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Memphis mayor learned of National Guard anti-crime deployment from Trump’s TV announcement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis’ mayor said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s TV announcement the day before was the first hard confirmation he received that the National Guard would be sent to the city an anti-crime mission. Speaking on CNN, Mayor Paul Young said he learned the idea was under consideration when Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s office informed him earlier…
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Farm Aid on as University of Minnesota, Teamsters reach deal to end strike
Sources familiar with negotiations said Gov. Tim Walz’s office got involved late in the game to help reach a deal after Nelson’s call. On Friday night, Nelson posted on X that he spoke to Walz and appreciated his involvement: “We both know that ultimately, it’s up to the university to do the right thing, and soon, so that Farm Aid…
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Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum. Trump posted on his social media site that NATO’S commitment to winning the war “has been far less than…
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Video of Charlie Kirk’s shooting dominated school and social media
Some students watched the video in the middle of class. Others pulled out their phones as they walked out of school and found themselves watching the videos over and over. Some teachers interrupted lessons to discuss the horrific news. Almost instantly after Charlie Kirk was assassinated Wednesday at Utah Valley University, the news — captured on video in grisly detail…
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‘It’s unacceptable’: Inside growing concerns about Patel’s FBI leadership
Facebook Tweet Email Link Stepping to the microphone at a news conference Friday morning in Utah, FBI Director Kash Patel wasted no time explaining what led to the capture of a suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “This is what happens when you let good cops be cops,” Patel said. Over the next six minutes, Patel lauded…
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Missouri passes Trump-backed redistricting plan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republicans handed President Donald Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative approval to a redistricting plan that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat in next year’s elections. The Senate vote sends the redistricting plan to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, who said he will sign it into law soon. But opponents…
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Black students and colleges across US targeted with racist threats day after Charlie Kirk killing | Charlie Kirk shooting
Black students across the US were targeted this week by coordinated racist death threats, forcing at least seven historically Black colleges into emergency lockdowns just a day after the far-right activist Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University. At New York University, Black students reportedly received a threatening manifesto specifically targeting them, according to an email seen by the…
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Trump says he’s sending the National Guard into Memphis to ‘fix’ crime like D.C.
President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s planning to send federal law enforcement and the National Guard into Memphis, Tennessee, to lower crime in the city following his surge into Washington, D.C., over the last month. “We’re going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled,” Trump said in an interview on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” in New York. “The mayor…
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South Korean workers return home after days of detention in Georgia following immigration raid
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in the United States last week were brought back home on a charter plane and reunited with their loved ones on Friday. They were among the 475 people detained during the Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory under construction on the campus…
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1 injured while U.S. Naval Academy building was cleared after reported threat
A person was injured while a building was being cleared Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, according to the Naval Support Activity Annapolis. Maryland Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth said a midshipman was injured. The campus was on lockdown following reports of threats, the academy said. The NSA said the reports were of suspicious activity on the Naval Academy…
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