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The University of California has rejected calls for divestment from Israel and an academic boycott of the Mideast state, two demands driving the current wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests. LA Times
College administrators need to take control of their campus activists take the freedom of speech into antisemitic hate speech that could prove dangerous, according to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Sunday. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Most college readers should be fired.
Antisemitic activists blocking traffic lack self-awareness as they fail to create actual support for their cause for Hamas terrorists. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: This is becoming beyond reason.
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Ukraine's top commander said on Sunday that Kyiv's outnumbered troops had fallen back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front where Russia has concentrated significant forces in several locations. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Russia is pushing fore a major outbreak.
Not only should donors stop funding Columbia University amid the antisemitic protests, but the board members should start resigning. Newsmax
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defended her "hard and painful" decision to put down her 14-month-old hunting dog, Cricket, in a new statement attempting to stem the rising tide of criticism after eyebrow-raising revelations in her upcoming book came to light. New York Post
President Biden is the weakest incumbent in modern history. No matter: He's using the strength of the federal government to register and mobilize voters who are likely to support his re-election. New York Post
VOA VIEW: This is totally illegal - against the Hatch Act.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman said Sunday he’s fine with the praise he’s gotten from conservatives — as he took another swipe at the “pup-tent’’ protests of anti-Israel US college students. New York Post
The president spoke with the Israeli prime minister on Sunday, the same day Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken left for his latest trip to the Middle East. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Netanyahu will not give in to a cease-fire deal.
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The State Supreme Court cleared the way for a part of Baton Rouge to become the city of St. George. Critics say the white, wealthier enclave separating from the capital could have devastating consequences. New York Times
Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic exodus of officers. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The defunding police has proven to be a major flaw.
Former President Donald Trump accused Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of being a "Democrat plant" in a tirade against the independent presidential candidate. Washington Times
The Republican National Committee requested in a letter to the Secret Service that the police agency move protesters further away from the GOP's party convention in Milwaukee this summer. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It would be a wise move.
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More than 100 tornadoes were detected in six states in the Midwest over the weekend. CBS
2024 marks the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Louisville's Churchill Downs, the longest continuously-held sporting event in America. CBS
The United Auto Workers union reached a last-second labor agreement Friday night with Daimler Truck just ahead of a midnight deadline, averting a possible strike that would have impacted 7,000 workers. CBS
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he stands by "everything" he said in the days and weeks after the Jan. 6 attack about former President Donald Trump's actions related to that day. "Obviously, it'll be up to the Supreme Court to decide whether I was correct," McConnell said. CBS
VOA VIEW: McConnell would be wise to keep his thoughts to himself.
In Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, both Biden and Trump elicit feelings of worry, anger and nostalgia. CBS
VOA VIEW: Trump is ahead.
Prosecutors called Rhona Graff, Trump's personal secretary and a banker who recounted the details of a payment at the heart of the case. CNBC
Anti-Israel activists marched through the streets of Washington, D.C., to take aim at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday as they rail against U.S. support of Israel. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should be jailed.
New York will begin levying a $15 toll on most drivers entering Manhattan's bustling central business district on June 30, according to transit officials. FOX News
VOA VIEW: It will hurt NYC.
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Hamas on Saturday released a video of two Israeli hostages pleading for the Israeli government to reach a deal with Hamas. UPI
VOA VIEW: Hamas has to go.
The defense ministers of Russia and China have emphasized the close bilateral ties between the two nations even as the United States has voiced displeasure over China's stance on the Ukraine war. UPI
A major interstate highway remained closed Saturday and dozens of properties were under evacuation orders after a freight train derailment in New Mexico, near the state line with Arizona. UPI
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A total of seven people were shot and one person was killed during a pair of gun violence incidents in or near nightclubs in Washington D.C. late Friday and early Saturday, police said. UPI
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The U.S. Defense Department identified North Korea as a "persistent threat" in a new security update, warning that the isolated regime has developed the capability to use nuclear weapons at "any stage of conflict." NK is the biggest nuclear threat and should be stepped on like the bug they are.
The assessment came in the Pentagon's new Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction WMD document, seeing its first update since 2014, singled out China as the pacing challenge and named Russia as an acute threat. Iran and violent extremist organizations were also identified as persistent threats to obtain and use WMDs. "The DPRK is developing and fielding mobile short-, intermediate-, and intercontinental range nuclear capabilities that place the U.S. homeland and regional Allies and partners at risk," the strategy document said.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the official name of North Korea. "Capability developments provide the DPRK with options for nuclear weapons use at any stage of conflict," the update cautioned. North Korea has prioritized its nuclear and ballistic missile programs over the past two years, conducting weapons tests at a record-setting pace and unveiling new platforms such as an alleged nuclear tactical attack submarine earlier this month.
Last year, the North officially declared itself a nuclear state with the right to launch preemptive strikes. Pyongyang's rubber-stamp parliament announced that the growth of its nuclear arsenal was now a "basic law of the state." The updated strategy comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned from a six-day visit to Russia last week, with concerns growing that Moscow and Pyongyang are working on a weapons deal. The White House has said that Russia wants to acquire artillery and other munitions for its war in Ukraine, while North Korea is believed to be seeking advanced technology for its space and missile programs. Pyongyang failed at two attempts to place a military spy satellite into orbit this year and has announced it will make another launch in October.
