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U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz is among the holdouts blocking Trump's tax bill
Indianapolis Star - Indiana
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U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz is one of the GOP holdouts blocking President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" from proceeding to the House floor for final passage. A handful of hardline fiscal conservatives have been threatening to block the bill...
U.S. aid contractors are firing live ammunition as Palestinians seek food in Gaza, sources say
The Globe and Mail
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July 3, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Palestinians carry boxes containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.Abdel Kareem Hana/The Associated...
U.S. Contractors Are Firing Live Ammo As Palestinians Seek Food In Gaza: AP Sources
HuffPost
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July 3, 2025
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press. Two U.S....
U.S. employers likely added 115,000 jobs last month as labor market continues to cool
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 3, 2025
The steady slowdown in U.S. hiring likely continued in June as President Donald Trump’s trade wars, federal hiring freeze and… The steady slowdown in U.S. hiring likely continued in June as President Donald Trump’s trade wars, federal hiring...
U.S. Marine Josh White Poised for ARCA Racing Comeback with Purpose
BVM Sports
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July 3, 2025
Josh White, a U.S. Marine veteran, is returning to the ARCA Menards Series after a three-year hiatus. With 20 career starts in ARCA and a mission to raise awareness for veteran suicide prevention, he aims to leverage his platform racing at Bristol...
U.S. warns travelers to avoid these Middle Eastern countries
MassLive - Massachusetts
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July 2, 2025
The United States Department of State has issued an updated travel advisory on Israel, the West Bank and Gaza due to the escalating conflict in the region. The Department of State Tuesday identified Gaza as a level four risk — urging citizens to...
U.S. Warns of Iranian Cyber Retaliation After Nuclear Strike
Law Enforcement Today
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WASHINGTON, DC- Just over a week after the U.S. obliterated Iran’s uranium enrichment facility that was ostensibly being used to develop nuclear bombs, the FBI and other federal agencies warned of possible Iranian cyberattacks coming in the wake...
U.S. judge blocks Trump ban on asylum claims
Xinhua News Agency
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SACRAMENTO, United States, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's latest effort to shut the nation's asylum door, ruling that the White House overstepped both Congress's immigration statutes and the...
U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China amid trade truce
CNBC
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July 3, 2025
Close-up of an empty printed circuit board, PCB, in Verl, Germany. Ute Grabowsky | Photothek | Getty Images The U.S. government has rescinded its export restrictions on chip-design software to China, semiconductor software companies Synopsys and...
U.S. involvement in Middle East ignites protests in Los Angeles
The Corsair - California
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Conflicting activist groups gathered in front of the Wilshire Federal Building to protest U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran war on June 18 and 23. On June 13, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a series of aerial strikes on Iran’s nuclear...
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to eliminate rule protecting untouched forest
WCYB - Virginia
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking to eliminate a decades old rule that protects untouched national forest land. It's part of efforts to ramp up timber production and respond to wildfires, but environmental...
U.S Embassy Warns Travelers Of New Vaccination Rule At Popular Cruise Destination
The Travel
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July 2, 2025
A Central American country with a Caribbean Sea coastline to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south, Honduras is renowned for its remarkably intact Maya ruins and reef-fringed tropical islands. Historically, the Central American nation is...
Arkansas’ U.S. House members support Senate bill amid GOP chaos
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. House of Representatives was at a standstill during much of its Wednesday session, all Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., could do was sit and wait. Womack, of Rogers, began presiding over the floor before 11 a.m. CDT,...
Chinese Migrants, Given Visas to U.S., Charged with Spying for the Chinese Communist Party — Including Trying to Recruit American Sailors
Breitbart
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July 2, 2025
A pair of Chinese nationals, both given visitor visas to come to the United States, have been charged with spying for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including attempting to recruit American sailors in the U.S. Navy to their clandestine...
Chinese Nationals Charged with Recruiting U.S. Navy Personnel for Espionage
Breitbart
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July 2, 2025
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals have been charged with gathering intelligence about U.S. Navy bases and attempting to recruit Navy personnel for espionage. The defendants, 38-year-old Yuance Chen and...
Websites hosting major U.S. climate reports taken down
The Hindu
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July 3, 2025
Websites that displayed legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their backyards from a warming world. Scientists said...
Washington approves $510 million arms deal for Israel amid Gaza genocide and U.S. ceasefire push
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 3, 2025
Washington, July 3 (RHC)-- The U.S. government has approved a $510 million weapons sale to the Israeli regime, reinforcing Washington’s military backing as the regime’s genocide in Gaza reaches its 21st month. The sale, approved on June 30,...
Former Colombian minister sought U.S. help in overthrowing President Petro, leaked audios reveal
Latin America Reports
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July 2, 2025
Medellín, Colombia – Colombia’s former Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva reportedly met with U.S. officials in April seeking “international pressure” to remove his former boss, President Gustavo Petro, according to leaked audio reported by newspaper...
Return to the Homeland Plan: 204 Venezuelan Migrants Safely Repatriated from the U.S.
teleSUR
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July 3, 2025
Return to the homeland: Venezuela welcomes back 204 nationals deported from the United States.Photo: mijpvzla/Instagram. July 2, 2025 Hour: 8:31 pm As part of the Venezuelan government’s “Plan Vuelta a la Patria,” 204 Venezuelan migrants returned...
Cuba's deputy foreign minister says U.S. memorandum is an intimidating political platform
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 3, 2025
Fernández de Cossío affirms that Cuba has the capacity, organization, wisdom, and experience to overcome this new U.S. aggression Photo taken from Archive/Cubadebate Havana, July 3 (RHC)-- The Presidential Memorandum on National Security, issued...