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U.S. Abandons Afghan Allies as Trump Administration Shuts Down Resettlement Programs

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“The State Department is eliminating the CARE office and ending the Enduring Welcome program, stranding U.S. allies who risked their lives and were told America would protect them.”

https://reason.com/2025/06/06/u-s-abandons-afghan-allies-as-trump-administration-shuts-down-resettlement-programs/

Police Blew Up This Innocent Woman’s House and Left Her With the Bill. A Judge Says She’s Owed $60,000.

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“Years after a SWAT team in Texas destroyed an innocent woman’s home while trying to apprehend a fugitive, the local government will have to pay her $60,000 in damages plus interest, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
That decision may sound like common sense. But the ending was far from guaranteed in a legal odyssey that saw Vicki Baker of McKinney, Texas, left with a dilapidated house—and the bill for the damages—even though she was never suspected of wrongdoing.”

https://reason.com/2025/06/06/police-blew-up-this-innocent-womans-house-and-left-her-with-the-bill-a-judge-says-shes-owed-60000/

Trump signs measure blocking California’s ban on new sales of gas-powered cars

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“Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

The state quickly announced it was challenging the move in court”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-sign-measure-blocking-californias-160449512.html

Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites with explosions heard across Tehran

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“The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of the nations’ long-simmering conflict. An anchor read a statement saying: “The news of assassination and martyrdom of Gen. Hossein Salami was confirmed,” but did not elaborate. Another top Guard official, as well as two nuclear scientists, were also feared dead.

Israeli leaders said the attack was necessary to head off what they described as an imminent threat that Iran would build nuclear bombs, and they warned of a reprisal that could target civilians in Israel.”

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““We are not involved in strikes against Iran, and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,” Rubio said in a statement released by the White House that warned Iran against targeting U.S. interests or personnel.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/explosions-ring-across-iran-capital-001346234.html