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US Blocked 100 Ships From Iranian Ports, Says CENTCOM
The United States started blocking commercial ships from entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13.
USTR Greer Says No Immediate Semiconductor Tariffs Planned, Emphasizes Sector Protection
The trade representative highlighted careful timing for any duties to support U.S. chip manufacturing resurgence.
US Forces Interdict Aircraft With Over 600 Kilograms of Cocaine
The illicit drugs have an estimated street value of roughly $76 million.
With Commercial Real Estate Still Challenging, Lenders Offload Troubled Loans at a Loss
Many lenders don’t want to foreclose because they don’t want to become landlords, according to a corporate real estate adviser.
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40,000 Evacuated in Southern California as Chemical Tank Threatens Leak or Explosion
Firefighters in Garden Grove are working to stabilize the failing tank holding methyl methacrylate while seeking solutions to avert disaster.
Surgeon General Advisory Warns About Screen Time for Children
‘Harmful screen use among children and adolescents has become a public health concern,’ the advisory states.
Disney Asks FCC to Declare ‘The View’ a News Show, Exempt From Equal Time Rule
The public can comment on Disney’s request for the daytime talk show to be exempt from the federal rule.
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Wall Street Review: S&P 500 Rallies for 8th Week, Dow Hits New Record High
The rallies come despite elevated bond yields and signs of an economic slowdown.
Highlights From the 2nd Batch of Declassified UFO Files Include a UAP Shootdown
The latest release includes video of an Air Force F-16 downing an unidentified object over Lake Huron.
Trump Indicates He’ll Sign Bill Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent
The president said the move could be a ‘very nice’ victory for the GOP.
American Ebola Patient in Germany Not Critically Ill, Hospital Says
Dr. Peter Stafford has said he was worried he would not survive.
Apple Asks Supreme Court to Review Contempt Order in Epic Games Lawsuit
A federal judge previously found the company flouted her injunction against anticompetitive business practices.
Trump Postpones Executive Order on AI
The federal government has recently been grappling with the risk of cutting-edge artificial intelligence models.
Bill Aims to Keep US Investors Away From Blacklisted CCP Officials
‘Communist China is our enemy and we need to wake up and start acting like it,’ Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says.
US Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Caribbean as Trump Admin Pressures Cuba
The move was confirmed by the U.S. Southern Command on Wednesday, the same day ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted in the United States.
Greenlandic Mothers in Denmark Fight to Get Children Back From Foster Care
A controversial test of parenting competency that put many Greenlanders’ kids in foster care was dropped in 2025. But parents and kids remain separated.
CBP Seizes More Than Half a Million Dollars’ Worth of Cocaine at Border
Agents discovered 18 packages containing about 45 pounds of suspected cocaine in a Mexican citizen’s vehicle.
Former Trump Official Files First Known ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Claim
The former official, Michael Caputo, said that he and his family were unjustly targeted by the government for political purposes.
US Doctor With Ebola Arrives in Germany for Treatment
Dr. Peter Stafford was flown with family members to a hospital in Berlin.
