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California Republicans running in the state's most competitive House races are appearing to keep some measure of public distance from Trump ahead of the Nov. 3 election. LA Times
VOA VIEW: leftwing media wishful thinking.
Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, was previously found guilty of charges that he ordered and participated in the torture of prisoners while he headed the Adra Prison. LA Times
A new study from the Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada found an unexpected connection between a common virus and back problems. New York Post
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Former President Barack Obama excoriated President Trump's shocking ban of three media outlets from White House access, while glossing over his own history of attempting a less drastic measure against Fox News. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Obama griveneces were false.
The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security. New York Times
The Iran-backed Houthi militia was engaged in fierce battles with the Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen on Sunday, as it seeks to maintain momentum in the war. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The US should take action against the Houthies.
As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China’s advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China’s economy in its worst shape in decades. New York Times
Ukraine says it used a newly developed ballistic missile in the attacks, which also targeted other parts of Russia. New York Times
Cait Conley, who is trying to flip a Republican seat held by Representative Mike Lawler, is fending off attacks concerning her work after she left the Biden administration. New York Times
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A new study has found that North Korea may have triggered a rise in earthquakes near its main nuclear test site after its last nuclear tests in 2017. OANN
VOA VIEW: NK is making some dumb moves.
The Department of War has released its sixth batch of declassified files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), uncovering reports and sensor data detailing silent, high-speed spherical objects moving across active military corridors. OANN
Israel's president on Saturday pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank, a case that divided the country a decade ago. Washington Times
The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and "welcoming nature." Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Dearborn is one-sided Muslim city.
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A federal-local task force arrested 13 people after catching them unloading a stolen $250,000 shipment of chicken from a tractor-trailer behind a Memphis hotel, uncovering guns and drugs in the process.
The Memphis Safe Task Force was serving an aggravated robbery warrant on Javunte Johnson, 33, when officers found him and 12 others pulling pallets of poultry off an 18-wheeler in the parking lot of an Economy Inn. Washington Times
The parents of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck after her Uber driver pulled over along a southern California highway were awarded $40 million after an arbitrator found both Uber and the driver liable for her death. Washington Times
President Trump announced that all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have agreed to participate in his most-favored-nation drug pricing plan for Medicaid, the government insurance for the poor. Washington Times
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The world celebrates National Chai Day every Sept. 21, a drink with centuries of history behind every cup. While the global appetite for tea continues to rise, chai keeps attracting new audiences. Washington Times
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he had asked his government to prepare a plan to protect critical infrastructure, including sensitive defense industry sites, against drone attacks and cyberattacks amid what he described as an intensifying Russian hybrid threat. Washington Times
Between 1933 and 1945, the Nazi regime orchestrated the largest art theft in world history, seizing over 600,000 works of art across Europe from Jewish families, collectors and museums. CBS
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around artificial intelligence possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax. CBS
VOA VIEW: The same uninformed Y2J hoax that did not materilze.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation. CBS
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The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of files about unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP or UFOs, including a batch of documents regarding a mysterious military program studying aerospace threats. CBS
The U.S. Marshals Service is preparing to transfer some Georgia detainees to another private facility 200 miles away. CBS
The twins were born in Ethiopia with a rare condition that left them joined at the head. Doctors spent a year planning a separation surgery. CBS
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The disclosure comes as scrutiny over misbehaving artificial intelligence intensifies in Washington and Silicon Valley. CNBC
VOA VIEW: They were programed to break the norm.
Millions of student loan borrowers could see their monthly bills skyrocket if they don't move into an affordable repayment plan soon. CNBC
Countries and companies are investing in technologies for underwater use amid concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure on the ocean floor. CNBC
SpaceX is getting an extension to an existing contract that will allow three additional crewed Dragon flights to the International Space Station. CNBC
Senators elected this November will be in office when Social Security's retirement trust fund is projected to run dry. CNBC
Hasan Piker called Osama bin Laden a "spoiled brat" and labeled 9/11 blowback for U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and Afghanistan. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Piker is dumb communist.
The Justice Department says 42 people vanished at sea after a Colombian smuggler guided them onto a boat from San Andrés Island to Nicaragua. FOX News
Ashtrays containing possible human remains and images of seven missing women were found among over one million files inside Eugene Horsch's Philadelphia home. FOX News
The Iran war has cost the United States at least $45.1 billion, military officials said. The amount covers the conflict through early September. UPI
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen said they carried out drone and missile attacks on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, near the airport and energy sites. UPI
VOA VIEW: The US should get into action.
President Donald Trump said the United States reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland for "permanent control over security" of the island. UPI
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Gas prices have skyrocketed in the past week, rising more than 15 cents in that period, with the national average sitting at just over $4.31 per gallon, according to AAA. In another blow to American consumers, diesel prices are at the highest recorded average, standing at about $6.23 per gallon as of now. They are going up higher.
Though prices have been rising steadily in recent weeks, the past week has seen a significant jump. Just one week ago, the average price of gas was at $4.15 per gallon and diesel was at $5.90. Compared with the average prices one month ago, the last week reveals an unusually high leap as the conflict in the Middle East wears past the six-month mark. Despite diesel prices breaking records, gas still remains below the highest recorded national average of about $5.01 in June, 2022. However, averages by state show a different reality, with California maintaining its status as having the highest gas prices in the nation, at $6.00 per gallon.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that American forces destroyed five Iranian oil carriers — a strike aimed at retaliating against repeated Iranian ballistic missile attacks on U.S. Navy warships and crippling the illegal oil exports funding the IRGC. In response, media reports indicate that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) retaliated by launching strikes on several vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz region. The volatile situation in the strait, one of the world’s most consequential waterways for the transport of oil and liquefied natural gas, has significantly driven up the cost of oil since the conflict began in February.
Sitting in the $60 range before the advent of operations, crude oil surged to more than $110 per barrel in April, according to Trading Economics. A low was seen at the beginning of July, with prices back down under $70 per barrel. However, the reprieve was temporary, with costs shooting up again. Although they have fluctuated significantly since then, prices went back over $100 per barrel in the last week. As of Monday, costs sit at about $101 per barrel.
The closure of ’s EastSArabiaaudi -West pipeline following drone strikes — which the Kingdom and intelligence reports traced back to Iranian-backed militias in Iraq — further exacerbated the situation. The more than 700-mile-long pipeline served as an overland bypass, allowing Saudi Arabia to transport crude oil to its Red Sea terminals without using the Strait of Hormuz.
In the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a chokepoint for the Red Sea, the Iran-backed terrorist group, the Houthis, made gains in recent days. As hostilities continue to intimidate commercial shipping, global energy supply chains are at risk of further disruption.
