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Trump’s big gamble in Iran is a risky moment after his pledges to keep US out of ‘stupid wars’

By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump expressed certainty his big gamble to directly assist the Israelis delivered a knockout blow to Iran’s nuclear program — even as many supporters and detractors alike were warning that U.S. military action could draw the United States into an expansive regional

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A satellite image shows damaged buildings at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility on June 14 after a series of Israeli strikes.

How badly have US strikes damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities? Here’s what to know

By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Christian Edwards and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key nuclear sites. Trump claimed Iran’s nuclear facilities

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Mahmoud Khalil vows to continue protesting Israel and the war in Gaza after release from detention

By HOLLY RAMER and ARON RANEN Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Palestinian activist who was detained for more than three months pushed his infant son’s stroller with one hand and cheered as he was welcomed home Saturday by supporters including U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Mahmoud Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters

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Ex-Texas US Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left office amid harassment allegations, dies at 63

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press Former Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, has died. He was 63. He died in a Corpus Christi hospital and suffered heart and liver problems in recent years, Steve Ray, his former longtime political consultant, said. Farenthold’s wife, Debbie Farenthold, confirmed that

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A Minnesota labor union manager has been charged after he allegedly made threats of violence toward the State Capitol.

Minnesota labor union manager arrested, accused of making threats of violence toward State Capitol

By Nick Lentz Click here for updates on this story     Minnesota (WCCO) — A Minnesota labor union manager has been charged after he allegedly made threats of violence toward the State Capitol. Woodbury resident Jonathan Bohn, 41, faces charges of allegedly making threats of violence with reckless disregard for risk. According to a criminal complaint

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Mahmoud Khalil – a Palestinian activist at the center of a long-running deportation fight – has been released from the Louisiana ICE detention center.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil reunited with his wife, newborn son after spending months at a Louisiana detention center

CNN By Mark Morales, Dalia Faheid, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — After missing the birth of his child, his first Father’s Day and spending more than three months away from his family, Mahmoud Khalil has been reunited with his loved ones. The Palestinian activist arrived in Newark, New Jersey, Saturday afternoon, a day after he

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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is placed under arrest by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement and FBI agents outside federal immigration court on Tuesday in New York.

Masked ICE officers: The new calling card of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

By Ray Sanchez and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — When New York City Comptroller Brad Lander returned to a Manhattan immigration courthouse on Friday, days after being arrested while escorting an immigrant whom federal agents detained, he said he again witnessed “a deeply dehumanizing process.” “We saw three people removed by the same non-uniformed, masked

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