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Car explosion outside Palm Springs reproductive health facility leaves 1 dead

A car explosion outside a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs left one person dead late Saturday morning. Preliminary information from local media outlets indicated that the explosion occurred at American Reproductive Centers, which is located at 1199 North Indian Canyon Drive, around 11 a.m. No information surrounding the decedent’s identity or where they were when the explosion occurred was available.The FBI also announced they would be deploying assistance, including investigators, ...

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Trump administration set to shutter iconic research center in New Yor

11 hours ago Scientists at an iconic NASA research center in New York City have been told they have until the end of the month to vacate their building and everything in it— with nowhere else to go. Why it matters: The closure of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a building owned by Columbia University and made famous for housing the diner that appears in "Seinfeld," is the latest blow to scientists and climate change researchers from the Trump administration and DOGE. ...

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GOP lawmakers warned 'their careers are in jeopardy' after angering Trump

May 17, 2025 7:47AM ET House Republicans who have not been able to cobble together a budget bill that they can send to the floor for a vote are being warned by members of Donald Trump's inner circle that they will face his wrath in the coming week. According to a report from Politico's Rachel Bade, the president is furious with the House Budget Committee for failing to reach an agreement on his "big beautiful" bill which led to a flurry of attacks from Trump on Truth Social as retur ...

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House Republicans' bill includes 'no tax on tips' proposal. How would it work?

May 17, 2025, 5:05 a.m. ET House Republicans recently unveiled a sweeping tax plan that included a key promise from President Donald Trump’s campaign trail: no tax on tips. Polling suggests it’s a popular idea across party lines, and Trump has credited the idea for aiding his 2024 election win. But critics argue that no taxes on tips is a costly, unfair tax break that will benefit few lower-income Americans. “A relatively small number of workers are going to see any significant tax saving ...

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Social Security officials pull plug on 'ineffective' DOGE program that sparked mass chaos

May 17, 2025 2:13PM ET A key Social Security program mandated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was ordered shut down on Friday for not only being "inefficient" but also creating chaos for those applying for their benefits and those who process claims. According to a report from the Washington Post, officials from Elon Musk's creation designed to root out waste had demanded "a security check, developed at DOGE’s request, that was meant to root out allegedly frau ...

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Israel launches major offensive in Gaza after airstrikes that killed more than 100

Israel has announced a major new offensive in Gaza after launching a wave of airstrikes on the territory that killed more than 100 people, in what it said was a fresh effort to force Hamas to release hostages. In a statement late on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had “launched extensive attacks and mobilized forces to seize strategic areas in the Gaza Strip, as part of the opening moves of Operation Gideon’s Chariots and the expansion of the campaign in Gaza, to achieve all t ...

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Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns

The Justice Department on Friday announced a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the National Association for Gun Rights. The lawsuit challenged an ATF rule banning "forced reset triggers" -- devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire rapid bursts of bullets. "This Department of Justice believes that the 2nd Amendment is not a second-class right," Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. "And we are glad to end a needless cycle of litigation with a settl ...

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Exclusive: Trump administration defunds autism research in DEI and 'gender ideology' purge

May 16, 2025 5:32 PM EDT Updated 12 hours ago NEW YORK, NY, May 16 (Reuters) - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has vowed to address rising U.S. autism rates as a top health priority for the Trump administration. Last month, he pledged $50 million to help identify environmental causes of autism, to be issued as grants by the National Institutes of Health, and has announced plans to create a national “autism registry.” Yet during the first four months of 2025, the NIH has reduced funding ...

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Trump Admin Admits Error in Another High-Profile Deportation

Updated May 17 2025 3:02AM EDT Published May 17 2025 12:03AM EDT In the latest in an ever-growing line of errors that have plagued the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, ICE officers have now admitted a software error may have resulted in a man being deported to Mexico, despite his legitimate fear of persecution. The revelation emerged as the result of a class-action lawsuit filed by a Guatemalan man who was deported to Mexico in March despite fears he would face persecution ther ...

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Trump Wants To Pull Officers From Ports And Borders To Boost Immigration Raids

May 16, 2025, 03:16 PM EDT | Updated 3 hours ago The Trump administration plans to pull some U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers away from the country’s ports of entry to enlist them in inland immigration raids, according to a memo obtained by HuffPost. An agency official said they are looking for “high-performing” officers to volunteer for a six-month detail assisting the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department in what he called “Operation At-Large.” The assignment ...

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Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York City's Brooklyn Bridge

3 hrs ago - A huge Mexican Navy training ship has been damaged after crashing into New York City's Brooklyn Bridge during a festive visit to the US. Footage has emerged showing towering masts of the Cuauhtmoc clipping the bridge as the sailing vessel was passing ... (BBC News)

US judges who rule against Trump are being barraged with abuse and threats, experts warn

6 hrs ago - Sat 17 May 2025 10.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 17 May 2025 13.07 EDT US judges who have increasingly rebuked the Trump administration’s harsh deportation agenda and other Maga policies are facing intense verbal assaults from the president and hi ... (The Guardian)

Walz calls Trump a 'tyrant' who is trampling Americans' rights and violating the rule of law

6 hrs ago - Updated 3:40 PM EDT, May 17, 2025 Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota assailed Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech Saturday, accusing the Republican president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law. Walz ... (AP)

