Trump says he’ll give Ukraine the right to make Patriot missiles

President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday he would grant Kyiv a license to make its own critically needed Patriot air-defense missiles, joking: “This way, you can’t complain that we’re not giving them enough.” “One of the things I think we’re going to be talking about today, a little birdie told me this, about the fact that we’ll give them the right to make Patriots,” Trump said ahead of his closed-door sitdown with Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey. Patriot missiles have long been in short supply, but now are running critically low — forcing…

Exclusive | Linda McMahon warns Harvard that she will drop the ‘hammer’ if the Ivy League school doesn’t correct DEI errors

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, in the latest “Pod Force One” episode, warned Harvard administrators that she could drop the “hammer” on the Ivy League university should it continue quietly pursuing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that run afoul of federal law. President Trump issued executive actions seeking to eliminate…

Mets’ Luis Robert Jr. misses Double-A rehab game

Luis Robert Jr. was scheduled to play another minor league rehab game Tuesday with Double-A Binghamton, but interim manager Andy Green said at Citi Field that Robert would only “work out” and “hopefully” play for Binghamton on Wednesday. For a team that’s been beset by injuries to key players all…

Move over, Shohei! Two adorable baby raccoons steal show at Dodger Stadium

For a few magical moments on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, the biggest stars on the field weren’t wearing uniforms.  They were two adorable fluffy little baby raccoons.Television cameras caught the unexpected pair of four-legged visitors hiding along the outfield wall on the warning track. Within seconds the video went…

Gavin Newsom’s ex-chief of staff has key sentencing date in corruption case

Dana Williamson, a former chief of staff to Gov. Gavin Newsom, will learn this fall whether she’ll go to prison after pleading guilty in a corruption scheme that siphoned $225,000 from a campaign committee tied to Xavier Becerra, the Democratic frontrunner to succeed Newsom. A federal judge has scheduled Williamson’s…

US Supreme Court lets Texas keep key GOP-boosting congressional map

WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld Texas Republicans’ redrawn congressional map — a controversial redistricting that kicked off a gerrymandering race around the country. A lower court had previously blocked the map, but the nation’s top court last year ended up issuing a stay of that ruling,…

Billionaire tax could kill 100,000 California jobs and sink revenue: study

A controversial billionaire tax measure in California — which has secured enough signatures to appear on the November ballot — would devastate the state’s economy, a new study published Monday shows. More than 108,000 jobs could be lost if the tax goes into effect, the analysis concluded, and $28 billion…

United Airlines ends pursuit of rival American after merger approach rebuffed

United Airlines said Monday it had ended its pursuit of a merger with American Airlines after the rival carrier declined to engage following an initial approach. “I was hoping to pitch that story to American, but they declined to engage and instead responded by publicly closing the door,” United CEO Scott Kirby said. Kirby raised the…

Common occurrence in adulthood could be an early warning sign of brain cancer

Brain cancer is one of the deadliest diseases — and early detection is crucial for better outcomes. There are obvious symptoms like sudden, severe headaches and dizziness, while subtle signs such as sweet smells and vision changes can slip under the radar. Now, an international team of researchers is raising…

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