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Headlines
President Trump Considers Deploying 10,000 More Ground Troops to the Middle East
President Trump may deploy an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East as the odds of a ground invasion of Iran rise. Find out More
The U.S. Senate approved a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security minus ICE and the Border Patrol. This could be the first step in ending the more than 40-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Link
Prosecutors indicted a brother and sister for placing an IED outside MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The brother fled to China, and the sister now faces up to 30 years in prison. Find out More
Politics
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) berated Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and other conservatives for refusing to support a clean extension of Section 702 of the FISA Law. The FBI used FISA to spy on President Trump’s campaign during the Russia investigation. Source
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard discovered evidence that in 2022, the Ukrainian government sough to funnel aid money into Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. See Details
Senate Democrats voted down an amendment to require an ID to vote in federal elections. Read More
U.S. News
A viral video showed a shirtless, drunken Disney guest arrested for banging on the wrong hotel room door. Find out More
High-tech drones from an unknown source attacked Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, the headquarters for America’s B52 nuclear bomber fleet. Read More
Authorities charged an illegal alien with murder after an 83-year-old veteran died from injuries suffered after the illegal alien allegedly shoved them onto a New York City subway track. See Details
Business
Oil futures climb to $110 a barrel as investors fear an escalation of the Iran war. Source
Stock futures dipped after President Trump delayed strikes against Iranian power plants, which failed to calm investors. Link
Fallout spreads from a $375 million verdict against Meta and Google for failing to protect children from addictive social media platforms. See Details
World News
A SECOND Sphinx detected in Egypt as scans hint at ‘underground megastructure’ Read More
A federal judge rejected a defense motion to dismiss drug trafficking charges against former Venezuelans President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Source
Entertainment
The Oscars are moving from the Dolby Center in Hollywood, the ceremony’s home since 2002, to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Source
Sports
Tom Brady inquired about a 2026 comeback, but the NFL shot down the idea because of his status as a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. Find out More
The Syracuse University Men’s Lacrosse team will no longer wear “burn the boats” warm-up shirts after two former students complained they celebrated colonization and genocide. See Details
Taylor Swift praises the effect her relationship with fiancé Travis Kelce has had on her life. Read More
The International Olympic Committee banned biological males from competing in women’s events at the Winter and Summer Games. Source
Off the Wall
Cocaine fueled sharks are prowling the Caribbean after researchers discovered they are testing positive for drugs due to tourists dumping waste into the ocean. Read More
