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🔴 Iran's state TV says seven oil tankers were hit by attacks or mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's foreign minister warned of a wider response. Vessel owners and flags not given.

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🔴 Police say an inmate at Canada's highest-security prison got fast food and alcohol by drone at his cell window, the Daily Mail reports. Other outlets say McDonald's. A probe is reportedly underway.

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🔴 US orders non-emergency staff out of Saudi Arabia after a Houthi attack on King Fahd airport killed one.
Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard.
Meta ordered to pay $25B in New Mexico.
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🔴 BREAKING: El Salvador's President Bukele says a military operation is underway to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians held hostage by Haitian gangs. He says they are medical evacuation staff, not combatants.

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🔴 Atlanta rapper 'Shawty Dred' is indicted in an alleged $4 million SNAP fraud scheme. VP JD Vance announced the case. The charges are allegations.

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🔴 Elon Musk posted threats on X as Democrats weigh congressional probes of his businesses, vowing to 'come for' those he says are 'pulling the strings.' He told Kara Swisher: 'live by the sword, die by the sword.'

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🔴 BREAKING: Bloomberg reports Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has raised about $15 billion in a round backed by Tencent and CATL. Reuters has not independently verified it.

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🔴 BREAKING: The USDA confirms the first detection of the flesh-eating New World screwworm in U.S. wildlife, in an elk. Reuters and AOL also report a confirmed case in a New Mexico beef cow.

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🔴 US orders non-emergency embassy staff out of Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks grow.
Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard.
WSJ, CBS: Musk ordered Ukraine Starshield speed cap.
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🔴 Unitree Robotics, the Chinese robot maker, unveiled its H2-X humanoid, billed as a guardian robot. It performs kung fu moves and can lift the front of a car.

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🔴 Russia has released imprisoned American Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher jailed on Ukraine mercenary charges. Trump said it was 'no swap,' CBS reports.

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📺 Reports say Musk personally ordered a Starlink slowdown that hit Ukraine; Hegseth points to terms of service. Trump denies ordering it.
Trump touts a $1.5B Pentagon chip investment in North Carolina.
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🔴 Forbes reports the Trump administration is preparing to go after wages and benefits of borrowers in default on federal student loans, with Education and Treasury reportedly hiring private debt collectors.

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🔴 BREAKING: FEMA has told states to handle disasters on their own, Politico reports. Details of the message have not been given.

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🔴 BREAKING: The New York Times reports a Russian military satellite made a 'menacing approach' to an ICEYE radar satellite that provides data to Ukraine. The Insider says it came within 26 meters.

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🔴 France deploys Sentinelle troops ahead of Saturday's protests after riots torched city halls; curfews in Paris.
Omar's sister questioned after DHS raid.
Trump, Vance launch $25M fraud whistleblower program.
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🔴 Trump is giving YouTuber Nick Shirley $10,000 for his Minnesota child-care fraud video, the first payout under a new $25M whistleblower program. A CBS News fact check disputed parts of it.

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🔴 Florida Polytechnic University police unveil Astro, a single-seat Jetson ONE electric eVTOL billed as a first for a U.S. police department. It still needs FAA approval before patrols.

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🔴 U.S. officials are privately advising states that fear possible interference by President Trump in the midterms to prepare, the Washington Post reports. NewsCord says about 10 states were advised.

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