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July 12, 2026
Houston officials call out lack of federal collaboration after fatal ICE shooting
Updated Jul 11, 2026, 10:03 PM ET PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2026, 3:16 AM ET Days after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a Houston man, frustration is growing among local officials who say federal agencies are resisting collaboration on the investigation into the contentious shooting. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have said an agent opened fire Tuesday morning after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national, rammed a law enforcement vehicle and refused to follow v ...
Go to discussionTrinidad and Tobago signs agreements with US companies that pave the way for data centers
Updated 5:10 PM EDT, July 11, 2026 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago has signed agreements paving the way for U.S. companies to begin groundwork for installing large data centers in the Caribbean nation, sparking concerns about potential energy consumption and environmental impacts. The memorandums of understanding with the Florida-headquartered Hummingbird AI Holdings and New York-based Ernst and Young LLP were signed on Friday, according to a statement from the office of Tr ...
Go to discussionBeshear Calls on McConnell to 'End the Crazy Speculation' as Senator's Spokesperson Gives Update
Jul 11th, 2026, 4:45 pm Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) called on Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) office to “end the crazy speculation” on the senator’s health Saturday — as McConnell’s office gave its first update in weeks. Beshear posted to X on Saturday, “I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public’s concerns with the former president’s health. I’m calling on Sen. McConnell to do the same and provide voters an update on his own health. Let’s end the crazy speculat ...
Go to discussionUS launches third round of strikes after Iran announces strait closure
07/11/26 8:31 PM ET The U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it was closing this critical oil trading passage after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy for using an “unauthorized route” through the strait. One crew member is missing and the ship sustained “significant ...
Go to discussionLindsey Graham has died
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’ Graham had just returned from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ...
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