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'They're Betting Our Herd': Texas Ranchers Question USDA as Screwworm Returns

June 8, 2026, at 6:02 a.m. Cotulla, Texas, June 8 (Reuters) - Like many ranchers in South Texas, Susan Storey said nightmarish screwworm outbreaks were among her first childhood memories. ⁠Now 62, ⁠she still recalls seeing wriggling maggots as they burrowed into living livestock and ⁠smelling the burning carcasses of calves that were too far gone for her family to treat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week confirmed two infestations of New World screwworm in Texas ...

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Pentagon reworks 'offensive' policy affecting LDS after Mormon lawmakers loudly protest

06/08/26 12:10 PM ET The Pentagon has reworked a list of religious designations service members can register as after Mormon lawmakers in Congress blew up over a previous list that did not label The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) under “Christian.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier this year declared the Pentagon would cut down the faith codes – the recognized faith groups meant to provide more accurate demographic data on religious beliefs held among service members – ...

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Albania's Rama vows to push on with Kushner-linked luxury resort despite protests

Story by Edward McAllister • 3h • TIRANA, June 8 (Reuters) - Albania will plough on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environmental impact, Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters on Monday. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the capital Tirana and on the southern coast where the resort has been proposed, calling for the project to be scrapped because of the impact o ...

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Jailed crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon

Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time giant in cryptocurrencies currently in prison for fraud, has applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump. Bankman-Fried was given a 25-year sentence after he was convicted of multiple federal charges related to FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that he founded and led, and its related company Alameda Research. Just two years into that sentence, the 34-year-old former billionaire has now filed an application for pardon after completion of sentence to the Depa ...

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Trump family, UFC selling $12,000 'Freedom 250'-themed coins ahead of White House fight night

Story by Ben Blanchet • 2h • As President Donald Trump is set to soak in a bloody UFC brawl outside the White House on his birthday Sunday, his family is getting behind $12,000 gold coins promoting the fight card. The Trump Organization — run by the president’s sons, Eric and Donald Jr. — and the multibillion-dollar mixed martial arts company have partnered to sell a collection of “Freedom 250”-themed silver and gold coins branded with the president’s face and in a case that features a label ...

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Global trade faces 'two-front crisis' as Trump's war sparks second strait blockade

(Raw Story) The Yemeni Houthis announced early Monday they would impose a “complete ban” on Israeli sea vessels from passing through the Red Sea, a partial blockade that risks hitting global trade with a “two-front crisis” as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, several outlets reported. “We declare a complete ban on enemy navigation in the Red Sea and we consider any Zionist movements to be military targets for our forces,” said Houthi spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Al Saree in a televised statement released on Monday, according to the United Arab Emirates news outlet The National.

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'I call the shots:' Trump says Netanyahu will have 'no choice' but to accept whatever deal US makes with Iran

(i24 News) US President Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have "no choice" but to accept any nuclear agreement negotiated between Washington and Tehran. "He won't have any choice," Trump told the Financial Times in a telephone interview. "I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn't call the shots." In the same interview, Trump suggested that military options remain on the table if diplomatic efforts with Tehran collapse.

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LA mayor race flips as socialist beats reality TV star Pratt

(Bloomberg) Democratic incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Democratic City Councilmember Nithya Raman will advance to the runoff in November for Los Angeles mayor, Decision Desk HQ projects. Bass continued to lead the race with 34.68% of the vote, followed by Raman with 27.12% and reality star Spencer Pratt, a Republican, with 26.69%, according to Los Angeles County data.

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Top takeaways from Trump's contentious, rainy 'Meet the Press' interview

(USA Today) WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump abruptly ended a contentious ‒ and rainy ‒ interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" after he was challenged for saying without evidence that California's elections are rigged. Trump also defended a controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund despite his administration publicly abandoning the plan, and warned the United States will remove Iran's highly enriched uranium "militarily very harshly" if its leaders don't agree to dispose of the material in the ongoing war.

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Trump denies that he campaigned on ending wars: 'I didn't promise anything'

(The Independent) President Donald Trump denied that he has broken his campaign promises by entering a war with Iran and vowed that the conflict would not be “endless” during a contentious interview this weekend. The president claimed that he made a distinction during his campaign for president in 2024 between “wars” and “endless” conflicts, adding that it wasn’t worth building up America’s military to never use it. “First of all, I didn't guarantee no war. Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?” he asked.

