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US pummels Iran’s military infrastructure in latest strikes
US Central Command completed its seventh consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran Friday, hitting Iranian “military logistics infrastructure” among other targets. “US Central Command (CENTCOM) hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities,” read a statement released by the combatant command. “US forces employed fighter aircraft, aerial drones, and warships in…
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USPS to move forward with major mail-in voting change: ‘A win for election integrity’
California voters facing long waits for election results just got a boost from a federal appeals court ruling that could reshape how ballots are handled nationwide. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday temporarily allowed the US Postal Service to move forward with a proposed election-mail rule requiring states to provide voter lists and…
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Trump ‘really angered’ during his speech by act that left him vowing ‘revenge’: journalist
A journalist pointed out that Trump’s speech revealed what angered him much more than election meddling. During an episode of The Daily Beast Podcast, executive editor Hugh Dougherty looked back at Trump’s Thursday night speech on election security. Trump had touted it as a “primetime” speech earlier in the week, and what left him fuming…
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Tennessee woman arrested for allegedly trying to drown child in pool
A woman was arrested for trying to drown a child in a backyard pool while another adult was inside the home, police say. Mikaylee Rae Beirne, 31, was slapped with an aggravated child abuse and neglect charge after allegedly trying to drown a child in a pool in Johnson City on Wednesday, according to Washington…
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Orange County demands $4 million from company at center of Garden Grove chemical crisis
Orange County is demanding that GKN Aerospace, the company whose Garden Grove facility sparked a chemical crisis that prompted wide evacuations across six cities, pay more than $4 million to cover costs stemming from the emergency. The multimillion-dollar bill is meant to reimburse the county for costs incurred while dealing with the incident, which forced…
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Airlines warn daylight saving time change will disrupt airport scheduling
Airlines are warning that changes to existing practices around Daylight Saving Time (DST) would have a major impact on the industry and that changes would need to be implemented over time to account for challenges it would create for scheduling. Airlines for America (A4A), a trade group that represents leading air carriers in the U.S., released…
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Savannah Guthrie reportedly left deeply shaken, flees NYC after ‘Today’ show intruder incident
Savannah Guthrie is skipping town just one day after an intruder lunged at co-anchor Craig Melvin at the “Today” show offices earlier this week. Guthrie and her husband, Michael Feldman, were photographed Friday preparing to leave the Big Apple at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. The anchor, 54, kept a low profile in a beige…
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Wreckage found after deadly boat capsize near Alcatraz, search continues for missing bodies
The sunken remains of the Volare have been located at the bottom of San Francisco Bay — not far from where the 49-foot cabin cruiser capsized in a tragic incident believed to have killed four of the 20 passengers aboard. Now, questions are swirling about whether authorities will be able to raise the boat, if…
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DHS chief’s election threats shut down as critics tell him he has ‘zero power’
Online critics scoffed at threats from the head of the Department of Homeland Security that he would mandate election changes. At a press conference where DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened to jail state officials, he also said that he plans to make “mandatory” changes to elections, including having states “scrub” their voter rolls. Mullin’s remarks…
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Nneka Ogwumike becomes Sparks’ all-time scoring leader in loss to Chicago
CHICAGO — Sydney Taylor hit four three-pointers and scored 19 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Sparks 96-82 on Friday night as Nneka Ogwumike became the Sparks’ career scoring leader. Ogwumike finished with 18 points and has 7,703 career points. She had 12 rebounds, moving past Candace Parker (3,467) into third on the WNBA’s career rebounds…