashed among trees in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people aboard, authorities said Friday. The crash happened around 11 p.m. Thursday in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southwest of Austin, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. “The pilot and four passengers on board were pronounced…
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US Military Reaches Deals with 7 Tech Companies to Use Their AI on Classified Systems
(Headline USA) The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars. Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX will provide their resources to help “augment…
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Trump Ends Tariffs on Scotch Whisky after King Charles Visit
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump said he will remove the 10% tariff on Scotch whisky imports and lift restrictions on the barrel trade between Scotland and Kentucky, a move the industry called a “significant boost” that ends months of economic losses. Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post Wednesday as…
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Gas Hits $6 a Gallon in California; Southwest See Increases
(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) California Thursday officially exceeded an average gas price of $6 a gallon for the first time since the start of the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. The new high came just one week after a short-lived drop in the cost of a gallon, according to AAA. Various gas stations in California…
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Teacher Unions Spent Over $1B on Political Causes Since 2015
(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) National teachers unions have spent over $1 billion on political activity and advocacy since 2015, according to a new report by Defending Education. Both reports, shared with The Center Square, found the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association together directed $669 million in federal political spending and…
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Congress Passes 45-Day Extension of Warrantless Spy Powers
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Both the House and the Senate passed a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which gives the federal government the power to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans. The Senate passed the 45-day extension by unanimous consent, and the bill then passed the House by a vote…
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Identities of More SPLC Informants Revealed
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Post has uncovered the identities of two more Southern Poverty Law Center informants as the Justice Department looks to prosecute the group for secretly paying Nazis and Klansmen to serve as spies. The DOJ’s indictment lists nine different informants, but doesn’t name them. The informants include the former…
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Trump Consulting With Iran Hawks Who Want Him To Restart Bombing Campaign
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Amid a US blockade on Iranian ports and a very fragile ceasefire with Iran, President Trump has been consulting with some of the most rabid Iran hawks who want him to restart the bombing campaign, according to a report from Axios. The report said Trump has been speaking with the notoriously hawkish Sen.…
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DOJ Raids 20 Businesses in Minneapolis, Most Reportedly Owned by Somalis
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Federal agents raided multiple businesses across Minneapolis Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged Somali-linked fraud, according to several reports. Among the locations targeted was the controversial Quality Learning Center. The raids hit more than 20 locations, including childcare centers, under search warrants signed by a federal judge, Fox News…
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Opinion: Trump Needs to Axe Secret Service and Have Special Forces Protect Him
(By former FBI operative David Gletty) How many chances do we as Americans, and the U.S. president, need to give the Secret Service to help get him assassinated? For most presidents, this would not be tolerated. But because it is Donald Trump, the leftist hate groups and the media seem to think it is OK…
