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Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easier

A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy has won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education

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  • Source: Yahoo
  • 06/13/2025
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Virginia leaders criticize FBI Deputy Director’s proposal to move National Academy to Alabama

Virginia leaders are speaking up after FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s proposal to move its training facility to Alabama.

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  • Source: independent
  • 06/12/2025
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Air India plane crash latest: ‘Two survivors found’ after hundreds killed on crashed Ahmedabad to London flight

Two survivors have been found after an Air India flight headed for London Gatwick with more than 240 people on board crashed in India shortly after takeoff on Thursday, according to a report.

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RFK Jr. taps allies and COVID vaccine critics among picks for CDC advisory panel. Here's who's on the list.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday he's naming eight new advisers to serve on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine recommendations committee, after firing the committee's entire previous roster of 17 advisers.

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Hegseth, Democrats Tangle over Troop Deployments to Los Angeles

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democratic lawmakers Tuesday over the Trump administration's deployment of thousands of National Guardsmen and hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles against state and local officials' wishes to respond to anti-immigration enforcement protests.

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Apple and Adidas stores among businesses looted and damaged in downtown LA

An Apple Store and other downtown Los Angeles businesses were looted and damaged after largely peaceful protests during daylight hours turned violent Monday evening and led to more than 100 arrests during a fourth day of demonstrations over immigration enforcement raids.

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  • Source: CNBC
  • 06/10/2025
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RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he is “retiring” all 17 members of a crucial government panel of vaccine advisors.

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  • Source: SAN
  • 06/09/2025
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Texas bill targets Doritos, Skittles and M&M’s with ‘not safe to eat’ labels

Texans could soon see warning labels on popular snacks like Doritos and M&M’s under a new state bill aimed at ingredients banned overseas. The measure would require labels on packaged foods containing substances “not recommended for human consumption” by authorities in Australia, Canada, the European Union or the United Kingdom.

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Elon Musk reportedly shoved gay treasury secretary during heated White House argument

Transphobic billionaire Elon Musk reportedly shoved gay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a screaming match last April after Bessent confronted Musk about failing to meet his pledge to cut a trillion dollars from government operating costs.

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Ukrainian drone attacks force airport shutdowns near Moscow, mayor says

Moscow's two major airports temporarily suspended operations early on June 8 due to a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting the Russian capital and its surrounding regions, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on Telegram.

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  • Source: Fox News
  • 06/06/2025
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Biden-appointed judge blocks deportation of Boulder attack suspect's family despite visa violations

Biden administration-appointed federal judge in Colorado halted the deportation of the wife and five children of Mohamed Soliman, the Egyptian national under federal investigation for the Boulder firebombing attack on Sunday.

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  • Source: Fox News
  • 06/06/2025
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Supreme Court sides with US gunmakers in case centered on Mexican cartel violence

The high court’s decision was unanimous, finding that Mexico cannot sue seven gun manufacturers over allegations they aided cartels

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  • Source: CNBC
  • 06/05/2025
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Musk whips opposition to Trump tax plan: ‘KILL the BILL’

Elon Musk ramped up his attacks against the massive tax-cut bill President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to pass.

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  • Source: CNN
  • 06/05/2025
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US Education Department threatens Columbia University’s accreditation over campus antisemitism concerns

The Trump administration has escalated its fight with Columbia University, declaring the school doesn’t meet accreditation standards because of its failure to protect Jewish students.

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  • Source: CNN
  • 06/04/2025
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FEMA head told staff he was previously unaware US has a hurricane season

Staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency were caught off-guard and left bewildered when the disaster relief agency’s new acting head David Richardson told personnel that he was previously unaware the United States has a hurricane season, which started Sunday.

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White House stands by tax bill after Musk calls it a 'disgusting abomination'

The White House defended the President Donald Trump-endorsed "big, beautiful bill" Tuesday after outgoing DOGE chief Elon Musk doubled down on his criticism, calling the legislation a "disgusting abomination."