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"After losing at the Supreme Court, the administration is once again trying to illegally raise taxes on families and businesses with a new round of tariffs,”
US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partnersCoalition of 25 states asks US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs and declare them them unlawfulwww.theguardian.com"The documents suggest that the administration was “lying or spreading misinformation about these fantastic public lands” when it justified cutting the protected areas, said Steve Bloch, the legal director at the nonprofit Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, who reviewed the records"
Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National MonumentPresident Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.www.nytimes.com"Many of the residents even voted for Trump, he said, but lost faith when the administration quickly moved to remove violent settlers from sanctions lists drawn up under the Biden administration."
Abandoned by the US: Palestinian Americans trapped in a surge of Israeli settler violenceAfter visits by US ambassador Mike Huckabee to the nearby Israeli settlement of Shilo, Palestinian Americans in Turmus Ayya have witnessed a terrifying rise in attackswww.theguardian.comWeird how ignoring climate change just seems to make things worse 🤔 “Temperatures in South Jeolla and South Gyeongsang are expected to exceed 39C, bringing extreme heat at life-threatening levels,”
‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperatureAuthorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight daywww.theguardian.com"Some observers believe that if Morocco did orchestrate the mayhem, it may have been encouraged by others, pointing at two leaders with a particular grudge against Sanchez – US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."
Why did Ceuta migrant mayhem chill already frosty Israel-Spain relations?What caused more than 50,000 migrants to storm a Spanish enclave in Africa, and did Israel have anything to do with it?www.aljazeera.com"Critics argue the service is blatant evidence of market manipulation and insider trading. Trump has repeatedly used Truth Social to reveal significant policy moves with the potential to shift financial markets, including posts involving tariffs and the Iran war."
Trump offering early access to online posts in move seen as corruptionTruth Social, where Trump’s account is by far the largest, to offer users early access for up to $100,000 per monthwww.theguardian.com"There was a shift in thought that ‘maybe I don’t need vaccines for things that I haven’t seen,’” Chasanov said. The measles vaccine has in some ways become a victim of its own success; those who haven’t encountered measles before don’t understand why it needs to be prevented,"
US officials focus on identification and rapid action as measles cases riseAuthorities in Delaware tackle cluster with vaccination and contract tracing – but field has been weakened by cutswww.theguardian.com"But there has also been speculation that the Moroccan authorities may have opened the border to signal their displeasure at Sánchez’s recent visit to Algeria, which supports efforts to free the disputed territory of Western Sahara from Moroccan occupation."
Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streetsPeople among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospectswww.theguardian.comWhat could possibly go wrong? "A new campaign launched last week will promote programs that let veterans who recently drove large military vehicles skip the required skills test for a commercial driver's license."
WATCH: Trump announces effort to train veterans as truckers amid immigrant driver crackdownThe Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military to help replace the tens of thousands of immigrant drivers who lost their licenses in a crackdow...www.pbs.org“The Republicans have all had their spines surgically removed,” Warren said in Michigan...“I mean, they’re just gelatinous blobs that kind of make it through the United States Senate.”
Senators accuse Republican ‘gelatinous blobs’ of caving to Trump on Iran warDemocrats Warren and Van Hollen attack Republican ‘rubber stamps’ in Congress for ceding authority to Trumpwww.theguardian.com"Reuters interviewed a half dozen people who, despite the abandoned charges, reported lost jobs, legal fees and in some cases a flurry of online threats that arrived after federal officials publicized their arrests."
Trump’s DOJ charged hundreds with assaulting officers. Many cases were dropped, but the damage was doneThe Trump administration has aggressively pursued protestors accused of assaulting or impeding law enforcement. Prosecutors, however, are dropping the cases at rates far higher than usual, a Reuters r...www.reuters.com"Modi has frequently described Netanyahu as a “dear friend”, despite the International Criminal Court having issued an arrest warrant in late 2024 for the Israeli premier over the alleged war crimes carried out during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza."
India’s arms sale to Israel risks complicity in Gaza genocide, Amnesty saysRights group says India continues to support the Israeli military despite genocide 'broadcast worldwide on daily basis'.www.aljazeera.com
