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Dozens Of LA-Area Mayors Demand The Trump Administration Stop Intensified Immigration Raids
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together to demand that the Trump administration stop the stepped-up immigration raids that have spread fear across their cities and sparked protests across the U.S. They also called on President Donald Trump to pull back from using troops alongside immigration agents during the raids. Meanwhile, the commander in charge of the troops said about 500 National Guard soldiers deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations. And while some troops have already gone on such missions, he said it’s too early to say if that will continue, even after the protests die down.
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US Reduces The Presence Of Staffers Not Deemed Essential In The Middle East As Tensions Rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest. The State Department said Wednesday that it’s ordered the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. The department also is authorizing the departure of nonessential personnel and family members from Bahrain and Kuwait, giving them the option to leave those countries. In addition, U.S. Central Command said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “has authorized the voluntary departure of military dependents from locations” across the Middle East.
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Trump Says US Gets Rare Earth Minerals From China And Tariffs On Chinese Goods Will Total 55%
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that China will make it easier for American industry to obtain much-needed needed magnets and rare earth minerals, clearing the way for talks to continue between the world’s two biggest economies. In return, Trump said, the U.S. will stop efforts to revoke the visas of Chinese nationals on U.S. college campuses. Details remain scarce. Trump didn’t fully spell out what concessions the U.S. made. Beijing has not confirmed what the negotiators agreed to, and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump himself have yet to sign off on it. What Trump described as a “deal’’ is actually less than that: It’s a “framework’’ meant to set the stage for more substantive talks.
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Jury Convicts Harvey Weinstein Of Top Charge In Split Verdict At #MeToo Sex Crimes Retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial. But the former movie mogul was also acquitted Wednesday of another charge, and jurors were as yet unable to reach a verdict on a third charge. The split verdict meted out a measure of vindication to his accusers and prosecutors, but also to Weinstein after the landmark case was thrown into limbo. Weinstein was initially convicted five years ago, but that conviction was overturned. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. He told the court Wednesday that the trial was not fair.
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More Than 55,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed In The Israel-Hamas War, Gaza Health Officials Say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has passed 55,000. The ministry doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants but has said that women and children make up more than half the dead. Local hospitals said Wednesday that 21 people in Gaza were killed on their way to collect aid from food distribution sites. The circumstances of the deaths near the sites weren’t immediately clear. The Israeli army said it fired warning shots in central Gaza toward “uspects that posed a threat to troops. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said five of its local aid workers were killed in an attack that it blamed on Hamas. That account couldn’t immediately be confirmed.
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Russian Attacks Kill 3 And Wound 64 As Drones Hit Kharkiv And Other Parts Of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have launched a large-scale drone assault across Ukraine, where officials said three people were killed and 64 others wounded. The overnight strikes caused widespread destruction in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, where apartment buildings, private homes, playgrounds, industrial sites and public transportation were hit. Moscow’ has deployed high numbers of drones and missiles in recent days. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by reiterating calls for greater international pressure on Russia.
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Google Offers Buyouts To More Workers Amid AI-Driven Tech Upheaval And Antitrust Uncertainty
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire. The company confirmed the streamlining that was reported by several news outlets. It’s not clear how many employees are affected, but the offers were made to staff in Google’s search, advertising, research and engineering units, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google employs most of the nearly 186,000 workers on the worldwide payroll of its parent company, Alphabet Inc. Google has been periodically jettisoning workers since 2023 after the pandemic drove feverish demand for online services.
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Trump Is Expected To Sign A Measure Blocking California’s Nation-Leading Vehicle Emissions Rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. Trump also plans to sign measures blocking California rules to curb tailpipe emissions in certain vehicles and smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks. That’s according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to share plans not yet public. The move comes amid a clash between Trump and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the president’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests.
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Inflation Barely Rose Last Month As Cheaper Gas And Cars Offset Some Costlier Imports
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation picked up a bit last month as higher prices for groceries and some imported goods were largely offset by cheaper gas, travel services, and rents. Consumer prices increased 2.4% in May compared with a year ago, according to a Labor Department report released Wednesday. That is up from a 2.3% yearly increase in April. The cost of groceries, toys and games, and large appliances rose, which could reflect the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Yet the price of new and used cars, clothes, airfares, and hotel rooms all dropped from April to May, offsetting the increases.
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Trump Hails Favorable Federal Appeals Court Ruling On His Sweeping Tariff Policy As A ‘Great’ Win
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hailing a favorable decision by a federal appeals court over his sweeping tariff policy as a “great” win for the United States. Trump said Wednesday on his social media site the court’s decision means the U.S. “can use TARIFFS to protect itself against other countries.” Trump calls it “A great and important win for the U.S.” The Tuesday court ruling allows the government to continue collecting the sweeping import taxes the Republican president has imposed on other countries while challenges to his signature trade policy continue on appeal. Several lawsuits argue Trump’s tariffs exceed his authority and leave U.S. trade policy dependent on his whims.
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