May 21, 2025 -- As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• US Supreme Court maintains block on Trump deportations under wartime law (Reuters)
• GOP-led House committees meet to tackle Medicaid cuts, taxes and SNAP benefits (NBC)
• Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns (NBC)
• Biden diagnosed with "aggressive form" of prostate cancer  (CBS)
• Hegseth sparks fears as he moves to ax generals (The Hill)
• FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony (AP)
• Rwanda in 'early stages' of talks with U.S. to take in deported migrants  (NPR)
• White House ‘actively looking’ at suspending habeas corpus in immigration crackdown (The Hill)
• Trump’s Orwellian erasure of women (Time Magazine)
• Trump fires top U.S. copyright official (Politico)
• DHS Is Considering Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for Citizenship (Wall St. Journal)
• Trump says his administration is revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status (CBS News)

WORLD

• Israel launches major offensive in Gaza after airstrikes that killed more than 100 (Guardian)
• Pope Leo offers Vatican for Ukraine Peace Talks (Politico EU)
• NATO Ally Gives Blunt Assessment of Trump-Putin Call (Newsweek)
• A Russia-NATO War Would Look Nothing Like Ukraine (Foreign Policy)
• Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire (Reuters)
• Trump says US to lifts Syria sanctions, secures $600 billion Saudi deal (Reuters)
• Israel Bombards Gaza Seeking to Kill Top Hamas Leader, Officials Say (New York Times)
• Trump Faces Intense Backlash For Accepting White South African ‘Refugees’(Meidas News)

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April 24, 2025 -- As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Lawsuits and key court rulings

• Supreme Court temporarily pauses deportations under Alien Enemies Act (CNN)
• Judge in Abrego Garcia case indicates she's weighing contempt proceedings against Trump administration (NBC)
• Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after judges’ review (AP)
• Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs (Guardian)
• Supreme Court Pauses Order Requiring Trump to Reinstate Thousands of Federal Workers (Democracy Docket)
• Trump officials face records lawsuit over Signal chat (The Hill)
• Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm (NPR)
• Judges threatened with impeachment, bombs for ruling against Trump agenda (NPR)
• US judge orders Trump administration to restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children (AP)
• Judge blocks Trump effort to expand proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration (CNN)

Economy, business and labor

• U.S. consumer sentiment falls for third straight month amid tariff, inflation worries(UPI)
• Concerns about espionage rise as Trump and Musk fire thousands of federal workers (AP)
• Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants (CNN)

Signalgate

• ‘Amateur hour’: Washington aghast at Trump administration’s war plan group chat (Politico)
• 5 revelations from the Trump administration’s war plan texts  (Politico)
• Flight data show Steve Witkoff was in Russia during group chat on Signal (CBS)

 Immigration

• Trump Finds Another Country to Accept His Mass Deportations (New Republic)
• Japanese Americans react to Trump's plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act (KGTV)
• Immigration officers are becoming 'extreme' in how they vet travelers entering the U.S. (NPR)
• IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants' tax data to ICE, AP sources say (AP)
• US citizens getting pulled aside: Travelers fear scrutiny at the border is rising  (USA Today)
• ‘I was a British tourist trying to leave the US. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre’ (Guardian)

Diversity, equity and inclusion

• Is planting trees 'DEI'? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort (NPR)
• Museums and parks must remove some items related to race and gender: Executive order (ABC)

FEMA funding for disaster recovery

• Noem said she plans to eliminate FEMA (The Hill)

Economy and political corruption

• Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections   (AP)
• ‘Something stinks’: Elon Musk, congressional Republicans target Democrats’ main fundraising machine (CNN)
• This Republican tried to impeach a judge. Guess which billionaire cut him a check? (Arizona Central)

Other National News

• Trump Claims Nazis Treated Jewish Prisoners With “Love” (New Republic)
• Trump Will Get His Showy (And Likely Expensive) Military Parade in D.C.  (Washington City Paper)

