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Baltimore Police Officer Wounded, Gunman Killed During Midday Burglary Call
(Headline USA) A police officer responding to a burglary call in Baltimore was shot in the leg Tuesday by a gunman who was killed by another officer, authorities said. A woman jumped out of a window during the tense confrontation and another woman was held at gunpoint by the man before he was shot, Police…
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Federal Deficit Totaled $1 Trillion in Beginning of FY2026, CBO Says
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The United States federal budget deficit totaled $1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The latest federal deficit estimate is $142 billion less than the deficit from this time in the previous fiscal year. The CBO saw tariffs raise the…
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War With Iran Pushes Gas Over $5 a Gallon in California, Raises Prices Throughout Southwest
(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) Gas prices have risen above $5 a gallon in California as the Southwest and the rest of America feel the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The average at the Golden State’s pumps hit $5.16 a gallon Sunday and increased to $5.20 Monday, according to AAA. That’s an increase…
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Hegseth: Tuesday to be ‘Most Intense Day of Strikes’ Yet in Iran
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) The American military continues to ramp up its attacks on Iran, 10 days into Operation Epic Fury. Tuesday will be the heaviest round of air strikes in Iran yet, according to War Secretary Pete Hegseth. “Today will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran – the…
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Feds Nab More Guatemalan Human Smugglers, This Time in Idaho
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Federal agents continue to arrest Guatemalans involved in human smuggling and trafficking operations, including of children, who are also involved in violating federal labor laws. The latest arrest was of Guatemalan national Brayan Adiel Gramajo Reyes, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pocatello, Idaho, on multiple smuggling…
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Nail Bomb Thrown at Anti-Islam Provocateur in NYC
(Headline USA) A counterprotester demonstrating against a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event Saturday lit and threw a device containing nuts, bolts and screws at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest, police said. The FBI is reportedly investigating the incident as a potential act of…
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Obama Loophole Helping Chinese Nationals Give Birth to U.S. Babies
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Recent legislation by GOP lawmakers highlighted a longstanding but little known loophole that allowed Chinese nationals to gain backdoor U.S. citizenship for their children via an Obama-era visa policy. Reps. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisc., and Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced the One Nation, One Visa Policy Act in the House last week to…
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War in Iran Shocks Markets, Costs U.S. Taxpayers $1 Billion a Day
(The Center Square) The escalating war in Iran has already rattled global markets and driven oil prices to their highest levels since April 2024. If the conflict persists, the strain on the global economy deepens and the burden on U.S. taxpayers grows. With U.S. military operations costing more than a billion dollars each day, experts…
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Veteran Suicide Rate Remains High Despite Spending Millions
(The Center Square) Veterans die by suicide at roughly twice the civilian rate, despite the Department of Veterans Affairs spending more than $500 million a year to address the problem. In 2023, the rate of suicide for veterans was 35.2 per 100,000, up from 34.7 per 100,000 in 2022, according to the most recent figures…
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US Intelligence Report: War Unlikely To Achieve Regime Change in Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A classified report from the US’s National Intelligence Council has found that even a large-scale US assault on Iran is unlikely to oust the Islamic government and military establishment, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. The intelligence report was completed about one week before the US and Israel launched the war on February…
