Trump threatens to send ICE to airports on Monday amid DHS funding standoff

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President attacks ‘Radical Left Democrats’ after homeland security funding bill again sinks in Senate

Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to deploy federal immigration agents to US airports on Monday if Democrats do not agree to measures aimed at strengthening security and immigration enforcement.

“If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

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Republican says he lied about racist posts on porn site to protect Trump

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Mark Robinson, who ran for North Carolina governor in 2024, tells podcast he had ‘obsession’ with porn and sex

The former Republican North Carolina lieutenant governor Mark Robinson has admitted he misled voters during his unsuccessful 2024 gubernatorial campaign when he denied posting racist and offensive comments on a pornography website – suggesting he did so to protect Donald Trump’s successful presidential run.

Robinson, who worked in furniture manufacturing before entering politics in 2020, told the After the Call podcast on Thursday: “I won’t say that I completely lied. Some of the things about the whole story – some of it — there’s some truth to it.”

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Minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses for promotional videos

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Videos of Labour’s Al Carns include him talking about his time as a marine and challenging a firefighter to pull-up contest

Labour minister Al Carns has claimed thousands of pounds on parliamentary expenses for promotional videos including one showing him doing pull-ups at a fire station in competition with a firefighter.

The veterans minister and former Royal Marine, who is tipped by some MPs as a leadership hopeful, claimed about £3,000, approved by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), for the production of 17 videos that show him interacting with local businesses.

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All Iranian officials and commanders killed in the past nine months – Euronews.com

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  1. All Iranian officials and commanders killed in the past nine months  Euronews.com
  2. Iran live updates: Trump threatens Iran's power plants if strait not opened in 2 days  abcnews.com
  3. Exclusive | Israel Is Hunting Down Iranian Regime Members in Their Hideouts, One by One  WSJ
  4. Israel killed another Iranian leader, but experts say that doesn't mean it's winning the war  NBC News
  5. Israel is rapidly killing Iran's top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire  PBS
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In Cuba, a ‘Solidarity Caravan’ Has Arrived – Newser

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  1. In Cuba, a 'Solidarity Caravan' Has Arrived  Newser
  2. Aid Ship Departs for Cuba as Island Grapples With a Fuel Blockade  The New York Times
  3. Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the struggling island  abcnews.com
  4. Tone-deaf radicals flock into Havana, staying in 5-star hotels while island in crisis: ‘Mockery of Cuban people’  New York Post
  5. Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the island  France 24
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US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI

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Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots

A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to defrauding music streaming platforms and his fellow musicians out of millions in royalties by flooding the services with thousands of AI-generated songs – and using automated “bots” to artificially boost the number of listens into the billions.

As part of a deal with federal prosecutors in New York’s southern district, 52-year-old Michael Smith pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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Justin Timberlake’s DWI arrest video is released despite his attempt to block it

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Footage shows US musician struggling with field sobriety tests he calls ‘really hard’ before his 2024 arrest in New York

Justin Timberlake struggled to perform field sobriety tests requiring him to walk a straight line and stand on one leg after the pop star was pulled over in New York’s Hamptons in 2024 by police officers who suspected him of driving drunk, according to video footage released on Friday.

Timberlake tells officers at one point: “These are, like, really hard tests.”

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