American and Iranian Forces in Race To Find Missing American Airman
If Iran’s IRGC succeeds in capturing the flyer who was shot down Friday, it could provide a propaganda coup and potential bargaining chip.
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Artemis II Crew Reports Mysterious Burning Smell from $23 Million Spacecraft Toilet
In its second malfunction of the still-young space flight, the toilet is giving off the smell of an old electric heater, the astronauts report.
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White House Proposes Historic $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Amid Soaring National Debt
‘It’s not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare, all of these individual things,’ the president says, adding that the federal government should focus on ‘military protection.’
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Advocates Warn of Heightened Threat to Children During 2026 World Cup
Critics say FIFA has failed to deliver on a promised child protection policy ahead of the tournament, which is expected to attract human traffickers and other bad actors.
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|CNN’s Alayna Treene, Other CNN Stars Slammed for Calling Loss of F-15 Over Iran a ‘Huge Blow’ for Trump
The framing of the incident as a ‘blow’ to the administration is criticized by conservatives.
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Democrats in Congress are asking the health secretary to explain why the Preventive Services Task Force has not met for more than a year.
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Absence of Woods, Mickelson Marks Historic Shift at Augusta National
As legends step away, the Masters turns the page to golf’s next generation.
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White Couple in Shock After Giving Birth to Black Baby in Embryo Mixup That Exposed How IVF Industry Lacks Accountability
The fertility industry in America operates under a framework that is, at best, a patchwork.
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New York Considers Tax Break for Pets With Deductions for Food, Grooming, and Vet Bills
Filers could claim a tax credit of up to $900 for pet expenses under a bill in the state assembly.
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American Pilot Rescued, Search for Second Underway After F-15 Downed in Iran
Iran offered a reward for any civilian who finds the crewmember before American crews can carry out a rescue.
By LUKE FUNK
|Continued Sanctions Regime Might Be Key to Containing Post-War Iran
‘Deals that offer Iran sanctions relief risk enabling the rebuilding of its military capabilities,’ an Iran watcher tells the Sun.
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|Trump, Calling South Korea ‘Not Helpful’ in Iran War, Again Hints at Reducing American Troops in South Korea
His remarks ‘are interpreted as dissatisfaction that while the U.S. stations troops in South Korea, South Korea did not cooperate with requests to dispatch warships to the Strait of Hormuz.’
By DONALD KIRK
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How the UAE Can Contribute to America’s War Effort Through its Banking System
The Emiratis were always concerned about security threats from Iran, but now those threats are realities, a former Treasury official tells the Sun.
By BENNY AVNI
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Iran-Backed Militants in Iraq Float Prisoner Swap for Kidnapped American Journalist as Pentagon Weighs Risks of a Rescue Operation
Shelly Kittleson, a freelance reporter from Wisconsin, is forced into a car in broad daylight on a Baghdad street.
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Key Senators Reject Trump Talk of Pulling Out of NATO Over Iran War Disagreements
The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act says a president would need two-thirds of the Senate’s approval to withdraw from NATO.
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Old Jokes About Jesus and Mary Come Back To Haunt Gaffe-Plagued Maine Senate Hopeful
Despite a series of controversies, Graham Platner, enjoys a wide lead over Governor Janet Mills in the race for the Democratic nomination.
By LUKE FUNK
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Hegseth Fires Army’s Top Uniformed Officer Amid Leadership Shakeup
The Army chief of staff is one of three generals being replaced during the war with Iran.
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Sued Over ‘Racially Discriminatory’ Scholarship Offered Only To Black Students
The lawsuit argues the scholarship’s eligibility requirement is ‘neither conscientious nor legal.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Liberals Likely To Expand Majority on Wisconsin Supreme Court, a Bellwether for November
This year’s race has garnered far less attention than the previous campaign, though this one could offer more insight into the midterms.
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Democrats’ Obsession With Diversity Distracts From Party’s Policy Failures
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A Masterfully Constructed Epic Biography Vividly Chronicles How Bennett Cerf Built a Storied American Publishing House
Gayle Feldman has produced a magisterial account of one of the great American publishers and the industry he built up.
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A Sartorial Fright at the Met Opera Meant an Exit at Intermission
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New Movie Turns Albert Camus’s Iconic ‘Stranger’ Into a Vapid, Gen Z-Pouting Naif
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Global Fertilizer Supply Disruptions Help Domestic Producers but Hurt American Farmers
American fertilizer producers are boosting prices and increasing exports while farmers are seeing costs rise as much as 40 percent.
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The aerospace manufacturer reportedly submitted a draft registration to the SEC on Wednesday, with five major banks tapped to lead the offering.
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Debut of Crypto-Backed Mortgages Offers Younger Buyers a Pathway to Home Ownership
Fannie Mae says that, for the first time, it will start accepting mortgages that are backed by digital currencies.
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Public School Students in Utah Will Soon Study Bible Verses ‘Alluded To’ in America’s Founding Documents
Utah’s governor says the new standards are not supposed to be a ‘spiritual study.’
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Harvard Moves To Reassign Civil Rights Suit to Judge Who Has Ruled in Its Favor
Harvard claims that the DOJ manipulated its court filings to avoid Judge Allison Burroughs, who has ruled against the administration in prior Harvard litigation.
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Education Department, Accusing Harvard of ‘Stonewalling’ Data Requests, Launches Two New Civil Rights Probes
The department is investigating allegations of racially discriminatory admissions practices and antisemitism.
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A new attorney general could take up a criminal referral against the former White House aide whose testimony riveted the nation.
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Front Runner Emerges in Trump’s Search for a New Attorney General
Trump floats the EPA chief, Lee Zeldin, as Pam Bondi’s replacement even before her removal, reports say.
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The dueling efforts by state and federal prosecutors is creating chaos on Mangione’s legal calendar. The federal judge’s ruling is meant to alleviate the pressure.
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By one estimate, between 750,000 and 1.5 million Chinese nationals have obtained United States citizenship through birthright policies and birth tourism.
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