• Judge lets DHS Proceed With Border Wall
  • Immigration Courts Speedng up Deportations
  • Scouting America Drops Diversity Initiatives
  • Iran déjà vu: Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran only to walk back
  • Progress to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Years of scandals haven't stopped Ken Paxton. Can James Talarico change that?

Eight years ago, during a campaign for Texas attorney general, Justin Nelson ran television advertisements with security camera footage of Ken Paxton pocketing an expensive pen that didn’t belong to him.

SpaceX launches Starship on test flight, with the most advanced Starlinks

SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks.

11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in Texas

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A U.S. attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants who were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May.

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Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX's first earnings call

NEW YORK (AP) – Investors in Elon Musk’s space company get a chance to question him Tuesday after SpaceX issues its first quarterly earnings since going public. SpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak as investors worry Musk may have oversold them on its future prospects.

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McDonald's posts strong second quarter profit, names new leader for US

McDonald’s posted a strong profit in its second quarter and named a new head of the U.S. market with sales at home under pressure as many Americans grow increasingly cautious about spending.

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Japan's Toyota reports hefty profit on cheap yen and solid car sales

TOKYO (AP) – Toyota reported Tuesday a nearly doubling of profit for the fiscal first quarter as solid demand in the U.S. and India combined with a favorable exchange rate to boost results.The Japanese automaker, which makes the Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models, recorded a 1.48 trillion yen ($9.4 billion) net profit in the April-June period, up from 841 billion yen the same quarter the previous year.

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Iran and Oman make progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

CAIRO (AP) – Iran and the Gulf Arab state of Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential breakthrough that could help wind down the war in the Middle East, regional officials said Tuesday.Under the emerging agreement, ships would enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian-controlled route and exit through a route controlled by Oman

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Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country

Russia and Ukraine traded accusations on Tuesday that each side’s attacks caused civilian deaths, with officials in the Moscow region saying five people were killed there while authorities in Ukraine said a similar number, including two children, died at various sites across the country.

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How India's Gen Z movement of 'Cockroaches' dented Modi's political image

NEW DELHI (AP) – For weeks, India’s young protesters waved signs mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government and rallied under an unlikely name: the Cockroach Janta Party. They secured a concession few have extracted from Modi during his more than 12 years in power: a cabinet minister’s resignation.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI director with threatening President Donald Trump on social media.

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