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Brazil announces $5.5B package to counter Trump’s tariffs  DWBrazil’s Lula announces $5.5 billion in credits for exporters hit by US tariffs  AP NewsBrazil’s Lula announces $5.5 billion in credits for exporters hit by US tariffs  ABC NewsBrazil unveils aid package for exporters hit by US tariffs  Reuters‘They created this impasse’: Lula, Trump at a standstill on tariffs  Politico

Man who hurled sandwich at law enforcement in D.C. charged with felony  The Washington PostMan Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.  The New York TimesDC man arrested after he’s accused of throwing sandwich at federal officer and calling him a ‘fascist’  The IndependentMan charged with felony after allegedly whacking federal agent with sandwich amid Trump’s DC crime crackdown  Fox NewsMan accused of throwing Subway sandwich at federal officer charged with felony assault  FOX 5 DC

3 Virginia sheriff’s deputies who were shot while executing a search warrant are OK  WRAL.comMultiple deputies shot in incident near Virginia, North Carolina border  Fox NewsDeputy injured, man seen being handcuffed in Pittsylvania County  WSETDeputies hurt in Gretna during serving of warrants  WDBJ7Multiple law enforcement officers shot in southern Virginia  AP News

As Guard deploys, Trump to seek ‘long-term’ federal control of DC police  ABC NewsDC Mayor Bowser changes her tone on Trump as crackdown ramps up  CNNFederal agents in Trump’s crime crackdown set up checkpoint in popular D.C. nightlife area  NBC NewsYes, Stephen Miller Is Surrounded By Criminals  The Atlantic‘Radical’ DC officials treated officers ‘like crap,’ police leader says – 7 attacks that led to Trump takeover  Fox News

New Mexico governor declares state of emergency in rural county afflicted by crime, drug use  AP NewsNew Mexico governor declares state of emergency in Rio Arriba County  KOB.comAmid surge in drug overdoses, governor issues order targeting crime in Española area  Albuquerque JournalEmergency declared in Española area due to crime  KOATNew Mexico governor declares crime ’emergency’ in Española  Santa Fe New Mexican

Trump warns of ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin continues Ukraine war  AP NewsUkraine and European leaders urge Trump not to strike peace deal in Alaska without them  CNNUkraine, EU, US leaders speak ahead of Trump-Putin meeting: Key takeaways  Al JazeeraAfter Reassuring Europe, Trump Strikes a Different Tone About Russian Threats  The New York TimesTrump threatens ‘very severe’ consequences if Russia doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war  Fox News

US to impose visa restrictions on officials, alleging ties to Cuban labor program  ReutersUS sanctions Brazil health officials over Cuba’s overseas medical missions  Al JazeeraUS imposes visa restrictions on Brazilian officials for working with Cuban medical mission  PoliticoVisa Restrictions on African, Cuban, and Grenadan Government Officials Involved in the Cuban Regime’s Coercive Forced Labor Export Scheme  U.S. Department of State (.gov)Trump sanctions Brazilians, ex-PAHO officials over Cuban medical mission in Brazil  Miami Herald

Appeals court says Trump officials can withhold billions in foreign aid  The Washington PostTrump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid, Appeals Court Rules  The New York TimesAppeals court allows Trump to continue ending foreign aid grants  CNNHumanitarian groups cannot challenge Trump’s impoundment of foreign aid grants, appeals court rules  PoliticoUS appeals court lets Trump cut billions in foreign aid  Reuters

Woman digs for 3 weeks, finds 2.3-carat diamond at Arkansas Park for engagement ring  ABC NewsNew Yorker finds diamond in the rough at Arkansas state park and will use it in her engagement ring  NBC NewsNew York woman finds 2.3-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park after weeks-long search  kark.comWoman finds ‘most diamond-y diamond’ for engagement ring at state park  USA TodayWoman saw a ‘spiderweb’ in an Arkansas park and decide to kick it. It was really a $27,000 diamond  The Independent

Trump orders easing of commercial spaceflight regulations, in boon to Musk’s SpaceX  CNBCENABLING COMPETITION IN THE COMMERCIAL SPACE INDUSTRY  The White House (.gov)Trump orders relaxed rules for rocket launches, appearing to benefit Musk and Bezos  The GuardianWhite House issues executive order to revamp commercial space regulations  SpaceNewsTrump Signs Order to Ease Space Industry Regulations in Musk Win  Yahoo Finance

Solomon Peña, Republican Ex-Candidate, Sentenced in Politically Motivated Shooting Plot  The New York TimesFailed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years for convictions in shootings at officials’ homes  AP NewsEx-New Mexico state candidate gets 80 years for shootings at Dems’ homes  AxiosFailed New Mexico GOP candidate sentenced to 80 years for organizing drive-by shootings at Democrats’ homes  New York PostSolomon Peña sentenced in shootings at homes of elected officials  KOAT

SC Democrats call on Charleston lawyer to suspend campaign for governor following arrest video  SC Daily GazetteProminent Charleston lawyer, candidate for governor, shouted slurs, threats in cop car after arrest  Post and CourierFootage of Democrat SC gubernatorial candidate’s arrest shows profanity-laced tirade  WCIVMullins McLeod should bow out of the governor’s race, SC Democratic Party says  The StateCharleston attorney Mullins McLeod making another run for South Carolina governor  counton2.com

