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U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faces more grilling from Congress as Iran-Israel conflict escalates
The Hindu
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June 18, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday (June 18, 2025) for the last in a series of often combative hearings before lawmakers, who have pressed...
U.S. Embassy in Damascus: Committed to Voluntary return of Syrians from northeastern camps to their Homes
SANA
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June 18, 2025
Damascus, SANA-The U.S. Embassy in Damascus has reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to support the voluntary return of Syrians from camps in northeastern Syria to their home communities. In a post Tuesday on platform “X,” the embassy stated...
U.S. Rep. Mace reintroduces bill to defend rape, sexual assault survivors
WRDW 12 - Georgia
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June 18, 2025
WASHINGTON (WCSC) - A bill to defend rape and sexual assault survivors from being re-traumatized in the courtroom has been re-introduced by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace. The Rape Shield Enhancement Act aims to strengthen federal protections to ensure the...
U.S Senate passes milestone Cryptocurrency Bill
Switch TV
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June 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate stablecoins, in a landmark move that could reshape the cryptocurrency industry. The legislation, titled the GENIUS Act, cleared the chamber with a 68–30 vote. The bill...
U.S. Military commits to helping build new facility for MCLB in Albany
WALB - Georgia
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June 18, 2025
WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - At a U.S. Senate hearing on June 17, the military pledged their commitment to helping build a new communications...
Bipartisan bill reintroduced to strengthen U.S. drug supply chains
South Winston Salem News - North Carolina
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June 17, 2025
U.S. Senator Ted Budd from North Carolina has joined Senators Gary Peters, Marsha Blackburn, and Tim Kaine in reintroducing the bipartisan Rolling Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and Drug (RAPID) Reserve Act. The legislation aims to enhance...
New Report: U.S. drug overdose deaths rise again after hopeful decline
WPRL - Mississippi
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June 18, 2025
For the first time in more than a year, street drug deaths appear to be rising across the U.S. according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest available data, compiled in January of this year, shows fatal...
Bitmain, Canaan, MicroBT flee tariffs with U.S. assembly
Cryptopolitan
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June 18, 2025
Bitmain, Canaan, and MicroBT — the three biggest Chinese bitcoin mining rig manufacturers — are now building their machines in the United States. They’re doing it to get around new tariffs rolled out by Trump, whose second term in the Oval has...
The Only Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East are zionism, U.S./Western Imperialism and Israel’s Nukes
Black Agenda Report
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The Middle East’s only real weapons of mass destruction are Zionism, U.S. imperialism, and Israel’s nuclear arsenal—a toxic trifecta fueling endless war. Last week, in response to Israel’s latest aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran,...
Map Shows U.S. Middle East Travel Warnings as Possible Iran War Looms
Newsweek
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June 18, 2025
A map of U.S. State Department travel warnings for the Middle East shows Americans being advised to steer clear of many of the region's countries or to show extra caution, with Iran and Israel at war and the possibility of a looming U.S. attack on...
New Israeli strikes hit Tehran as Iran warns that U.S. involvement would risk 'all-out war'
Newmarket Today
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June 18, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli warplanes pounded Iran's capital overnight and into Wednesday as Iran launched a small barrage of missiles at Israel with no reports of casualties. An Iranian official warned Wednesday that that any U.S....
Chinese Bitcoin mining hardware giants are closing in on U.S. markets, what are the risks?
crypto.news
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June 18, 2025
Three Chinese firms that control more than 90% of Bitcoin mining hardware market are reportedly setting up manufacturing hubs in the U.S. as direct result of President Trump’s tariff war. According to a recent report by Reuters, the world’s top...
Guatemalan man indicted for reentering U.S. after 2020 deportation
KTTN - Missouri
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June 18, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted a Guatemalan national for unlawfully re-entering the United States following a prior deportation. Selvin Mejia-Ramos, 32, was formally charged in a one-count federal indictment with illegal reentry after removal,...
Mexican national indicted for unlawfully reentering the U.S. after prior deportation
KTTN - Missouri
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June 18, 2025
A 38-year-old Mexican national was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday for unlawfully re-entering the United States following a previous deportation. The indictment charges Gilberto Silvan-Perez with one count of illegal reentry after...
Honduran man indicted for illegal U.S. reentry following 2007 and 2008 deportations
KTTN - Missouri
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June 18, 2025
A Honduran national has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawfully re-entering the United States following multiple prior deportations, according to officials. Armando Guzman-Roque, 40, is charged in a one-count federal indictment with...
Honduran man indicted for illegal U.S. reentry following 2022 deportation
KTTN - Missouri
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June 18, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted a Honduran national for unlawfully re-entering the United States after a prior deportation, according to court records released Tuesday. Henry Ariel Aparicio-Fajardo, 33, was charged in a one-count indictment...
The Middle East is On Fire Because Israeli and U.S. Imperialism Lit the Match
Black Agenda Report
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Decades of U.S. military aid and Israeli occupation created the conditions for Gaza's crisis – this is the unbroken chain of imperial violence. Originally published in Black Alliance for Peace. Overnight, the zionist entity of Israel escalated its...
Chatham County commissioner to run for open seat in U.S. Congress
WTOC 11 - Georgia
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June 18, 2025
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Chatham County Commissioner Pat Farrell has announced his plan to run for a seat in the US Congress. It’s seat currently held by United States Congressman and Coastal Empire Native, Buddy Carter. Carter has held the seat...
Largest U.S. jewelry heist suspects appear in federal court
Golden State Today - California
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June 17, 2025
E. Martin Estrada, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of CaliforniaE. Martin Estrada, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California Two Southern California men are set to appear in...
Man Charged for Distributing Face Shields to Rioters During LA Unrest: U.S. Attorney Cites Evidence of Organized Effort
[your]NEWS
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June 18, 2025
By Gloria Ogbonna Federal authorities have formally charged Alejandro Orellana with conspiracy to commit civil disorder for allegedly distributing tactical face shields to violent demonstrators during the Los Angeles riots. The announcement came...