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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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Democrats eyeing investigations, and perhaps prosecutions, of Trump officials

(The Hill) House Democrats want 2029 to be the year of reckoning for Trump administration officials. Democrats have long accused top members of President Trump’s team of violating laws across a wide range of activities, from deadly immigration raids and strikes on alleged drug boats, to financial self-dealing and targeting Trump’s political enemies for prosecutions. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has not pursued those cases, the Democrats contend, only because the president’s loyalists control the agency. In many cases, they say, the DOJ itself is guilty of the wrongdoing.

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FBI Attacks Right-Wing Group Claiming Bureau is 'Slow Rolling' Release of Records Connected to Assassination Attempt

(Mediaiate) The FBI skewered a conservative watchdog group on Sunday for pushing a “CLICK BAIT LIE” that accused the bureau of “slow rolling” the release of information on the 2024 assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. In an X post, the FBI’s “Rapid Response” account slammed Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton and his watchdog group.

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Federal judges who've ruled against Trump administration denounce threats against themselves, their families

(CBS News) The president has frequently railed against judges when they rule against him. What often happens next is a barrage of violent threats from his followers against those judges. As we first reported in March, we spoke with 26 federal judges – nine Democratic appointees, 17 Republican, both sitting and retired. The sitting judges told us they feel under siege.

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Zelensky's close European allies set out five conditions for peace talks

(BBC News) The leaders of Ukraine and its close European allies - the UK, France and Germany - have set out out five conditions for reaching a "just and lasting" deal to end the war with Russia. In a joint statement after talks in London, Volodymyr Zelensky, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said they would "stand firmly with Ukraine". The five conditions include a stop to the fighting, starting negotiations from the current position in the field as well as "robust" security guarantees for Ukraine.

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Earthquake with 6.1 magnitude hits offshore Cuba, shaking buildings in Havana

1 min ago - Updated 2:07 PM CDT, June 8, 2026 HAVANA (AP) — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near western Cuba on Monday, shaking buildings in Havana and beyond. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 ... (AP)

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

3 min 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

14 min 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

32 min 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

45 min 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

1 hr 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

1 hr 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

1 hr 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...

1 hr 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

1 hr 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

2 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

2 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)

Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Application Fee Rejected by Judge

2 hrs ago - A federal judge struck down a $100,000 fee President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B visa applications, providing a reprieve for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers. The president’s decree dramatically increasing th ... (Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance)

'Education changed my life': Cassidy introduces reading reform bill

2 hrs ago - June 8, 2026, 6:01 AM Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is introducing a proposal on Monday that aims to improve reading outcomes for America's youth and combat illiteracy nationwide. The Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development -- or "READ" -- Ac ... (ABC News)

Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito Sit Out Supreme Court Decisions

3 hrs ago - Published. Jun 08, 2026 at 12:17 PM EDT updated Jun 08, 2026 at 12:18 PM EDT Two U.S. Supreme Court justices declined to take part in decisions released Monday tied to federal appeals cases around a firearms conviction and pensions payments. Conserv ... (Newsweek)

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

3 hrs ago - 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) u ... (The Hill)

Somali referee Artan barred from entering USA

3 hrs ago - Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States. Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football men's referee of the year, was barred from ent ... (BBC)

Provision around taxing private jets sparks partisan brawl in Congress

4 hrs ago - 06/08/2026 04:45 AM EDT A little-noticed provision tucked into an air-safety bill pending in Congress would make it easier for wealthy people to avoid paying state and local taxes on their private jets. The legislation would bar tax officials nation ... (Politico)

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report

4 hrs ago - One day after WIRED revealed that Meta had quietly embedded an unreleased face-recognition system into an app installed on more than 50 million phones, the company removed it, according to a WIRED analysis of the latest version’s code. The most ... (Wired)

New World screwworm confirmed in West Texas

4 hrs ago - The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) says New World screwworm has been confirmed in Andrews County. “On June 7, USDA announced two additional NWS cases in Texas — a calf in La Salle County with an umbilical lesion, and a dog in Andrews ... (News Channel 10)

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