Tehran has attacked three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz this morning after the U.S. destroyed 16 Iranian minelaying ships.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 12.03.2026.
It displays 208 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
12.03.2026 ⇢ The Day the War's Billion-Dollar Toll Was Reported
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Morning through evening coverage focused on the escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets reporting the first week's $11.3 billion cost, Trump's investigation of Iranian drone threats, and continued coverage of U.S. service member injuries in Kuwait. Late evening brought reports of a U.S. military refueling aircraft down in Iraq with rescue efforts underway, while coverage continued of rising Israel-Hezbollah tensions with evacuation notices in Beirut. Separately, evening reports detailed the Old Dominion University shooting by a previously convicted ISIS supporter who killed an ROTC instructor, with the FBI labeling it an act of terrorism.
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Trump told supporters the Iran conflict was effectively decided early, offering shifting descriptions of the war and its scope.
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Associated Press
Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
Ana Navarro pulls back the curtain on how Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, and others transformed from fierce Trump critics to loyal allies.
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The New York Times
Global oil prices surged despite pledges from the U.S. and other countries to release reserves. Airstrikes shook Beirut and Tehran, and more ships were attacked.
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Roughly a fifth of the world’s oil travels through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The New York Times
Global oil prices surged despite pledges from the U.S. and other countries to release reserves. Airstrikes shook Beirut and Tehran, and more ships were attacked.
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Prosecutors have called dozens of witnesses and presented mountains of evidence to prove a widow who wrote a book about grief killed her husband.
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The numbers indicate "historic levels of anger and disgust with our political and economic systems," one Democratic pollster said.
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The Washington Post
Fighting near Beirut and in southern Lebanon has killed more than 630 people and forced at least 800,000 from their homes.
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The Washington Post
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05:41⇢The War's Billion-Dollar Toll
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets covering the first week's $11.3 billion cost (AP News), Trump's investigation of Iranian drone threats (Fox News), and continued coverage of U.S. service member injuries in Kuwait (CBS). Several sources also note rising Israel-Hezbollah tensions with evacuation notices in Beirut (ABC News).
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Iran’s parliament speaker sayst any invasion of Iran’s islands will “make the Persian Gulf run with the blood of invaders.”
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Oil prices spiked on Thursday to more than $100 a barrel as concerns over the Iran war intensified.
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“We’re extremely vulnerable to drone attacks,” Velicovich said. “We’re not prepared for this.”
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The Iran war is restricting shipments of Saudi and Iraqi oil through the crucial Strait of Hormuz. That's raising prices on gas and other items.
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Associated Press
Unrelenting Iranian attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure again pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
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The New York Times
The conflict in the Middle East deepened disruptions to the global energy supply. Israeli airstrikes shook Beirut.
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Analysts from all six GCC states tell Newsweek of growing frustration with the U.S. approach to the war with Iran.
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Los Angeles Times
Christopher Ingraham
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Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq's southern ports and attacks between Israel and Hezbollah intensified.
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Iran's relentless attacks on Gulf states and infrastructure appear to be overshadowing interventions by the U.S. and its allies aimed at easing energy prices.
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“We’re extremely vulnerable to drone attacks,” Velicovich said. “We’re not prepared for this.”
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The Washington Post
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The strike on an elementary school killed at least 175, many of them children, raising questions as to whether the military’s use of AI-enabled targeting was a factor.
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Associated Press
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The Daily Beast
The man Noem and Lewandowski installed at CBP to oust its veteran boss has cleared out his office.
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Oil prices have rebounded toward $100 as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz deepens, with analysts warning energy shock could spill into fertilizer and foo
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New York Post
The two most recent attacks, apparently carried out by explosive-laden boats, hit the tankers Safesea Vishnu and Zefyros in Iraqi waters.
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The cost of oil hit $100 per barrel once again on Thursday as economic concerns mount due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
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The Washington Post
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07:23⇢The War's Billion-Dollar Toll
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets covering the first week's $11.3 billion cost (AP News), Trump's investigation of Iranian drone threats (Fox News), and continued coverage of U.S. service member injuries in Kuwait (CBS). Several sources also note rising Israel-Hezbollah tensions with evacuation notices in Beirut (ABC News).
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The Washington Post
Hundreds of tankers and container ships are idling in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman because they are unwilling to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without naval escorts or insurance coverage. On Wednesday, President Trump urged wary ship captains to go “full steam ahead” and sail through the critical waterway.
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The New York Times
Iran claimed it had struck one of two oil tankers that were burning off the Iraqi coast. Iraq closed oil terminals amid growing disruption to global supplies.
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Federal lawyers cannot be held hostage by a lawfare apparatus that threatens their destruction for daring to represent GOP administrations.
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Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch taught a generation of young people what was desirable.
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He Was Arrested Over Bogus Drug Tests. Now He's Suing.
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The Washington Post
The International Energy Agency on Thursday said the war in the Middle East is “creating the largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets” as crude prices spiked again and tankers came under fire in the Gulf region.
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New York Post
The two most recent attacks, apparently carried out by explosive-laden boats, hit the tankers Safesea Vishnu and Zefyros in Iraqi waters.
