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Russia Appears Unfazed by Trump’s Ukraine War Ultimatum  The New York Times Trump’s 50-day shift on Ukraine is a big deal — but probably not for Putin  CNN Trump threatens ‘very significant’ Russia sanctions, bashes ‘all talk’ Putin  Politico Russia rejects Trump’s demand for a Ukraine war ceasefire in 50 days as unacceptable  CBS News Opinion | Trump’s Zigzags on Ukraine and Russia  The New …

Tessa Wong BBC News, Asia Digital Reporter Getty Images Volunteers rehearsed taking cover in a supermarket basement in an air raid rehearsal in Taipei earlier this month Taipei is due to come to a standstill as the capital of Taiwan holds one of its largest-ever civil defence exercises against a possible Chinese invasion. Air raid sirens will ring out across …

Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say Trump administration’s plan to overhaul the nation’s air traffic system does little to fix the bigger problem: a nationwide staffing shortage. AILSA CHANG, HOST: We begin this hour with the country’s air traffic control system. The Trump administration is vowing to rebuild that system in response to recent outages and long-standing staffing …

Donald Trump said on Wednesday the transportation department is rescinding $4bn in US government funding for California’s high-speed rail project. The department said there was no viable path forward for California’s high-speed rail project and it was considering potentially clawing back additional funding related to the project. The Federal Railroad Administration issued a 315-page report last month citing missed deadlines, …

A U.S. Army veteran who was arrested during an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm last week said Wednesday he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle and pinned down by federal agents who arrested him. George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, …

Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statement Wednesday in response to requests for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to show the family of Jabari Peoples the police body camera video of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old by a Homewood police officer. “The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has made this case a top priority, and I am confident they are working to …

Adams Eclipses Mamdani in Recent Fund-Raising, as Cuomo Lags Behind  The New York Times Eric Adams posts massive fundraising haul for general election run  Politico Zohran Mamdani Has Awakened a Powerful New Political Force  New York Magazine Adams’ Fundraising Doubles Mamdani’s Since Shock NYC Primary  Bloomberg What could Zohran Mamdani mean for NYC’s prime property market?  Financial Times Source link

Alleged political assassin Vance Boelter is expected to plead not guilty at a future court appearance following a grand jury indictment accusing him of stalking and shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their families last month, according to his attorney. Manny Atwal, Boelter’s federal defender, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that the defense anticipates pleading not guilty at an arraignment hearing …

US citizen says he was jailed for three days after California immigration raid  Reuters Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone  AP News Farm worker who died after California Ice raid was ‘hardworking and innocent’, family says  The Guardian ICE, CBP Arrest at Least 361 Illegal Aliens During Marijuana Grow Site Operation, Rescue at …