WORLD

• US allies express alarm at Trump’s plan to let Russia keep most of the land it seized from Ukraine (CNN)
• Canada Announces Bombshell Break With U.S. Over Trump (New Republic)
• Earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar, triggering the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise (AP)
• Anthrax kills 50 hippos in Congo's Virunga National Park (Newsweek)
• As the World Turns on Trump, Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum Has Other Plans (Newsweek)
• Who are the Houthis and why is the US targeting them? (BBC)
• The US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, says Kabul (AP)
• Mexicans searching for missing relatives uncover possible mass killing site (NPR)
• Some European countries and Canada issue advisories for travelers to the U.S.  (NPR)
• Parisians vote to ban cars from 500 more streets (The Independent )
• Turkey's opposition urges peaceful protests over Istanbul mayor's arrest despite bans (AP)

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March 21, 2025 -- As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Constitutional showdown

• Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump and GOP rhetoric about impeaching judges  (CNN)
• Judge demands to know why Trump administration ignored order about redirecting deportation flights (CBS)
• Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’ (Politico)
• Judge rails against DOGE for ‘terrorizing’ U.S. Institute of Peace after using ‘guns and threats’ to shut it down (Independent)

Economy

• US stock market loses $4 trillion in value as Trump plows ahead on tariffs (Reuters)
• Trump threatens mega 200 percent tariff on EU wines and spirits (Politico)

Social Security

• Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can’t Have Personal Data (YahooNews)
• Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients (AP)

Public safety

• NTSB says DCA midair collision part of 'serious safety issue'   (NPR)
• Critics warn cuts at agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk  (ABC)

Immigration and deportations

• ICE Returns All Migrants From Guantánamo to Stateside Facilities(New York Times)
• U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer removed to Mexico with undocumented parents (NBC)

• Lawyers for R.I. doctor allege she was deported despite federal court order (PublicsRadio)
• Protesters arrested after storming Trump Tower to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil (CNN)
• German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials (Guardian)
• Canadian actor detained at US border in ‘inhumane conditions’ for nearly two weeks (Guardian)

Education

• US Education Department to cut half its staff as Trump eyes elimination (Reuters)
• Can protesting in the US be ‘illegal’? Trump’s vague warning raises constitutional questions (CNN)

US foreign relations and human rights

• US added to human rights watchlist over Trump moves (Fox 5)
• French Official Demands the U.S. Return the Statue of Liberty (MTN)
• Secretary of State says 83% of US AID programs are being cancelled (CBS)
• Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to keep $2 billion in foreign aid frozen (CBS News)

Diversity, equity and inclusion

• ‘Chilling’: NYT reveals list of words banned by Trump’s 'anti-woke' initiatives (MSN)
• Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service (AP)

 Resistance

• Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance (AP)

Project 2025

• Trump’s Policies Are Making Project 2025’s Vision a Reality (Wall St. Journal)

Pardons

• Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Biden pardons are ‘void’ because he used an autopen (Politifact, via PBS)
• Judge says Trump Jan. 6 pardon doesn’t apply to man who conspired to kill investigators (Politico)

WORLD

Mexico

• Mexico City bans violent bullfighting, sparking fury and celebration (NPR)

Ukraine-Russia war

• More than 30 nations will participate in Paris planning talks on a security force for Ukraine (AP)
• US ‘deletes evidence’ of Russia’s kidnap of thousands of Ukrainian children (UK Independent)
• Russia and Ukraine conduct large prisoner exchange after Putin-Trump call (Reuters)
• Putin showed ‘true face’ by bombing Ukraine after ceasefire call, says Finland’s president (PoliticoEU)

Israel-Gaza War

• Israel launches first ground offensive since Gaza ceasefire collapse, partially recapturing key area (CNN)
• Netanyahu faces fury as renewed war deepens Israeli divisions (CNN)

Europe

• Trump's handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter (NPR)
• German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending (NPR)

Travel ban

• Trump's new travel ban could prohibit entry to the US from this 'red list' of countries (USA Today Network )

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U.S.

