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A Vermont jury convicted Jason Eaton of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian college students in 2023, rejecting his insanity defense. The attack paralyzed Hisham Awartani and wounded two friends; the victims' families welcomed the verdict and called it a hate crime. The article also ties the case to the Gaza war and Palestinian suffering.
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A new NBC News poll indicates fewer Democrats and independents plan to vote by mail in the 2026 midterms, with more opting for early in-person or Election Day voting. The shift follows Trump's attacks on mail-in voting and a Supreme Court ruling blocking his postal-service order. Democratic and progressive groups are encouraging early in-person voting.
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President Trump unveiled a new White House helipad as major television networks skipped the ceremony to protest CNN's exclusion from White House coverage. The article centers the event on the First Amendment fight over media access and casts Trump's actions as an escalation of efforts to restrict coverage he dislikes.
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Trump's move to revoke White House press credentials for CNN, MS Now and Politico prompted television networks to refuse pool coverage and the outlets to sue on First Amendment grounds. The standoff drew criticism from media figures and some Trump allies, while observers described it as a distraction from the Iran war and economic troubles ahead of the midterms.
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A California man was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after allegedly pepper-spraying a moviegoer who was using a phone during a film at an AMC theater in Burbank, authorities said. Three patrons were treated at a hospital, and a witness said the confrontation did not appear to be self-defense.
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Major US TV networks suspended White House pool coverage after the Trump administration barred CNN and other outlets from the press pool. CNN, Politico and MS Now sued the administration, while Trump defended the ban as addressing national security.
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Trump faced ridicule after a White House helipad ribbon-cutting was broadcast without audio because the TV press pool was absent following the administration's ban on several outlets. Major networks suspended coverage and CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued, while critics said the ban backfired by silencing Trump's own remarks.
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President Trump was inaudible during a White House helipad ribbon-cutting after major networks pulled out of the TV pool over his ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico. The banned outlets sued the administration over press credentials, while Trump defended the ban as targeting 'FAKE NEWS.'
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ICE has removed thousands of detainees with final removal orders from its public online locator system, making it harder for lawyers and family members to find them. Immigration lawyers and advocates warn the change impedes legal challenges and due process, while the Trump administration says those with final orders have received due process. The move is framed as part of a harder-line immigration crackdown.
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The New York City Department of Investigation has hired outside lawyers to examine what mayoral administrations from Giuliani through Adams knew about toxic dust at Ground Zero and whether they acted on it. The probe follows a City Council resolution and the Mamdani administration’s release of records about 9/11 air-quality risks. A plaintiffs’ lawyer questions whether the inquiry will trigger legal liability but welcomes the disclosure.
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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan DoorDash driver, was shot and wounded by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas, and is now in federal custody. He answered reporters' questions by phone from custody and said a bullet remains lodged near his spine. The news conference was organized by civil rights attorneys and immigration advocates.
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Trump’s first remarks without the press pool were drowned out by the idling Marine One helicopter during a White House helipad ribbon-cutting. The article frames the audio failure as a consequence of Trump’s ban on certain outlets and the television pool’s decision to suspend coverage. It also notes the banned outlets’ lawsuit and the absence of broadcast audio equipment.