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A judge rejected petitions by Erik and Lyle Menendez to overturn their convictions, ruling that evidence the brothers were sexually abused by their father wouldn't have prevented them from being found guilty of killing their parents. LA Times
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke out against Prop. 50, a ballot measure that would redraw California's congressional districts. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Newsom is an idiot.
Vice President JD Vance said there is "no unity" with radical leftists who cheered on Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination and attacked his family on Monday. New York Post
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In a blistering filing late Monday, prosecutors called Javice’s scheme “audacious” and blasted her last-minute apology as “hollow.” New York Post
The WWE icon died in July at the age of 71. New York Post
After authorities said Mr. Kirk’s suspected shooter had been “radicalized” online, Meta, Reddit, TikTok and other platforms have stayed quiet — though not Elon Musk, who owns X. New York Times
VOA VIEW: A judge may have to make the final decision.
The Trump administration ordered a Civil War-era war image removed from a National Park site in Georgia as it moves to promote what it considers a more positive view of American history. New York Times
The state has led the country in adopting electric cars and reducing gas use, but it now faces much higher gas prices as oil companies plan to shut down refineries. New York Times
Speaker Mike Johnson is leading a vigil in memory of conservative activist and speaker Charlie Kirk in the U.S. Capitol on Monday -- open to members of both parties. OANN
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The bottom of the world is front and center for a partial solar eclipse next week. Washington Times
After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a cargo schooner that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline. Washington Times
Two mothers in east-central Florida turned their sons in to police on criminal charges of vandalizing an elementary school library and causing at least $50,000 in damage. Washington Times
The Trump administration on Monday added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in almost 30 years, a stinging rebuke to a traditional U.S. ally that reflects a recent surge in cocaine production and fraying ties between the White House and the country's leftist president. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Colombia is is guilty.
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New York's attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user's age. Washington Times
There was no mention of the Charlie Kirk assassination at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, but that doesn't mean the stars steered clear of politics. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The awards are a disgraceful joke.
A former U.S. defense contractor was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to share classified Air Force information with the Russian government. CBS
VOA VIEW: The sentence is too light.
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President Trump announced on Monday that he is sending federal law enforcement agents to Memphis as part of his latest effort to crack down on crime around the country. Mr. Trump also directed Tennessee's governor to make National Guard troops available. Memphis police data shows there was a decrease in violent crime in the first nine months of this year. CBS
One of Hollywood's leading actors, Robert Redford starred in such movies as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Way We Were." CBS
Mr. Trump said after the Minnesota assassination that he didn't want to "waste time" calling the state's governor after two lawmakers were gunned down. CBS
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison took the title of world's richest person from Elon Musk after stock in the software giant shot up on Wednesday. CBS
TikTok deal will include new and existing investors with ByteDance. CNBC
VOA VIEW: A bad deal - should be banned;
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President Donald Trump had mooted scrapping quarterly company reports to allow CEOs to make better long-term decisions. CNBC
Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico would have to end their joint venture by Jan. 1. CNBC
Trump has initiated a flurry of defamation lawsuits against media companies, accusing them of false or misleading coverage. CNBC
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Police warn of copycat attacks on public figures after suspected assassin Luigi Mangione may have inspired similar violence against Charlie Kirk. FOX News
Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson's roommate hates conservatives and Christians. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They are mad idiots.
An unprecedented second state visit to Britain by U.S. President Donald Trump was due to get underway when he and First Lady Melania Trump arrive later Tuesday. UPI
Miran said he will take a leave of absence from his job as White House economics adviser while serving on the Fed, an arrangement criticized by Democrats. UPI
North Carolina is requesting an additional $13.5 billion from the federal government nearly one year after Hurricane Helene ravaged the western part of the state. UPI
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is targeting facial hair to establish a new "grooming standard" in the military that is "clean shaven and neat in presentation." UPI
The Zapped military exercise with ally Belarus comes amid heightened tensions with NATO ally Poland after Russian drones violated the country's air space. UPI
VOA VIEW: A major mistake.
Israel's Ministry of Defense announced Monday the seizure of 187 crypto wallets, believed to have received $1.5 billion and linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard. UPI
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that "both sides are going to have to make concessions" to end Russia's war in Ukraine, hinting at the road ahead for talks aimed at getting Moscow and Kyiv to reach a lasting peace agreement. Putin should not be rewarded for doing a hostile act.
"We want to wind up with a peace deal that ends this war so Ukraine can go on with the rest of their lives and rebuild their country and be assured that this is never going to happen again," Rubio said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," noting that doing so would require both sides "to give."
President Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday following his high-stakes summit with Putin in Alaska last Friday. Mr. Trump called the nearly three-hour meeting with Putin "extremely productive" with "many points" the two leaders agreed on. But "there's no deal until there's a deal," he said, and no ceasefire was announced. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that "both sides are going to have to make concessions" to end Russia's war in Ukraine, hinting at the road ahead for talks aimed at getting Moscow and Kyiv to reach a lasting peace agreement.
"We want to wind up with a peace deal that ends this war so Ukraine can go on with the rest of their lives and rebuild their country and be assured that this is never going to happen again," Rubio said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," noting that doing so would require both sides "to give."
President Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday following his high-stakes summit with Putin in Alaska last Friday. Mr. Trump called the nearly three-hour meeting with Putin "extremely productive" with "many points" the two leaders agreed on. But "there's no deal until there's a deal," he said, and no ceasefire was announced.
Rubio, who attended the summit, was thin on details, saying that "there are things that were discussed as part of this meeting that are potentials for breakthroughs." He added that the details would be discussed with Zelenskyy and other European leaders on as the administration works to "narrow the gap between the two sides." "We have to make enough progress so that we can sit down President Zelenskyy and President Putin in the same place, which is what President Zelenskyy has been asking for, and reach a final agreement that ends this war," Rubio said, noting that there were "some concepts and ideas discussed" with Putin that they expect the Ukrainians would support.
