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     The Trump said Tuesday that it had attacked four vessels off what Mexico said was its Pacific coast, a move condemned by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. LA Times    
     More than a million international students come to the U.S. for their education each year. But visa restrictions and federal attempts to overhaul higher education have led to a dip in foreign enrollment. LA Times    
             VOA VIEW: Good for the US.    
     President Trump, repeating the false claim that he lost the 2020 election because it was rigged, argued that the same would occur in the November special election as he urged GOP voters to not vote early or by mail. LA Times    
             VOA VIEW: Liberal media news.    
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         Zohran Mamdani’s base are disproportionately young, educated and white, and live in trendy areas of Brooklyn — and truly believe they are New York’s downtrodden. New York Post    
     Kai Trump is getting ready to tee off with the pros. New York Post    
     Bill de Blasio, a top cheerleader for the far-left Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, has reversed course on the mayoral hopeful’s socialist to-do list — saying now the math to cover tab “doesn’t add up.” New York Post    
     Following his fumbling debate fiasco, President Biden's top lieutenants devolved into a mini civil war over whether he should drop out of the race, with close confidants such as his then-chief of staff pushing him to exit, a scathing new House report revealed. New York Post    
     The office of the Israeli prime minister said Tuesday evening that he had ordered “forceful strikes,” accusing Hamas of firing on Israeli troops and failing to return hostages’ bodies. New York Times    
             VOA VIEW: Good for Israel.    
     The speaker said he did not see a path to amending the Constitution to allow the president to seek a third term, but that it was fun to pretend he could to inflame Democrats. New York Times    
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         The museum says it had no idea at the time, but the heirs say the Met curator who bought and sold the work, a former U.S. Army specialist on looting, should have known better. New York Times    
     House Oversight Republicans released a report on Tuesday which details their investigation's findings and appear to confirm long-held suspicions about former President Joe Biden's mental and physical decline during his term, as well as allegations that his aides exercised presidential authority without his direct involvement or awareness. OANN    
             VOA VIEW: Biden was out of it.    
     As the federal government shutdown approaches its one-month mark, Democrat Representative Jared Golden has broken ranks with his party -- publicly criticizing his fellow Democrats for their misleading strategy to leverage the impasse over funding. OANN    
             VOA VIEW: Dems made a foolish blunder.    
     Vice President JD Vance ignited a political firestorm after criticizing New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for his comments about Islamophobia in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks -- remarks that expressed sympathy solely for Muslims, while overlooking the Americans who perished in the attacks. OANN    
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         While on his trip to Tokyo, President Donald Trump hailed the alliance between the United States and Japan during a reception with business leaders and assured them the U.S. will not let them down. OANN    
     More than two-thirds of voters believe a doctor's visit should be required to obtain abortion pills, a view at odds with the current federal rules allowing the drugs to be prescribed via telehealth and delivered by mail. Washington Times    
             VOA VIEW: It makes sense.    
     A growing number of U.S. truck drivers say they are fearful of the number of non-English-speaking truck drivers on the road. Washington Times    
             VOA VIEW: As they should.    
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         Weight-loss drugs have driven obesity down from a record high of 39.9% of Americans in 2022 to 37% of adults surveyed this year, the Gallup Poll reported Tuesday. Washington Times    
     Federal prosecutors secured an indictment against a figure from Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel, charging him with running a massive timeshare fraud that duped Americans into paying the cartel to have their shares sold or rented -- then never delivering on the service. Washington Times    
     Tylenol maker Kenvue said Texas' claims "lack legal merit and scientific support" and vowed to defend itself in litigation. CBS    
     The U.S. on Monday struck four more vessels that the Pentagon says were trafficking narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. CBS    
     President Trump is in Japan as part of his Asia trip. On Tuesday, he met with Japan's new prime minister. The two signed an agreement to work together to extract critical rare earth minerals – key components in everything from cars to fighter jets. They did not announce any new trade deals. CBS    
             VOA VIEW: Time will tell.    
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         As temperatures cool, home energy costs are heating up. Homeowners on average will pay nearly 8% more this winter.  CBS    
             VOA VIEW: Caused by Biden.    
     While home prices aren't yet falling, they're weaking — and rising at a slower pace than the current 3% rate of inflation. CNBC    
             VOA VIEW: The reality is clear.    
     The Fed is expected to cut by a quarter point at its meeting this week and could trim at the next two meetings as well. CNBC    
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         Elon Musk has launched an early version of a new AI-powered encyclopedia called 'Grokipedia,' which he posing as a competitor to the popular Wikipedia. CNBC    
     Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called for Louisiana State University to erect a statue of Charlie Kirk on its campus on Monday. FOX News    
     ICE arrested El Salvadoran illegal alien Carlos Ramirez-Guzman, who has an extensive history of violent criminal charges spanning over the past 21 years, DHS said. FOX News    
             VOA VIEW: Good he was arrested.    
     Loyola University New Orleans student government rejects Turning Point USA chapter application, citing conflicts with Jesuit Catholic values in campus decision. FOX News    
     At least seven people were dead in the Caribbean on Tuesday morning as Hurricane Melissa neared landfall in Jamaica. UPI    
     The House Oversight Committee asked the Justice Department to investigate former President Joe Biden's use of the autopen to sign executive orders and pardons. UPI    
             VOA VIEW: As they should.    
     President Donald Trump late Monday formally appealed his criminal conviction in New York, asking the state's Supreme Court the throw the case out. UPI    
     A statue of a Confederate general toppled amid the civil rights protests that swept across the country during the summer of 2020 has been reinstalled in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square. UPI    
     More than half a million undocumented immigrants have left the United States since Donald Trump became president again, Department of Homeland Security said. UPI    
     The White House has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow President Donald Trump to fire a top official in the Library of Congress after a lower court ruled against it. UPI    
             VOA VIEW: As they  should.    
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