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Good morning. Your Thursday playlist:

Morning Brief

MORNING BRIEF

FBI Investigating Money Trail Behind Los Angeles Riots

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🎧 TOP NEWS

Trump Announces Finalized US–China Trade Deal

U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods will rise to 55 percent, while China will supply rare earths.

 

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RFK Jr. Announces New Members of Vaccine Advisory Panel

The health secretary recently removed all of the members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices.


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From Mega Lenders to Rural Branches, China’s Banking Purge Intensifies Amid Financial Turmoil

Ejecting hundreds of bankers, China’s anti-graft sweep signals a high-stakes reboot of lenders buckling under bad property loans and trillions of local debt.


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Forged by Fire: 7 U.S. Army Core Values That Will Shape Your Life Forever

Living by a code isn’t just for the military—it’s for everyone who values discipline, integrity, and service.

 

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The nation's pressing topics deciphered by our journalists from the podcast desk.

CROSSROADS

LA Becomes Model for Nationwide ICE Operations and Response

The Trump administration is going to increase its operations to deport illegal immigrants. 


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🎤 INTERVIEWS

Our latest conversations with experts on politics, tech, health, and culture.

CALIFORNIA INSIDER

California’s Bonus ADU Program Allows Apartment Buildings in Backyards

California is expanding a policy that lets homeowners build multiple ADUs on single-family lots, in some cases adding dozens of units where one home once stood.


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☕ WHAT’S SHAPING THE DAY

LA RIOTS

  • White House Says 330 Illegal Immigrants Arrested During LA Riots Will Be Deported
  • Pentagon Chief Suggests National Guard Could Go to Other States If Riots Spread

POLITICS

  • House Strips Reconciliation-Ineligible Provisions From ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ in Procedural Vote
  • Trump Responds to Elon Musk’s Post Saying He ‘Went Too Far’
  • David Hogg Withdraws From Vice Chair Race After DNC Invalidates Previous Elections
  • EPA to Roll Back Biden-Era Power Plant Emissions Rule

US NEWS

  • Is America Vulnerable to a Ukraine-Style Drone Attack by the CCP?

WORLD

  • Putin Won’t Stop at Ukraine, Says Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • US Reduces Presence at Middle East Embassies Amid Rising Tensions
  • Denmark Passes Bill Allowing US Military Bases on Danish Soil
  • Pakistani Extradited Over Alleged Plot to Carry Out ISIS-Inspired Attack on NYC Jewish Center

OPINION
  • Communist China’s Economic Statistics: Always a Guessing Game by Stu Cvrk

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