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The president's actions stand to color the backdrop of a week that will feature meetings with world leaders at the U.N. and a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Again, time will tell.
L.A. County says it has received federal grand jury subpoenas demanding voter registration information on dozens of individuals the Trump administration suspects may not be U.S. citizens. LA Times
The Russian property owner Vitaly Yusufov faces sanctions in Ukraine, while his father Igor Yusufov, who is a former Russian Energy Minister, also faces sanctions in Ukraine and in Canada. New York Post
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The jackpot winner from rural Kentucky allegedly smelled of alcohol and marijuana and had bloodshot and watery eyes, slurred speech, and difficulty maintaining balance. New York Post
Journalist Motaz Azaiza’s new revelations exposing “SMART,” a Hamas-controlled group of reporters used to manage the media narrative about Gaza, reveal uncomfortable but important truths about nearly two decades of journalism. New York Post
A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The liberal press is no major loss to Trump.
Representative Mike Lawler, a Republican seeking re-election in a swing district in New York, was backed by Representative Jared Golden, Democrat of Maine. New York Times
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that airport operations have returned to normal after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded flights due to a cut telecom line. OANN
United States Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe reportedly met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Shannon Airport in County Clare, Ireland. OANN
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During a meeting at Gracie Mansion in New York City, President Donald Trump expressed hope that Democrat New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will be a "great mayor," optimistically stating that he has "potential" despite their history of political clashes. OANN
President Donald Trump cut the ribbon at a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, officially opening the new helipad. OANN
Five pro-Palestinian demonstrators whose trial earlier this year over a 2024 protest at Stanford University ended in a mistrial will have their charges dismissed if they complete community service and pay restitution, prosecutors said Monday. Washington Times
The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. Washington Times
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The Federal Aviation Administration will deploy artificial intelligence to help direct traffic at Washington D.C.- area airports beginning as soon as Monday. Washington Times
A federal-local task force arrested 13 people after catching them unloading a stolen $250,000 shipment of chicken from a tractor-trailer behind a Memphis hotel, uncovering guns and drugs in the process.
The Memphis Safe Task Force was serving an aggravated robbery warrant on Javunte Johnson, 33, when officers found him and 12 others pulling pallets of poultry off an 18-wheeler in the parking lot of an Economy Inn. Washington Times
Former Attorney General Bill Barr is not a fan of attempts to blame individual firms for climate change. Washington Times
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The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and "welcoming nature." Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They are liars.
C.C. Yin's family has donated nearly $3 million to state-level California political causes and an additional $1,455,027 to federal campaigns. CBS
VOA VIEW: Newsom and others in California are thieves.
Paramount's agreement with 12 state attorneys general paves the way for the company to complete its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. CBS
The three news organizations, which were banned from White House grounds by President Trump, are arguing that the ban is unconstitutional. CBS
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
More than 6,000 flights were canceled or delayed coast to coast because a construction crew accidentally severed a backup data cable from a radar facility near Philadelphia. CBS
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A man shot and killed a woman in Delaware last week, after he mistook her for a deer. CBS
The lawyer for the man identified him as a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Officials said he was shot at least once in the torso and was in serious but stable condition. CBS
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The Treasury Secretary said that Washington was pressuring Iran "like never before" CNBC
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Trump threatened to destroy Iran's economy or eliminate its leadership if Tehran doesn't strike a deal, complicating efforts at diplomacy. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran does not know the meaning of diplomacy.
They're the latest metrics on how much the new Medicare coverage is expanding access to GLP-1 medicines since it launched in July. CNBC
Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia on the State Duma election’s final day, including hundreds targeting Moscow. CNBC
Exclusive video shows 18 shackled suspects arriving in Miami after transfer in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse case. FOX News
Plainfield police seized 650 rolls of toilet paper in "Operation Clean Sweep" after masked groups targeted homes near Plainfield North High School. FOX News
U.S. ICE agents partnered with the Lee County Sheriff and Florida agencies in a weeklong sweep that netted 500 arrests in Southwest Florida. FOX News
Video shows a Caribbean vessel erupting into a fireball as SOUTHCOM says it killed four alleged narco-terrorists in a drug trafficking strike. FOX News
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A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Missouri must use a new, Republican-friendly congressional voting map in November's midterm elections. UPI
Flights at five major airports in the Northeast have resumed Monday evening, hours after equipment outages caused many cancelations and delays. UPI
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met Monday with President Donald Trump as Trump visited the city for the United Nations General Assembly. UPI
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California announced Monday that he is declaring a state of emergency ahead of an expected historic El Nino storm season. UPI
Russian attacks on a high-rise building and shopping center in Zaporzhzhia, Ukraine, killed at least six people and injured 38 more Monday. UPI
Restoring trust in the U.N., a pending change at the helm and fears over AI were expected to top the agenda of the U.N. General Assembly this week. UPI
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Gas prices have skyrocketed in the past week, rising more than 15 cents in that period, with the national average sitting at just over $4.31 per gallon, according to AAA. In another blow to American consumers, diesel prices are at the highest recorded average, standing at about $6.23 per gallon as of now. They are going up higher.
Though prices have been rising steadily in recent weeks, the past week has seen a significant jump. Just one week ago, the average price of gas was at $4.15 per gallon and diesel was at $5.90. Compared with the average prices one month ago, the last week reveals an unusually high leap as the conflict in the Middle East wears past the six-month mark. Despite diesel prices breaking records, gas still remains below the highest recorded national average of about $5.01 in June, 2022. However, averages by state show a different reality, with California maintaining its status as having the highest gas prices in the nation, at $6.00 per gallon.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that American forces destroyed five Iranian oil carriers — a strike aimed at retaliating against repeated Iranian ballistic missile attacks on U.S. Navy warships and crippling the illegal oil exports funding the IRGC. In response, media reports indicate that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) retaliated by launching strikes on several vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz region. The volatile situation in the strait, one of the world’s most consequential waterways for the transport of oil and liquefied natural gas, has significantly driven up the cost of oil since the conflict began in February.
Sitting in the $60 range before the advent of operations, crude oil surged to more than $110 per barrel in April, according to Trading Economics. A low was seen at the beginning of July, with prices back down under $70 per barrel. However, the reprieve was temporary, with costs shooting up again. Although they have fluctuated significantly since then, prices went back over $100 per barrel in the last week. As of Monday, costs sit at about $101 per barrel.
The closure of ’s EastSArabiaaudi -West pipeline following drone strikes — which the Kingdom and intelligence reports traced back to Iranian-backed militias in Iraq — further exacerbated the situation. The more than 700-mile-long pipeline served as an overland bypass, allowing Saudi Arabia to transport crude oil to its Red Sea terminals without using the Strait of Hormuz.
In the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a chokepoint for the Red Sea, the Iran-backed terrorist group, the Houthis, made gains in recent days. As hostilities continue to intimidate commercial shipping, global energy supply chains are at risk of further disruption.
