NYTIMES (Dana G. Smith and Pam Belluck) - Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Offer New Promise to Diagnose and Predict the Disease
New studies are shedding light on how the tests could eventually transform treatment.
NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Supreme Court Justices give chilling accounts of threats to their safety
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett spoke with lawmakers about funding for security and other needs for the court on Tuesday.
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STRIPES - US strikes Iran for fourth day in a row, naval blockade resumes | Stars and Stripes
The operations are aimed at degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump held Situation Room meeting on massive new Iran strikes
President Trump held a Situation Room meeting Tuesday to discuss a massive offensive in Iran that will be wider in scope than the current strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge said. Why it matters: Trump appears willing to escalate the war to cause enough damage that the Iranian regime will open the Strait of Hormuz and accept Trump's nuclear demands. Driving the news: Trump convened the meeting as the U.S. military conducted strikes in the Strait of Hormuz area and along the southern coast of Iran for the fourth day in a row. - Most of the targets were air defense and radar systems, anti-ship missile positions and drone launch sites. - U.S. officials said the aim of the strikes was to significantly degrade…
NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Kagan discuss security funding on Capitol Hill
Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett met with lawmakers on Tuesday for a regular budget hearing.
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Elizabeth Vargas) - UFO files: FBI, CIA asked about Brazil's Roswell moment
Brazilian witnesses from January 1996 claimed at least one extraterrestrial survived the crash of a cigar-shaped craft.
AXIOS (Mike Allen) - UAE's big bet on AI
In Abu Dhabi , the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, AI is as much a part of daily life as reporting a pothole or making a doctor's appointment or paying a parking ticket — because AI does all that for you. - Abu Dhabi, the capital of one of the world's wealthiest and most globalized business hubs, has near-universal adoption of an app that knows when you need to renew your national ID or health insurance or vehicle registration. - The app's "AutoGov" feature goes a step further: It handles the paperwork and pays what's owed without being asked. Why it matters: The UAE made a massive bet on AI, spending billions on infrastructure and research, backed by long-term thinking and alignment from top leaders. Before the war with…
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Illegal Immigrant Trucker Who Killed Three People Gets Soft Sentence in Dem State.
An illegal immigrant responsible for a fatal eight-vehicle crash in California received a sentence of less than five years, reigniting debates over immigration enforcement, public safety, and soft justice.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old illegal immigrant from India, was sentenced to just four years and eight months in prison for a deadly crash in Southern California that killed three people and injured four others. Singh’s semi-truck caused an eight-vehicle pileup on Interstate 10 in Ontario after failing to stop, according to investigators. DETAIL: Singh illegally entered the U.S. in March 2022 and was released into the country by the Biden government after being apprehended by Border Patrol. Eyewitness accounts and dashcam footage revealed that Singh made no attempt to stop or swerve before colliding with stopped traffic, killing and injuring multiple people. KEY QUOTE: “It is a terrible tragedy three…Open
HUFFPOST - Susan Collins: Calling Supreme Court 'Corrupt' Could 'Endanger The Lives Of The Justices'
The Maine senator seemed to be referencing a comment Chuck Schumer made in 2020.
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HUFFPOST - 1 Dead And 2 Missing From Pontoon Boat Near Alcatraz Island Off San Francisco
Authorities in San Francisco say one person has died, two people are missing and 16 others from a pontoon boat have been rescued in waters off the city.
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