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The order directs the attorney general and Homeland Security secretary to publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that 'obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws.' LA Times
VOA VIEW: It's time to play hardball.
A man in Australia tried to pull a not-so-talented “Mr. Ripley” by killing his wealthy female roommate, cramming her corpse into a “body box” and then stealing her identity to net $700,000. New York Post
The jet – which cost about $56 million apiece – was being towed out of a hangar Monday on the USS Harry S. Truman when the tractor pulling it lost control. New York Post
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The lawyer who represented Virginia Giuffre in her sex assault lawsuit against Prince Andrew called on the royal to “say sorry and come clean” in wake of her suicide. Attorney David Boies said Monday Andrew, who was accused of having sex with Giuffre when she was a teen and trafficked by dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. New York Post
The departure of Israel’s domestic intelligence chief appeared to end his unusually public clash with the prime minister. New York Times
Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, has become a go-to for major companies seeking relief from tariffs. New York Times
The turnover of the economic order has unleashed changes that could prove lasting, because other countries will adjust. New York Times
President Donald Trump condemned recent “fake news” polls by the New York Times and ABC/Washington Post showcasing declining support of his second administration -- calling on the outlets to be “investigated." OANN
VOA VIEW: The deception is clear.
On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt kicked off the first day of a week-long celebration of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office with a press briefing alongside Border Czar Tom Homan to highlight the accomplishments in securing the Southern Border. OANN
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The White House lined up posters of 100 foreign non-citizens who were illegally living in the United States, attaching their arrest information and criminal mugshots while celebrating President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. OANN
A massive power outage has hit Spain and Portugal knocking out traffic lights, halting subway systems, and plunging airports into chaos. OANN
A recent study finds that 15% of children and teenagers spend at least nine hours per day using smart devices for non-academic purposes, putting them at risk of behavioral addiction problems requiring professional intervention. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Sad news, if true.
A largest-of-its-kind study found that more than 10% of women who terminate their pregnancies with abortion pills experience serious health problems. Washington Times
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The Supreme Court announced Monday it would take up a legal battle over whether Whole Foods must be part of a case against one of its products, which claimants say caused autism in their son. Washington Times
Federal authorities in Colorado Springs, Colorado, detained and questioned more than a dozen active-duty soldiers early Sunday after a raid on a underground nightclub frequented by members of the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua street gangs. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They should be punished if found to know who they were protecting.
IBM announces $150 billion investment in U.S. which it says will fuel economic growth, create U.S. jobs. CBS
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A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see and hear the bugs this year. CBS
VOA VIEW: Worth looking at the maps.
Congress returns Monday from a two-week recess as Republicans eye an ambitious schedule to move on the centerpiece legislation of President Trump's first-year agenda. CBS
Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, was also recognized as Indigenous Peoples Day during former President Joe Biden's term in 2021. CBS
The comments come with markets on edge over the direction of tariffs. CNBC
VOA VIEW: China should blink.
Airlines are trimming their domestic schedules as leisure traveler demand comes in lighter than expected. CNBC
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Companies that were once loud and proud in sponsoring LGBTQ+ community celebrations are pulling back their funds amid an uncertain time for Pride organizations. CNBC
Consumers are using buy now, pay later plans to pay for essentials such as groceries, as concerns around the economy grow. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Sad times thanks to Biden.
Black Hawk pilot Rebecca Lobach failed to follow her flight instructor in the moments before colliding with a civilian airliner over Washington, D.C. FOX News
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The Department of Homeland Security set the record straight after it says media outlets and the Venezuelan government spread lies it was separating children from parents. FOX News
VOA VIEW: The truth set DHS right.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Monday a three-day cease-fire in its war with Ukraine is set to take place in May, but Ukrainian officials question its timing and validity. UPI
VOA VIEW: Good thought - Russia cannot be trusted.
Canadians will vote for their next prime minister Monday, in a decision about which leader will guide the country through its current relationship with the United States. UPI
VOA VIEW: Electing someone who can work with Trump would be wise.
At least one person is dead in southwest Oklahoma after severe weather battered the region over the weekend, and state and local officials warned people to avoid travel. UPI
Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, Lebanon, have killed at least 38 Palestinians since Sunday morning. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to address Emerge America in San Francisco on Wednesday UPI
VOA VIEW: Harris is an idiot.
North Korea acknowledged for the first time Monday that it had provided troop reinforcements to aid Russia in its war on Ukraine. UPI
VOA VIEW: Ukraine should now attack NK.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom may be uncomfortable with biological males competing against females, but that didn’t stop his fellow Democrats from defeating state legislation to bar transgender athletes from girls’ scholastic sports. They will pay politically for their dumb action.
The Democratic majority on the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism voted against two measures, Assembly Bills 89 and 844, that would have required scholastic athletes to compete based on sex at birth in K-12 as well as college sports. Opponents of the proposals defeated the measures by 6-2 votes. “Despite powerful testimony from student-athletes and advocates, as well as Gov. Newsom’s recent comments that male athletes competing on girls’ sports teams is ’deeply unfair,’ Democrats refused to act,” said the California Assembly Republicans in a statement after the Tuesday vote.
Mr. Newsom drew headlines last month on his podcast for agreeing that allowing transgender athletes to compete in female sports is “deeply unfair,” but declined to take a position on the legislative proposals. The party-line votes came as further evidence that Democrats at the state and national level have no intention of budging on their support for transgender athletes, despite being on the wrong side of an 80/20 issue in polls that helped juice Republican victories in 2024.
The votes also come with the Trump administration already investigating the California Interscholastic Federation, which allows students to compete in sports based on gender identity, for possible violations of the federal anti-discrimination law Title IX. AB 89, sponsored by Republican Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez, would have required the federation to prohibit students from competing on gender identity versus sex at birth.