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The lawsuit involves a first grader who allegedly received a punishment for giving a Black Lives Matter drawing to an African American classmate.
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), battling a runoff challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), is touting support for his Senate campaign from pastors who are signatories of the Evangelical Immigration Table, a group linked to George and Alex Soros’s Open Society Foundations, and which has a record of backing amnesty for illegal aliens living in the United States.
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Last year’s elections saw a resurgence for Germany’s socialist party Die Linke. In an interview, coleader Ines Schwerdtner explains how the party is seeking to expand beyond current left-wing voters to reach broader parts of the working class.
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The company secretly narrowed the definition of hail damage to reduce the amount of full roof replacements it would cover, a lawsuit alleges.
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New York Post
The message was read out on Iranian state TV, according to reports.
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The cost of oil hit $100 per barrel once again on Thursday as economic concerns mount due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
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The New York Times
The Iranian state media said Mojtaba Khamenei had released his first written statement as the new leader. It included a call to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.
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The Washington Post
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09:50⇢The War's Billion-Dollar Toll
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets covering the first week's $11.3 billion cost (AP News), Trump's investigation of Iranian drone threats (Fox News), and continued coverage of U.S. service member injuries in Kuwait (CBS). Several sources also note rising Israel-Hezbollah tensions with evacuation notices in Beirut (ABC News).
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Iran's relentless attacks on Gulf states and infrastructure appear to be overshadowing interventions by the U.S. and its allies aimed at easing energy prices.
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Oil prices spiked on Thursday to more than $100 a barrel as concerns over the Iran war intensified.
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Iran's state media broadcast what it said was a public statement by Mojtaba Khamenei, as Day 13 of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran rages.
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Donald Trump justified his war on Iran under the pretext of preventing nuclear proliferation. But as the US’s allies consider developing nuclear arsenals, he’s set a dangerous precedent for their enemies.
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Iran's state media broadcast what it said was a public statement by Mojtaba Khamenei, as Day 13 of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran rages.
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New York Post
The message was read out on Iranian state TV, according to reports.
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In his first known public comments since becoming supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei struck a defiant tone and vowed to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
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In his first message as Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei called for the closure of U.S. bases in the region, saying attacks would continue.
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The Washington Post
President Trump said Thursday there is an upside to rising oil prices as a result of the war against Iran — the U.S. will make money as a major producer.
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DHS Is 'Upgrading' a Detention Facility Rife With Abuse Claims. It Should Close It Instead.
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Los Angeles Times
Christopher Ingraham
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President Donald Trump said stopping "evil empire" Iran is far more important than rising oil prices, arguing higher prices mean the U.S. is "making a lot of money." His post came as Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Tehran should use the Strait of Hormuz blockade as leverage, pushing oil prices higher.
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11:19⇢The War's Billion-Dollar Toll
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets covering the first week's $11.3 billion cost (AP News), Trump's investigation of Iranian drone threats (Fox News), and continued coverage of U.S. service member injuries in Kuwait (CBS). Several sources also note rising Israel-Hezbollah tensions with evacuation notices in Beirut (ABC News).
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The Daily Beast
The president insisted that it’s a good thing as the U.S. makes more money when energy costs surge.
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The Daily Beast
The president has a history of talking up the former leader’s walking skills.
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The Washington Post
The Pentagon is pouring billions of dollars into new technologies that can survive, and excel, in that extreme cold, with an eye toward potential Arctic combat. The goal is to close an Arctic capabilities gap with adversaries Russia and China.
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Voting advocates have argued that the SAVE Act would make it harder for millions of married women to vote.
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The Daily Beast
A Daily Wire report puts Noem’s former spokeswoman back in the center of the DHS contract storm.
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Mother Jones
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Getting aid to civilians during wartime is difficult. Here’s the best approach.
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Breitbart News
Iran and its proxiescontinue to launch strikes, including against oil tankers in the Gulf, while Israel says they scored “extensive” hits.
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The Daily Beast
Betting markets were backing Rep. Thomas Massie in his primary after Trump’s diatribe in Kentucky.
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New York Post
“We have missiles that are fired from underwater, and their speed is one hundred meters per second, and we may use them in the coming days,” one of Iran’s top generals said Wednesday.
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The Daily Caller
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Oil prices spiked on Thursday to more than $100 a barrel as concerns over the Iran war intensified.
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The Washington Post
Fighting near Beirut and in southern Lebanon has killed over 680 people and forced at least 800,000 from their homes.
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13:05⇢The Billion-Dollar Week's Toll
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets covering the first week's $11.3 billion cost (AP News), Trump's investigation of Iranian drone threats (Fox News), and continued coverage of U.S. service member injuries in Kuwait (CBS). Several sources also note rising Israel-Hezbollah tensions with evacuation notices in Beirut (ABC News).
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The Washington Post
Fighting near Beirut and in southern Lebanon has killed over 680 people and forced at least 800,000 from their homes.
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The New York Times
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policies are facing lasting economic damage.
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The Washington Post
The first combat deployment by the U.S. of a one-way attack drone — a weapon reverse-engineered from an Iranian design and turned back against Iran itself — marks a milestone in Operation Epic Fury.
