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Facts Matter: Attack helicopter not deployed for Los Angeles protestsJun 22, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that a U.S. Marine helicopter monitored protests in Los Angeles, air raid sirens were created in Britain to warn of a virus outbreak and more.
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Trump ignites debate on presidential authority with Iran strikes and wins praise from Republicans
Jun 21, 2025 11:07 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's bombardment of three sites in Iran quickly sparked debate in Congress over his authority to launch the strikes, with Republicans pra...
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Democrats are at odds over the Israel-Iran war as Trump says US has struck Iranian nuclear sites
Jun 21, 2025 9:14 pm - After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats seemed at odds over policy toward Iran as progressives demanded unified o...
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In his own words: Trump’s Iran strike tests his rhetoric on ending wars
Jun 21, 2025 8:52 pm - During his campaigns for president, Donald Trump spoke of the need to stop engaging in “endless” or “forever wars,” and said removing “warmongers and America-last globali...
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Trump’s move against Iran may draw more criticism from MAGA’s anti-interventionists
Jun 21, 2025 8:38 pm - President Donald Trump's decision to strike three nuclear sites in Iran will almost assuredly draw more criticism from some of the Republican's supporters, including high...
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Minnesota shooting suspect and wife were ‘preppers,’ FBI affidavit says
Jun 21, 2025 6:04 pm - Hours after a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot in their home, Vance Boelter, the man charged by authorities with the killing, texted his wife in...
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‘It was horrific’: Elgin immigrants advocates say ramped-up deportation push brings fear, uneaseJun 21, 2025 5:30 pm - The federal government’s expanded mass deportation operations in the Chicago area and other large cities are taking a toll on the immigrant community in Elgin, advocates said.
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Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8 and injuring 13
Jun 21, 2025 3:39 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil ’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said...
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A tornado that swept through a rural town in North Dakota left at least 3 people dead
Jun 21, 2025 3:36 pm - ENDERLIN, N.D. — Powerful winds — including a tornado — that swept across parts of the upper Midwest left three people dead and a regional airport heavily damaged, while ...
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The US commemorates 250th anniversary of the ‘great American battle,’ the Battle of Bunker Hill
Jun 21, 2025 3:30 pm - NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's so...