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President Trump's suggestion that he will soon send federal forces into San Francisco was met with outrage and eye-rolls from local residents and leaders, who called it unnecessary. LA Times
VOA VIEW: SF needs assistance.
State Sen. Scott Wiener is running to take Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat, although the former House speaker has not yet announced if she will run for another term. LA Times
VOA VIEW: She as become deranged.
Trump's lawyers say the National Guard is needed to protect immigration agents LA Times
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The decade-old Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which sought limitations on Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions, came to an end with the Iranian regime celebrating a possible new nuclear era. New York Post
Mamdani's "plans" for the schools don't just mean disaster for the city's children, they're a dead giveaway on how little interest he has in actually governing Gotham. New York Post
VOA VIEW: NYC will fail if Mamdani wins.
The terror group did not identify which bodies of the 18 remaining slain hostages would be returned, according to The Times of Israel. New York Post
VOA VIEW: More Hamas games.
The U.S. military rescued the two men in the Caribbean Sea after Special Operations forces fired on a semi-submersible that was assessed to be smuggling drugs. New York Times
Demonstrators are protesting against the Trump administration across all 50 states in 2,500 planned “No Kings” events. OANN
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has joined Paramount in refusing to sign a letter to boycott Israeli film institutions, according to Variety and Deadline reports. OANN
VOA VIEW: As they should.
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Hamas defended a series of public executions that the terrorist group carried out against Palestinians earlier this week, drawing widespread international condemnation and risking the collapse of ongoing peace talks with Israel. OANN
VOA VIEW: They kill for the love killing.
New Mexico has its first Republican contender for governor ahead of the 2026 elections, as the three-term city mayor of fast-growing Rio Rancho launched his campaign. Washington Times
The federal government shutdown is quickly approaching the second-longest on record with no end in sight. Some lawmakers are predicting it could become the longest, surpassing the 35 days from President Trump's first term. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Dems stupidity.
Hackers got into the public address system at Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania and used it to play a pro-Palestine political message in an attack that also hit three Canadian airports. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They should be caught and prosecuted.
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The University of Southern California rejected Thursday the Trump administration's offer to join its Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, becoming the latest elite college to stiff-arm the agreement aimed at combating left-wing group-think in academia. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They will loose.
U.S. officials rejected a mining company's bid for more than 6 million tons of coal beneath a national forest in Utah, marking the third proposed coal sale from public lands in the West to fall through this month, the Interior Department disclosed Thursday. Washington Times
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited to ask President Trump for more military aid as the war with Russia persists. CBS
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Georgia Institute of Technology recently became one of the first colleges in the U.S. to roll out a drone program that enhances campus security. CBS
VOA VIEW: Hopefully it will work.
Two-thirds of divorced Americans marry again, according to a Pew analysis of federal data. CBS
VOA VIEW: Why make another mistake.
President Trump confirmed this week that he has authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela and conduct covert operations. CBS
The gold rally has some strategists arguing it should now take a permanent place in diversified portfolios. Buffett rejects it as a long-term investment. CNBC
Institutional Shareholder Services recommended Tesla investors vote against a pay plan for CEO Elon Musk that would grant him nearly $1 trillion more in stock. CNBC
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ICG, CVC and Partners Group were all in negative territory as concerns over credit stress in U.S. markets continued into Friday trading. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Too much fear mongering.
Marc Pinto, the agency's head of global private credit, acknowledged in a CNBC interview that there are concerns over loose lending standards. CNBC
Americans' views on the economy turned more negative in the third quarter with deepening concerns about jobs, inflation and the outlook. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Liberal media stupidity.
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Trump and GOP leaders John Thune and Mike Johnson have conditioned health-care negotiations on reopening the government first. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Dems are at fault.
College faculty members attack Charlie Kirk's legacy after his assassination, making unsubstantiated claims about violence stemming from his conservative activism. FOX News
Federal authorities arrested Eduardo Aguilar in Dallas after he allegedly offered $10,000 bounties on TikTok for killing ICE agents and was found with a loaded gun. FOX News
VOA VIEW: As they should be and much more.
Lisa Gilbert of Public Citizen defends 'No Kings' protests as peaceful despite June 14 violence that led to arrests in Texas, Utah, California and other states. FOX News
VOA VIEW: A dumb protest.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that migrants paroled in the U.S. would face a new $1,000 immigration fee "to institute accountability and prevent rampant fraud." FOX News
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced the results of a crackdown on illegal street takeovers by the state police, saying seven new arrests have been made. FOX News
President Donald Trump refiled a dismissed federal lawsuit accusing The New York Times of defaming him during the 2024 election cycle and seeking $15 billion. UPI
Prince Andrew, facing scrutiny of his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Friday said he will relinquish his royal titles, including Duke of York. UPI
A nine-year, $335 million restoration of the U.S. Air Force Academy Chapel has President Donald Trump calling for a federal investigation into the matter. UPI
The United States and Saudi Arabia delayed the adoption of an international requirement for commercial cargo ships to reduce their greenhouse emissions or be subject to fines that was widely backed globally. UPI
Brazil's exports to the United States fell 20.3% in September compared with the same month last year and totaled $2.58 billion, according to official data. UPI
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n a stark warning to “narco-terrorists,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed that the United States will continue to target major drug traffickers, as seen in the recent strike on a Venezuelan drug boat holding Tren de Aragua (TdA) members in the Caribbean. Hegseth made an appearance on Fox News, where he warned that the United States will maintain positioning in the Caribbean to quickly strike any individuals “[drug] trafficking in those waters, who we know is a designated narco terrorist.” As it should be.
“You want to try to traffic drugs, it’s a new day,” Hegseth stated. “It’s a different day, and so those 11 drug traffickers are no longer with us, sending a very clear signal that this is an activity the United States is not going to tolerate in our hemisphere.” The Tuesday airstrike reportedly killed 11 TdA members, according to President Donald Trump and other military officials.
U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. TDA is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, operating under the control of [Venezuelan President] Nicolas Maduro, responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and acts of violence and terror across the United States and Western Hemisphere,” Trump wrote in a Tuesday Truth Social post.
“The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States. The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE,” the president added. Meanwhile, Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information Freddy Nanez claimed that the viral video of the attack was “AI-generated,” dismissing it entirely. “I can tell you that was definitely not artificial intelligence. I watched it live,” Hegseth responded. “We knew exactly who was in that boat. We know exactly what they were doing, and we knew exactly who they represented.”
