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With the top two candidates in the primary advancing, many Democratic-leaning voters appear to be waiting for a clear leader to emerge. LA Times
VOA VIEW: They think of not making a deal that is confusing.
Child safety groups want FTC to investigate Roblox's game design LA Times
Department of Justice officials announced charges Thursday against 15 accused fraudsters in Minnesota — including those involved in the "largest autism fraud scheme ever." New York Post
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This is the fewest number of storms that CSU has predicted since 2019 — the university was the pioneer of early-year hurricane season forecasts beginning in 1984. New York Post
Visitors should always pay attention to posted safety signs. New York Post
Of those three million, 2.2 million have opted to self-deport through a program that allows migrants to turn themselves in via a DHS app in return for a cash stipend and free flight home. New York Post
VOA VIEW: It was smarter to selfdeport.
The discoveries span from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman era. New York Post
The utility giant with a $16 billion expansion plan is using eminent domain to seize properties — and furious owners say they never had a fighting chance. New York Post
VOA VIEW: This is not fair.
Republicans are using a special mechanism that was created to reduce deficits to push through immigration enforcement funds that should be provided in a regular spending bill. New York Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
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The panel, whose members were selected by President Trump, has an advisory role on the design of the project but no enforcement power. New York Times
People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said. New York Times
The Trump administration backed lawsuits brought by the Havana Docks Corporation that would allow the U.S.-owned entity to get compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime. New York Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
In a special video address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined a “new path” forward for Cuba, including a $100 million package of food and medical aid. OANN
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Air France and Airbus were both found guilty of corporate manslaughter for the 2009 plane crash that killed 228 passengers and crew members, making it the deadliest aviation disaster in French history. OANN
The American doctor who was transferred to a medical facility in Germany after contracting Ebola is reportedly feeling better and is in stable condition. OANN
The Supreme Court backed away from deciding what level of IQ is too low for someone to deserve capital punishment, turning away a case that tried to get the justices to decide the issue. Washington Times
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A powerful congressional committee is urging major telecommunications companies to do more to protect Americans against scams, part of a widening investigation into the role that U.S. companies play in the surge in cyberscams that cost Americans an estimated $200 billion in 2024. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: There are too many scams.
A coalition of gun-rights groups has asked the Supreme Court to step in and block a Maryland law that bars even concealed-carry permit holders from carrying firearms at "sensitive places" such as state parks, museums and mass transit. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It should be block.
Fewer Americans filed for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite a number of uncertainties that continue to cloud the economy. Washington Times
The enhanced homeland defenses built in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks are eroding, according to national security experts. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The US cannot be compacent.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is moving ahead with plans to go public in what some expect will be the biggest IPO ever. CBS
VOA VIEW: It may be a good investment.
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New fraud charges were unsealed Wednesday against a Minnesota daycare owner who federal prosecutors allege tried to flee the country just two days after shutting the center down. CBS
Americans are expected to wager more than $3 billion amid the expansion of legalized sports betting in the U.S. CBS
The Department of Homeland Security is set to implement new entry restrictions beginning Thursday for foreign travelers coming to the U.S. from countries at the center of the latest Ebola outbreak. CBS
VOA VIEW: Thet should protect the US.
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U.S. motorists are likely to face even hotter gas prices as the summer driving season kicks off. CBS
The results bring Lilly one step closer to filing for approval of the injection, retatrutide, which works differently from existing injections and pills. CNBC
The UAE has redirected some oil exports through an existing pipeline to Fujairah, which has a maximum capacity of 1.8 million barrels per day. CNBC
The Port Authority said travelers should expect delays and cancellations, with thunderstorms expected also expected to roll in Wednesday. CNBC
An Air France flight to Detroit was rerouted to Montreal after a passenger linked to an Ebola outbreak zone boarded the flight from France "in error," officials said. FOX News
Leroy Dean McGill was executed by lethal injection in Arizona for the 2002 murder of James Perez, whom he set on fire after dousing him with gasoline. FOX News
A Connecticut man was arrested nearly four decades after the 1986 murder of Roberta Walls, a 22-year-old Virginia Beach library employee, police say. FOX News
Six people were reportedly arrested after a teen takeover at a New Jersey shore town led to brawls, disorder and an emergency curfew in Long Branch. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Hopefully they got all the bad guys.
President Donald Trump has said he will speak with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te about a stalled $14 billion arms deal. UPI
VOA VIEW: What will be the outcome?
Russian warplanes repeatedly and dangerously harassed a British reconnaissance aircraft over Eastern Europe's Black Sea, Britain said Wednesday. UPI
VOA VIEW: Russia is looking for trouble.
Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., announced Wednesday that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. UPI
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday issued a new surgeon general's advisory on screen time for children and teens. UPI
President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address Wednesday at the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, telling grads to "never surrender." UPI
As sports betting and prediction market platforms gain popularity, U.S. senators weighed the need to regulate use of the platforms by minors. UPI
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This looks like going to be a Court matter. Crude oil pumped from the depths of the Pacific Ocean is flowing for the first time in more than a decade through a pipeline that crosses California state park land after the Trump administration defied state officials to restart drilling off Santa Barbara, calling it essential to national security.
State officials call it trespassing and are asking a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge at a hearing Monday to order Sable Offshore Corp. to stop using the pipeline — which snakes for 4 miles (6 kilometers) through a portion of Gaviota State Park — and to remove it.
The pipeline system owned by the Texas firm had been idle since one of its pipelines ruptured in 2015 and caused one of California’s worst oil spills, blackening beaches for 150 miles (240 kilometers) from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles. The spill polluted a biologically rich habitat for endangered whales and sea turtles, killing scores of pelicans, seals and dolphins, and decimating the fishing industry.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright used a Cold War-era provision March 13 to direct Sable to restart production, saying shoring up domestic oil supplies is needed to lower gas prices amid the Iran war as the Islamic Republic continues to squeeze a vital shipping channel through which one-fifth of the world’s oil travels. He noted “more than 60% of the oil refined in California comes from overseas, with a significant share traveling through the Strait of Hormuz — presenting serious national security threats.”
The litigation is the latest salvo in an escalating legal battle that is testing states’ power to challenge Washington’s wishes, even during wartime, as the Trump administration rolls back regulations seen as unfriendly to its plans for more coastal oil drilling.