DOGE controversy

• Trump and Musk’s dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy (AP)
• As Musk cuts federal spending, his own firms have received billions in contracts (ABC News)

Legal actions

• Elon Musk’s DOGE sued by 14 states (Newsweek)
• Trump administration pauses prosecutions of individuals and entities bribing foreign officials  (Jurist)
• Inspectors general fired by Trump file lawsuit to get their jobs back (ABC)
• A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze  (NPR)
• Judge blocks Trump’s executive order on transgender prisoners (Politico)
• Trump sued in attempt to block his anti-diversity orders (Reuters)
• Oath Keepers founder barred from D.C., U.S. Capitol unless judge signs off  (NPR)
• Jan. 6 court evidence ‘disappeared,’ attorneys for press group say  (NPR)

Cabinet appointments

• Trump Cabinet confirmation status: Which nominees have been confirmed? (AP)
• Trump’s FCC chief investigates NPR, PBS (NPR)
• ‘Terrifying’: Public Health Experts React to Senate’s Confirmation of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS (Time Magazine)
• Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling (AP)
• Trump's FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no 'enemies list' and won't seek retribution (AP)
• Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia (AP)
• Trump’s pick to lead counter-terrorism unit is a white supremacist dream (New Republic)

Immigration

• Homan warns daily migrant arrests will 'steadily increase' as Trump admin targets nonviolent illegal aliens (Fox)
• Trump will send up to 30K illegal immigrants to Guantanamo Bay: ‘It’s a tough place to get out of’ (New York Post)
•  ’Legal black hole’: ACLU sues over immigrants being sent to Guantanamo (USA Today)
• Trump signs first bill of his second presidency, the Laken Riley Act, into law (NPR)
• Trump Immigration Targets: Ukrainians, Venezuelans, Haitians (NY Times)
• Some migrants arrested in Trump's immigration crackdown have been released back into the U.S. (NBC)
• Trump administration begins sending migrants to Guantánamo Bay (Washington Post)

Safety and oversight

• Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee (AP)
• Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (AP)
• Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government  (AP)
• Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell him (AP)

Protests

Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk (AP)

Women’s health

• Government's reproductive rights resource goes dark hours into new Trump administration (RawStory)

WORLD

• South Africa suspends American businesses and mineral exports (Maravi Post)
• What would happen if the US military went after cartels on Mexican soil? (Guardian)
• Europe fears Trump-Putin ‘dirty deal’ as Ukraine scrambles for a seat at the table(CNN)
• El Salvador’s millennial dictator offers to hold American criminals in mega prisons (Yahoo News)
• Russian drone struck Chernobyl reactor shell but radiation levels normal, Zelenskyy says (AP)
• Syria's new leader denounces Iran, calling its proxies a regional threat  (NPR)
• European Leaders Condemn Musk's 'Ominous' Push for Germany to 'Forget' Holocaust (Common Dreams)
• Colombia yields on US deportation flights to avert trade war (BBC)
• A U.S. dual citizen is among 3 Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners (NPR)
• Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts (AP)
• Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia   (NPR)

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January 8, 2025 -- As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100 (New York Times)
• Trump Won't Rule Out Military Action in Greenland, Panama (Time)
• Honduras Threatens US Military Bases Over Trump's Mass Deportations
• US Congress certifies Trump election victory with Harris presiding (Reuters)
• Johnson Ekes Out a Win to Stay Speaker, But Dicey Proceedings Signal Trouble For Trump (Time)
• Treasury says China hacked documents in 'major' cyber incident 
• US plans $8bn arms sale to Israel (BBC)
• Trump's Greenland and Panama Canal ambitions face Republican skepticism (The Hill)

WORLD

• Embattled Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau says he will resign after new party leader chosen  (CNN)
• Finland detains Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
• German government condemns New Year's Eve violence after hundreds of arrests
• Ceremonies mark full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe's Schengen travel zone (AP)
• Canadian leaders say Trump’s talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn’t funny anymore  (AP)

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November 21, 2024 -- As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Trump wants to close the Education Department. It's far easier said than done. (USA Today)
• Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations (ABC)
• Trump transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for possible courts-martial (NBC)
• Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws (Reuters)
• Once Again, Donald Trump Misreads the Senate (Time Magazine)
• Republicans retain control of House,  CNN predicts (CNN)
• Special counsel Jack Smith taking steps to wind down federal cases against Trump (NPR)
• Trump advisers contemplating cuts to Medicaid and other welfare programs (Guardian)
• Thune elected Senate majority leader (The Hill)
• Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency (CNN)
• Lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education pick, enabled sexual abuse of children (CNN)
• ‘Who the f--k is this guy?’: Defense world reacts to Trump’s surprise Pentagon pick (Politico)
• Health stocks tumble after Kennedy nomination  (Semafor)