Social Security officials pull plug on 'ineffective' DOGE program that sparked mass chaos

7 hrs ago - May 17, 2025 2:13PM ET A key Social Security program mandated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was ordered shut down on Friday for not only being "inefficient" but also creating chaos for those applying for their benefits and those w ... (Raw Story)

Fanone Lashes Out At 'Petty Bitch' Trump And GOP Blocking Plaque Honoring Jan. 6 Cops

7 hrs ago - May 17th, 2025, 1:03 pm Former DC Metro cop Michael Fanone — who suffered a heart attack after being assaulted by Trump fans during the Capitol riot — tore into “petty bitch” President Donald Trump’s and congressional Republ ... (MEDIAite)

FBI warns public about AI-generated voice messages impersonating US officials

8 hrs ago - Posted 10:24 AM, May 17, 2025 The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning the public to beware of messages claiming to be from senior U.S. officials. In a new public advisory, the FBI says hackers have been using AI-generated voice messages to i ... (Scripps News)

Trump administration set to shutter iconic research center in New Yor

8 hrs ago - 11 hours ago Scientists at an iconic NASA research center in New York City have been told they have until the end of the month to vacate their building and everything in it— with nowhere else to go. Why it matters: The closure of the NASA Goddar ... (Axios)

Car explosion outside Palm Springs reproductive health facility leaves 1 dead

9 hrs ago - A car explosion outside a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs left one person dead late Saturday morning. Preliminary information from local media outlets indicated that the explosion occurred at American Reproductive Centers, which is ... (KTLA.com)

How DOGE has tried to embed beyond the executive branch

9 hrs ago - May 17, 2025 5:00 AM ET When the Department of Government Efficiency comes calling, it typically starts with an email. That often includes a request to embed DOGE staffers to learn more about what the agency does and review its inner workings. In re ... (NPR)

GOP lawmakers warned 'their careers are in jeopardy' after angering Trump

10 hrs ago - May 17, 2025 7:47AM ET House Republicans who have not been able to cobble together a budget bill that they can send to the floor for a vote are being warned by members of Donald Trump's inner circle that they will face his wrath in the coming week. A ... (Raw Story)

House Republicans' bill includes 'no tax on tips' proposal. How would it work?

11 hrs ago - May 17, 2025, 5:05 a.m. ET House Republicans recently unveiled a sweeping tax plan that included a key promise from President Donald Trump’s campaign trail: no tax on tips. Polling suggests it’s a popular idea across party lines, and Trum ... (USA Today)

Amazon sued as customers report disappearing refunds weeks after returns

12 hrs ago - Posted 10:57 AM, May 17, 2025 Some Amazon customers say their refunds are disappearing weeks after their returns. The online marketplace is facing a lawsuit over the issue, with plaintiffs claiming the company reversed their refunds after they retur ... (Scripps News)

UK, U.S. working to ensure enduring India-Pakistan ceasefire, dialogue, British foreign minister says

13 hrs ago - Published Sat, May 17 2025 2:49 AM EDT Updated Sat, May 17 2025 6:27 AM EDT Britain is working with the U.S. to ensure a ceasefire between India and Pakistan endures and that “confidence-building measures” and dialogue take place, Foreign M ... (CNBC/Reuters)

TN Attorney General co-leads letter opposing amendment that would limit state AI regulation

14 hrs ago - Posted: May 17, 2025 / 10:06 AM CDT Updated: May 17, 2025 / 10:06 AM CDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is looking to keep Artificial Intelligence regulations up to the states. On Friday, Skrmetti joine ... (WKRN-TV Nashville, TN)

Trump tells Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' instead of raising prices

15 hrs ago - WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart (WMT.N) should "eat the tariffs" instead of blaming duties imposed on imported goods for the retailer's increase prices. His comments were in response to the wor ... (Reuters)

Zelenskyy calls for tougher Moscow sanctions after deadly Russian strike on bus

15 hrs ago - Ukraine president describes attack on minibus reportedly carrying mostly elderly women as ‘deliberate killing of civilians’ Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a minibus Ukraine says was evacuating civilians, prompting ... (The Guardian)

In unsealed declaration, Rubio claims disclosing some information about Abrego Garcia case would cause 'significant harm

16 hrs ago - Secretary of State Marco Rubio's "declaration," frequently cited as the basis for the Trump administration's invoking of the rarely used state secrets privilege to withhold certain information about the removal and detention of wrongly deported Kilma ... (ABC News)

At least 23 dead as storms batter states from Heartland to East Coast

16 hrs ago - At least 23 people were reported dead across several states in an expansive outbreak of severe weather from the US heartland to the East Coast. State officials reported 14 people were killed in Kentucky, 7 in Missouri and 2 in Virginia. At least 600, ... (ABC News)

'Get FEMA out of Homeland Security': Former FEMA director

16 hrs ago - 05/17/25 8:15 AM ET Former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Michael Brown, who led the agency during Hurricane Katrina, believes FEMA should be rid of unnecessary bureaucracy. Brown, who joined “The Hill on NewsNation” to ... (The Hill)

Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in last 24 hours

16 hrs ago - At least 140 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours, a deadly escalation as Israel seemed poised to launch a major offensive in the besieged territory. Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 300 people since Thursday, Pales ... (The Guardian)