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The suspension was ordered after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian driver Monday in Maine and a week after another officer shot and killed a motorist in Houston. LA Times
Twenty-six current and former Meta employees, including some from California, allege the company violated federal and state laws. Meta denied the accusations. LA Times
Insiders told Page Six that the fired security guard was a well-liked presence in the building. New York Post
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The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup final twisted through two very different semifinals. New York Post
CBS News aired part of President Trump's prime-time speech, joining in late and cutting out before it finished. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Liberal news bias.
President Trump revealed that China stole the voter registration data of 220 million Americans as part of his primetime speech on Thursday. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Very important information.
Though Elida will stay offshore, forecasters warn its growing strength means dangerous surf and choppy seas. New York Post
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a key vote on confirmation, had demanded the acting attorney general meet with victims. New York Times
A technical assistant to President Trump won around $100,000, according to the prediction market, which flagged the activity to the federal government. New York Times
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The move is a significant change that could deter hundreds of thousands of immigrants from using such programs to meet basic needs. New York Times
It’s the first potentially habitable world known to host an atmosphere, making it a lead contender in the search for life beyond our solar system. New York Times
Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at some Taco Bell restaurants is being investigated as a possible source of the multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak. OANN
The Trump administration is reportedly looking into transferring management of the federal student loan program from the U.S. Department of Education to the Small Business Administration (SBA). OANN
VOA VIEW: The SBA does not have a good financial track record.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a highly anticipated return to the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on Thursday, taking her place behind the podium for her first full briefing since going on maternity leave in late April. OANN
Several counties primarily in Central and Southwest Texas are under a Flash Flood Emergency issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) as storms sweep through large swaths of the state. OANN
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sticking to encouraging low-altitude military flyovers after a fighter jet buzzed a Florida beach during a show this week, raising new scrutiny after the Pentagon has dismissed a series of safety reviews of such flights. Washington Times
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National Guard personnel deployed in the nation's capital to stop crime will remain through the 2029 inauguration, Pentagon officials said. Washington Times
A Memphis pizza restaurant owner is standing by his decision to turn away four uniformed members of the Tennessee National Guard, a move that has ignited a boycott campaign and drawn a rebuke from a member of Congress. Washington Times
A Seattle judge ordered city officials Tuesday to go further in preventing lewd and sexual activity at Denny Blaine Park, which allows for public nudity. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As it should be.
Shoppers slowed their spending in June from May amid continuing economic uncertainty and fading benefits from generous government tax refunds. Washington Times
The U.S. government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Washington Times
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Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule. CBS
Officials in Toledo, Ohio, say the presence of carbon monoxide was confirmed in a parked vehicle where five people were found unresponsive and three of them died. CBS
In 14,000 cases, Black families were flagged to law enforcement over unverified allegations that often begin with unreliable hospital drug tests. CBS
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The United States is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the world's 10th-biggest economy. CBS
VOA VIEW: As it should be.
Two years ago, Jeremy Morrison took a DNA test and found out his parents were not biological actual parents. CBS
VOA VIEW: They should be sued.
Neither of the victims of the ICE shootings in Maine or Texas were the target of enforcement operations, according to the Department of Homeland Security. CBS
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records. CBS
VOA VIEW: Interesting and questionable.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
Trump warned that the U.S. will target Iranian infrastructure next week if negotiations do not resume. CNBC
New data show the U.S. grocery slowdown is deepening as shoppers buy fewer items, forcing grocers and brands to compete harder on price and value. CNBC
Ukrainian protesters took to the streets of Kyiv on Thursday, decrying Zelenskyy's surprise decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. CNBC
The Senate Intelligence Committee is considering Jay Clayton's nomination to be the director of national intelligence. CNBC
Recent changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness should prompt borrowers to confirm that their repayment plan and loan type remain eligible for the relief. CNBC
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India will supply its BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia, the country’s third such agreement in the Indo-Pacific, underscoring New Delhi’s rise as a defense supplier in the region amid growing concerns over China’s assertiveness. China is a danger.
BrahMos, which is a supersonic cruise missile with an anti-ship capability, has garnered strong interest from buyers in the Indo-Pacific region as these countries with limited naval forces need to defend disputed territories in the South China Sea, experts told CNBC.
“BrahMos and the air-to-air missiles are the areas that are new in our collaboration [with Indonesia],” an Indian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that BrahMos was an important area of collaboration and commercial terms were yet be decided between the two sides. Buyers are particularly interested in the anti-ship version of BrahMos, which has a range of 300 kilometers and an extremely high speed that makes it difficult to intercept, Siemon Wezeman, senior researcher in the Arms Transfers Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, told CNBC.
It is “one of the largest and fastest available on the market just now,” he added. BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyenia. The only other missile similar to BrahMos is China’s YJ-12, Douglas Barrie, a senior fellow for military aerospace at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told CNBC in an email.
Philippines was the first buyer of BrahMos in 2022. In May this year, India’s defense secretary said the country had signed a deal to sell the missile to Vietnam, Reuters reported. India’s Ministry of Defence and BrahMos Aerospace did not respond to CNBC’s requests for comment. Both these deals are motivated by “the perception of China’s growing threat in the South China Sea,” Collin Koh, a senior fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, told CNBC.
While Indonesia does not see China as a primary security threat, it does have differences with Beijing over the “North Natuna Sea claim,” Koh added. On Monday, the Chinese navy test-fired a ballistic missile into the Pacific, a move expected to push countries in the region to deepen defense ties with one another amid China’s growing military might.
