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Leo XIV's trip this week to Turkey and Lebanon, his first abroad as pope, is viewed as a sign of hope in a region struggling with violence and division. LA Times
VOA VIEW: The Pope offers very little.
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guardswoman gunned down by a suspected terrorist in Washington DC is not expected to survive, her devastated father revealed. New York Post
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage metropolitan area Thursday morning, according to the US Geological Survey. New York Post
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"If they don't withdraw, we'll achieve this through military force," Putin said. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Putin is an idiot.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal's unit was operated by the CIA and had direct US intelligence and military support. New York Post
VOA VIEW: He was a bad guy.
European leaders were blindsided by President Trump’s 28-point-plan to end the Ukraine war, setting off a dash for influence. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Trump has made a mess out of the matter in favor of Russia.
“Bubble boy disease” was once a death sentence. A scientific breakthrough changed that. New York Times
Forecasters say a winter storm could disrupt travel, dumping up to a foot of snow across parts of the Midwest through the holiday weekend. New York Times
Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville ignited a firestorm on Wednesday night, demanding the federal government to “IMMEDIATELY BAN all ISLAM immigrants and DEPORT every single Islamist who is living among us” -- hours after an Afghan national ambushed and shot two National Guardsmen near the White House. OANN
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President Donald Trump has called the Washington D.C. shooting that critically injured two National Guard troops "an act of terror." OANN
VOA VIEW: The enemy within must be dealt with.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced the deployment of 500 additional troops to Washington, D.C., in response to the attack near the White House that left two National Guardsmen in critical condition. OANN
FBI Director Kash Patel has vowed to deliver justice to “anyone responsible” for the midday shooting that left two National Guard troops in critical condition. OANN
A newly released House bill to protect children online omits a key provision from the Senate version that sponsors and advocates argue is what gives the measure teeth against social media companies. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It should be all encompassing.
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The Department of Homeland Security shut down all immigration processing for migrants from Afghanistan late Wednesday. Washington Times
Colorado doesn't plan to transfer from state prison to federal custody a former county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists following a request from the Trump administration, state officials said Wednesday. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They should get their act together.
The Department of Education has opened a review into the "violent protest" that disrupted a Turning Point USA event earlier this month at the University of California, Berkeley. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Berkeley is too woke and liberal.
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A 29-year-old Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been identified as the suspected shooter in the ambush that wounded two National Guard troops in D.C., officials say. CBS
VOA VIEW: A Biden stupidity.
Jimmie Duncan was released on bond in Louisiana after evidence used to convict him in the murder of his former girlfriend's daughter was discredited. CBS
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? That's not the only mystery surrounding Tootsie Roll Industries. CBS
Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea and foodborne illness in the United States, according to the CDC. CBS
President Trump and more than a dozen of his allies were charged with offenses in Georgia relating to the 2020 presidential election. CBS
VOA VIEW: As they should.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the outlines of a draft peace plan agreed by the U.S. and Ukraine could become the basis of a deal to end the war. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
Students pursuing professional degrees will be able to borrow up to $200,000 in federal student loans beginning in 2026. CNBC
The probe comes as Amazon faces stiffer competition from Walmart, which has also begun drone deliveries. CNBC
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Eric Swalwell alleges FHFA's Pulte used federal mortgage data to hurt Trump’s critics, leaking details about Swalwell family home ahead of his campaign launch. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Swalwell is an idiot.
Unite Here Local 11 workers are protesting Flying Food Group at Los Angeles International Airport, blocking traffic and disrupting holiday travel. FOX News
Florida man Lucas Temple, 20, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly sharing bomb-making instructions and neo-Nazi propaganda in encrypted Signal chats with extremist groups. FOX News
Officers discovered 1,153 pounds of suspected methamphetamine concealed in salad greens from Mexico during inspection at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility. FOX News
A Miami-Dade judge denied bond for Liz Frechel on an attempted murder charge after an alleged machete assault left her boyfriend with a deep laceration requiring hospital treatment. FOX News
VOA VIEW: She should be put under the jail.
The U.S. is bracing for record Thanksgiving travel as millions of Americans are set to fly, drive and take public transit to be with loved ones. FOX News
Staff not to use federal funds or public messaging for the annual Dec. 1 observance. A United Nations office raises alarm over disruption to funding for AIDS programs. UPI
President Donald Trump has withdrawn South Africa's invitation to next year's G20 summit in Miami, Fla., escalating a row with Johannesburg. UPI
A three-judge panel on Wednesday permitted North Carolina to adopt a redrawn congressional map that is expected to favor the Republican Party. UPI
The Justice Department said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made the final call against a federal court order to transfer more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador. UPI
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A growing number of U.S. truck drivers say they are fearful of the number of non-English-speaking truck drivers on the road. English language proficiency was No. 3 among the top 10 concerns for U.S. truck drivers, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s 21st annual survey of top industry issues. Driver compensation and truck parking were the first and second concerns in the survey, in which truckers accounted for 30% of the survey’s 4,600 respondents. As they should.
Truck Drivers’ English proficiency skills climbed the list from last year, when survey respondents had it at No. 7 as a main concern. Mike Kucharski, owner of one of America’s largest refrigerated trucking companies, told The Washington Times that non-English-speaking drivers regularly pull into their warehouses. “There’ll be truck drivers that come to our warehouse to pick something up. There’ll be two, three truckers, two drivers in a truck, and two of them speak no English, not even a word,” he said. “One of them speaks broken English, so it’s concerning because we share the roads with these people. Obviously, you see all the videos the truckers are posting.
“When I had to take the [CDL] test, it was always in English, multiple choice,” he said. “How are they getting through these tests? Who’s helping them?” The Trump administration is cracking down on states that issue commercial driver’s licenses to foreign nationals with little or no English proficiency. In September, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced an emergency action to drastically restrict who is eligible for a non-domiciled commercial learner’s permit and licenses.
The rule, which went into effect immediately, followed an ongoing nationwide audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. “The audit has uncovered both a catastrophic pattern of states issuing licenses illegally to foreign drivers, as well as the fact that even if the current regulatory framework is followed, it can fail,” DOT said.
The safety audit found approximately 200,000 non-domiciled CDL holders and approximately 20,000 non-domiciled CLP holders. Non-domiciled CDL holders will now have to renew their license in person annually, and FMCSA expects 194,000 of them will not be eligible within two years. The audit also found that one in four non-domiciled CDLs in California were issued improperly, and other issues exist in Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to withhold $160 million in funding from California and may even remove their ability to issue CDLs entirely.
