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Are We Being Played by Iran?

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration center July 4 has been sentenced to 100 years in federal prison. Other protesters also accused of having links to antifa were sentenced Tuesday to multiple decades in federal prison. A federal jury in March found the eight defendants guilty of providing material support to terrorists and other charges. Prosecutors say the eight took part in a demonstration at the Prairieland Detention Center last July 4 in which a police officer was shot and wounded. The defendants deny any affiliation with the far-left anti-fascist organization.

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President Donald Trump stopped by a Mack Truck facility in a battleground district in swing state Pennsylvania, casting attention on the U.S. economy in his first major public event beyond the capital since he signed the Iran war agreement. Trump’s visit Tuesday to the Allentown-area business comes just about a week after he approved the initial deal to halt hostilities with Iran and as his negotiators work out the finer details. It’s the president’s fifth second-term visit to Pennsylvania, a key state whose support in 2016 and 2024 helped him to win the White House.

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CHICO, Calif. (AP) — A shooting at a library in Northern California left two people dead and an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested, police said Tuesday. Police responded to a 911 call soon after 5 p.m. Monday. Chico police Chief Billy Aldridge said gunshots and screams could be heard on that call from the Chico branch of the Butte County Library. Chico, a city of about 100,000 people, is 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco. The suspect fled out the back of the library as officers entered, but additional law enforcement personnel behind the building took the suspect into custody, Aldridge said during a news conference. “The incident this evening was obviously very sad, traumatic for a lot of people. Very traumatic for our community,” Aldridge said. The streets around the library were closed temporarily and a family reunification center was set up for the people who were inside the building. A child was also taken to the hospital with a minor injury. Police later determined the suspect acted alone and identified him as Bradley Scott Sayer of Chico. He was booked into the Butte County Jail on suspicion of two counts of murder. There was no indication he had any prior relationship with or connection to the victims, police said in a statement. Authorities have not released their names. A police department dispatcher early Tuesday did not know if Sayer has a lawyer and no one could be immediately reached at the jail. A search of Butte County court records did not show his name and a phone number could not be found for him. Police said the Butte County Sheriff's Office and the FBI are assisting in the investigation. All Butte County library branches will be closed Tuesday, officials said. In a Facebook post, the county offered its “deepest condolences to everyone affected, including the victims, their loved ones, library staff, and all those impacted by this heartbreaking incident.” It wasn't the first act of violence at a U.S. library. A man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a man in a library and another man in a convenience store in 2023. In 2020, a suspect was sent to a mental health facility after he pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a library security guard in Spring Valley, New York. A teenager who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting two public library employees in Clovis, New Mexico, in 2017 was also sentenced to life in prison.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it has charged a Texas doctor in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme, accusing him of billing insurers for medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests for college student-athletes and then rubber-stamping the results as normal without reviewing them. Jason Finkelstein, 53, faces charges of healthcare fraud and conspiracy in what prosecutors describe as a yearslong scheme that preyed on the fears of athletes that they could die on playing fields or courts of sudden cardiac arrest. It was not immediately clear if Finkelstein had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the United Arab Emirates on the first leg of a three-nation tour of Gulf countries aimed at easing their concerns about the result of an agreement intended to end the war with Iran. Rubio arrived in Abu Dhabi late Tuesday following a two-day flurry of diplomatic activity between the U.S. and Iran in Switzerland led by Vice President JD Vance that resulted in what Vance says is a significant agreement to end all hostilities in the region, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide sanctions relief with negotiations on its nuclear program to be concluded in 60 days. In the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain — all nations that Iran hit with missiles and drones in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli airstrikes — Rubio will be holding meetings starting Wednesday with leaders who, in some cases, have taken a harder line on Iran recently than has the Trump administration. In brief comments to reporters on his arrival, Rubio said he would explain the benefits of the agreement to the skeptical Gulf states if it is implemented. He said that a proposed $300 billion investment fund for Iran would not become a reality unless "its leadership makes a decision that they want to be a country instead of a revolutionary movement that exports terror.” Another complaint is that the agreement does not cover Iran's missile program, its support for proxies and pushes off the nuclear question until later. Rubio argued, however, that the memorandum of understanding signed last week calls for the “complete end of hostilities and conflicts in the region,” which he said will require Iran to halt its funding of proxies like Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen. “You can’t have the end of hostilities and conflicts in a region as long as Iranian proxies are launching missiles and drones from Iraq, and are participating in terrorism, like Hamas did, and like Hezbollah did,” Rubio said. “So, I do think it’s covered by the MOU, and it is an issue that will be gotten to at the appropriate time in these negotiations.” The Emiratis, in particular, have been at the forefront of calls for tough action notably to ensure the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. There have been conflicting accounts of what the Memorandum of Understanding signed last week will mean for the strait, which the rest of the world wants open free of charge for all shipping. The U.S. has been firm on that point, but the Iranians are moving ahead with a scheme that could charge service fees for passage that many believe would amount to a toll. Rubio said under no circumstances would the U.S. accept that. “It’s an international waterway," he said. “No country is allowed to charge tolls or fees on an international waterway. That’s existing international law. That’s the way it is.” “I don’t think we have anybody to convince around here in that regard. I think all the countries in this region would agree with us,” he said.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders accused of crimes. The 6-3 decision centers around an immigration officers’ 2012 decision to put lawful permanent resident Muk Choi Lau on immigration parole when he returned from a short trip to China because he had been accused of a counterfeiting crime. Lau argued that overstepped the officer's authority, and the decision wrongly allowed the Department of Homeland Security to swiftly begin deportation proceedings after he pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit clothes in New Jersey. The high court disagreed. “Border officers did not have the burden to establish by clear and convincing evidence that Lau had committed a crime involving moral turpitude,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the opinion. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson disagreed, writing that the decision to put Lau on immigration parole effectively sentenced him to “immigration limbo” before he’d been convicted of any crime, she wrote. “I worry that the Court has now handed the Government a massive blank check,” she wrote in a dissent joined by her two liberal colleagues. The decision comes as the high court considers a series of immigration-related issues against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, though this case started before Trump took office. His administration argued that suspicion of a crime is enough to put a lawful permanent resident, also known as a green-card holder, on immigration parole. Federal attorneys urged the court to take an expansive view of executive authority over immigration. The court is also considering cases over Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship, potentially revive a restrictive asylum policy and end temporary legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disasters in their homelands.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Discusses Talarico's Radical Positions

