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- The Independent
Trump caught on audio mocking Michelle Obama’s looks to giggling GOP hierarchy at Mar-a-Lago
Leaked recording from RNC fundraiser reveals ‘uproarious’ laughter from sponsors for ridicule of former first lady
- Reuters
China push for global power tops U.S. security threats: intelligence report
China's push for global power is the leading threat to U.S. national security, while Russia's efforts to undermine American influence and assert itself as a major actor also pose a challenge, said a U.S. intelligence report released on Tuesday. While China and Russia are presented as the leading challenges, Iran and North Korea will also test U.S. national security, the report said.
- FOX News Videos
Three Georgia officers shot during police chase, officials say
FOX News correspondent Charles Watson joins 'America Reports' with the details from Carroll County, Georgia
- The Independent
Lachlan Murdoch backs Tucker Carlson as host doubles down amid calls for his firing
Fox News host under fire for defending white nationalist conspiracy theory
- Lexington Herald-Leader
McConnell: Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal plan ‘a grave mistake’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said a Biden administration plan to remove all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September is a “grave mistake” that would abandon the allied global fight against terrorism.
- BBC
Chinese man kidnapped and killed in elaborate body swap scheme
The victim was used as a replacement for another corpse, whose family wanted to avoid a burial ban.
- Associated Press
Blue Jays OF Teoscar Hernández tests positive for virus.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernández has tested positive for the coronavirus. Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo announced the news before Tuesday night's game against the New York Yankees. Hernández went on the injured list last Friday after he was exposed to someone with a positive coronavirus case outside of the team.
- The Independent
Ted Cruz gets more than $5m in donations despite Cancun scandal
Senator from Texas hauled in more than $5.3 million in 2021 first quarter
- INSIDER
South Korea and China are unhappy with Japan's decision to release radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean
China and South Korea, along with Japanese fishing unions and Weibo users, expressed concern that radioactive water could affect food safety and marine life in the Pacific Ocean.
- Business Insider
Iran says it will enrich uranium to highest level ever after apparent Israeli attack on key nuclear facility
Iran, which now plans to enrich uranium to 60% purity, has vowed revenge on Israel over Sunday's act of sabotage on the Natanz nuclear complex.
- The Independent
Caron Nazario ‘feared for his life’ in pepper spray traffic stop
One of the police officers involved has been sacked
- The Independent
Daunte Wright news – latest: Kim Potter charging decision expected after third night of unrest in Minneapolis
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Mass. doctor's messages to people who received J&J COVID-19 vaccine
The CDC and FDA both agreed to pause distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six reports of rare blood clots.
- The Independent
Biden tells Putin to de-escalate troop build-up on Ukraine border and invites him to summit
US president tells Russian counterpart he will not tolerate cyber-incursions or further election interference
- BBC
Afghans face pivotal moment as US prepares to 'close the book'
Could the US decision to pull its troops from Afghanistan by 11 September lead to civil war?
- Business Insider
Boehner slams Trump's conduct during the 2020 election, says the former president 'abused' his loyalists
"He stepped all over their loyalty to him by continuing to say things that just weren't true," Boehner told USA Today about Trump and his followers.
- Reuters
Exclusive: Toshiba CEO faced board ouster before $20 billion buyout offer - sources
Toshiba board members planned to oust CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani before CVC Capital Partners launched a $20 billion buyout bid last week, telling him the day before the offer was announced they would replace him, people familiar with the matter said. Two members of Toshiba Corp's nomination committee, including board chairman Osamu Nagayama, met Kurumatani, himself a former CVC executive, and told him they intended to look for a new chief executive, three of the people said. While the board had not formally started the process of replacing Kurumatani, the plan was already in motion, the three said.
- The Independent
Almost two-thirds of Americans back some kind of vaccine ID, new poll finds
Less support for requirement to carry card with them to enter a business
- The Independent
Rashida Tlaib calls for ‘no more police’ following Daunte Wright shooting
‘That’s not the president’s view,’ White House press secretary responds