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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 09.07.2025.
It displays 205 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
09.07.2025 ⇢ The Flood's Deepening Mark, The Tariffs' Ascent
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The devastating Texas floods remained a top editorial priority, with death tolls rising and over 160 missing. Scrutiny intensified on officials' approval of Camp Mystic's emergency plan days before the disaster and the ongoing issues with flood warning systems. The state's reliance on FEMA, despite past calls to cut the agency, also drew attention. Concurrently, President Trump's actions dominated headlines. The Supreme Court cleared his path for mass federal layoffs, building on previous day's developments. The Justice Department's investigation into former officials James Comey and John Brennan also gained prominence. Trump's economic policies expanded with new taxes and tariffs, culminating in a threatened 50% tariff on Brazilian goods by evening. Other policy fronts included SNAP benefit cuts, challenges to Harvard's accreditation, and a lawsuit regarding California's transgender athlete policy. The day also saw reports of President Biden's former doctor pleading the Fifth regarding his mental fitness.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes.
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The Daily Beast
New audio tapes from Trump’s 2024 fundraisers revealed some shocking insights.
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The search is continuing for more than 160 people believed to be missing in Texas days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people.
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Camp Mystic’s emergency plan was approved by Texas inspectors just two days before disaster struck Friday when floods ravaged the grounds, killing 27 campers and counselors, according to a report.
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In Kerr County, Texas, Thad Heartfield is leading nearly 100 volunteers searching for flood victims. For him, this mission is personal. His son and three of his son's friends disappeared in the flood.
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The New York Times
President Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his hands.
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Los Angeles Times
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Taking swift action, counselors at an all-boys summer camp in the Texas Hill Country managed to evacuate hundreds of children from a raging flood.
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“The president was very, very kind to him, and Elon had so much to offer us,” Wiles told The Post’s Miranda Devine.
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The Washington Post
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County leaders are once again scrambling to stem the flow of illicit drugs into the county’s troubled juvenile halls.
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NBC News
The deal ends a more than weeklong strike after nearly 10,000 blue-collar employees from District had walked off the job.
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07:33⇢Texas Waters' Lingering Echo
⌨US media continues to heavily cover the devastating Texas floods, with ongoing search efforts for missing individuals and increasing scrutiny on emergency plan approvals for affected areas like Camp Mystic (ABC News, NPR, AP News, USA Today, CBS, CNN, One America News Network). Concurrently, President Trump's influence and actions dominate headlines, including his economic policies with new taxes and tariffs, controversial remarks about threatening global adversaries, and the legal and logistical challenges surrounding his immigration and federal workforce strategies (NYTimes, Common Dreams, MSNBC, NY Post, Newsweek, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Mother Jones, Slate, Reason, Vox, Breitbart, Fox News, The Daily Wire, CNN).
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Why Trump 2.0 is giving some anti-liberals second thoughts.
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Los Angeles Times
In the long shadow of his policies, renewed attention is being paid to Miller’s upbringing in the famously liberal enclave once dubbed “the People’s Republic of Santa Monica.”
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The Trump Administration Says Its Speech-Based Deportation Policy 'Does Not Exist'
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The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options for eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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A super PAC will spend $20 million on an ad buy as Democrats try to keep their hold on the blue-state governorship.
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Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp.
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Experts say the city and other parts of the country may be in the midst of the sharpest decline in killings in history — one that can’t be attributed to any single factor.
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Nearly a week after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
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Breitbart News
Four anti-ICE activists were arrested after allegedly planting homemade tire deflation devices around vehicles belonging to federal law enforcement agents conducting immigration enforcement operations in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
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French right-wingers don’t yet have a leader like Donald Trump. Yet the creation of Fox News–like TV channels, harsh culture wars, and the decline of class politics are pushing France along a path troublingly similar to the United States.
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Los Angeles Times
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The New York Times
Even as President Trump castigates Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin is convinced Ukraine’s defenses may collapse, according to people close to the Kremlin.
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Erin Andrews, 47, and Charissa Thompson, 43, are best friends outside of Fox and co-host the “Calm Down” podcast together.