INTERNATIONAL

• ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader (Reuters)
• Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia   (CNN)
• Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine          (AP)
• Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports (CNN)
• Mexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US for taking cartel bribes (AP)
• .Iran signals possible change in its nuclear doctrine and says it has the capacity to make nukes (NBC)
• Biden’s final meeting with Xi Jinping reaps agreement on AI and nukes
• China targets critical metal exports in anticipation of further US tech, trade curbs  (Semafor)

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September 30, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Hurricane Helene's death toll tops 100 as Southeast digs out from storm's devastation (CBS)
• Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations (AP)
• Third day of bomb threats inspired by Trump lies sends Springfield hospitals into lockdown (Salon)
• Hunter Biden enters guilty plea in federal tax case, avoiding a trial (NBC)
• Former vice president Dick Cheney says he will vote for Harris (Washington Post)
• Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until after November election (NBC)
• FAA investigating after Delta passengers report bleeding ears and noses (AP)
• What we know about Iran's alleged threats to assassinate Trump  (NPR)
• Trump touts police union endorsement, signals he would encourage ‘stop and frisk’ (The Hill)
• James Murdoch, Mark Cuban and dozens of other business leaders endorse Kamala Harris for president (CNN)
• Pro-Trump Media Firm Abruptly Folds After Russia Scheme Exposed (New Republic)
• Sham U.S. news site spreads false claims about Kamala Harris (CBS)
• 'Let him die': Trump's nephew shares what he says Trump told him when he asked for help with his son (CNN)
• Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings  (AP)
• The real story of Jan. 6 is found in mountains of shocking evidence (AP)
• Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate (AP)

WORLD

• Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli strike in Beirut  (CBS)
• Hezbollah members among hundreds wounded after pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria, officials say (AP)
• Hezbollah exploding pager trail runs from Taiwan to Hungary (CA.news)
• Russian hawk pushes case for Putin to toughen policy on nuclear weapons (Reuters)
• Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi (Reuters)
• U.N. staff among 18 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, rescuers say   (CBS)
• Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain (AP)
• Turkey's Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel (Reuters)
• Russia hammers Ukrainian rail and transport hubs near key fronts (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Russia has secret war drones project in China, intel sources say (Reuters)

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August 5, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• US and Russia complete biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, freeing Gershkovich and Whelan
• 4 revelations raising heat on Secret Service after Trump shooting (The Hill)
• Kamala Harris was less than 20 ft from pipe bomb during Jan 6 attack, new Homeland Security report reveals (UK Independent)
• Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns  (CNN)
• Historic flood of cash pours into Harris campaign and allied groups  (Washington Post)
• Simone Biles becomes most decorated American gymnast in history of the Olympic Games( Today)
• US allies grapple with J.D. Vance (Politico)
• Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in pervasive sexual abuse, US says (AP)
• As cartels take a stake in ‘green gold,’ US and Mexico rethink how avocados reach American kitchens (Apple News)
• Takeaways from the scathing appeals court ruling denying immunity to Donald Trump (CNN)

WORLD

• Ukraine confirms F-16s have arrived in country as Zelensky heralds 'new chapter' in fight against Russia (CNN)
• Israel believes Hezbollah senior commander killed in Beirut strike, Israeli media report says Reuters)
• Hamas leader was killed in Iran by bomb planted months before blast, source says (CNN)
• Sudan says it conditionally accepts invitation to U.S.-sponsored peace talks  (Reuters)
• Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians  (Reuters)
• France investigates death threats sent to Israeli athletes (Reuters)
• Vandalism hits communication lines in France during Paris Olympics (AP) 
• Explainer: What is happening with Venezuela's contested election?  (Reuters)

