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People whose information was exposed in the unprecedented data breach will be released from ICE custody. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Stupidity!
Longtime political warriors warn Gov. Kathy Hochul must keep up the fight for embattled Hector LaSalle to become chief judge or risk losing control of state government to emboldened lefty progressives. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Hochul is an idiot, as well as the progressives.
A law enforcement source said the NYPD was "dealing with an ebb and flow of constant recidivism that’s amplified" by criminal justice reforms. New York Post
VOA VIEW: NYC is going down, down, down.

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Team Biden's balk on tanks is all the more puzzling since the Marine Corps ditched its armored battalions in 2020, retiring 450-plus M1 tanks. New York Post
Egg smuggling is sky-rocketing along the US-Mexico border as American shoppers look for ways to save on soaring prices, said US Customs and Border Protection. New York Post
The former president, who relied on evangelical voters in 2016, has accused Christian leaders of “disloyalty” and blamed them for Republicans’ disappointing midterm performance. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Trump has accused Evangelicals of being disloyal - not a good move.
News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor influence. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Harvard has lost some of its prestige.
The Treasury Department said it would begin a series of accounting moves to keep the U.S. from breaching its borrowing cap and asked Congress to raise or suspend the limit. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Biden's arrogance will not prevail.
President Joe Biden says "I have no regrets" about his handling of classified documents. The United States has hit its debt limit, Janet Yellen says.       USA Today
VOA VIEW: Biden has many regrets.

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Biden and Trump's classified documents expose long-held issues with how the U.S. government tracks sensitive documents, experts say.      USA Today
VOA VIEW: The government needs to be fixed.
As Baltimore's former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby prepares to face perjury and mortgage fraud charges, her entire defense team requested Thursday to withdraw from the case. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Mosby is an idiot.
Flint, Michigan's water crisis is ongoing. Bottled water donations have ended and citizens are urged to filter their water as lead service line replacement continues. ABC
VOA VIEW: It's a bad situation.
FBI Director Christopher Wray says he is “deeply concerned” about the Chinese government’s artificial intelligence program, asserting that it was “not constrained by the rule of law.” ABC
VOA VIEW: Why did Wray wait this long to say anything?

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The Santa Fe District Attorney's Office has announced charges in the 2021 fatal shooting on the New Mexico set of Alec Baldwin's film "Rust." ABC
VOA VIEW: It would be hard for Baldwin to walk away for the charges.
"I respectfully urge Congress to act promptly to protect the full faith and credit of the United States," Yellen wrote to congressional leaders. CBS
VOA VIEW: Republicans should not give in to Biden without negotiations on expense reductions.
"This has always, always been our plan. State of the Union first, candidate later," a source with knowledge of the ongoing planning confirmed. CBS
VOA VIEW: Wait and see.

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Officials say they are continuing to monitor a Russian vessel seen near Hawaii, which they believe is being used for intelligence purposes. CBS
VOA VIEW: Russia should be watched.
"Disappointing U.S. data releases and hawkish Fed rhetoric are also adding to the risk-off mood," said one analyst. CBS
VOA VIEW: These are not good times.
House Oversight Committee expands Biden documents probe; Could the investigation influence who runs in 2024? CBS
VOA VIEW: Bet on it.
The Supreme Court since last year has tried to identify who leaked a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, which established a right to abortion. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The SC should let the FBI investigate.
The whole of Europe could be at risk if Russia isn't challenged, according to the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Russia is posing a serious problem.

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Instagram rolled out an update focused on teens, which include a notification-silenced mode called Quiet time and enhanced filters for users' feeds. CNBC
Steube's potential absence could further narrow House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's already slim Republican majority in the House. CNBC
VOA VIEW: A narrow margin is a problem.
Jamie Dimon believes that interest rates could go higher than what the Federal Reserve currently projects as inflation remains stubbornly elevated. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Inflation is far from being over.

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The US is set to finalize a huge military aid package for Ukraine totaling approximately $2.5 billion worth of weaponry, including for the first time Stryker combat vehicles, two sources briefed on the next tranche of aid told CNN. CNN
A small, historically Black university in Louisiana has plans to create a new medical school in New Orleans. The school made the announcement last April but didn't give a date to apply. FOX News
VOA VIEW: All graduates will be suspect.
The percentage of U.S. workers who are union members tumbled by 0.2% in 2022 despite the overall number of members increasing by 273,000, according to new figures by the Labor Department released Thursday. UPI
VOA VIEW: The unions are being propped up by Biden.
A majority of Americans rate healthcare in the United States as substandard for the first time, according to a new Gallup poll released Thursday. UPI
VOA VIEW: Sad, but the truth hurts.
A majority of Americans rate healthcare in the United States as substandard for the first time, according to a new Gallup poll released Thursday. UPI
U.S. residents filing first-time jobless claims last week tumbled under 200,000 for the first time since September, while the four-week moving average also dropped by 6,500, according to the Labor Department. UPI

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