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The choice of which state begins the presidential balloting turned into a needlessly divisive conflict over race and ethnicity. Nevada didn't take South Carolina's selection well. LA Times
Anthropic's Claude goes rogue and hacks three organizations while testing LA Times
Cities across the Western U.S. set or approached daily temperature records on Saturday, as SoCal officials cautioned residents to watch for symptoms of heat illness. LA Times
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The death toll from Thursday's mass rush into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco reached at least 72 on Sunday as five more bodies were found along Ceuta's coast, officials said. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Spain started the problem.
The recall affects Ukrop's bulk and family-size pans, as well as their single-serving meals. New York Post
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a fiery clash with CNN host Dana Bash over the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines, and autism. New York Post
Plaintiffs claim thousands of immigrants were steered into costly immigration petitions with little chance of success. New York Post
The New York City Correction Department has awarded a contract to a Colorado-based firm, FarmBox Foods, to teach inmates -- or "persons in custody" -- at Rikers Island and other municipal jails how to "vertical" farm in an urban setting. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is nuts.
The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutrition and disease. New York Times
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An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data. New York Times
President Donald Trump announced that the parameters for a deal between the United States and Iran had been agreed upon, leading him to cancel attack plans on the Islamic Republic. OANN
VOA VIEW: Trump has been made a fool by Iran, again.
Former New York Representative George Santos has agreed to pay approximately $35,000 to resolve federal regulatory allegations that he illegally manipulated prediction markets by betting on his own attendance at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union (SOTU) address earlier this year. OANN
A previously deported Mexican national is facing multiple felony charges in Idaho following allegations of repeated sexual abuse involving a young child over a span of five years, state and federal law enforcement authorities confirmed. OANN
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The leadership transition at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is set to begin on Monday, following an announcement by outgoing Acting Director Bill Pulte. OANN
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect state Supreme Court justices rather than have the governor appoint them, a push from conservatives who have chafed for years over court decisions they disagreed with on issues such as abortion, school funding and the death penalty. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: it will be interesting.
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes to move forward. Washington Times
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Faced with a narrow path to winning control of the U.S. House, Democrats are seeing fresh opportunity in a northeast Ohio congressional seat where the Republican incumbent is facing mounting pressure over domestic abuse allegations in a bitter and drawn-out dispute with his ex-wife. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The GOP must prevail,
Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish. Washington Times
President Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it. Washington Times
The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog. The result is a historic rise in the number of people missing court dates and being immediately ordered deported as the system struggles to keep up, new data shows. Washington Times
In 1993, Jeanie Childs was found stabbed more than 60 times in her Minneapolis apartment. Bloody footprints and unknown DNA left investigators without answers until a 2015 cold-case review and public DNA database finally pointed to a suspect. CBS
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Several people were killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho. CBS
The heat that baked the South earlier this week moved west under a so-called heat dome. More than 70 million people are under alert for life-threatening heat conditions. CBS
The families of four children who died by suicide allege that using social media led to depression, anxiety and other mental health problems. CBS
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The latest attacks come amid U.S. media reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing a fresh round of strikes against Iran. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It is far from over and Trump is being tricked, again.
President Donald Trump had touted the Reflecting Pool update, one of many renovations in D.C. he ordered ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations. CNBC
New policies that apply to mortgages for condos take effect Aug. 3, and some experts are sounding the alarm that buyers may see delays or denials. CNBC
Trump Media and Technology Group's new paid data service launched Aug. 1, selling faster access to top Truth Social posts from President Donald Trump and more. CNBC
A summer of weather extremes and severe infrastructure stress has prompted companies and policymakers across Europe to respond. CNBC
Kashkari and Hammack joined Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan in dissenting against holding the Fed's key overnight borrowing rate steady. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
ICE agents arrested a Guatemalan illegal immigrant accused of rape and indecent assault in Arlington, Massachusetts, after his release from state custody. FOX News
A California farmer was forced to destroy 300,000 pounds of romaine hearts as the cyclosporiasis outbreak crushes lettuce demand across America's Salad Bowl. FOX News
Traffic cameras captured hundreds of vehicles blocking I-75 in Hillsborough County during an illegal street takeover before a BMW fled at 140 mph. FOX News
A Florida mail carrier allegedly kept more than 100 animals in feces-filled cages with no air conditioning, and now owners are lining up for pet reunions. FOX News
U.S. missile interceptor stockpiles are shrinking, raising readiness concerns. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Iran is taking a costly beaten.
President Donald Trump said he would plow ahead with his $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund to get his attorney general nominee confirmed. UPI
At least seven states have suffered cyberattacks on water systems as cities and states work to keep the water supplies safe. Iran is suspected. UPI
At least nine people are dead and many more injured in Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said. UPI
VOA VIEW: Rissia should pay dearly.
Italy on Friday closed its borders with Spain over the Ceuta migrant crisis, suspending the free movement agreement between the two countries. UPI
VOA VIEW: Spain caused the problem.
Federal officials released an updated framework for the Colorado River, requiring three states to significantly reduce their water use. UPI
A federal judge on Friday turned down a request by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company to block a law banning nudification technology. UPI
VOA VIEW: The judge is a fool.
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A federal judge temporarily blocked Philadelphia from enforcing against federal officers a law that restricted law enforcement officers’ use of masks, concealed identification and unmarked vehicles. As he should.
U.S. District Judge Chad Kenney, issued a preliminary injunction blocking Philadelphia from enforcing the mask ban and other restrictions against federal officers before they are set to take effect. The judge ruled that the city cannot determine how federal officers conduct operations, siding with the Justice Department, which sued last month and argued the measure was a "blatantly unconstitutional" attempt to regulate federal agents.
"When the Philadelphia City Council voted to pass Bill No. 260060 … it attempted to sidestep the Constitution’s clear mandate and disregarded this fundamental principle of law that has informed American jurisprudence for over 200 years," Kenney wrote, citing the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, which establishes that federal law preempts state and local law in cases of conflict.
Philadelphia's mask ban against federal officers was approved earlier this year as part of a larger legislative package passed by the City Council amid a national debate over masked immigration agents carrying out raids targeting migrants in communities across the country, with some of these agents documented shooting people, including two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January.
The measure applied to local, state and federal law enforcement officers, but Thursday’s injunction blocked Philadelphia from enforcing it against federal officers. The statute would ban covered officers from wearing masks or shielding their identities while on duty and interacting with the public, with exceptions including medical masks, religious coverings, certain tactical equipment and hazardous conditions. They would also be required to wear visible badges and use marked vehicles in certain circumstances.
The statute would ban federal officers from wearing masks or shielding their identities. They would also be required to wear visible badges and use marked vehicles. Officers could be subject to civil and criminal penalties under the ordinance.
