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3 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
Axiom Space launched its fourth private mission to the International Space Station early Wednesday, June 25, in partnership with SpaceX for the flight. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule lifted off at 2:31 a.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew consists of astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary and the United States, marking a historic first visit to the ISS for the three international participants.
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3 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that multiple systemic failures at Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) led to the January 2024 door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9. The incident occurred six minutes into Flight 1282, forcing an emergency landing in Oregon with 177 people aboard. The NTSB identified Boeing’s inadequate training, guidance and oversight of factory workers as the primary cause.
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3 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and state assemblyman from Queens, declared victory Tuesday night, June 24, in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. With 93% of scanners reporting, Mamdani held 43.5% of first-round ballots, ahead of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 36.4%, according to unofficial results. Although ranked-choice tabulations will continue through July 1, Cuomo conceded, telling supporters he called Mamdani to congratulate him.
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4 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
Florida officials have begun construction on a new immigration detention center deep in the Everglades at the remote Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. The 39-square-mile site features an abandoned 10,500-foot runway surrounded by swampland inhabited by alligators and pythons, earning the facility the nickname “Alligator Alcatraz.”Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier proposed the location as part of the state’s support for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts.
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4 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
Thousands of New Yorkers are headed to the polls Tuesday, June 24, for the city’s hotly contested Democratic mayoral primary, with initial results expected late in the evening but no final outcome until July 1. The ranked-choice contest is shaping up as a two-man race between former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. Polling sites across New York City opened at 6 a.m. ET and will close at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
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4 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
President Donald Trump will travel to The Hague on Tuesday, June 24, for his first NATO summit of his second term. While the summit was expected to highlight his push for increased defense spending among member nations, attention is now focused on recent U.S. airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities and a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Just days before the summit, the U.S. launched airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
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5 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Lauren Keenan |William O. Jackson
A federal judge in Tennessee has ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from criminal custody while he awaits trial on federal smuggling charges, rejecting government claims that he poses a danger to the community. The ruling follows months of legal battles over his disputed deportation and subsequent return to the United States. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling immigrants without legal status across the United States.
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5 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
An armed man wearing a tactical vest opened fire outside CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan, on Sunday, June 22. Church staff members fatally shot him, police said. The shooting occurred around 11 a.m., while approximately 150 people, including children attending Vacation Bible School, were inside the church. Police identified the gunman as 31-year-old Brian Anthony Browning from Romulus, Michigan.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
A federal judge ruled June 12 that the Trump administration illegally seized control of California’s National Guard and ordered troops returned to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s command. In a 36-page decision, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer wrote that the administration had bypassed legal procedures required under federal law, violating both statutory limits and the Tenth Amendment.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
The U.S. military plans to deploy 700 Marines to Los Angeles within 48 hours to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, according to officials. They’ll join 2,000 National Guard troops already stationed in the area. The Marines will operate under Title 10 authority, which permits them to detain individuals in certain situations temporarily but prohibits them from engaging in direct law enforcement activities. Their mission includes protecting federal personnel and property.
