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Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved to Manhattan and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing property in South Florida as a labor union tries to place a wealth tax on the November ballot in California. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Foolish Mamdani is running the wealthy out.
Shark attacks in 2025 were back to a normal level after a down year in 2024. California continues to overindex in unprovoked attacks, and in 2025 recorded the only shark-related death of the year in the U.S.. LA Times
Kiley says he will introduce the 'Keep Jobs in California Act of 2026.' It would prohibit any state from levying taxes retroactively on people who no longer live there. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Good idea.
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The US trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries. New York Post
Washington, DC’s Commission on Fine Arts — which is packed with allies of President Trump — unanimously voted to approve his new White House ballroom. New York Post
U.S. officials are threatening major changes to a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that could upend the way business is done and leave Canada on the outs. New York Times
The Trump administration is threatening to leave the influential agency unless it stops publishing its annual road map for cutting planet-warming emissions. New York Times
President Donald Trump has gathered with representatives from more than two dozen countries for the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. OANN
In what officials are calling one of the deadliest avalanche in the United States in over 40 years, eight backcountry skiers have been confirmed dead and one remains missing after a massive snow slide struck near Castle Peak on Tuesday morning. OANN
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President Donald Trump released a White House message in observance of Ash Wednesday, a solemn Christian and Catholic holiday marking the beginning of the Lenten season. OANN
What began as a family trip to the Daytona 500 nearly ended in tragedy on Valentine’s Day when a 13-year-old boy was the victim of a brutal, unprovoked throat-slashing on the city’s boardwalk. OANN
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating ABC's "The View" over possible violations of the requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear on-air, according to the head of the agency that oversees U.S. broadcast airwaves. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
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The Treasury Department delivered a new warning to Americans who own or are looking to buy timeshares in Mexico, saying Thursday that a major smuggling cartel has infiltrated the market and is siphoning the money to its own nefarious ends. Washington Times
The National Park Service announced several major national parks will eliminate their timed-entry reservation systems starting in the summer of 2026. The parks, including Arches, Yosemite and Glacier, will no longer require reservations. Washington Times
NASA took another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket Thursday after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal and delayed the first lunar trip by astronauts in more than half a century. Washington Times
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser requested federal aid from the Trump administration in cleaning up the massive sewage spill that contaminated the Potomac River. Washington Times
A New Jersey Catholic diocese this week agreed to a $180 million settlement to resolve allegations of clergy sexual abuse, a figure far exceeding agreements in some large dioceses but still dwarfed by other massive settlements. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Solvency is foolish and causes the sex abuse problem among clergy.
Feral chickens, hens and roosters have been nuisances in Hawaii for years, but ways to deal with them, including proposals to let people kill them, are proving controversial. CBS
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A potential military strike on Iran could happen as soon as Saturday, according to top national security officials. President Trump has been putting military pressure on Iran to work out a nuclear deal by sending U.S. warships and fighter jets to the region. CBS
VOA VIEW: Long past due.
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Third suspect arrested in alleged brutal North Carolina home invasion involving sexual assault, kidnapping charges. ICE detainers placed on two suspects. FOX News
JetBlue flight makes emergency return to Newark after engine failure and cockpit smoke. All passengers were safe after dramatic incident that halted operations. FOX News
Authorities say Morris Brown masqueraded as a U.S. citizen to join the National Guard and work as a prison guard before being caught in Operation Twin Shield. FOX News
Gallup estimated that, according to data gathered in 2025 phone interviews, 9% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ+, a figure similar to data from 2024. FOX News
Delta flight makes emergency landing due to an allegedly unruly traveler on a flight from Houston to Atlanta, forcing the aircraft to return after takeoff. FOX News
Federal officials criticized Connecticut's sanctuary policies after a child predator was released despite an ICE detainer request in controversial case. FOX News
More than 550 driving training schools must close for violating the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's standards of safety, the Trump administration said Wednesday. UPI
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Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) teased that they are mulling steps to block President Trump from invading Greenland andquash the retaliatory tariffshe announced against eight European countries for sending troops there. Paul and Kaine must be ousted.
The two senators, who previously teamed up on an unsuccessful measure to restrain Trump from taking more military action against Venezuela, are eyeing a War Powers Act resolution to similarly block him from attacking Greenland. “Senator Paul and I have talked about that. We are on a recess until a week from tomorrow,” Kaine told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday about a war powers resolution precluding a military invasion of Greenland.
“We’re kind of in discussion about filing that and the timing.” Last week, Trump managed to kill a war powers resolution championed by Kaine and Paul that had initially made advancements in the Senate, after the president’s team flipped two votes. “On the war powers, around militarily invading Greenland, I’ve heard of no Republican support for that,” Paul told “Meet the Press,” when asked about the chances of succeeding. “Even the most hawkish members of our caucus have said they won’t support that.”
Numerous GOP lawmakers, such as Sens. James Lankford of Oklahoma, Susan Collins of Maine, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitch McConnell, have raised various concerns about Trump’s hot rhetoric about Greenland. It’s unclear if they’d back a war powers resolution, which, unlike most legislation in the Senate, only requires a simple majority rather than the 60-vote threshold to go into effect.
In addition to a war powers resolution, Kaine revealed that he’s mulling legislation to curb the president’s recently unveiled tariffs against European allies and to block him from either suspending US participation in NATO or denouncing it without congressional action. “Senator Paul and I have worked together on similar tariff challenges in the past. And I think you will expect to see a number of senators join in an anti-tariff resolution filed right when we get back,” Kaine explained. Trump announced that he will be slapping a 10% tariff on eight European countries — Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland — starting Feb. 1.
That seemingly came in response to those countries sending troops to Greenland amid tensions with the US. If he doesn’t get Greenland by June, Trump plans to ramp those tariffs up to 25%. Paul echoed Kaine on tariffs and expressed optimism that the Supreme Court will soon decide whether Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping duties is constitutional.