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July 8, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Biden tells congressional Democrats he is "firmly committed" to staying in 2024 race (CBS
• Supreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favors (Los Angeles Times)
• How might a rogue president use the US supreme court immunity ruling? (Guardian)
• New $72,000 migrant smuggling routes to the US start with charter flights (Reuters)
• Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies (SCOTUS blog)
• Supreme Court upholds ban on domestic abusers owning guns (10 News)
• U.S. home prices have far outpaced paychecks. See what it looks like where you live (NPR)
• Supreme Court opioid case makes it harder to shield wealth in bankruptcy (Washington Post)
• Exclusive: US prosecutors recommend Justice Dept. criminally charge Boeing (Reuters)
• Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York for efforts to subvert 2020 election (The Hill)
• The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states  (AP)
• Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans  (AP

WORLD

• French voters deliver a win for the left, a blow for Le Pen and a hung parliament (Reuters)
• Fire used as 'weapon of war' in Sudan as entire towns and villages burned to the ground (NBC)
• Britain’s Labour pulled off a thumping election victory with just 34% of the national vote (CNBC)
• Russia wages a scorched-earth war in Ukraine with retrofitted bombs and new airstrips (NPR)
• More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C [125 F] (Guardian)
• Over 20 NATO allies to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense in 2024, says Stoltenberg (Reuters)
• Crossbow attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Serbia before being shot dead (AP)

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June 4, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict (Reuters)
• The other 54 criminal counts Donald Trump faces (Washington Post)
• Deadly Tornadoes Strike Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas(Weather.com)
• Trump told donors he will crush pro-Palestinian protests, deport demonstrators (Washington Post)
• Biden, in Memorial Day speech, says Americans must continue upholding democracy  (ABC News)
• Biden and Trump’s contrasting approaches to military affairs on display this Memorial Day weekend (10 News)
• What are the criminal charges and likely defense in Hunter Biden's gun trial? (Reuters)
• Trump makes sweeping promises to donors on audacious fundraising tour (Washington Post)
• Trump, RFK Jr. face hostile reception at Libertarian convention amid efforts to sway voters (CBS)
• Trump pressures Republicans to pass a law to keep him out of jail forever (Rolling Stone)
• Hill GOP urges Trump to consider a running mate with center-right appeal — maybe even Haley (Politico)

WORLD

• Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president (AP)
• Mexico City and millions of its residents could run out of water in weeks (Washington Post) 
• South Africa's ANC has to share power after election blow   (BBC)
• Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry  (Reuters)
• China lands on moon's far side in historic sample retrieval mission (Reuters)
• Optimistic About the War in Ukraine, Putin Unleashes a Purge at Home (New York Times)
• Russia Lost Half a Million Troops in Ukraine: Kyiv (Newsweek)
• Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, watchdog says  (AP)
• At least 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide. These are some challenges rescuers face (AP)
• Fourteen Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial  (Reuters)
• Survivors say Russia is waging a war of sexual violence in occupied areas of Ukraine. Men are often the victims  (CNN)

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May 9, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• House passes antisemitism bill as Johnson highlights campus protests (CNN)
• The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records (AP)
• Blinken says US cannot support Rafah assault without humanitarian plan (Reuters)
• Columbia University suspends pro-Palestinian encampments after encampment talks stall (Reuters)
• Columbia sued over safety of Jewish students amid protests (Bloomberg)
• Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book (Guardian)
• Judge warns Trump of jail time after finding him in contempt for gag order violation   (The Hill)
• Trump held in contempt for violating gag order in "hush money" trial. Here's why.  (CBS News)
• ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Supreme Court Coverage  (Pro Publica)

WORLD

• Israel strikes eastern Rafah as US warns a major assault could halt arms (Reuters)
• Ceasefire uncertain; Israel vows to continue Rafah operation (Reuters)
• Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships in new law  (BBC)
• Fentanyl scanners that were sitting idle for lack of federal funds can now be installed at the border to catch smugglers (NBC)
• Germany denounces spate of attacks on politicians recalling 'darkest era' of its history  (Reuters)
• Weary troops stuck on front line as Ukraine struggles to find manpower (BBC)

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April 4, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

