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FDA's e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones
Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration were not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, according to a new memo…
Source: Washington Times
Ariana Grande tells White House to stop using her music to promote ICE
Pop star Ariana Grande blasted the White House for using her song "Bye" in a TikTok video of ICE agents arresting and handcuffing illegal immigrants.
Source: Washington Times
A U.S.-Iran World Cup showdown? On Independence Day weekend? Yes, it could happen
There is a distinct possibility that the U.S. soccer team will face Iran in the first knockout round of the World Cup on the day before Fourth of July celebrations.
Source: Washington Times
How GOP's immigration enforcement bill came to include major funding to combat child exploitation
Former NFL player Tim Tebow has been lobbying Congress for over two years to allocate more resources to a Homeland Security Investigations unit that focuses on child exploitation cases.
Source: Washington Times
Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims…
Source: Washington Times
U.S.-funded foreign biolabs contain highly infectious diseases, DNI reveals
U.S. government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries was unveiled by outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who said many include pathogens that cause infectious…
Source: Washington Times
Democrats rally behind party's N.J. congressional nominee with ties to 'Blind Sheikh' terrorist
Congressional Democrats are throwing their support behind Adam Hamawy, their party's nominee in the state's 12th Congressional District, despite his vouching in court for the good character of Omar…
Source: Washington Times
Musk becomes world's first trillionaire, at least on paper, as SpaceX begins trading
Elon Musk crossed the threshold to become the world's first trillionaire Friday -- at least on paper -- after SpaceX priced its initial public offering at $135 a share, pushing his net worth to just…
Source: Washington Times
D.C. police arrest 3 accused of partaking in Navy Yard Chipotle brawl
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested three teens this week accused of participating in the May 16 brawl at a Chipotle restaurant in the District's Navy Yard.
Source: Washington Times
Trump scolds Iran over state media claims around peace deal
President Trump is slamming Iranian officials for leaking terms of an emerging deal that "bear no relation to the truth," underscoring the tenuous nature of efforts to finalize a peace memorandum.
Source: Washington Times
D.C. watchdogs feud about overspending as city lawmakers eye more budget hikes
Washington's top municipal finance watchdogs are feuding about perennial agency overspending as the D.C. Council eyes more spending hikes in its annual budget.
Source: Washington Times
Russian official sounds alarm about impending chaos over Ukraine war, economic failures
A Russian lawmaker warned that his country is on the verge of a "social explosion" because of widespread corruption scandals and the Kremlin's ongoing war with Ukraine, now in its fifth year.
Source: Washington Times
David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88
David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 88.
Source: Washington Times
Pentagon releases third batch of formerly classified UFO documents
A third tranche of extraterrestrial-related records released by the Department of Defense shows never-before-released accounts and artist renderings of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena -- many of…
Source: Washington Times
Iran says U.S. deal not final yet, as Trump eyes weekend signing
Iran says major parts of a peace deal with the U.S. are close to completion, but the regime has not fully approved any pact as President Trump looks to finalize the signing by this weekend.
Source: Washington Times
LISTEN: What if China beats the U.S. in a war?
Ralph DeFalco III, former deputy director of intelligence at the National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center, joins the show to talk about his new book, "The Counterfeit," set in an alternate…
Source: Washington Times
Senate's $1.15 trillion defense bill urges Pentagon to create new combatant command for drones
The Pentagon should create a new combatant command focused exclusively on drones and robotics, lawmakers said in a major defense bill that cleared a key Senate committee Thursday.
Source: Washington Times
Supreme Court rejects Alabama request for nitrogen gas execution
The U.S. Supreme Court says Alabama cannot proceed with a nitrogen gas execution after a lower court ruled that the method is unconstitutional.
Source: Washington Times
Alaska election official threatens to disqualify Republican who shares name with Dan Sullivan
A top Alaska elections official has threatened to disqualify from the state's August primary a U.S. Senate candidate who shares the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan…
Source: Washington Times
Kennedy Center board seeks delay of deadline to remove Trump's name
President Trump's handpicked board at the Kennedy Center is mounting a last-minute effort to keep his name on the facade of the iconic performing arts facility before a court-ordered deadline to…
Source: Washington Times