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Only Time Will Tell if the Deal Works

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SNC visited the heart of New York City on Tuesday. In Times Square, you're surrounded by the energy and diversity that help define the United States. As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, we take a a look back at its history, and imagine what the next 250 years might hold.

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As America proudly marks its 250th anniversary of independence, Piscopo delivers a patriotic perspective straight from the center of it all, celebrating the enduring spirit of liberty, opportunity, and American exceptionalism that has defined our republic for two and a half centuries.

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With 80% of Americans supporting the SAVE America Act, Scott invited President Trump to tomorrow’s Senate GOP lunch in a fresh effort to get the bill across the finish line.

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New details have emerged in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, as a ransom note reportedly claims the missing Arizona woman is dead. According to reports from CNN and other media outlets citing law enforcement sources, one of several ransom notes connected to the case stated that 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie died after being abducted. The note allegedly claimed her kidnappers did not intend to kill her but that she died shortly after her disappearance. Authorities have not confirmed the claim, and investigators have declined to comment on the contents of the note. The FBI has also not publicly addressed the reports. Nancy Guthrie vanished in early February from her home in the foothills outside Tucson, Arizona. Investigators believe she was taken against her will after discovering blood near her front doorstep. Surveillance footage later released by the FBI showed a masked individual near the residence on the night she disappeared. Search efforts have continued for months, with volunteers and law enforcement combing remote desert areas in southern Arizona. A recent search near the U.S.-Mexico border did not locate any evidence connected to Guthrie. The investigation remains active, and authorities continue to seek information that could help determine what happened to the missing woman.

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Federal authorities have arrested two additional suspects in connection with an alleged plot to attack a UFC event hosted at the White House earlier this month. According to court documents filed Monday, one suspect was arrested in Missouri and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, while another was taken into custody in Washington state. Federal officials say a total of seven people now face charges related to the case. Investigators allege the group planned to target attendees at the June 14 event, which featured President Donald Trump. Authorities say the plot was disrupted days before it could be carried out after a man, reportedly identified by his mother, alerted officials to the group's plans. Prosecutors allege members of the group embraced fringe conspiracy theories and discussed carrying out attacks against government officials in hopes of triggering a broader revolution. The FBI says the investigation remains active as authorities continue reviewing communications, planning materials and evidence gathered during the arrests. Officials have not released the identities of all those charged.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is traveling to Pakistan as diplomatic efforts continue to secure a lasting peace agreement between Iran and the United States. The visit comes as technical teams from both countries meet in Switzerland to work through details of a broader deal following high-level talks earlier this week. Pakistan has played a key role in helping facilitate communication between Tehran and Washington as negotiations move forward. At the center of the discussions are unresolved issues involving Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief and international inspections. Meanwhile, Iranian officials are pushing back on comments made by U.S. Vice President JD Vance regarding access for international inspectors. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said no visit has been scheduled for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to examine nuclear facilities previously targeted in U.S. airstrikes. The disagreement highlights lingering challenges in the negotiations, even as both sides continue working toward a permanent agreement aimed at ending the conflict.

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A former mob hitman who later reinvented himself as a New Jersey councilman has been arrested on allegations that he returned to the criminal activity that once defined his past. Authorities arrested John Alite, 63, on charges including extortion, loansharking, corporate misconduct and terroristic threats. Prosecutors allege Alite provided high-interest loans and used threats of violence to collect money from borrowers. Investigators say a search of Alite’s home uncovered a collection of weapons, including metal knuckles, an expandable baton, baseball bats and numerous knives. Court documents allege some of the items were intended to be used in debt collection efforts. Alite was sworn in last year as a councilman in Englishtown, New Jersey. Before entering public office, he gained national attention for his ties to organized crime and for testifying against John A. Gotti, the son of notorious mob boss John Gotti. Prosecutors claim Alite used a corporation, Straightened-Out Entertainment Inc., to help carry out some of the alleged crimes. They also point to his past admissions of violence during organized crime investigations as evidence of the methods he allegedly employed. Alite appeared in court over the weekend and was released pending a detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday. His attorney declined to comment ahead of the next court appearance.

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