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Breitbart News
Four anti-ICE activists were arrested after allegedly planting homemade tire deflation devices around vehicles belonging to federal law enforcement agents conducting immigration enforcement operations in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
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10:23⇢Texas Flood's Persistent Grasp
⌨US media continues to heavily cover the devastating Texas floods, with ongoing search efforts for missing individuals and the climbing death toll (CBS, One America News Network). Scrutiny intensifies on emergency plan approvals, particularly for Camp Mystic, which had its disaster plan approved just days before the devastation (ABC News, AP News, USA Today). Questions also arise regarding Texas state leaders' prior calls to cut FEMA, now that the state relies on its assistance (NPR).
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The Daily Beast
The president complained that other countries weren’t coming to the table with trade offers that were good enough for the U.S.
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Taking swift action, counselors at Camp La Junta in the Texas Hill Country managed to evacuate hundreds of children from a raging flood.
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Kamala Harris gave an interview before the presidential election that was so “confusing and weird” that she and the host mutually agreed not to air it, a social media personality recently revealed. The former Democratic presidential…
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Trump officials say there’s no deeper Epstein conspiracy they can reveal. The right has reacted with fury.
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Rent controls can help to make housing more affordable in cities like New York. But they must be part of a broader solution to the housing crisis that involves increasing density and building more housing.
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The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump and his advisers promised a lightning round of global trade negotiations with dozens of countries back in April.
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Nearly a week after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
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11:56⇢Trump's Varied Policy Fronts
⌨US media continues to cover the devastating Texas floods, with ongoing search and rescue efforts for missing individuals and rising death tolls, particularly concerning affected camps (ABC News, CBS, The Blaze, USA Today, CNN, One America News Network). Concurrently, the Trump administration faces scrutiny for various domestic policy decisions, including SNAP benefit cuts, challenges to Harvard's accreditation, and a lawsuit regarding California's transgender athlete policy (Boston Globe, Common Dreams, AP News, The Daily Beast, The Daily Wire, Washington Post, Mother Jones, Reason).
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The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.
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Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine, sources say
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After two years at the helm, Linda Yaccarino is stepping down from Elon Musk's social media platform X.
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Breitbart News
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday that the city will be joining a private class action civil lawsuit against the Trump administration over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
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O’Connor exited the House Oversight Committee grilling just an hour after it started, with O’Connor’s attorney David Schertler telling reporters, “No comments to press.”
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One America News
The Justice Department has revealed on Tuesday that former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey are now under criminal investigation for their alleged role in the 2016 Trump-Russia collusion hoax.
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“This is unprecedented, and I think that this adds more fuel to the fire that there was a cover-up,” House Oversight chairman James Comer declared.
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Trump’s new law is a major change to higher education. Here’s what that means for you.
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The Washington Post
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The news comes as the DOJ faces scrutiny from conservatives over its handling of Jeffrey Epstein investigation material.
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The notices bring the total number of countries Trump has hiked tariffs on this week to 20. Higher rates on countries will take effect on August 1.
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The news comes as the DOJ faces scrutiny from conservatives over its handling of Jeffrey Epstein investigation material.
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13:29⇢Tariffs and Inquiries Mount
⌨The US media continues to cover the devastating Texas floods (CBS, ABC News) and the escalating measles cases (NPR). However, the central editorial focus has sharpened on the Trump administration's actions: new tariffs hitting multiple countries (USA Today, CNN), Los Angeles suing over ICE migrant raids (Breitbart), and the Justice Department investigating former officials James Comey and John Brennan (NBC News, One America News Network). Additionally, President Biden's former doctor pleading the Fifth regarding his mental fitness is a notable new development (NY Post, Newsweek).
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The Boston Globe
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The symptoms can include nerve pain, emotional numbness and sexual dysfunction and can last for years after stopping the drugs. Patients are pushing for recognition and more research.
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Kevin O’Connor, former Democrat President Joe Biden’s physician during his last White House term, declined to answer questions about Biden's cognitive decline, pleading the Fifth Amendment.
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The Atlantic
Even emergency alerts that reach people can be unclear.
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The Daily Beast
The move comes as the tech billionaire threatens to form a third party to take on Trump.
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The news comes as the DOJ faces scrutiny from conservatives over its handling of Jeffrey Epstein investigation material.
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One America News
Chicago Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson stated on Tuesday that the Chicago Police Department will never “cooperate” with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, despite the countless times that Trump administration officials have warned that this act could lead to arrest.
