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The Supreme Court threw out Sony's suit against Cox Cable for contributing to music piracy. LA Times
VOA VIEW: The SC is a mistske.
The case posed a clash between the government's need to manage surges at the border and the moral and historical obligation to offer asylum to those fleeing persecution. LA Times
VOA VIEW: It's the difference between liberals and conservatives.
The White House crowd burst into applause as the robot joined the first lady for a grand entrance. New York Post
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“We have no doubt about the Council’s good motives, but the local laws are invalid. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is out of his mind.
Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music. New York Times
Within the Senate’s housing bill lie the terms of an unusual debate: Who gets to own — and live in — single-family homes? New York Times
VOA VIEW: It is not designed to be controlled by big money
The mayor has left lawmakers with the belief he does not plan to pursue an unpopular property tax increase, as he looks to close a budget gap of $5.4 billion over two years. New York Times
VOA VIEW: He is over his head.
The attorneys general of Texas and Arizona contend that Cord Blood Registry, which stores umbilical cord cells, profited from misleading new parents. New York Times
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that the ASDE-X runway safety system failed to trigger an alert before Sunday night’s fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck. OANN
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First Lady Melania Trump opened her two-day Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit by calling on representatives from more than 40 nations to work on expanding access to education and technology for children around the world. OANN
Oklahoma GOP Governor Kevin Stitt announced that he has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to the United States Senate, filling the vacancy created by Markwayne Mullin’s recent confirmation as the new secretary of Homeland Security. OANN
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed plans to build a base on the moon, repurposing its Gateway program —originally designed as a lunar space station—to help establish a sustained presence on the surface. OANN
Delta Air Lines said Tuesday that it's axing perks for members of Congress amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As Delta should.
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A new study finds that all versions of the generative artificial intelligence program ChatGPT exhibit high rates of inappropriate responses to questions testing for delusions, hallucinations and paranoid thoughts. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: A serious problem.
El Salvador's prisons may be notorious for their harsh approach to law and order, but they aren't bad enough to justify someone gaining asylum or similar protections in the U.S., a federal appeals court ruled this week. Washington Times
After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic heat dome that's baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, meteorologists and weather historians said. Washington Times
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A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud and identity theft for requesting the ballots of Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent. Washington Times
As the number of people with cameras on their dashboards and doorbells has grown, so have reports of such sightings. CBS
The Justice Department's investigation of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve found no evidence of a crime, a federal prosecutor privately conceded under questioning by a judge. CBS
Democrat Emily Gregory won a special election for a Florida state House seat on Tuesday, flipping a district that is home to President Trump's estate, Mar-a-Lago. CBS
Democrats are pushing for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the Senate appeared to be closing in on a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. CBS
VOA VIEW: GOP may chicken out.
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Oil prices fell after Donald Trump that Washington and Tehran are "in negotiations right now" and indicated Iran is keen to reach a peace agreement. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran never kept the deal.
Mortgage demand continued to tumble last week, as mortgage rates surged higher and affordability weakened further. CNBC
Private credit is expected to see a surge in defaults as investors continue to pull money from the sector. CNBC
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It comes amid a messaging clash between the U.S. and Iran on peace negotiations. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It's not over until its over.
FBI Director Kash Patel revealed a historic crackdown on Chinese pharmaceutical companies allegedly supplying the Gulf cartel with fentanyl precursors. FOX News
ICE arrested Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, accused of raping a Long Island girl, after authorities used a desk-appearance ticket to bypass NY sanctuary laws. FOX News
Thomas Haynes, 46, is charged with second-degree murder after allegedly killing Sophie Klippel, 23, in a hit-and-run crash in Charlotte, police say. FOX News
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll honored ODU ROTC cadets with Meritorious Service Medals and Purple Hearts for stopping an ISIS-linked attack on campus. FOX News
Republican senators have again backed President Donald Trump's war against Iran, blocking a Democratic-led effort to curb his ability to wage war without congressional approval. UPI
The number of babies born rose at the fastest pace in seven years in January, driven largely by an increase in marriages, government data showed Wednesday. UPI
NASA on Tuesday announced plans to spend $30 billion on a permanent lunar base. UPI
VOA VIEW: A lonely trip for those who stay.
The Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, which was expected to deliver 730,000 barrels of crude oil to Cuba, has altered its course. UPI
American Dennis Coyle, who has been held captive in Afghanistan for a year, was released Tuesday after his family pleaded for his release for Eid. UPI
Remote robotic intervention is a way to address barriers in access to neurovascular procedures, especially in time-sensitive conditions like stroke. UPI
The Pentagon has ordered paratroopers to the Middle East. UPI
VOA VIEW: Iran better wise up before the weekend.
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The allegation sounded like the stuff of spy movies: A Pakistani businessman trying to hire hit men, even handing them $5,000 in cash, to kill a U.S. politician on behalf of Iran 's powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. It shows Iran wanted to kill Trump and start a war with the US,
It was true, and potential targets of the 2024 scheme included now-President Donald Trump, then-President Joe Biden and former presidential candidate and ex-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, the man told jurors at his attempted terrorism trial in New York on Wednesday. But he insisted his actions were driven by fear for loved ones in Iran, and he figured he'd be apprehended before anything came of the scheme.
"My family was under threat, and I had to do this," the defendant, Asif Merchant, testified through an Urdu interpreter. "I was not wanting to do this so willingly." Merchant said he had anticipated getting arrested before anyone was killed, intended to cooperate with the U.S. government and had hoped that would help him get a green card.
U.S. authorities were, indeed, on to him — the supposed hit men he paid were actually undercover FBI agents — and he was arrested on July 12, 2024, a day before an unrelated attempt on Trump's life in Butler, Pennsylvania. During a search, investigators said they found a handwritten note that contained the codewords for the various aspects of the plot, CBS News previously reported.
Merchant did sit for voluntary FBI interviews, but he ultimately ended up with a trial, not a cooperation deal. "You traveled to the United States for the purpose of hiring Mafia members to kill a politician, correct?" Assistant U.S. Attorney Nina Gupta asked during her turn questioning Merchant in a Brooklyn federal court.
