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Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration will be considering converting the city’s free on-street parking areas to metered parking as the Big Apple grapples with a $5.4 billion budget gap fueled by Hizzoner's socialist programs. New York Post
A maniac randomly shoved two straphangers -- including an 83-year-old man -- onto Upper East Side subway tracks just before noon Sunday, cops and law-enforcement sources said. New York Post
Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy -- who co-sponsored the proposed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE, Act-- said that while Republicans are currently short of the 60-vote threshold in the Senate to pass it, he believes it can still be moved along. New York Post
The counterprotester accused of throwing the bomb was one of six people arrested after a clash with anti-Muslim protesters led by the right-wing activist Jake Lang. New York Times
President Donald Trump denied any U.S. involvement in a strike that killed 175 people at a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran, instead blaming the Iranian government for the attack. OANN
President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the inaugural “Shield of the Americas” summit, unveiling a historic military coalition while vowing to use “lethal military force” to dismantle cartels he called a “cancer” on the Western Hemisphere. OANN
The aging "pillars" of the Democrat establishment descended upon the "House of Hope" on Friday to bid farewell to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., turning a "Celebration of Hope" into a high-profile reunion of political figures who have defined the party for the last thirty years. OANN
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A flight from Nashville was diverted to Atlanta Friday. The FBI said the man accused of a passenger disturbance was speaking his native tongue and did not make threats. Washington Times
A Mexican citizen managed to vote in federal elections in Alabama in 2022 and 2024 just by showing his driver's license and without ever being asked to prove he was an American citizen, federal authorities charged in a new criminal case. Washington Times
The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It's better than Iran killing Americans.
Frito-Lay is recalling a limited number of Miss Vickie's Spicy Dill Pickle Potato Chips after a packaging error may have resulted in bags containing a different flavor that includes milk, a major food allergen not listed on the label. Washington Times
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Six years after the coronavirus pandemic began to rip through the U.S., spreading death and sparking draconian shutdowns, the country still has not had a full accounting of the dystopian restrictions the government imposed to try to control the virus -- and the public. Washington Times
A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake did not have legal authority to take the actions she's done to largely dismantle the Voice of America. CBS
VOA VIEW: What VOA?
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Massive cleanup efforts are underway after a series of deadly storms ripped through the South and Midwest, killing at least six people. Omar Villafranca reports from hard-hit Beggs, Oklahoma. CBS
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates report more strikes on civilian targets as U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran continue. CNBC
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While the amount that a median-income household can afford is higher than it was a year ago, it is still below the median price for a single-family home. CNBC
Vinay Prasad is leaving his post as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Crazy!
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CBP told Judge Richard Eaton that the technology upgrades it plans would save more than 4 million man-hours in processing refunds for Trump's tariffs. CNBC
The National Archives has launched a nationwide tour transporting rare founding-era documents to cities across the United States ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. FOX News
A Bangladeshi man accused of running a massive international sextortion scheme targeting hundreds of minors was extradited from Malaysia to face federal charges. FOX News
Shark attacks worldwide increased in 2025 with 65 unprovoked bites recorded globally, while fatalities doubled above the decade average, according to researchers. FOX News
Four MS-13 gang members accused of brutally murdering 14-year-old Jefferson Amaya-Ayala in Maryland park. All suspects allegedly illegal immigrants. FOX News
A declaration would signal political will for peace and reduce tension on the peninsula, but it may not change anything because of military realities. UPI
Screening delays created lines that stretched around William P. Hobby and Louis Armstrong airports, causing many to miss flights at the start of spring break season. New York Times
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration on Thursday to prevent the potential spread of the New World screwworm fly into the Lone Star State, as he seeks to better protect livestock and wildlife. Mexico should also be responsible.
The governor's declaration allows the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to use all state government prevention and response resources to prevent the spread of the parasite into Texas. The New World screwworm fly is spreading north from Mexico toward the border it shares with the U.S.
"Although the New World screwworm fly is not yet present in Texas or the U.S., its northward spread from Mexico toward the U.S. southern border poses a serious threat to Texas' livestock industry and wildlife," Abbott said in a statement. "State law authorizes me to act to prevent a threat of infestation that could cause severe damage to Texas property, and I will not wait for such harm to reach our livestock and wildlife," he continued.
With his statewide disaster declaration, the governor said the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team "can fully utilize all state government prevention and response resources to prevent the re-emergence of this destructive parasite." Texas officials are prepared to fully eradicate the pest if need be, the governor said. Abbott has taken preemptive action against the New World screwworm threat by directing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission to establish a joint Texas New World Screwworm Response Team.
The governor also highlighted a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create a new $750 million domestic sterile New World Screwworm production facility near Edinburg, Texas. "When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife, occasionally birds and, in rare cases, people. It is not only a threat to our ranching community, but it is a threat to our food supply and our national security," the department said at the time.
