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Fears that Washington might pull some or all of the roughly 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea have loomed large in the country since Trump's first term. LA Times
Dr. Maher Abdallah credited a series of miracles for limiting the scope of devastation from last Saturday's bomb attack, noting no staff or patients were on site at the time and the clinic's in vitro fertilization lab remained intact. LA Times
In the US alone, almost a third of people over the age of 65 fall each year, resulting in injuries and occasionally death. New York Post
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Apple CEO Tim Cook personally called Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lobbying against an online child safety bill currently under consideration in the state. New York Post
VOA VIEW: A child safety bill must be.
Courts are serving as a rare check on President Trump, but judicial orders to unwind his actions can be easier said than done. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The SC must act, or Congress will.
The slaying of two Israeli Embassy workers cast a harsh spotlight on pro-Palestinian groups in the United States. Activists, who were already being scrutinized, could face further pushback. New York Times
Contrast-enhanced mammography identified three times as many tumors as ultrasound scans. But it is not widely used for screening in the United States. New York Times
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt engaged in a tense exchange with an NBC News correspondent regarding the veracity and implications of a video shown by President Donald Trump to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a Wednesday meeting in the Oval Office. OANN
VOA VIEW: The video showed the truth.
The U.S. Army said it would pay to repair any damage to D.C. streets caused by military equipment during next month's 250th anniversary parade, several media reports said. Washington Times
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Federal prosecutors charged an illegal immigrant from Colombia with stealing someone else's identity then using it to illegally vote, obtain a secure identification and steal $400,000 in welfare and other federal programs. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Illegals must be ousted.
A federal judge has ruled that being deported does not constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" under the Constitution, rejecting an illegal immigrant mother's request that her potential removal be rescinded. Washington Times
The manager of Harvard Medical School's morgue has pleaded guilty to selling human remains. Washington Times
The Supreme Court gave the OK on Thursday to President Trump to carry out firings of Democratic appointees at some major federal watchdog agencies, saying the chief executive has wide-ranging powers to shape the workforce that carries out his policies. Washington Times
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Two tribal nations filed a lawsuit Thursday saying that the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations of Native children were systematically abused. Washington Times
The number of white nationalist, hate and anti-government groups around the U.S. dropped slightly in 2024, not because of any shrinking influence but rather the opposite. Many feel their beliefs, which includes racist narratives and so-called Christian persecution, have become more normalized in government and mainstream discourse. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The growth is sad.
It is Harvard's second suit against the Trump administration. CBS
VOA VIEW: The judge is off base.
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The House GOP campaign arm is targeting Democrats holding politically risky seats for opposing the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." CBS
VOA VIEW: As they should.
It's the latest step taken by the Trump administration to dramatically ramp up immigration arrests across the country. CBS
AAA anticipates a new record with more than 45 million Americans traveling 50 miles or more for Memorial Day weekend. The majority will drive. Traffic to get to your destination is expected to be the worst on Friday between noon and 8 p.m. CBS
The average cost of one pound of ground beef reached a record-high of $5.80 in April, according to numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. CBS
VOA VIEW: All this is caused by Biden stupidity.
The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to halt lower court rulings voiding removals of members from two labor boards. CBS
VOA VIEW: Rational ruling.
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The Trump administration has already asked the Supreme Court to block an earlier version of the order on efforts to reorganize the federal bureaucracy. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Judges are not supposed to be involved with the executive branch.
Shares of Apple were under pressure on Friday after Trump's post on Truth Social. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Apple should pay for IPHONES made in India.
President Donald Trump believes European Union proposals have not matched those from other trading partners, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. CNBC
VOA VIEW: You pay if you don't comply.
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Both sides agreed to maintain communication as bilateral trade talks progress. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
Following the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., the ADL is urging Americans to stand up against surging antisemitism across the country. FOX News
Columbia University violated federal civil rights law through its "deliberate indifference" toward the anti-Israel protests that have taken place on campus since Oct. 7, 2023. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Columbia is in clear violation.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson sent a campaign email praising security improvements just days before 10 inmates escaped from the Louisiana jail. FOX News
A small Cessna aircraft crashed in a San Diego military neighborhood Thursday morning setting several homes and vehicles on fire with multiple deaths reported. FOX News
A prisoner swap is underway Friday between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian officials said. UPI
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the leaders of Britain, France and Canada of opting to side with the "mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers" in Hamas over Israel. UPI
Tens of millions of dollars worth of illegal e-cigarette products were seized in Chicago in a joint operation between the FDA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officials said Thursday. UPI
Walmart has announced plans to lay off 1,500 corporate employees, part of what it calls a restructuring as it weighs plans to raise prices. UPI
VOA VIEW: They will not raise prices.
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Federal immigration agents did not have a warrant when they arrested anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil last month and defended their actions in new court documents, saying the arrest was legal. Makes sense, not a matter for the courts.
Khalil, one of the ringleaders of anti-Israel protests at Columbia University last year who the Trump administration is trying to deport, was arrested about six weeks ago from his university-owned apartment in New York City with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which is part of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), telling him they were revoking his green card and student visa, according to Khalil's attorney, Amy Greer. He was then taken to a Louisiana detention center.
Documents entered in a New Jersey court reveal a lawyer for Homeland Security wrote that when agents confronted Khalil on March 8 and asked him to cooperate while they tried to verify his identity, Khalil "stated that he would not cooperate and that he was going to leave the scene," the lawyer wrote. The Homeland Security supervisory agent at that point "believed there was a flight risk and arrest was necessary," he said.
Lawyers for Khalil disputed the government’s account of the situation and said Khalil’s wife went into their apartment to retrieve his Green Card only for the agents to arrest him. Khalil is a Palestinian raised in Syria and a permanent U.S. resident. Khalil’s attorneys argued that the Trump administration has shown no evidence that he refused to cooperate with agents during his arrest. Greer, who was on the phone with Khalil and the arresting agent on the night of the arrest, said Khalil remained calm and complied with orders even as agents failed to show an arrest warrant. His lawyers say video released by Khalil's wife shows he remained cooperative.
"Today, we now know why they never showed Mahmoud that warrant — they didn’t have one. This is clearly yet another desperate attempt by the Trump administration to justify its unlawful arrest and detention of human rights defender Mahmoud Khalil, who is now, by the government’s own tacit admission, a political prisoner of the United States," Greer said.
