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Sunday, July 06, 2025

Elon Musk and MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon renewed their long-running hostilities on Friday as they each warned the other of dire legal consequences. read more


Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin wrote a letter urging his state's Democratic governor to take steps to protect rural hospitals from the fallout of Republicans' widely reviled budget bill ... read more


Saturday, July 05, 2025

ICE will determine the duties assigned to the Marines. read more


A national security expert issued a stark warning Thursday night after President Donald Trump's latest phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin was followed by a massive Russian missile barrage over Kyiv. read more


President Donald Trump on Thursday said he plans to host a UFC fight on White House grounds as he kicked off a series of events to mark America's 250th anniversary next year. read more


The Defense Department held up a shipment of U.S. weapons for Ukraine this week over what officials said were concerns about its low stockpiles. But an analysis by senior military officers found that the aid package would not jeopardize the American military's own ammunition supplies, according to three U.S. officials. read more


Satellite images suggest that Chantal has been organizing and gaining strength. The storm is still asymmetric though, with most of the associated showers and thunderstorms located near and to the east of the center. read more


A rural clinic in Nebraska is shutting its doors after more than 30 years due to mounting financial pressures and looming federal funding cuts tied to Medicaid, ABC affiliate KLKN reported Wednesday. read more


The trade gap increased 18.7% to $71.5 billion in May, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Thursday. read more


Pastor Paul Drees, a progressive Lutheran pastor, explains why giving tax cuts to the ultra wealthy, while taking away the basic needs of the most poor in your country, is not a Christian action. He contrasts what is written in Christian scripture (many Bible verses address helping the poor, being kind to the less fortunate and turning away from greed) to the actions currently being taken by the American government. read more


The move comes after RFK Jr. called top medical journals "corrupt." read more


The unexplained death of a top Russian oil executive on July 4 is fueling renewed scrutiny over the rising number of high-profile Russian officials and businessmen who have died under mysterious circumstances, specifically, have fallen out of windows. read more


The emails say nearly 9 in 10 Social Security beneficiaries won't pay income taxes on their benefits in the future. But the Trump tax law did not directly address Social Security.


Andrea Pitzer: This facility's purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country. read more


Friday, July 04, 2025

Water rescues and evacuations are underway in central Texas Friday morning after torrential sent river levels surging and triggering deadly flash flooding. At a news conference late Friday morning, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly declined to specify the number of casualties or missing, but said authorities may do so Friday afternoon. Kerr County is about 75 miles west of Austin. Kelly said they have yet to identify most of the dead. "We're having to fingerprint them at the funeral home. One of them was completely naked, didn't have any ID on them at all," he said. Kerr County is home to many summer camps, and some of the children attending them are among the missing or stranded. At the news conference, a reporter pressed Kelly on why the camps had not been evacuated on Thursday after an advisory from the Texas Department of Emergency Management. read more


A top competitor is the specialty musk melon on offer at Farm & Forage. Imported from Japan, it is sprung from tenderly cared-for vines. It sells for as much as $400. (To the undiscerning eye, it looks identical to a regular, grocery store cantaloupe.)


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