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Another Trump Cabinet Member Resigns in Disgrace
(Headline USA) Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, the White House said Monday, after multiple allegations of abusing her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job. Chavez-DeRemer is the third Trump Cabinet member to leave her post after Trump fired his embattled Homeland…
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Florida Student Arrested for Benjamin Netanyahu ‘Joke’
(José Niño, Headline USA) A Florida International University student is facing felony charges after messages she posted in a WhatsApp group chat were interpreted as a bomb threat against a campus event. The case has drawn widespread attention online, with many observers characterizing it as an overreach against dark political humor. The incident unfolded in…
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SPLC Under Investigation for Using Informants to Spy on Right-Wing Groups
(Headline USA) The Southern Poverty Law Center says it’s the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department and faces possible charges over its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups. The civil rights group made the announcement on Tuesday, saying President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be preparing legal action against it…
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Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again in Response to US Blockade
(Headline USA) The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz quickly escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade choking off Iranian ports. Confusion over the strait, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil…
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Drone Kills Lebanon Man Minutes After Trump Said Israel Prohibited From Striking
(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) President Trump declared on Friday, shortly after the start of the Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire, that Israel was absolutely “PROHIBITED” by the United States from carrying out any strikes on Lebanon because “Enough is enough!!!” Mere minutes after that declaration was posted on social media, the first strike was reported. An Israeli drone in…
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WATCH: Tornadoes Reported in the Midwest
(Headline USA) A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris. No deaths were reported following Friday’s storms that barreled through the Upper Midwest and delivered the latest…
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Iran Fires on Ship Passing Through Straight of Hormuz
(Headline USA) The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the U.S. blockade is lifted, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard…
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Joe Rogan Gets Trump to Launch Study into Psychedelic Drugs
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers—but which also have serious safety risks. Ibogaine and other psychedelics remain banned under the federal government’s most restrictive category for illegal, high-risk drugs. But 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…
