NYTIMES (Luke Broadwater) - Lawmaker Asks Court to Block Trump From Closing Kennedy Center
The president has said he plans to shut down the center for two years starting this summer for a “complete rebuilding.”
NYTIMES (Jonah E. Bromwich and Devlin Barrett) - Florida Bar Retreats From Statement Saying Lindsey Halligan Was Under Scrutiny
The Florida bar said that it had “erroneously” made that assertion, disclosed in a letter last month, and that no investigation into Ms. Halligan was pending.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Daniel Wu) - Man killed Utah women on hike and another at home for cars, prosecutors say
A woman and her aunt were found dead after they went hiking Wednesday, and an elderly woman was found dead in a cellar at her home.
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NYTIMES (Nazaneen Ghaffar, Amy Graff and Erin McCann) - Tornadoes Reported as Severe Storms Slam Central U.S.
Millions of people from Texas to the Great Lakes are under some risk of heavy rain, strong winds or hail on Friday, forecasters warned. Two people were killed in Oklahoma on Thursday night.
NYTIMES (Lydia Polgreen) - Trump’s Fantasy Is Crashing Down
The repercussions of his reckless war in Iran are just beginning.
WASHINGTONPOST (Rachel Roubein) - Controversial top vaccine regulator to depart FDA
Vinay Prasad, the top regulator overseeing vaccines and complex treatments for difficult diseases, had previously lost his job in July before getting it back less than two weeks later.
NPR (Chloe Veltman) - Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's AI company
Affleck's company helps filmmakers build their own AI models that take care of time-intensive details.
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ABCNEWS - US believes Russia is providing Iran with locations of American troops, sources say
The U.S. believes that Russia has been providing Iran the locations of American troops in the region, including aircraft and ships, sources say.
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NYTIMES (Katrina Miller) - NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission Sped Up Space Rock’s Orbit Around the Sun
New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.
NYTIMES (Ian Austen) - Defense Without U.S. Help Is a Live Topic for Canada, Japan and Australia
The leaders of Japan and Canada are making a unified front on defense cooperation as President Trump raises the pressure over military spending.