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For Democrats, impeachment remains an option, but they are reluctant to make it a centerpiece of their agenda this time. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Dems are fools.
More than 500 people have lost jobs at FedEx, Staples and LAZ Parking; two facilities in Palm Springs and Victorville will close. LA Times
Phoebe Gates is unlikely to face the maximum 20 years behind bars for potential charges stemming from the “cookie stuffing” allegations engulfing her AI shopping startup Phia -- but she could get walloped with civil lawsuits. New York Post
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The latex lawsuit alleges seven counts of negligence and violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. New York Post
The stabbing suspect arrested for butchering an elderly man to death outside his Bay Area home a day after being released from jail has been identified as an illegal migrant from Venezuela. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Newsom is an idiot.
A Fort Lauderdale-bound Delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Atlanta Thursday morning after reports of a smoky smell inside the plane, airline officials said. Flight 1334 had just taken off from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta at around 7 a.m. when “a smoky odor was reported onboard,” according to Delta. New York Post
A 98-foot superyacht worth a whopping $9.1 million sank into the Mediterranean Sea just days after it had been delivered to its new owner. New York Post
The vote to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” is an aggressive test of a judge’s order to remove his name. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The judge was a fool.
The agency used a no-bid contract to buy 10 used jets, saying they were urgently needed for deportation flights. New York Times
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Democratic Socialists are capturing more votes than ever before — even as they run up against the limits of their appeal. New York Times
VOA VIEW: DSA is losing big.
The United States will complete a full withdrawal of all troops from Iraq by September 30th, Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi announced following a meeting with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Brad Cooper. OANN
Speaking in Sacramento, California, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was unaware of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline during his 2024 reelection campaign, adding that those who were aware of his condition should have spoken out. OANN
VOA VIEW: Pelosi is lying.
The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a judge's decision on a 2021 Texas law featuring provisions on mail-in ballot requirements. OANN
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All four Republican candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump in their primary races for the U.S. House representing Minnesota secured their nominations, advancing to the November general elections. OANN
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University on Thursday, ruling that campus hostility following the October 2023 Hamas slaughter of Israelis was too isolated to prove Harvard has been violating federal civil rights law. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The judge is wrong.
Tennessee put a man to death Thursday for killing a motel maid in 1985 in the second of three executions scheduled for the same day in the U.S. Washington Times
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Tropical Storm Lala formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane watch has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii, where it could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend, forecasters said. Washington Times
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain at historically healthy levels. Washington Times
U.S. credit card debt increased to $1.26 trillion in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, nearing the all-time record. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The debt sealing is high.
A single ticket sold in Illinois won the biggest Powerball jackpot of the year, $1.04 billion, in Wednesday night's drawing, the game says. CBS
Surrogate McKenna West declined to get an abortion requested by the intended parents after the baby she was carrying was diagnosed with a severe but treatable heart defect. CBS
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Linh Mai, a baby elephant born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was rejected by her mother. But after the zoo's elephant caretaker and a dozen others stepped in to help her, she has bonded with other elephants. CBS
A form of credit card theft known as skimming is on the rise as thieves install their own card readers to steal your information and money. It's a particular threat to users of EBT cards. CBS
Certain salsas, guacamole, pico de gallo and prepared jalapeño products at Whole Foods are among the products recalled over possible salmonella risk. CBS
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President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family. CBS
The CPI report was in line with economists' expectations, marking the second consecutive month with cooler price pressures. CBS
Mikey Oliveri was born too small for any existing pacemaker options. Doctors turned to an innovative, adapted option. CBS
Oil futures retreated early Wednesday morning after prices rose overnight. CNBC
A new lawsuit challenges recently issued rules from federal banking regulators that preempts state laws requiring banks to pay interest on escrow accounts. CNBC
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Ukraine has launched a heavy drone assault on warships and major Russian grain export terminals in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Russia can put an end to the war.
Lettuce prices posted their sharpest month-over-month decline on record as diners reconsider the vegetable amid the cyclospora outbreak. CNBC
Ford said on Wednesday that it will be increasing production of its Lincoln cars in the U.S. beginning in 2030. CNBC
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Tacoma police spent six days rescuing 60 cats from an abandoned 40-foot sailboat off Owen Beach, with many animals found frightened and malnourished. FOX News
Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., is working. FOX News
Devin Rice allegedly shot co-worker Fredrick Lytton multiple times during an argument over a drink at a Nashville U-Haul location. FOX News
The Trump administration has filed fraud-related charges against a former Southern Poverty Law Center official who testified during the Jan. 6 probe. UPI
Some 15.2 million people across the world -- mostly Europe -- live in the path of totality of Wednesday's solar eclipse. UPI
The U.S. Treasury Department has officially repealed a rule that required U.S. companies and individuals to report "beneficial ownership information." UPI
VOA VIEW: It was a bad law.
The International Energy Agency warned of sharp drop in oil stocks amid renewed disruption to exports from Gulf producers with "lower volumes" at sea. UPI
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The long-running Russia-Ukraine war appears to have entered a new phase after major developments over the weekend and ahead of a crunch NATO summit. Back and forth madness.
In the last 72 hours, U.S. President Donald Trump purportedly held separate calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal and port in St. Petersburg and the surrounding area and Russia launched its second large-scale attack on Kyiv in less than a week. The prospect of renewed diplomacy, alongside the risk of escalation, has put investors on notice at a time when markets are trying to price geopolitical risk, energy security and the integrity of Europe’s defense spending pledges. “There is a real prospect to put an end to this war, and America’s resolve is decisive,” Zelenskyy said in a social media post.
Ukraine’s president said he’d discussed the latest situation on the frontline after more than four years of conflict and had agreed with Trump to continue talks at the NATO summit. Heads of state from 32 countries are expected in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, for the two-day conference. The Kremlin, meanwhile, said Sunday that Trump spoke with Putin for 90 minutes over the weekend, during which the U.S. president offered to help find a solution to the war. Yury Ushakov, a Kremlin aide, described the conversation as “businesslike and very constructive,” according to Russian state news outlet RIA Novosti.
“There are enormous prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries. To achieve this, Donald Trump emphasized, it would be necessary to end the Ukrainian conflict as soon as possible,” Ushakov told reporters. A White House spokesperson was not immediately available to comment when contacted by CNBC. The U.S. president, who repeatedly said on the 2024 campaign trail that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day if elected, has signaled the potential for renewed American support of Kyiv following the signing of an interim peace deal with Iran.
