Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say
Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the โMiddle East."
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Hyde-Smith GOP Opponent Sarah Adlakha Vows to Tackle Corruption if Elected to US Senate
Sarah Adlakha, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, promises to crack down on corruption in Washington, D.C. if elected to serve in Congress.
Sarah Adlakha, a Republican candidate challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Tuesday's primary election, promises to crack down on corruption and reject any contributions from lobbyists while serving in office if she's elected.
www.mississippifreepress.org/hyde-smith-g...
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"Forget about next."
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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodrรญguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner
Reporter Estefany Rodrรญguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. Sheโs married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
Theyโve already sent her to Louisiana.
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The New York Times has begun responding to its critics:
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A screenshot of the Bluesky app demonstrating how you can now tap the "Translate" button to translate a post without leaving the app.
v1.118 rolls out today!
New in this update: You can now translate posts without leaving the app.
Simply tap "translate" on mobile and your phone's built-in translation takes it from there.
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BREAKING:
The Justice Department just posted online three FBI interviews that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files initially released.
They're related to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump.
DOC 1: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, has died
Voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette's son says his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.
Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.
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This is far more threatening to American Jews than anyone's policy views toward Israel
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First reported by @decaturish.bsky.social, GA State Sen. Elena Parent will not seek reelection.
In 2025, Parent, who represents one of the most progressive districts in the South, east of Atlanta, dared a trans parent to find someone to challenge her for reelection in a recorded anti-trans screed:
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Opinion | Mississippi Hallelujah: A Personal Remembrance of Sharon Leslie Morgan
DeeDee Baldwin writes about her friendship with Sharon Leslie Morgan, a writer who spent the last years of her life in Macon, Mississippi.
OPINION: "As (Sharon Morgan) wrote in her 2026 essay, โI Have Chosen to Die in Mississippi,โ published only a month before her death, it was a deliberate choice to make her home in the place that had traumatized her ancestors," DeeDee Baldwin writes.
www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-miss...
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Bills raising teacher pay are dead in the Mississippi Legislature. So are bills requiring political candidates to file campaign finance documents online and allowing terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals.
buff.ly/NpMljUw
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Rep. Thompson Calls Noemโs Tenure โLawless, Corruptโ After Homeland Secretaryโs Firing
U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi called Kristi Noemโs tenure as DHS secretary โlawless, corrupt, and recklessโ after her firing.
U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson didnโt mince words following Homeland Secretary Kristi Noemโs firing Thursday, calling her tenure โone of the most lawless, corrupt, and reckless in modern history.โ
President Donald Trump fired Noem two days after her contentious appearance in front of Congress.
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Trump's Wish to Nationalize Elections Is a โTerrible Idea,โ Mississippi Elections Chief Says
President Donald Trumpโs suggestion to nationalize elections is a โterrible idea,โ Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said.
โThe Republicans should say, โWe want to take over. We should take over the voting in at least 15 places.โ The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting,โ President Donald Trump said on a Feb. 2 appearance on Dan Bongino's podcast.
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Rep. Thompson Calls Noemโs Tenure โLawless, Corruptโ After Homeland Secretaryโs Firing
U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi called Kristi Noemโs tenure as DHS secretary โlawless, corrupt, and recklessโ after her firing.
U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson didnโt mince words following Homeland Secretary Kristi Noemโs firing Thursday, calling her tenure โone of the most lawless, corrupt, and reckless in modern history.โ
The Mississippi Democrat accused her of turning DHS "into a billion dollar grift."
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Opinion | Mississippi Hallelujah: A Personal Remembrance of Sharon Leslie Morgan
DeeDee Baldwin writes about her friendship with Sharon Leslie Morgan, a writer who spent the last years of her life in Macon, Mississippi.
OPINION: "As (Sharon Morgan) wrote in her 2026 essay, โI Have Chosen to Die in Mississippi,โ published only a month before her death, it was a deliberate choice to make her home in the place that had traumatized her ancestors," DeeDee Baldwin writes.
www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-miss...
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Steve-O was on Joe Rogan's show trying to defend trans people and Rogan went off, he called trans people "fucking perverts" and "mass shooters" who have done the majority of school shootings.
Completely unhinged bigotry paid for by your Spotify subscriptions.
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New DHS secretary
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i really don't think Hegseth realized the diplomatic consequences of that strike
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ICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses report
Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.
Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, โI do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.โ My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Politicians love AI because it lets the guy who was openly bragging about targeting civilians bomb a school then blame a computer for it
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White supremacist trash.
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Vance Says He Never Apologized to Cardinal Dolan. Dolan Says He Did
Dolan told EWTN that Vance admitted his attacks on bishops were โout of lineโ and โnot true.โ Vance tells the Washington Post he said something very different.
NEW: JD Vanceโs clash with Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic Church is escalating.
On CBS, he accused Catholic bishops of supporting immigration because it โmakes them money.โ
Cardinal Dolan later said on EWTN that Vance apologized.
Now Vance tells the Washington Post that apology never happened.
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โWeโre in itโ: Democrats wonโt rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war
Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trumpโs offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.
Senate Dem looking at funding Trump's war, per Politico:
Jack Reed (RI): @reed.senate.gov
Gary Peters (MI): @peters.senate.gov
Tim Kaine (VA): @kaine.senate.gov
Elissa Slotkin (MI): @slotkin.senate.gov
Chris Coons (DE): @coons.senate.gov
Jeanne Shaheen (NH): @shaheen.senate.gov
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The arm โWAS BROKEN.โ
No, @reuters.com. The guards & a US Senator broke it.
Passive voice disguises media bias.
05.03.2026 13:37
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They killed 180 children and their teachers in a double-tap strike on a school. The girls were 7 to 12 years old.
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