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Migrants described a lack of electricity, water, phones and air conditioning. One detainee said they serve "food that even has worms in it."
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Migrants described a lack of electricity, water, phones and air conditioning. One detainee said they serve "food that even has worms in it."
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At least three individuals, including two children, have lost their lives in flash flooding that recently struck Ruidoso, New Mexico.
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Yuet Kiu Cheung, 76, was consumed by the flames when the device erupted inside Singas Famous Pizzeria on Kissena Boulevard near Cherry Avenue in Flushing.
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The notices bring the total number of countries Trump has hiked tariffs on this week to 21. The higher rates are slated to take effect on August 1.
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New York Post
Yuet Kiu Cheung, 76, was consumed by the flames when the device erupted inside Singas Famous Pizzeria on Kissena Boulevard near Cherry Avenue in Flushing.
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14:56⇢Trump Policies Face Mounting Criticism
⌨US media continues to report on ongoing flood devastation, now including New Mexico fatalities (One America News Network, The Atlantic, ABC News, CBS). Concurrently, the Trump administration faces intensified scrutiny over its policies, including new tariffs on additional countries (USA Today, CNN), a denounced budget law (Common Dreams), and a Supreme Court split regarding federal workforce cuts (Fox News). Additionally, conditions at migrant detention centers (NBC News) and Musk's actions impacting Trump loyalists (The Daily Beast) also draw focus.
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One America News
Democratic Socialist NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has begun to walk back previously proposed radical policies, such as defunding the New York Police Department (NYPD), amidst backlash from moderates.
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The lawsuit accuses the American Kennel Club of backing standards that "cause deformities, great suffering and premature death."
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President Joe Biden’s White House physician is refusing to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office Biden’s former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probeBy MATT BROWN and MICHELLE L. PRICEAssociated
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One America News
A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer has been labeled an “American hero” after rescuing 165 people at Camp Mystic amid the deadly flooding in central Texas.
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The chain faced at least four lawsuits concerning the beverage, including two alleging wrongful deaths.
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She was found injured and unresponsive in the yacht’s engine room, with a doctor declaring her dead.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back in Washington for a third visit.
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Associated Press
The Supreme Court has refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.
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The Daily Beast
The meeting was held to foster economic opportunities in Africa.
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"I thought my mom was going to die in front of me," said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home.
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The 'Big Beautiful Bill' Funds an Expensive Immigration Crackdown
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One America News
President Donald Trump has announced new tariff rates for seven more countries.
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One America News
The Supreme Court lifted a lower court order on Tuesday that blocked sweeping layoffs of federal workers at nearly two dozen agencies while a legal battle over President Donald Trump's plans to drastically cut waste, fraud, and abuse in the government moves forward.
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New York Post
Dozens of emergency vehicles can also be seen in the aftermath pictures, taken on Tuesday.
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16:47⇢Big Bill's Legal Battlegrounds
⌨US media details ongoing Texas flood devastation, including survivor accounts and infrastructure issues (ABC News, NPR, NY Post, CBS). Meanwhile, Trump administration policies continue to dominate. Discussions focus on the "Big Beautiful Bill" and its immigration enforcement funding (Newsweek, Reason, Common Dreams). Supreme Court rulings impacting federal layoffs and state immigration laws (AP News, One America News Network), plus Trump's international actions, also draw significant attention (HuffPost, Vox, The Daily Beast).
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The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries be paused.
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One America News
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles recounted her emotional experience during the pivotal moments of July 13, 2024, when President Donald Trump was shot in the ear, narrowly surviving a assassination attempt by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
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Florida passed a law making it a crime for people in the U.S. illegally to enter the state. A federal judge said it's likely unconstitutional.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said that his administration is “working tirelessly” to establish new economic opportunities with many African countries during a lunch with African leaders at the White House on Wednesday.
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President Trump said that he planned to impose the tariffs on Brazilian imports, partly in retaliation for what he sees as a “witch hunt” against Jair Bolsonaro.
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President Donald Trump is singling out Brazil for import taxes of 50%, citing its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said that his administration is “working tirelessly” to establish new economic opportunities with many African countries during a lunch with African leaders at the White House on Wednesday.