NATIONAL

• “Threatening the president is a crime”: Expert says Trump Truth Social post may violate bail terms (Salon)
• Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning passage ended shutdown threat (NBC San Diego)
• What the National Association of Realtors' settlement means for consumers and brokers  (NBC)
• Fentanyl kills thousands of Americans. Could plugging a gap in U.S. intelligence save lives? ()USA Today)
• Baltimore Key Bridge collapses after ship collision (CNN)
• Scanners that spot smuggled fentanyl at the border sit unused because Congress hasn't provided the cash to install them (NBC)
• Some states are fighting to protect voters from doxxing. They're losing. (Politico)
• Judge slaps expanded gag order on Trump after attacks on his daughter (Politico)
• FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims   (AP)

INTERNATIONAL

• Forest fires spread in Mexico, at least four dead (Reuters)
• Israel beefs up defences, on alert after Iran revenge threat (Reuters)
• World Central Kitchen boss José Andrés accuses Israel of "direct attack" on Gaza aid convoy (CBS)
• U.S. Says ISIS Was Responsible for Deadly Moscow Concert Hall Attack (New York Times)
• Denmark to start conscripting women for military service (BBC)
• Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years, four deaths reported (Reuters)
• Kate, Princess of Wales: I am having cancer treatment (BBC)
• Cuba summons top US diplomat, accuses US of stoking protests (Reuters)
• West decries Putin's election win, China, India vow closer ties (Reuters)

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February 19, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company (ABC News)
• Officials sound alarm about new Russian ‘space threat’  (Washington Post)
• Stalled US aid for Ukraine underscores GOP's shift away from confronting Russia (ABC)
• Trump Ordered to Pay $355 Million and Barred From New York Business (New York Times)
• Donald Trump's NATO Comment Sparks Furious Backlash: 'Unhinged' (Newsweek)
• 2024 poll: What matters to voters and what could change if it's Biden vs. Trump  (NPR)
• Senate Republicans block bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package following months of negotiations (CNN)
• US drone kills Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad  (BBC)
• Biden classified documents probe ends without charges (Politico)
• All four of Trump’s criminal cases reach inflection points this week (Politico)
• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene on Immunity Claim  (Wall St. Journal)
• Trump's sweeping immunity claim rejected by US appeals court (Reuters)
• Inside the White House, confidence grows that a strong economy will sell itself to Americans (NBC)
• Mayorkas escapes historic impeachment vote in major setback for House GOP (Time)

WORLD

• Brazil's ex-leader Bolsonaro surrenders passport over coup probe (BBC)
• Over 300 Detained In Russia As Country Mourns Death Of Alexei Navalny, Putin's Fiercest Foe (Huffington Post)
• Hamas had command tunnel under UN Gaza HQ, Israel says (Reuters)
• Mexican president proposes sweeping reforms increasing pensions, minimum wage (NPR)
• King Charles in first public outing since cancer diagnosis revealed (BBC)
• Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians (AP)
•  Jordan's King Abdullah Participates in Gaza Aid Airdrop  (US News & World Reports)
• Is Iceland entering a new volcanic era? (BBC)
• Kremlin confirms Putin gave interview to ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson (Reuters)
• Danish defence minister warns Russia could attack NATO in 3-5 years  (Reuters)
• The head of UN's nuclear watchdog warns Iran is 'not entirely transparent' on its atomic program  (AP)
• Russians freeze as Putin's war and aging pipes reveal cracks at home (ABC)

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January 23, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

General news

• Dow closes above 38,000 for 1st time, setting record high (ABC News)
• Americans are feeling optimistic about the economy again, with some exceptions(NBC)
• The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9 (NPR)
• Rising bird flu outbreaks threaten national poultry, egg supply again (10 News)
• Harvard sued by Jewish students over antisemitism on campus (Reuters)