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Donald Trump met with loud boos during national anthem at NBA Finals Game 3

43 min ago - NEW YORK — United States President Donald Trump is at Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals, just as he promised. Trump officially became the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game when he arrived at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 b ... (USA Today/Yahoo)

UnityPoint Health nurses march as wait for union vote result drags on

1 hr ago - Veronica Meiss June 8, 2026, 5:08 p.m. CT Nurses from UnityPoint Health’s Iowa Methodist Medical Center marched in Des Moines to demand recognition of their union by the National Labor Relations Board, which for six months has been considering a ... (Des Moines Register)

FCC Chair Carr says Scott Pelley 'completely out of touch' for not anticipating '60 Minutes' firing

1 hr ago - 06/08/26 12:18 PM ET Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, slammed former CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley on Sunday for saying he did not expect his longtime employer to fire him. “One of the reasons why trust in ... (The Hill)

Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

1 hr ago - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city ... (Associated Press)

DOJ quietly scraps 'command center' that would help monitor 2026 election integrity, report says

2 hrs ago - Monday 08 June 2026 12:06 EDT Despite President Donald Trump’s regular warnings about electoral fraud and the vulnerabilities of mail voting, his Department of Justice has not set up its usual “command center” to address Election Day e ... (The Independent)

ISS urges Warner Bros shareholders to reject executive pay tied to Paramount merger

2 hrs ago - 4h June 8 (Reuters) - Proxy adviser ISS on Monday urged Warner Bros Discovery shareholders to vote against executive pay and exit packages for CEO David Zaslav and other top executives tied to the company's merger with Paramount Skydance. Warner Bro ... (msn/Reuters)

Iran's World Cup players wear pins for victims of deadly strike on school as they arrive in Mexico

2 hrs ago - Updated 6:27 AM CDT, June 8, 2026 TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Iran’s World Cup team arrived in Mexico wearing lapel pins.... The players wore gold-colored pins with the number “168” on their jackets when getting off their plane Sunday ... (AP)

IRS failed to match taxpayer records with ICE data accurately, report finds

3 hrs ago - 06/08/2026 10:35 AM EDT The IRS failed to consistently and accurately match taxpayer information with records from Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the Trump administration accelerated its deportation efforts last summer, according to a governm ... (Politico)

Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator's Coal Companies

3 hrs ago - EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them “pencils down.” Molly Redden and Avi Asher-Scha ... (propublica.org)

Judge orders Trump lawyers to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for blowing off key deadline

3 hrs ago - Jun 8th, 2026, 4:21 pm A Florida attorney handling multiple defamation lawsuits on behalf of President Donald Trump has been ordered to explain why he shouldn't be sanctioned for "apparent disregard of court deadlines.". A Monday order from U.S. Dis ... (Law & Crime)

Albania's Rama vows to push on with Kushner-linked luxury resort despite protests

3 hrs ago - Story by Edward McAllister • 3h • TIRANA, June 8 (Reuters) - Albania will plough on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environm ... (msn.com)

Top African referee Omar Artan refused access to US before World Cup

4 hrs ago - A Somali referee, who was set to become the first person from his country to officiate at a World Cup, has been denied access to the United States, according to reports. Omar Artan is alleged to have been refused entry to the US at Miami Internationa ... (The Guardian)

Senators seek probe into US transport chief road trip paid for by corporate donors

4 hrs ago - June 8, 2026 2:59 PM EDT Updated 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - A group of six Democratic senators on Monday sought a government probe into U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean ​Duffy for taking a road trip for a family vacation filmed ... (Reuters)

Trump family, UFC selling $12,000 'Freedom 250'-themed coins ahead of White House fight night

4 hrs ago - Story by Ben Blanchet • 2h • As President Donald Trump is set to soak in a bloody UFC brawl outside the White House on his birthday Sunday, his family is getting behind $12,000 gold coins promoting the fight card. The Trump Organization &# ... (msn.com)

'They're Betting Our Herd': Texas Ranchers Question USDA as Screwworm Returns

4 hrs ago - June 8, 2026, at 6:02 a.m. Cotulla, Texas, June 8 (Reuters) - Like many ranchers in South Texas, Susan Storey said nightmarish screwworm outbreaks were among her first childhood memories. ⁠Now 62, ⁠she still recalls seeing wriggling magg ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Ken Paxton's attorney in his impeachment trial endorses James Talarico in US Senate race

5 hrs ago - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A lawyer who represented Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for nearly a decade over accusations of corruption and securities fraud is supporting Democrat James Talarico — and not his former client — in one of the b ... (AP)

Earthquake felt in Miami Beach...

5 hrs ago - A strong earthquake in the southern Gulf off Cuba was felt in parts of South Florida and the rest of the state on Monday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 6.1 magnitude quake happened about 65 miles west-northwest of Mantua, on the northw ... (NBC6 miami)

Former New Mexico AG says he was told to stand down in Epstein ranch probe

5 hrs ago - Posted 10:48 AM, Jun 08, 2026 On desolate dry land, about 40 miles south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, sits a sprawling estate — mostly ignored by people passing by on the nearby highway. The property, in the town of Stanley, is notorious for its fo ... (Scripps News)

Trump nominates Todd Blanche to serve permanently as attorney general

5 hrs ago - Mon 8 Jun 2026 15.49 EDT Last modified on Mon 8 Jun 2026 15.50 EDT Donald Trump has nominated Todd Blanche to serve permanently as attorney general, lining up his former personal lawyer to be the country’s ⁠top ⁠law ⁠enforcemen ... (The Guardian)

Jailed crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon

5 hrs ago - Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time giant in cryptocurrencies currently in prison for fraud, has applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump. Bankman-Fried was given a 25-year sentence after he was convicted of multiple federal charges related to FT ... (BBC)

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