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economic pain on Iran and Treasury Secretary Scott Beson hinted that China might be
“a focus for further Iran-related measures in Piersimbley, Fang, has more.”
Trump wrote on true social that any country that allows institutions or businesses to provide, quote, "any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face tremendous economic consequences." Beson, in an interview with CNBC, declined to specify whether China was a target, but he did say this. "A reopening of the street benefits China. Unfortunately, they've been buying. They were the largest consumer of Iranian oil. They were buying about 90% of it."
Mainly in China and Hong Kong, along with the United Arab Emirates, are also the biggest hubs of money laundering and entities there are trade intermediaries between Iran and the rest of the world, though this week, the UAE said it was severing trade relations with Iran. Emily Fang and Ternu's Washington, two former organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square Vigil is facing up to 10 years in prison, a Hong Kong court convicted
the two Friday and a case brought under the China imposed national security law. Court documents alleged the woman charged Thursday with plotting to plant a bomb at the New York State Capitol pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, John Sarkone, as
a first assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York.
As a ledge, this defendant was radicalized online and spread messages of hate and violence against the American people. "Just a boy of upstate New York appeared in federal court Thursday, following her arrest this week. Federal authorities say she had a gun and a dummy explosive device with her as she met with informants that she believed would help her carry out her plan."
Another top White House official is leaving this time, legislative director James Brad,
“and Pierce Tamara Key three ports on his departure as November's mid-term elections”
approach. President Trump announced the departure in a post-on-truth social praising Brad for the
critical role he played in the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and helping
to defeat several war powers resolutions. Vice President J.D. Vance chimed in as well, saying Brad had one of the toughest jobs in the administration, and delivered for the President at every turn. Brad will leave in September as the White House begins to prepare for a post-mid-term reality.
If Republicans lose control of either chamber of Congress, moving any of the President's remaining agenda items will get exponentially harder. Tamara Keyth and PR News the White House.
“California lawmaker Aishima Hobb will serve out the rest of former Congressman Eric”
Small Wales House term, while Hobb emerged as the victor in Tuesday, especially election in California's 14th District, while a resigned as he accused of sexual assault and harassment. This is in PR News. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier at the heart of a controversy over deteriorating conditions as returning home, the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln is set to return to port after a record setting
deployment at sea of more than 250 days. The U.S.S. George Washington Carrier arrived to take over in the Middle East several Democratic lawmakers, pressing for accountability over the reported conditions on boards and Lincoln. A new study finds that the prevalence of cannabis addiction among American adults has increased in recent years.
And PR's retouchedherty reports that access to the drug has also increased. The new study uses data from the National Survey on drug use and health conducted by their Federal Health Department every year. Between 2021 and 2024, the number of adults with cannabis use disorder increased from 15
million to over 19 million.
Among men, rates of cannabis addiction rose from 7 to 9% during this time and about a quarter of men reported using marijuana in 2024. Among women, rates of cannabis use disorder rose from 4.5 to nearly 6%. The researchers note that cannabis has also become more potent during this period with increasingly high levels of the psychoactive chemical T8C, which raises the risk of addiction,
retoucherty and PR news. The way Governor Josh Green urging residents to prepare for another big storm for a cancer is keeping an eye on a system they say could bring a tropical storm to the islands this weekend, a week after Hurricane Lala tore through the area leaving many without power. I'm Jyle Snyder, this is MPR News.
