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Should US military get involved in Israel-Iran conflict? What a new poll found

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As the war between Israel and Iran continues, President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric toward Iran and signaled an openness for direct U.S. military involvement.

He has called for Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” threatened to kill Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — calling him “an easy target” — and said greater U.S. ...Read more

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RFK Jr.'s new panel takes on vaccine ingredients, shots for kids

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WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan for America’s vaccines is coming into focus, with his revamped immunization advisory panel set to discuss the use of measles shots in kids next week and vote on an ingredient that’s been wrongly linked to autism.

The draft agenda for next week’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...Read more

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California decarbonization projects are among 2 dozen eliminated by Trump's Department of Energy

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LOS ANGELES California Democrats are denouncing the Trump administration’s decision to terminate $3.7 billion in funding for two dozen clean energy projects, including three in the Golden State.

The 24 awards recently canceled by the U.S. Department of Energy were issued by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations under the Biden ...Read more

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Couple adopted boy and kept him locked up in a room for a decade, Texas cops say

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A Texas couple is accused of keeping their adopted son locked up and without access to a bathroom for a decade, police say.

A 51-year-old man and his 52-year-old wife were arrested after officers searched their El Paso home on June 11, following allegations that their 15-year-old son was being “neglected and confined,” police said in a June...Read more

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Karen Read found not guilty on murder, manslaughter charges, guilty on operating vehicle under the influence

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DEDHAM, Mass. — A jury cleared Karen Read of all but the least serious offense — drunken driving — following a lengthy trial for the murder of Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, her boyfriend.

The verdict, delivered after over 20 hours in the jury room, was anticipated ever since jurors appeared to hint at it with two notes they sent ...Read more

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SpaceX retargets crewed Axiom Space launch for early Sunday

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SpaceX has reset the countdown clock for its next human spaceflight, targeting an early Sunday morning launch of the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission.

A Falcon 9 rocket topped with a new Crew Dragon capsule looks to take four private astronauts on a trip to the International Space Station with liftoff at 3:42 a.m. Eastern time from Kennedy ...Read more

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Gov. Jared Polis pardons Coloradans convicted of psilocybin possession

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DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday pardoned Coloradans with state-level criminal convictions for possession of “magic mushrooms.”

Speaking at the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver, the governor announced he had pardoned four people in light of changes to the law that no longer make possession a crime.

In 2022, Coloradans voted...Read more

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On Iran strikes messaging, Trump aides opt to run it up the flagpole

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WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump exited the East Room last Thursday following an impromptu midday news conference, he dismissed a reporter’s question about what it would take to get Iranian officials back to the negotiating table.

Six days later, amid the president’s rapid shift from a diplomatic to a hawkish approach to Iran’s ...Read more

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Expectations high in Karen Read retrial as jurors may be near verdict

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DEDHAM, Mass. — From media pundits to conversations overheard by devoted onlookers who came to wait in Dedham, many believe a verdict will come Wednesday in the Karen Read retrial.

The theory was sparked by two notes the jury sent to Judge Beverly J. Cannone that appeared to indicate jurors were narrowing down their choice and could be ...Read more

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Police: Melissa Hortman's home broken into days after assassination

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Brooklyn Park home of state Rep. Melissa Hortman was broken into overnight, four days after she and her husband Mark Hortman were shot and killed, police said Wednesday.

Brooklyn Park police officers were alerted to the break-in at 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to a department news release.

When police arrived, they found ...Read more

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Supreme Court upholds Tennessee youth transgender care ban

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WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Tennessee law that restricts access to gender-affirming care for minors, in a ruling that shifts the contentious policy debates about transgender rights to the hands of lawmakers.

The 6-3 decision, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., found that states can regulate or even ban...Read more

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Are Americans confident in Trump to handle international crisis? What poll found

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As tensions boil over in the Middle East, a new poll finds most Americans doubt President Donald Trump’s ability to steer the nation through a global crisis.

The YouGov/Economist survey, conducted June 13 to 16, asked respondents “are you confident in Donald Trump’s ability to deal wisely with an international crisis, or are you uneasy ...Read more

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Rep. Andy Barr: Iran-Israel war 'tremendous opportunity' to denuclearize Iran

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U.S. Rep. Andy Barr said Wednesday he would support giving President Donald Trump “whatever authorities that he seeks” as the president weighs direct involvement in the intensifying war between Israel and Iran.

Israel, a longtime ally of the United States, has for nearly a week bombarded targets in Iran, focusing many strikes on sites ...Read more

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Illinois Democrats, immigration advocates denied entry into ICE processing center in visit Wednesday

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CHICAGO — Four Illinois Democratic members of Congress joined immigration and human rights advocates Wednesday morning at a suburban federal immigration processing center, demanding entry into the facility to check on the conditions of the detainees held there.

Illinois Reps. Danny K. Davis, Jesús “Chuy” Garcia, Delia C. Ramirez and ...Read more

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Trump says Iran missed chance for deal, vague on strike plans

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Iran squandered the chance to make a deal over its nuclear enrichment, but declined to say whether the U.S. plans to join Israel’s offensive aimed at destroying the program.

“I may do it. I may not do it,” Trump told reporters Wednesday at the White House when asked if he is moving closer to ...Read more

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As Chicago teen curfew faces final vote, police superintendent backs away from 'politics' of debate

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CHICAGO — One person has loomed large over the controversial City Council ordinance giving police power to declare stricter teen curfews anywhere in Chicago: Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling.

The measure teed up for a final vote Wednesday would give Snelling and future superintendents final say to declare the curfews. And as the ...Read more

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Trump says Iran missed chance of deal, stays vague on US strike

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Iran squandered the chance to make a deal over its nuclear enrichment, but declined to say whether the United States plans to join Israel’s offensive aimed at destroying the program.

“I may do it. I may not do it,” Trump told reporters Wednesday at the White House when asked if he is moving ...Read more

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ICE field director defends agents after ramped-up enforcement, arrests of US citizens at Chicago immigration court protest

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CHICAGO — The head of Chicago’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Tuesday defended the conduct and decorum of federal agents who have ramped up arrests of undocumented immigrants, which has incited clashes with elected officials, immigration advocates and protesters.

On Monday, three U.S. citizens were detained by ICE ...Read more

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Supreme Court upholds red-state laws that ban hormones for transgender teens

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that states may ban hormone treatments for transgender teens, rejecting the claim that such gender-based discrimination is unconstitutional.

In a 6-3 decision, the justices said states are generally free to decide on proper standards of medical care, particularly when health experts are divided. ...Read more

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Hispanic reporter arrested at protest now in ICE custody, faces deportation

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ATLANTA — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) database shows that Mario Guevara, the influential Spanish-language journalist who livestreamed his own arrest at a weekend protest outside Atlanta, is now in the agency’s custody.

The immigrant from El Salvador, who built a mass following on social media through his work documenting ...Read more