Trump floats ‘migrant league of fighters’ in latest dehumanizing rhetoric against migrants (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he floated the idea of having a “migrant league of fighters” to UFC President Dana White, again employing dehumanizing language to describe people who enter the US illegally....
A woman is accused of attempting to drown a 3-year-old child in possible hate crime incident (www.cnn.com)
A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racial statements, according to police....
A heat wave is bringing searing temperatures to New York and the I-95 corridor. Washington DC has hit 100 degrees (www.cnn.com)
A dangerous heat wave is bringing sweltering temperatures to much of the US this weekend, including over parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, a tropical system could develop this weekend through the southwest Gulf of Mexico.
Trump says he wants foreign nationals who graduate from US colleges to ‘automatically’ receive green cards (www.cnn.com)
Kazakh government critic in hospital after being shot in Kyiv (www.cnn.com)
Supreme Court upholds law barring domestic abusers from owning guns in major Second Amendment ruling | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
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Two astronauts wait to come home as Boeing races to understand spacecraft issues (www.cnn.com)
Taiwan to acquire more than 1,000 armed drones in new US arms sale (www.cnn.com)
The United States has approved the $360 million sale of more than 1,000 small armed drones to Taiwan, as the self-ruled island claimed by China aims to strengthen its asymmetrical warfare abilities with an eye on successful tactics used on the battlefield in Ukraine....
Putin says Russia and North Korea will help each other if attacked, taking ties to a ‘new level’ (www.cnn.com)
Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked in a “breakthrough” new partnership announced during the Russian president’s rare visit to the reclusive state....
Boeing Starliner return delayed again as mission teams troubleshoot issues | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Massachusetts’ 911 system is down statewide, Boston Fire says (www.cnn.com)
US blasts ‘aggressive’ China over South China Sea collision with Philippine ship (www.cnn.com)
The United States on Monday condemned China over a collision with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the latest in a series of increasingly fraught confrontations that have raised the potential of a flashpoint for global conflict in the vital waterway....
Biden administration’s new protections for LGBTQ+ students blocked in 6 more states (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration cannot enforce new protections for LGBTQ+ students in Ohio, Virginia and four other states, a federal judge ruled Monday, becoming the latest court to rebuff efforts to expand the scope of a decades-old law that prohibits sex-based discrimination....
The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered | CNN (www.cnn.com)
In 2007, Britain’s Ministry of Defense dismissed claims of rape brought by 2,187 women, Lenkanan and Noltwalal among them, saying “there was no reliable evidence to support any single allegation.”...
Secret Service member robbed at gunpoint during Biden’s trip to California | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
A US Secret Service member fired their gun while being robbed at gunpoint Saturday night during President Joe Biden’s trip to California for a Hollywood fundraiser.
Benjamin Netanyahu disbands Israeli war cabinet | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Israel to ‘strengthen’ Jewish settlements in West Bank after countries recognize Palestinian state | CNN (www.cnn.com)
This part of the US (Pacific Northwest) is at highest risk to a devastating tsunami (www.cnn.com)
Himalayan region landslides kills 10, leaves 2,400 tourists stranded in northeastern India (www.cnn.com)
Maker of Jeep and Dodge plans to kill chrome on cars, citing risks to those who make it (www.cnn.com)
Blinken expresses frustration at changes to Gaza ceasefire deal requested by Hamas (www.cnn.com)
Blinken expresses frustration at changes to Gaza ceasefire deal requested by Hamas (www.cnn.com)
NY governor calls vandalism at the homes of Jewish board members of the Brooklyn Museum ‘an abhorrent act of antisemitism’ (www.cnn.com)
Elon Musk drops lawsuit after OpenAI published his emails | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Lawyers for Elon Musk on Tuesday moved to dismiss the billionaire’s lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, ending a months-long legal battle between co-founders of the artificial intelligence startup....