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The Washington Post
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Iran and its proxiescontinue to launch strikes, including against oil tankers in the Gulf, while Israel says they scored “extensive” hits.
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New York Post
Authorities responded to the Temple Israel in West Bloomfield just before 1 p.m. following reports of the crash.
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Swing voters who helped reelect President Trump in 2024 don't support his decision to go to war in Iran and instead want to see U.S. tax dollars spent tackling economic pressures facing Americans.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to reports of an active shooter at a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
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The Daily Beast
A Democrat turned a GOP state house seat blue in a battleground state.
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FBI, state and local police respond to active shooter, fire and ramming at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Follow live.
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The New York Times
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policies could face lasting economic damage.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to reports of an active shooter at a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
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New York Post
Authorities responded to the Temple Israel in West Bloomfield just before 1 p.m. following reports of the crash.
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14:14⇢The Billion-Dollar Week's Toll
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets covering the first week's $11.3 billion cost (AP News), Trump's investigation of Iranian drone threats (Fox News), and continued coverage of U.S. service member injuries in Kuwait (CBS). Several sources also note rising Israel-Hezbollah tensions with evacuation notices in Beirut (ABC News).
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A senior Iranian official issued fresh threats against President Donald Trump, warning that the United States will not be able to end its conflict with Tehran as easily as it began it. Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said Washington would come to regret launching the war. "We will not relent until making you sorry for this grave miscalculation. #TrumpMustPay."
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Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to reports of an active shooter at a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
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The person who intentionally rammed their car into a school entrance at a Jewish synagogue in Michigan is dead following a massive police response and reports of shots being fired.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to reports of an active shooter at a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
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The Washington Post
President Trump on Thursday said the U.S. could profit from high oil prices but that stopping the “evil” Iranian regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon was far more important to him.
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The New York Times
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policies could face lasting economic damage.
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FBI, state and local police respond to active shooter, fire and ramming at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Follow live.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to reports of an active shooter at a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
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An unidentified suspect was killed after exchanging gunfire with security in an attack on a synagogue near Detroit, police said.
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New York Post
The person who intentionally rammed their car into a school entrance at a Jewish synagogue in Michigan is dead following a massive police response and reports of shots being fired.
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The attacker rammed a vehicle into the synagogue and was confronted and killed by security, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
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New York Post
The person who intentionally rammed their car into a school entrance at a Jewish synagogue in Michigan is dead following a massive police response and reports of shots being fired.
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15:22⇢The Billion-Dollar Week's Toll
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets covering the first week's $11.3 billion cost (AP News), Trump's investigation of Iranian drone threats (Fox News), and continued coverage of U.S. service member injuries in Kuwait (CBS). Several sources also note rising Israel-Hezbollah tensions with evacuation notices in Beirut (ABC News).
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One person was killed and two others were hurt in a shooting on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, police said.
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Associated Press
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The president may issue temporary ‘Jones Act’ waivers to send Gulf of America oil to domestic plants to boost volume and stymie skyrocketing fuel costs.
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Authorities identified the person suspected of killing one and wounding two others at the Norfolk university as a 36-year-old Virginia man.
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The plan to escort ships would go ahead as soon as the U.S. has "complete control of the skies and ... (Iran's) rebuilding capabilities for the missiles completely degraded," he said.
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The person who intentionally rammed their car into a school entrance at a Jewish synagogue in Michigan is dead following a massive police response and reports of shots being fired.
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Los Angeles Times
Nitish Pahwa
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Authorities say a suspect who attacked a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, is dead.
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The Washington Post
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz showed no signs of easing Thursday as Iran’s new supreme leader declared his country would continue to block the vital oil route and attack ships attempting to navigate it in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes.
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The Washington Post
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New York Post
The person who intentionally rammed their car into a school entrance at a Jewish synagogue in Michigan is dead following a massive police response and reports of shots being fired.
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FBI director Kash Patel used an X post to announce that the FBI is investigating the Old Dominion University shooting as “an act of terrorism.”
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The suspect, who was killed following the shooting, had previously been imprisoned for several years for trying to support ISIS, the FBI said.
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The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.
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New York Post
ISIS-supporting ex-National Guard member Mohamed Bailor Jalloh shouted “Allahu Akbar” before launching his deadly attack at Old Dominion University on Thursday, federal officials revealed.
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U.S. Vows More Military Action in Latin America While Bombing Iran
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20:27⇢The ISIS-Shouting Shooter
⌨The newspapers report on the Old Dominion University shooting, with multiple outlets covering the FBI's terrorism investigation and the suspect's ISIS connections (CBS, Breitbart, Fox News, NY Post). Some sources also note a synagogue ramming being probed as targeted violence (ABC News) and ongoing U.S. military actions abroad (Fox News, Reason).
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You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?
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The Washington Post
Rescue efforts are ongoing, military officials said, after an apparent accident involving two KC-135 tankers. Officials have not said whether there are any confirmed fatalities.
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New York Post
The veteran also served with the Virginia National Guard – of which Jalloh was a member before he became an ISIS ideologue, according to the Department of Justice.
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Associated Press
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