3 Arrested in $2 Million Heist From Brinks Truck in Philadelphia  The New York Times3 arrested for stealing more than $2M in Brinks armored truck robbery outside Home Depot in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section  6abc PhiladelphiaFormer Brinks employee among 3 charged in robbery of armored truck in Philadelphia  FOX 29 PhiladelphiaThieves have stolen millions in string of armored car heists in Philadelphia area, authorities say  NBC NewsPolice investigating armored truck robbery in Cheltenham Township shopping center  NBC10 Philadelphia

Allies, in jab at Trump, threaten not to buy F-35s  PoliticoSwiss Face Higher Fighter-Jet Cost as US Squeezes Government  Bloomberg.comAmerica’s F-35 is stealthy in combat but lights up the radar in Trump’s trade war  FortuneSwiss lawmakers turn against F-35 deal after Trump’s tariff bombshell  politico.euU.S. allies think twice about buying F-35s in response to Trump’s antics  MSNBC News

Illinois Judge Rules Against Arresting Quorum-Breaking Texas Lawmakers  Democracy DocketIllinois judge declines Texas AG’s request to enforce arrest warrants in redistricting standoff  CNNIllinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats  The Texas TribuneU.S. Supreme Court could rule on Texas lawsuits brought in Democratic-led state courts  The Center SquareIllinois judge denies Paxton’s request to help arrest Texas Democrats  The Hill

Leander ISD school bus rolls over with 42 children, 1 adult inside  KUTMultiple injuries after school bus carrying over 40 children crashes on 1st day of school  ABC NewsMultiple children taken to the hospital following bus rollover crash in Travis County  KVUETen injured in school bus rollover in Texas  NBC NewsLeander ISD school bus rollover crash; several people hospitalized  FOX 7 Austin

‘Severe’ staff shortages at US veterans’ hospitals, watchdog finds  The GuardianVA’s severe health care staffing shortages are on the rise, watchdog finds  Federal News NetworkVA hospitals are finding it harder to fill jobs, watchdog says  ABC NewsVeterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals  ProPublicaEvery VA medical center has severe staffing shortages, audit finds  The Washington Post

Trump’s Washington, DC, crime crackdown exposes gap between perception and reality  CNBCDC violence has grown far more deadly, despite Dems claiming 30-year low  Fox NewsSeth Meyers on Trump’s rambling DC press conference: ‘It’s embarrassing for all of us’  The GuardianWe Think We Figured Out What Trump’s D.C. Endgame Is  SlateHaberman warns Democrats against pushback on Trump’s DC crime claims  The Hill

Mexico sends 26 cartel members to U.S. in deal with Trump administration  CBS NewsLast suspect wanted in 2008 killing of LA sheriff’s deputy back in US after being captured in Mexico  ABC7 Los AngelesMexico says 26 capos sent to US were requested by Trump administration, not part of tariff talks  AP NewsSuspect in 2008 slaying of L.A. County deputy among 26 fugitives found in Mexico  KTLAMexico to extradite 26 top cartel leaders to US in Trump administration deal  Fox News

Trump administration’s lawsuit against all of Maryland’s federal judges meets skepticism in court  AP NewsJudge Appears Skeptical of Lawsuit Against Federal Bench in Maryland  The New York TimesJudge is skeptical of Justice Department’s lawsuit against 15 federal judges as Trump tries to limit power of judiciary  CNNJudge says he’s skeptical of a Trump lawsuit against every federal judge in Maryland  NBC NewsTrump lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench meets skepticism in court  PBS

Federal judge questions if Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in the Los Angeles area is lawful  CNNJudge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles  AP NewsTrial over California National Guard deployment concludes as judge questions limits of president’s authority  CBS NewsTrial Sheds Light on Sweeping Theory Behind Trump’s Military Deployments  Democracy DocketUS judge hears if Trump team broke law during LA Ice protests  The Guardian

How a U.S. Senate Race Is Shaping the Fight Over Redistricting in Texas  The New York TimesTexas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say  ABC NewsTexas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state  The Texas TribuneTexas Dems begin to crack, confirm return to state after fleeing to obstruct GOP redistricting: report  Fox NewsForget gerrymandering — Texas could send 8 more Republicans to the Senate  The Hill

Proponent of Medicaid cuts set to brief House Republicans as they plot another megabill  PoliticoRepublicans plan for second ‘big, beautiful bill’ during private event  The Center Square’Big, Beautiful Bill 2.0′ Underway? House GOP Enthusiastic, Senate GOP Hesitant: Report  BenzingaGOP senators want nothing to do with Mike Johnson’s latest plan: report  rawstory.com’Severe pushback’: House Republicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal  alternet.org

Breeze flight from Norfolk diverted after passenger attacks others with his waist belt  13newsnow.comPlane headed to LAX diverted to GJ airport due to ‘unruly passenger’  WesternSlopeNow.comBreeze Airways flight diverts after unruly passenger twice breaks free of restraints: Police  ABC NewsFBI investigating midair brawl that forced Breeze Airways flight to divert  Fox NewsLAX-bound flight diverted due to skateboard-waving passenger shouting racist slurs  NBC Los Angeles

Timelapse video captures dramatic rise of glacial lakes in Alaska that prompted floods  USA TodayA glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster  CNNBarriers prevent severe flooding in Alaska capital after glacier outburst  The GuardianMendenhall River Hit Record High From Glacier Melt  The New York Times’It would have been catastrophic’: Juneau’s temporary levee protects most homes from record flooding  KTOO