New Mexico sues Trump’s DOJ for access to Epstein files for Zorro Ranch investigation

Justice Department ‘actively hurting’ state’s criminal investigation by delaying release of unredacted documents, attorney general says

independent.co.uk

Kentucky woman rejects $26M offer to turn her farm into a data center | TechCrunch

A "major artificial intelligence company" reportedly offered a Kentucky family $26 million to build a data center on their farm.

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ICE coerced migrant with no criminal record to sign deportation papers

ICE accused of coercing migrant into signing deportation papers after detaining him at Oakland airport, judge rules.

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North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee recommends his censure

North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards has withdrawn from his reelection campaign days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate con...

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Trump humiliated as his endorsed candidate loses to opponent who dropped out

Thomas J Smith, a Republican running in Michigan’s 8th congressional district, dropped out of the race last month but remained on the ballot

independent.co.uk

AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.

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Burnham not considering public inquiry into UK activities of Jeffrey Epstein

Victims’ minister said earlier that PM was ‘looking into’ inquiry into Epstein and another into Mohamed Al Fayed

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Rand Paul’s Fauci Diary Dump Exposed Peoples’ Medical Histories

The Republican senator’s office published over 20 individuals’ health information without redaction.

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Out-of-control SpaceX rocket smashes into the Moon

Collision hit with the power of three tons of TNT and will leave behind a visible crater on the lunar surface

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Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, charged with organizing the killing of Tupac Shakur, is on trial

The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur has been jailed since 2023 and has pleaded not guilty.

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ICE is crawling social media to find its critics, investigation reveals

The Department of Homeland Security has allegedly sent ‘hundreds’ of subpoenas to social media companies about users’ posts

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Trump voter angry as ICE take nanny—‘I thought we were targeting criminals’

"I don't think this is really what I voted for if I was voting for immigration reform," Maureen Mendrek-Laske told Newsweek.

newsweek.com

Pharma exec who pushed COVID lab leak theory poised to take Fauci’s old job: report

Dr. Steven Quay is poised to become the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, according to a new report

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Federal Judge Rejects Trump Administration’s Attempt to Obtain Colorado Voters’ Sensitive Information - ACLU of Colorado

The decision from the District Court of Colorado marks the 20th time courts have denied the Department of Justice access to voters’ private sensitive data on the state voter rolls.

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This day in history: Happy birthday, Barack Obama! - AOL

The 44th, and the first African American president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.  When he was only two, his father left to study at Harvard Universi...

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BLM Protester Transferred Thousands of Miles Away After They Organized Against Their Solitary Confinement

A misconduct report before the transfer noted that Malik Muhammad, a Black Lives Matter protester, was critical of Israel in communications from prison.

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Max Miller Admits to Sharing Inappropriate Photo of Their Daughter

Republican Representative Max Miller uploaded the photo while trying to clear his name of all the other abuse allegations against him.

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Trump is already redoing his $5M White House helipad after complaining it was slanted

The president reportedly told contractors to redo the project on the uneven South Lawn

independent.co.uk

Chipotle removes jalapeños after possible link to salmonella outbreak

The restaurant chain said it had replaced the jalapeños with product from another supplier. More than 100 cases of salmonella have been confirmed in Minnesota.

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Guatemala evacuates villages after Fuego volcano erupts

Residents of two villages near Guatemala’s Fuego volcano have been evacuated following an eruption that started on Monday, according to Guatemala’s disaster management agency.

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Fire rainbow lights up the sky over West Virginia

The rare occurrence takes a very special set of circumstances

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UFC fighter Allan Nascimento dies after apparent heart attack

UFC fighter Allan Nascimento was found unresponsive on Monday morning, UFC said.

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DOJ quietly drops Reflecting Pool charges against three more defendants

Prosecutors filed the paperwork to drop charges against the four defendants on Friday

independent.co.uk

Ranchers win fight as Trump halts border wall drilling in drought-hit New Mexico

Customs and Border Protection has ordered construction crews building Trump’s second border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping the groundwater neede...

independent.co.uk

Who is Aaron Farinacci? Man arrested in connection with Spokane wildfires

Aaron F. Farinacci has been charged with first degree arson and is being held on $1 million bond.

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Arson suspect arrested as Spokane battles devastating wildfires

The fire that sparked Saturday is one of several burning around Spokane. They are among the most destructive blazes in state history, destroying at least 700 structures and forcing roughly 67,000 peop...

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Man from El Salvador dies in immigration jail in New Jersey, ICE says

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, had been held at Delaney Hall in Newark after being arrested June 18, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Sharia Law Is Not Coming to Texas, No Matter What Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo, Says

No, Rob Schneider doesn’t live here. But he has a lot to say about our state’s supposed fall to Islamic forces.

texasmonthly.com

Mamdani hits back at ‘insane’ MAGA claim that grocery rules prove need for voter ID

New York City officials say no ID is required to use the mayor’s planned low-price grocery stores

independent.co.uk

Why Florida is a leprosy hotspot as cases rise again

Florida leads a recent uptick in U.S. leprosy cases, with armadillos and environment among suspected factors.

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