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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

CNN has reported that 24 hours after proposing it, US President Donald Trump drops his demand for a 20% toll for cargo going through the Strait of Hormuz. read more


Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. read more


Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military to remove diversity-related content in accordance with President Donald Trump's executive order to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the federal government. Hegseth's order reportedly gave the Pentagon a deadline of Wednesday, March 5, to complete the task, but it looks as though the hasty effort had the unwanted side effect of erasing some of America's greatest heroes -- including at least one Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. Content related to the Tuskegee airmen, the storied Black fighter pilots who helped pave the way for desegregation in the U.S. military, also appeared in the database despite the public outcry over their removal from Air Force training materials and subsequent reversal in January. And among those files flagged for removal was a photograph of Pfc. Harold Gonsalves, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.


Three years after a jury concluded President Trump should pay $5 million in damages to the writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation, she has at last been paid. For Carroll, it's a wait that began long before her federal civil lawsuit went to trial in 2023. The writer first went public with her story in 2019, accusing Mr. Trump of assaulting her in a department store dressing room three decades ago. The jury unanimously concluded a preponderance of evidence supported her claim. Court records show Carroll received $5.62 million, including interest. Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, hailed the writer's victory in a statement to CBS News. "Three years ago, a unanimous nine-person jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll," Kaplan said.


Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have quietly raked in billions as the Pentagon has invested in new defense technology, according to a new Washington Post investigation published Monday. read more


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