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Since an October ceasefire, Israel has shifted the Yellow Line west, boosting its control from 53% to about 64% of the Gaza Strip. LA Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices rose 4.6% to $81.78 a barrel while Brent crude increased 4.7% to $87.45 a barrel. New York Post
President Trump said Monday that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine can be "quite lethal" as he urged the three inoculations to be administered separately to reduce what he suggested could be an elevated risk of autism. New York Post
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NYC fired dozens of Haitian municipal workers after their TPS expired, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani saying federal law forced the city's hand. New York Post
Californians will have a prime opportunity to see up to 100 shooting stars an hour when the Perseid meteor shower peaks this week. New York Post
The president and his top aides have been especially bullish about data centers, despite national blowback against the facilities. New York Times
A proposed rule would require companies to notify the agency about ingredients they plan to add, but companies would still be able to self-police their safety. New York Times
In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars. New York Times
A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were “separate” from discussions to fully reopen the waterway. New York Times
VOA VIEW: No on demands - Trump should attack.
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Weather at the start of the week looks like more of the same: heat and storms across the Eastern United States. But a subtle shift is in the cards. New York Times
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed complaints against New York, Connecticut and Vermont, challenging the states' laws that provided in-state tuition to illegal aliens. OANN
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, has revealed that his father’s stage 4 prostate cancer has metastasized to his bones, worsening his condition. OANN
The United States and South Korea have announced that the two will be conducting their annual joint military exercise, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, to support "wartime readiness and national defense." OANN
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The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), David Venturella, accused the Associated Press of mischaracterization and sensationalism in its article on the agency's body-worn camera (BWC) policy. OANN
VOA VIEW: AP should be fined.
Congressional Democrats said they are investigating the Trump administration's efforts to deport military service members and their families. Washington Times
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday struck a government-held port on the country's Red Sea coast, killing several people and deepening fears over threats to strategic Middle East shipping routes and a potential return to civil war. They also said they attacked an oil facility in neighboring Saudi Arabia. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Houthis should be attacked.
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Wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a weary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waited to see what would be left on their return. Washington Times
Louisiana health officials are urging beachgoers and seafood lovers to take precautions after Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium sometimes described as "flesh-eating," killed five people in the state so far this year, far exceeding the typical death toll by this point in the year. Washington Times
President Trump signaled he would be piling economic pressure on Tehran as the stalemate continued and Iran laid out new conditions to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. CBS
VOA VIEW: Trump is being played.
Taiwan continued its 10-day war games this weekend, preparing for a potential invasion by China, which claims the territory as its own and has threatened to seize it by force. CBS
VOA VIEW: Trump is no longer tsusted.
The Powerball jackpot powered up after there was no winner this weekend. The prize for Monday's drawing is now an estimated $905 million, the biggest jackpot this year. CBS
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard insisted that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. complies with a list of demands, including paying for war damage. Imtiaz Tyab reports on the latest in a series of mixed messages from the regime. CBS
VOA VIEW: It is long past time to continue continue the war.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states. CBS
Nearly two-thirds of Trump’s foreign licensing fees came from two Gulf developers, in the UAE and Qatar, including one pursuing a $20 billion U.S. expansion. CNBC
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The Trump administration has backed plans to build an Australian scandium mine as part of a push to challenge China’s critical minerals dominance. CNBC
The congresswoman, who has emerged as a polling favorite to be the Democratic nominee, said she also has not ruled out a run for the Senate in 2028. CNBC
NORAD intercepted two general aviation aircraft over Bedminster after they entered restricted airspace near President Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club. FOX News
A North Carolina father sued Cabarrus County Schools after officials allegedly refused to say whether biological males can use his daughter's bathroom. FOX News
Cornell University now bans wild game processing in dorm kitchens after two students went viral for butchering a black bear in Ganędagǫ Hall. FOX News
Two Florida middle school students allegedly built homemade guns and explosives while researching mass school shootings. FOX News
More than 20 people died after "massive" Ukrainian drone raid on the Tatarstan Republic, 600 miles east of Moscow, and Russia attacked eastern Ukraine. UPI
The U.S. military said it blocked 20 more ships from reaching or leaving Iran's ports, as prospects for a resumption of negotiations appeared bleak. UPI
President Donald Trump on Sunday said Staff Secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel, promoting another former personal lawyer. UPI
Italian divers have found a 2,100-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, with hundreds of ancient clay jars known as amphorae that carried wine. UPI
Firefighters in Saudi Arabia extinguished a fire at the state-owned oil company Aramco early Sunday, after Houthis claimed the attack. UPI
VOA VIEW: HOUTHIS should be attacked.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of a nuclear-capable cruise missile and other weapons aboard a new 5,000-ton destroyer, the Kang Kon, repaired after being damaged in a failed launch ceremony last year, state media said Sunday, in the latest military display marking Kim’s push to build a nuclear-armed navy. Un is looking for trouble.
The official Korean Central News Agency said the event included test-firings of a strategic cruise missile and of the Kang Kon’s main gun and automatic cannons, as well as trials of its electronic warfare systems and assessments of its target-detection and information-processing capabilities. After observing the tests from shore, Kim ordered officials to complete the destroyer’s trials and place the vessel in active duty within two months, the state news agency said.
The tests came after North Korea in late June commissioned its first 5,000-ton destroyer, the Choe Hyon, a milestone Kim marked with a lavish ceremony where he declared that the nuclear armament of his navy was proceeding as planned. After years of prioritizing ballistic missile development, Kim has increasingly turned his focus to naval capabilities, including the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine.
While outlining his five-year military goals at February’s Workers’ Party congress, Kim also called for intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of underwater launches. North Korea first unveiled the Choe Hyon in April 2025, which Kim portrayed as a major step toward expanding his military’s operational reach and preemptive strike capabilities. KCNA has said the warship is equipped with a rangeWhile outlining his five-year military goals at February’s Workers’ Party congress, Kim also called for intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of underwater launches.
North Korea first unveiled the Choe Hyon in April 2025, which Kim portray KCNA has said the warship is equipped with a range of systems, including anti-aircraft and anti-ship weapons as well as nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles. ed as a major step toward expanding his military’s operational reach and preemptive strike capabilities.
