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Trump says record USS Lincoln deployment 'not nearly long enough'
Trump said USS Lincoln family members are not concerned about conditions.
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01 02 GeneralUS & CanadaBig gap remains between Canada and U.S. in ongoing trade talks: source
The distance on a potential deal comes after a week of negotiations in Washington between Canadian and U.S. officials, labelled by multiple sources as constructive.
Global News
03 GeneralUnited States‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead
Heavy machinery seen operating in famous Santa Elena Canyon amid outcry over new wall infrastructure in beloved Texas park Bulldozers have begun plowing up ground at the mouth of Big Bend national park’s famed Santa Elena Canyon as part of the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar “smart wall” expansion on the US-Mexico border, according to new footage taken by activists who have been monitoring the site. Tensions have run high since the Trump administration announced plans to erect new…
The Guardian
04 GeneralUnited StatesWoman arrested after second world war memorial in DC vandalized
Suspect faces two felony charges after memorial filled with bubbles and spray-paint reading ‘Clean hands Dirty $’ A woman was arrested on Friday morning in connection with the vandalization of the National World War Two Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC , the capital’s federal prosecutor announced. Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, announced mid-morning that a suspect was in custody and had been charged with federal crimes.
The Guardian
05 GeneralUnited StatesFeds charge woman for allegedly vandalizing World War II Memorial in D.C.
The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., said a woman has been arrested and faces two felony charges related to vandalism of the World War II Memorial.
CBS News
06 GeneralUnited StatesWhere the Texas surrogate dispute stands right now
The legal fight over who has parental rights to a baby in the middle of a surrogacy dispute is playing out in Texas. Rachel Rebouché, professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law, joins CBS News to discuss.
CBS News
07 GeneralUnited StatesThe week around the world in 20 pictures
Wildfires rage in Europe and the US, an earthquake rocks Colombia, Russian strikes in Ukraine and a solar eclipse – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
The Guardian
08 Trump’s spying on left-wing groups recalls J Edgar Hoover’s Cointelpro
The FBI from the 1950s to the 1970s tried to infiltrate and discredit leftist organizations. Trump seems to be repeating that sordid practice It is bad enough that the Trump administration blocked a federal criminal investigation when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent killed Renee Good as she was turning her car away from him in Minneapolis the past January. Just before the shooting, Good and her partner had been observing and protesting against ICE officers. Instead, it turns…
The Guardian
09 GeneralUnited StatesWatch: Trump says USS Lincoln is being replaced, doesn't think deployment has been too long
President Trump responded Friday to a question about the USS Abraham Lincoln, denying reports of bad conditions and saying the ship's deployment hasn't been "nearly long enough."
CBS News
10 GeneralUnited StatesInside "the Pool": Fugitive arrested in alleged cross-border car trade scheme
Along the Texas-Mexico border, prosecutors say a group of businessmen found a way to monopolize the trade of used cars — a scheme called "the Pool." This week, authorities say they caught one alleged member.
CBS News
11 Donald Trump can’t beat Iran and Nigel Farage can only beat a bin. When it counts, these populists are just losers
The pattern in the US and Britain is clear. They serve up stunt after stunt to mask incompetence and the betrayal of all those who trusted them It’s a shame Nigel Farage ducked the announcement of his victory in the Clacton byelection, which confirmed his return as MP for the seat he had needlessly resigned from just a few weeks earlier. You’d have thought he would have loved it. It was the culmination of a stunt, an exercise in politics as performance. It was a display animated by – and…
The Guardian
12 GeneralUnited StatesFederal surveillance operation targeted progressive groups, unions in Minnesota, documents show
Federal agents secretly monitored progressive groups and protesters during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday. The surveillance, detailed in a 26-page motion filed in federal court in Minnesota, was part of two investigations dubbed “Operation Puppet Master” and “Project Whipple Shield,” which officials said were to track a…
The Hill
13 GeneralUnited StatesNew CNBC Generation Lab poll shows almost half of 18- to 34-year-olds see democratic socialism positively
New CNBC Generation Lab poll shows almost half of 18- to 34-year-olds see democratic socialism positively and nearly 80% see the U.S. economy negatively.
CNBC
14 GeneralUnited StatesSee how much renters pay for a 2-bedroom home in 50 U.S. cities
Nearly half of renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing. Here's what it costs to rent a two-bedroom home in 50 U.S. cities.
CBS News
15 GeneralUnited StatesBessent teases severe economic action against Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will unveil new measures against Iran next week as it seeks to increase economic pressure on the regime to come back to the negotiating table on a deal to end hostilities and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Watch this space for more announcements coming next week…
The Hill
16 GeneralUnited StatesBP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration
Move will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in January BP has answered Donald Trump’s call for oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s fossil fuel industry with new plans to develop a large offshore gasfield. BP will partner with two oil firms with close links to the Trump administration to develop the second phase of the Loran gasfield, in one of the first large-scale foreign investments in Venezuela since the US ousted its…
The Guardian
17 GeneralUnited StatesSen. Ruben Gallego on handling of USS Lincoln conditions: 'That's not proper leadership'
Lawmakers want answers from the Pentagon chief and the U.S. Navy about living conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona.
NPR
18 GeneralUnited States'Best night of my life': Travis Kelce reflects on wedding with Taylor Swift at MSG
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared his first public comments Wednesday regarding his wedding with Taylor Swift.
ESPN
19 GeneralUnited StatesUS says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs
A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.
BBC News
20 GeneralUnited StatesUS-Japan moves to bolster the Yen set a precedent for currency interventions
The U.S. Treasury is mainly concerned about a weak yen boosting Treasury yields, and it has shown little regard for the European Central Bank.
The Hill
21 Karoline Leavitt leaves behind a legacy of lies. What’s next for the Trump aide?
The press secretary’s communication style made her eminently qualified for a role in this administration Karoline Leavitt, 28, is leaving her demanding job as Donald Trump’s press secretary to spend more time with her two young children and her 60-year-old husband. According to a post by Trump On Truth Social, Leavitt will be departing her role at the end of the month and will serve as one of Trump’s “top outside advisors”. In other words: the official version of events is that Leavitt is…
The Guardian
22 GeneralUnited StatesRyanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of was broken by engine debris, report finds
Fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany, preliminary findings show Business live – latest updates Broken engine parts were responsible for shattering a window on a Ryanair plane, causing a passenger to be partly sucked out mid-flight in July, US investigators have said. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found an engine fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on the 10 July flight from Greece to Germany shattering…
The Guardian
23 GeneralUnited StatesTrump’s great plane escape | Politics Weekly America
When Air Force One took off from Turkey after July’s Nato summit, almost everyone believed Donald Trump was on board … but he wasn’t. Jonathan Freedland talks to Tara Setmayer of the Seneca Project about why the White House felt the need to come up with such an elaborate lie to protect the president
The Guardian
24 GeneralUnited StatesConditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms
Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.
BBC News
25 GeneralUnited StatesEngine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says
A preliminary report by US investigators says an engine fan blade broke on last month's flight from Greece to Germany.
BBC News
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