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Iran has ceasefire plan from US but Tehran dismisses idea of negotiating with Washington
- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has received an American 15-point  plan for a ceasefire  for the Iran war through intermediaries from Pakistan, officials in Islamabad said Wednesday. The proposal was sent even as Washington began to move  paratroopers to the Middle East  to back up a contingent of Marines already heading there. Iran's military scoffed at the diplomatic efforts and ...

Source: wfla.com
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TSA tipped off ICE in arrest of mother and child at San Francisco airport
- Guatemalan nationals Angelina Lopez Jimenez and Wendy Godinez Lopez, nine, apprehended en route to Miami, report says Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) officers targeted a mother and her child at San Francisco international airport for arrest after TSA agents tipped them off, according to a report from the New York Times . The report, which cites federal documents, adds a new dimension to the arrest by ...

Source: theguardian.com
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The Future of Data Centers for Artificial Intelligence
- As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power, the U.S. data center market is entering a period of rapid growth and heightened complexity. In a recent webinar, our panel of industry leaders examined the opportunities, constraints, and strategic inflection points defining this next phase, from energy availability and infrastructure strain to regulatory friction and capital risk. The discussion ...

Source: natlawreview.com
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US bans new foreign-made consumer internet routers over security concerns
- The FCC is banning foreign routers for consumers due to concerns over security vulnerabilities The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday it was banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers, a move that comes as the latest crackdown on Chinese-made electronic gear over security concerns. China is estimated to control at least 60% of the U.S. market for home routers – which are ...

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Republicans launch new party-line bill for ICE, Iran war funding and election laws
- , military spending during the Iran war and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he will "expeditiously move" to write the budget "reconciliation" process for the measure, which allows the Republican-led Senate to bypass the 60-vote filibuster rule and cut Democrats out of the action. It's the same procedure they used to pass President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" last year. He said the project has the support ...

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Delta Air Lines suspends perks for Congress amid federal shutdown
- By Bill Lukitsch, Christopher Vondracek, The Minnesota Star Tribune Delta Air Lines is temporarily pulling back some special perks meant to ease travel for members of Congress amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. The Atlanta-based airline, which runs its second-largest U.S. hub from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, said Tuesday that it would suspend some of its tailored services for congress ...

Source: miamiherald.com
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Minnesota Sues Trump Admin for Withheld Evidence in Good, Pretti Killings
- The state of Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to obtain withheld evidence that could be used to prosecute Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents who committed three separate shootings — two of them fatal — during their brutal immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ...

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Pentagon Revises Restrictions on Journalists — by Essentially Kicking Them Out
- The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has established a new policy that essentially boots journalists out of the Pentagon building — less than a week after a federal judge ruled that a separate attempt by the agency to restrict journalists was unconstitutional. The DOD announced on Tuesday that it is closing the workspace in the Pentagon that has for years been used by journalists with credentials to ...

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Judge orders Trump officials to return Daca recipient deported to Mexico
- Removal of Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez after arrest during green-card appointment decried as 'flagrant violation' of legal rights A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( Daca ) to the US, ruling that her deportation to Mexico last month was a "flagrant violation" of the legal protections afforded to immigrants who arrived in the country as ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Iranian IRGC's ties to Hezbollah deepen tensions in Lebanese politics
- Beirut, Lebanon –  The accusation from Lebanon's prime minister that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is in charge of Hezbollah's operations against Israel comes as relations between the Shia group and the Lebanese government are at their lowest in years. But, according to analysts, that animosity does not mean that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam was incorrect in his analysis of the situation. ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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Supreme Court Seems Ready To Give Trump Another Win On The Border
- President Trump has called news coverage of the Iran war "criminal" and "unpatriotic," while his FCC chairman threatens broadcasters' licenses. Support journalism that holds power accountable. Become a HuffPost member today. Already a member? The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed open to arguments from the Trump administration that it has a right to turn asylum seekers away at border ports of entry, even if they have ...

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