Politics

• Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place (Associated Press)
• Nikki Haley questions Trump's mental fitness after he appears to confuse her for Nancy Pelosi  (AP)
• Trump's lawyer argues that a president can order SEAL Team Six to assassinate his political rival if Congress is cool with it  (Business Insider)
• Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 Republican presidential race ahead of the New Hampshire primary (CBS)
• Biden campaign puts reproductive rights front and center as it plans to tie Trump to abortion bans (CNN)
• Biden announces fresh wave of early student debt cancellation for some borrowers (NBC)
• Trump received millions of dollars from foreign governments while president, House Democrats allege (USA Today)
• Biden travels to Allentown to highlight towns ‘making a comeback’ (The Hilli)
• Here’s The Tape of Roger Stone Discussing Assassination of Democrats — Which He Denied Ever Doing (Mediaite)
• Judge orders Trump to pay nearly $400,000 for New York Times' legal fees (CBS)

WORLD

• Pakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border(AP)
• Who Are Yemen's Houthi Rebels? (Time)
• Two Dozen Russian Helicopters Downed in One Day with 'Secret Weapon'—Kyiv (Newsweek)
• Israel rejects genocide charges, tells World Court it must defend itself (Reuters)
• Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down by 50% to five-year low in 2023 (Reuters)
• Gunmen in Ecuador storm TV studio in wave of violence (Reuters)
• .Denmark’s King Frederik X takes throne after Margrethe abdicates  (Guardian)  
• Taiwanese pack election rallies, China vows to 'smash independence plots' (Reuters)

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December 18, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• US consumer confidence rebounds, house prices maintain upward trend (Reuters)
• US Senate Republicans block Ukraine, Israel aid bill over border dispute (Reuters)
• VA halts foreclosures for thousands of veterans about to needlessly lose their homes (NPR)
• Binder with top-secret Russia intelligence missing since end of Trump term, source says  (Reuters)
• Arizona governor, a Democrat, orders National Guard to the border (Reuters)
• Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sought abortion hours after she says she’ll travel out of state (NBC)
• Dozens of Texas businesses back challenge to abortion ban: ‘This is why our economy is taking a hit (The Hill)
• Judge rejects Trump immunity claim in federal 2020 election case (Reuters)
• Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and tireless humanitarian who advocated for mental health issues, dies at 96 (NBC)
• Police and protesters clash outside Democratic HQ during a demonstration over the Israel-Hamas war(AP)
• Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on Israel, Ukraine and China  (NPR)
• 6 'fake electors' for Trump are indicted in Nevada (NPR)
• Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, was stabbed in prison, AP source says (AP)
• Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93 (CNBC)
• A toddler was taken in a carjacking. VW wanted $150 for GPS coordinates, lawsuit says. (Washington Post)

WORLD

Middle East

• Israel tells Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza (Reuters)
• First Hamas fighters raped her. Then they shot her in the head (London Times)
• IDF claims it has discovered ‘biggest Hamas tunnel’ in Gaza(CNN)
• Videos show Israeli soldiers in Gaza burning food, vandalizing a shop and ransacking private homes (CNN)
• Renewed concerns for civilians as Israel intensifies southern Gaza assault  (CBS)
• Bowen: US sets clearer red lines for Israel as ceasefire ends (BBC)
• Israel and Hamas complete 2nd day of swaps after tense delay, as Gaza cease-fire holds (AP)
• Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and take 25 crew members hostage 

 Asia

• What North Korea's shift toward Russia means for its global strategy  (NPR)
• US religious freedom watchdog 'implores' Biden administration to designate India (Reuters)

Mexico and South America

• Mexico will give preference to passenger transport on railways -decree
• Argentina's next president Milei must tame inflation, turn around economy (Reuters)
• Mexico president says Danish fund to invest $10 bln in Mexico to produce green hydrogen (Reuters)

Europe.

• Russian Drones Knock Out Power as Kyiv Marks Historic Famine  (Bloomberg)
• Finland shuts more Russia border points, says asylum inflow must stop (Reiters)
• Pope Francis authorizes blessings for same-sex couples  (CNN)
• Denmark widens terror investigation that coincides with arrests of alleged Hamas members in Germany  (AP)
• Residents of Iceland town evacuated over volcano told it will be months before they can go home  (AP)
• More than 230 convicted in Italy's maxi-trial against 'Ndrangheta mafia (Reuters)

Africa

• Arab fighters killed babies, boys and men in war on Sudan tribe, mothers allege  (Reuters)

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