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Corporations, labor unions, tech titans, tribes and other special interests have donated $79.6 million to independent committees focused on swaying the volatile California governor's race ahead of the June 2 primary. LA Times
Dozens of U.S. citizens and immigrants are seeking millions in damages, alleging excessive force, wrongful detention and other abuses by federal agents during immigration raids. LA Times
An organization constructed to fight for the rights of Iranian people is demanding FIFA lift its ban on pre-revolutionary Iranian imagery from this year's World Cup — and it's threatening legal action if the soccer giant balks. New York Post
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The aerial assault was said to have eliminated several terrorists. New York Post
With more Americans flocking to the Queen City than ever before, those who left other cities in previous years are getting uncomfortable flashbacks. New York Post
The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout is scheduled for June 14, President Trump’s 80th birthday. New York Times
President Trump, who will turn 80 next month, did not give details on the exam. New York Times
Organizations that track online traffic confirmed an uptick in activity on Tuesday, as Iranians reconnected to the global internet after a government-imposed shutdown. New York Times
A group of immigration judges in 2020 challenged work-related restrictions on their public speaking engagements, saying they violated their free speech rights. New York Times
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The United Nations has a new plan for weighing economic gains alongside health and environmental progress. But consensus is elusive. New York Times
President Donald Trump is set to hold a rare Cabinet meeting at Camp David hours after the United States carried out strikes on Iran, raising concerns about the future of an emerging peace deal. OANN
VOA VIEW: It has been talk, talk.
Director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says that he believes the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is likely to worsen before the situation ultimately improves. OANN
VOA VIEW: WHO is not trustworthy.
Democrat California governor candidate and former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra has intensified his campaign by attacking rival candidate, billionaire Tom Steyer, over alleged connections to the utility company Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). OANN
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While peace talks continue between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump outlined the options for the disposal of Iranian enriched uranium. OANN
At least 26 people were shot across Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, police said Tuesday, but the city recorded no confirmed homicides during the holiday period -- the first time that has happened in at least a decade. Washington Times
Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama Republicans' plan to implement a new congressional map that could give the GOP a leg up in the upcoming midterm elections -- a ruling that comes ahead of the special primaries. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: What about the SC?
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Florida's long shot attempt to sue California and Washington state over the issuance of commercial driver licenses to truckers who don't speak English and are not authorized to be in the United States. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Makes no sense.
The White House said President Trump will get his annual medical checkup and meet with service members and staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. CBS
The threat of a catastrophic explosion from a chemical vapor leak in Orange County, California, was ruled out Monday after officials discovered a crack in a failing tank at GKN Aerospace Saturday night. Concerns of a smaller explosion still remain. CBS
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists. CBS
Saturday's shooting near the White House has raised security concerns ahead of summer celebrations to mark America's 250th birthday. The shooter, who was killed after opening fire on a Secret Service checkpoint, had previously blocked a White House entry lane last June, court records show. CBS
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Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The US should put an end to present Iran fools in charge.
The deals are part of Eli Lilly’s effort to expand into infectious disease research and development. CNBC
Moscow said it would be launching “systematic and consistent strikes” on the city of Kyiv. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Ukraine should much more to Russia.
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Brian Hooker allegedly never used a $33,000 thermal camera on his boat to search for his wife Lynette after she disappeared in the Bahamas waters. FOX News
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey receives pushback for his social media post remembering George Floyd on Memorial Day, the sixth anniversary of his death. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Frey is an idiot.
Anti-ICE protesters clashed with authorities outside Newark's Delaney Hall detention center as critics allege appalling conditions for detainees inside. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should all be arrested.
Nineteen people were injured on Sunday in a stampede at the Black Pearl Cultural Heritage and Bike Festival in Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, officials said. FOX News
The Strait of Hormuz will be reopened "one way or the other," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday amid over ongoing negotiations. UPI
Israeli forces launched a renewed wave of strikes targeting Hezbollah on Monday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to intensify attacks. UPI
President Donald Trump on Monday laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Park in Virginia to mark Memorial Day. UPI
In the aftermath of a shooting near the White House, the Trump administration has asked a court to permit construction on the new ballroom. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should.
With the U.S. and Iran nearing a peace deal, oil prices dropped below $100 per barrel on Monday, suggesting optimism from traders to start the week. UPI
Protesters and ICE agents clashed Monday in New Jersey amid escalating tensions at a facility where detainees say they're on a hunger strike. UPI
VOA VIEW: Let the fools strike
Secretary of State Marco Rubio tamped down expectations Monday on progress made toward opening the Strat of Hormuz after signally a day earlier that he might have "good news" within hours. UPI
VOA VIEW: There is no dealing with Iran.
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The Supreme Court has nothing to do with Homeland Security. Dahlia Doe felt as though her world was shaken. A Syrian national who came to the U.S. more than a decade ago for college, Dahlia, a pseudonym, has received legal protections through Temporary Protected Status, a program that provides relief from deportation to people from certain countries beset by conflict, natural disasters or other extraordinary circumstances.
But in September, the Department of Homeland Security moved to end TPS for more than 6,000 Syrians, giving those authorized to live and work in the United States 60 days to leave the country or risk arrest and deportation. "I knew that TPS was being targeted. I knew that the Trump administration was going after TPS country after country. But giving us only 60 days was an even further shock and heartbreak for me," Dahlia told CBS News.
"It shows how little our lives matter." Dahlia, who is in her 20s, received TPS in 2021. She works as a research director and lives in the Bronx, New York, caring for her father, who has Parkinson's disease. Her parents are lawful permanent residents and her sister is a U.S. citizen.
A Syrian citizen and passport holder, Dahlia was born in another Middle Eastern country and has never lived in Syria. But if the Trump administration is allowed to move forward with ending TPS for Syrian nationals — an issue that the Supreme Court will weigh Wednesday — Dahlia fears she is at risk of being removed to a country where she has never lived and where she has no immediate family. She and six other Syrian nationals filed a lawsuit last year seeking to stop the Trump administration from stripping away their deportation protections.
"My life would turn into a constant state of fear and uncertainty. Everything I've built, my entire adulthood, would vanish right in front of my eyes," she said. "It's not just a legal change. It's not just a policy. It's disrupting entire lives overnight for people like me who have been here a decade or more."
