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A hotel-association study finds the tournament delivered the weakest boost of any recent mega-event, with workers' hours cut and short-term rentals pulling ahead. LA Times
Hollywood blogger-turned-politician Jason Lee has been booted from his role as vice mayor of Stockton, California, following months of bitter infighting, explosive accusations and political power struggles at City Hall. The founder of celebrity gossip site Hollywood Unlocked — an outlet with more than four million Instagram followers — was stripped of his vice mayor... New York Post
Rep. Nancy Mace's ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant and two other men were charged with sex crimes following her House floor speech. New York Post
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More than one quarter of American workers have unexpectedly had to move money out of their savings accounts in the last day. New York Post
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky warned President Trump Wednesday that he had chosen "the wrong side" by agreeing to import diesel fuel from Russia. New York Post
VOA VIEW: He may be right.
About 7,600 dogs remain at South Korea meat farms after the nation shut down 87% of the facilities ahead of next year's national ban on dog meat, officials said. New York Post
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning. New York Times
September’s Consumer Price Index report will keep pressure on President Trump and the Federal Reserve to tame intensifying price pressures. New York Times
In a volatile moment in the region, a significant increase in attacks on vessels passing through the vital waterway is raising alarm. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Trump is mishandling Iran.
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Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar released an email seeking donations after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) raided her Washington, D.C., home. OANN
VOA VIEW: She is in trouble
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is giving California 48 hours to review a list of registered voters who are suspected to be noncitizens or face legal action. OANN
The Board of Peace marked the one-year anniversary of the day Israel received the remaining living hostages from Gaza under a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas brokered by President Donald Trump with a 20-point peace plan. OANN
A massive crowd welcomed President Donald Trump when he took to the stage in Wasilla, Alaska, where he rallied support for incumbent GOP United States Senator Dan S. Sullivan. OANN
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About a dozen girls on a Washington state high school girls' cross-country team walked away from a race Tuesday rather than compete against a runner who started the season on the boys' team and later moved to the girls' team. Washington Times
An Austin, Texas, bomb squad swarmed a residence this week after someone found live grenades inside a box bought at an estate sale. Washington Times
Virginia's Medicaid program stopped covering gender-transition treatment for minors Tuesday as a federal rule took effect barring the use of federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program dollars for such care. The rule does not prevent states from covering the services with state-only funds. Washington Times
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The man running unopposed to become the police chief of a small Louisiana town was recently accused of raping two teenage girls 20 years ago. Washington Times
A Florida prisoner who said he killed his cellmate so he could be moved to death row was executed Tuesday, nearly 18 years after the fatal attack. Washington Times
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is resisting a recommendation from the government's comptroller general to have its agents' and officers' body cameras automatically activate, saying the danger of an inadvertent start that captures sensitive information outweighs the benefits. Washington Times
Kimberly Guilfoyle said she is stepping aside as U.S. ambassador to Greece, days after reports that she offered access to officials in exchange for help paying off her debt. CBS
Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung cancer for Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican said in a medical update after he underwent surgery. CBS
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Six Flags has temporarily closed rides similar to Goliath, the roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia that a man fell from. CBS
Last week, the Pentagon had said the execution of the ex-Army major convicted of killing 13 in 2009 would be livestreamed. CBS
VOA VIEW: Forget the livestream.
U.S. federal agents have arrested an engineer at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, after the man allegedly planted a listening device inside an executive conference room at headquarters. CBS
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Along with crew supplies and equipment, the Cargo Dragon is delivering two rollout solar arrays to complete a major power system upgrade. CBS
The action by the Treasury Department was announced less than a day before Bank of America reports quarterly earnings. CNBC
New York Fed President John Williams sees one more rate hike in 2026 but no additional increase in 2027 as inflation pressures ease. CNBC
Walmart will offer Novo's Ozempic and Lilly's Mounjaro without charge for people with Type 2 diabetes after a new prior authorization. CNBC
The Social Security Administration is expected to announce the cost-of-living adjustment for 2027. Projections point to a higher-than-average increase. CNBC
A Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis – a Yemeni militant group backed by Tehran – said it had intercepted another attack on Riyadh. CNBC
VOA VIEW: They should be hit now.
DNA evidence and a fingerprint linked Thomas F. McInerney Jr., a former Chicago police detective, to the 1960 cold case murder of Gloria Kowalewicz. FOX News
A New York man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after he admitted that he murdered and dismembered his ex-girlfriend and kept her severed head in a suitcase. FOX News
A Facebook Marketplace jewelry listing lured armed robbers to a Franklin, Tennessee, home, sparking a police chase and three arrests on felony charges. FOX News
Hurricane Simon, now a Category 1 storm, drifted slowly just south of due west Tuesday and was forecast to continue its slow movement. UPI
A company is recalling more than 112,000 bottles of the Amazon brand of extra-strength acetaminophen after reports of discolored tablets. UPI
Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday called out "constitutional absurdity" in the case of a Mexican immigrant. UPI
Cuba's government has approved a new legal framework allowing domestic and foreign private companies to participate in oil and gas exploration and production through contracts and concessions lasting up to 50 years. UPI
Katie Zacharia is leading her first press briefing on Tuesday as the new White House press secretary, the sixth under President Donald Trump. UPI
A sixth measles-related death has been reported in Pennsylvania, where health officials have been battling an outbreak of the highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease. UPI
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Office of Legal Counsel has determined that prohibiting licensed dealers from selling handguns to law-abiding adults ages 18 to 20 is unlawful under the U.S. Constitution. As he should.
The office released a nearly 50-page opinion explaining that federal statutes 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1) and (c)(1) do not comply with the Second Amendment based on the Supreme Court’s rulings in cases such as District of Columbia v. Heller, New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen and Wolford v. Lopez The Office of Legal Counsel argued that “the people” protected by the Second Amendment includes the 18-to-20 age range.
“Eighteen-year-olds may vote, serve on juries, be drafted, and face adult criminal penalties, including capital punishment,” said Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser for the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel. “The Constitution protects the people’s right to keep and bear arms. The Department of Justice may not constitutionally seek to impose criminal penalties on dealers who sell handguns to law-abiding adults who, in nearly every other relevant respect, are members of the political community.”
“The Office of Legal Counsel found no Founding era history or tradition of precluding legal adults from purchasing firearms to protect public safety,” the DOJ stated in a press release. “To the contrary, at the Founding, militia statutes overwhelmingly required service beginning at 18 and required enrollees to furnish their own arms.”
Kris Brown, president of Brady: United Against Gun Violence, pushed back against the opinion, arguing that young adults possessing firearms pose a heightened threat to the public. “While the DOJ legal opinion does not change the law itself, it merely reflects the erroneous views of the Trump administration. The decision not to enforce the law will make it easier for young adults — a community at higher risk for gun violence — to obtain firearms,” she wrote.
