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The US Justice Department is working to secure criminal charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro, according to sources familiar with the matter.The scope of the investigation is unclear. But federal prosecutors have examined a number of possible charges including some related to the Cuban military’s 1996 downing of two planes belonging to the Cuban-American exile organization Brothers to the Rescue.Four men — three of them American citizens — were killed in the attack.If approved by a grand jury, an indictment could be announced as soon as next week.In recent months, prosecutor

US Justice Department working to indict former Cuban president Raul Castro

The balikbayan box: The way Filipino Americans have sent love all the way back home

The largest US children's hospital settles with Texas and the Trump administration over gender care

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Exclusive: Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran is responsible

US officials suspect Iranian hackers are behind a series of breaches of systems that monitor the amount of fuel in storage tanks serving gas stations in multiple states, according to multiple sources briefed on the activity.The hackers responsible have exploited automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems that were sitting online and unprotected by passwords, allowing them in some cases to tinker with display readings on the tanks but not the actual levels of fuel in them, the sources said.The cyber intrusions are not known to have caused physical damage or harm, but the breaches have raised safety con

Iraqi military commander ‘directed and urged’ attacks on Americans and Jews over Iran war, feds say

‘Creeps need not apply’: How a team of bipartisan women plan to change Capitol Hill’s culture of harassment

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Israel carries out strike targeting most senior Hamas military leader in Gaza

Despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, Israel carried out strikes on Gaza City targeting Hamas’ most senior military leader, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, according to a joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.The Israeli strikes killed at least seven people, with more than 50 others injured and taken to Al-Shifa Hospital, according to the emergency services in Gaza. It was not immediately clear if al-Haddad was one of the dead.Israel accused al-Haddad of being responsible for and one of the “architects” behind the Hamas-led attack on Oct

Israeli forces set up a camp in the Iraqi desert during Iran war, officials say

Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say

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Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend and her baby in Tulsa fire

MCALESTER, Oklahoma (KOCO) -- Oklahoma has carried out the execution a man convicted of beating his ex-girlfriend to death and killing her 7-month-old baby in a 2007 Tulsa fire.Death row inmate Raymond Johnson was put to death Thursday morning at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He was pronounced dead at 10:12 a.m.Learn more about his case below.Raymond Johnson murder conviction He was convicted after beating his girlfriend, 24-year-old Brooke Whitaker, to death with a hammer and then setting a fire that killed her daughter, Kya, in June 2007. Their bodies

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Livestreamer known for racist content faces attempted murder charge with bond set at $1.25 million after courthouse shooting

A livestreamer known for posting videos with racist content online appeared in court Friday morning on charges including attempted murder after he shot a man outside a Tennessee courthouse, according to authorities.Dalton Eatherly – who goes by “Chud the Builder” online – got into an argument with another man, identified by Montgomery County officials as Joshua Fox, outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville Wednesday afternoon, according to an arrest warrant.Eatherly, 28, turned his body “in a bladed stance” toward Fox and reached for a firearm in his jacket pocket, a

Justice Clarence Thomas laments ‘very dicey’ threats to judiciary and heightened security for Supreme Court

US scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Access is likely to remain uninterrupted at least until into next year as the case plays out, including a potential appeal to the high court. The justices granted emergency requests from makers of mifepristone, who are appeali

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US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change

The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation's frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his resignation Thursday. Michael Banks' decision, announced in a Fox News interview and later confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security, is the latest leadership shake-up of officials implementing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and comes as the Republican administration appears to be recalibrating its approach to its centerpiece policy of mass depor

Neo-Nazi leader gets 15 years for recruiting violent attacks, including a Santa poison plot

Supreme Court allows telehealth and mail access to mifepristone for now

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Trading Day: Summits, in Beijing and stocks

Another day, another record high for the Nasdaq, S&P 500 and many stock markets around the world on Thursday, as the Xi-Trump summit in China and stalemate in the Persian Gulf gave investors no reason to pause the relentless tech rally.In my column today, I look at the U.S. bond market. While the long end of the curve grabs headlines as the 30-year yield rises above 5%, borrowing costs are also spiking at the short end. For a heavily indebted Treasury reducing its debt maturity profile, this is a worry. If you have more time to read, here are a few articles I recommend to help you make se

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Somali piracy on the rise as Iran war forces ships into high-risk detours

Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone.The intensifying conflict in the Middle East has choked traffic through the Strait of Hormuz – a vital route for roughly 20% of the world’s oil, natural gas and critical raw materials. To avoid it, carriers are having to detour around Africa’s southern tip, extending travel times by weeks and pushing maritime traffic directly into the volatile Somali basin.This rerouting is costing an estimated $1 million in additional expense

New species of giant dinosaur identified from remains found in Thailand

Trump leaves China summit with Iran, Taiwan, and trade in focus

Trump leaves China, short on deliverables but with signs of a stabilized relationship

President Donald Trump departed Beijing Friday afternoon local time without any immediate sign that the US and China have resolved thorny challenges dogging their fractious relationship, but with a freshly stabilized relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping – for now.The leaders covered a range of issues from Iran and Taiwan to trade, during two days that included intensive bilateral meetings. But there were also grand displays of soft diplomacy, marking the first Beijing meeting for the longtime rivals in nearly a decade.Since Trump’s last visit in 2017, he has reimagined Washington’

Trump administration rushes to steady Kennedy’s HHS, with an eye on the midterms

The Trump administration is racing to fill a widening leadership vacuum within the US Department of Health and Human Services, amid months of upheaval that have shaken Americans’ trust and stoked GOP fears of a backlash at the ballot box in November.Senior health officials plan to settle on a new nominee to run the Food and Drug Administration within the next few weeks, in hopes of rapidly stabilizing an agency whose prior leader had alienated several elements of President Donald Trump’s political coalition, a senior administration official told CNN.They are also plotting a broader shakeup

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

Trump is cutting the numbers of US troops in Europe. Here’s how

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Justice Department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

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The billionaires telling other billionaires to shut up and pay their taxes

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FBI offers $200,000 for information on former Air Force intelligence specialist charged with spying for Iran

This Republican says he’s Trump’s ally. He’s getting in the way of Trump’s revenge in a key Louisiana Senate primary

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Powell, the most battle-tested Fed chair, finishes his term

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How a vote for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ put Republican David Valadao in danger of losing his seat

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The Trump phone will start shipping following months of delays

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Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers

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Newsom outlines his final budget proposal with no deficit, new major spending

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled his final budget proposal

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls