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Feds consider criminal charges against ICE officer accused in January shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota

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Federal prosecutors are considering bringing criminal charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg during the Trump administration’s federal immigration surge in Minnesota in January, according to multiple sources familiar with the deliberations. The officer, Christian Castro, was charged in May by local prosecutors…

If the U.S. wants to end the war with Iran by way of economic sanctions, China is key

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The language used Monday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as he announced a new raft of sanctions against Iran was apocalyptic. The measures are part of the Trump administration’s plan to use economic pressure to force Iran to capitulate, to bring an end to the nearly six-month war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The…

Callaway Golf CEO apologizes after Good Good ad showing male golfer shoving woman sparks backlash

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Callaway Golf CEO Chip Brewer on Tuesday apologized for an advertisement that sparked an online backlash for its depiction of a male golfer shoving a female golfer to the ground when she attempts to use his driver. The online video ad, which was released online and has since been pulled, sparked criticism for depicting violence…

United Airlines to add 10 new international routes starting next year. See where.

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United Airlines said on Tuesday that it will add 10 international routes starting in 2027, extending the carrier’s flight network to new destinations in Europe and Asia. The route expansion is the largest in the airline’s history, according to United. “We’ve been adding a lot of new cities each year in the past several…

Gen Xers fret over the future of Social Security. “I will likely be working in retirement.”

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Retirement is biting Generation X. Its oldest members will turn 62 next year, the earliest age at which people can claim Social Security benefits, with many Americans having too little saved to stop working even as the program faces its own funding crisis. Chris Branaman, 53, jokes that his retirement will be spent as a…

2 Phoenix police officers fired, arrested after violent, unreported traffic stop, police chief says

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Phoenix — Two Phoenix police officers were fired and arrested after an unreported traffic stop in which they assaulted a man and woman and shocked them with a Taser, the city’s police chief said. Officers Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez were arrested on charges including aggravated assault and kidnapping, Police Chief Matt Giordano said at…

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. senator from Kansas, dies at 94

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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died, her son Bill Kassebaum told CBS News on Saturday. She was 94. Kassebaum Baker died Friday, he said. Bill Kassebaum told CBS News that his mother was “an independent voice…

European wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from past wars

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The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II that threaten crews responding to the flames. Some of the weapons have exploded in the intense heat. Blasts have been reported in France, Belgium, Germany and the…

Drastic water cuts issued for California, Nevada and Arizona from drought-stricken Colorado River

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Federal officials announced sharp water cuts for the next two years on Friday for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River. Under the Bureau of Reclamation’s plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually during that period, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on…

U.S. set to impose 50% tariffs on Canada after failed talks

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The U.S. was set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. Canada’s leader countered that it would match the tariffs “dollar for dollar.” In a call with reporters late Friday, U.S. Trade…