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Jeff Ramsey, 61, received a text from the Kerrville RV camp where he was staying with his wife and dog advising him to leave the grounds at 4:49 a.m. on July 4 as the floodwaters were already sweeping away him to his death, text messages obtained by…
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Why DIY disaster preparation matters more than ever — even if it’s not perfect.
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Leaked Documents Show 'Alligator Alcatraz' Could Cost Over $600 Million
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President Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting an attempted coup following his loss in the 2022 election.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said that his administration is “working tirelessly” to establish new economic opportunities with many African countries during a lunch with African leaders at the White House on Wednesday.
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Jeff Ramsey, 61, received a text from the Kerrville RV camp where he was staying with his wife and dog advising him to leave the grounds at 4:49 a.m. on July 4 as the floodwaters were already sweeping away him to his death, text messages obtained by…
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18:38⇢Brazil Tariff Storm
⌨US media reports President Trump's new threat to impose 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, citing concerns over the treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro (Boston Globe, NPR, NYTimes, AP News). Concurrently, coverage continues on the devastating Texas floods, including tragic individual accounts and ongoing search efforts (NY Post, ABC News, CBS). Emerging local political news includes scrutiny of NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani's past writings and support petitions (Common Dreams, Fox News).
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ChatGPT can be dangerous to use in place of a therapist, but people are finding ways it supplements therapy and helps them live better lives.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump is singling out Brazil for import taxes of 50%, citing its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
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The Daily Beast
The Texas senator was sunning himself by the pool at a Mediterranean beach resort as a deadly storm gathered back home in Texas.....our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said that his administration is “working tirelessly” to establish new economic opportunities with many African countries during a lunch with African leaders at the White House on Wednesday.
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The football legend asked to be seated next to the “Modern Family” star and they appeared cozy at dinner.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins stated on Tuesday that Chinese nationals, along with other foreign adversaries, will no longer be allowed to purchase farmland in the United States under the newly announced National Farm Security Action Plan.
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One America News
Linda Yaccarino has announced that she is officially stepping down from her position as CEO of X, according to a post made on the social platform on Wednesday.
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Does Putin hit back when Trump criticizes his ‘bullsh*t?’
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Elon Musk wants to build a new political party to challenge America's two-party system. But it won't be easy, even for the world's richest man.
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The Washington Post
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20:28⇢Trump's Diplomatic Fronts Intensify
⌨US media continues its extensive coverage of President Trump's foreign policy, notably his 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, citing a 'witch hunt' against its former president (AP News, NPR, NYTimes). Significant attention is also on the Trump administration sanctioning a UN expert critical of Israeli actions in Gaza (Common Dreams, Fox News, HuffPost). Meanwhile, the escalating Texas flood death toll, now at 120, remains a critical domestic focus (ABC News, CBS), with scrutiny also on Senator Ted Cruz's actions (The Daily Beast).
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Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County, Texas.
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Jewish Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sounding the alarm on Democratic Socialist New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, pointing to his refusal to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada” or recognize Israel as a Jewish state, especially at a time when antisemitism is on the rise in the United States.
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The Daily Beast
Joe Davidson said he left the paper after it spiked political commentary from his column.
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Raul Valle, the man accused of fatally stabbing prep school lacrosse player James "Jimmy" McGrath, has been found not guilty on murder and intentional manslaughter charges.
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Bodycam footage captured the moment that Georgia police officers shattered the window of a dangerously overheated vehicle, parked in the blistering sun, to rescue two crying toddlers locked inside.
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The Daily Beast
The Texas senator was sunning himself by the pool at a Mediterranean beach resort as a deadly storm gathered back home in Texas.....our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.
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Immigrant rights organizations sued the state arguing that its new law conflicts with federal immigration law, and under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, states must bow to federal law in the event of such conflicts.
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Two major climate disasters of 2025 — the Texas flooding that killed more than 100 people and the L.A. wildfires in January that resulted in 30 deaths and wiped out more than 15,000 homes and businesses — highlight the struggles officials face in fully preparing for extreme weather conditions.
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President Trump said the tariffs were partly in retaliation for what he sees as a “witch hunt” against Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil’s leader promised to reciprocate.
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New York Post
The agents will not be fired, but upon return to work they will be placed in roles with diminished operational responsibility.
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