Ex-Fed Charged Over False Tips On Colleagues

(StraightNews.org) - A former federal employee has been charged after allegedly repeatedly feeding false tips to the FBI about participants in the January 6 riots on Capitol Hill. Feds arrested Miguel Eugenio Zapata in Virginia and...
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Biden Weighs Giving Palestinians Refugee Status to Settle In US

(StraightNews.org) - The Biden administration is considering bringing Palestinians to the United States as refugees. Documents obtained by reporters show that federal officials have already discussed...
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Armed Robbery Suspect Shot Dead After Wounding 3 Officers

(StraightNews.org) - Police shot and killed an armed robbery suspect in Louisiana after he opened fire and injured three officers and two civilians. Matthew Lathers was wanted for armed robbery and attempted murder and was hiding out in a house in Jefferson Parish. When two vehicles pulled up outside, he shot at them, reportedly mistaking them for police. A SWAT team subsequently surrounded the house and deployed a robot to locate the suspect. When the robot became immobile, officers entered the property and were quickly ambushed by Lathers. The exact details of what occurred next are unclear, but Sheriff’s deputies were next...
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6 Shot at 2 Men Exchange Fire at Festival

(StraightNews.org) - Two people died and four were injured during an exchange of gunfire at a festival in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio police chief Bill McManus said officers heard gunshots coming from the Fiesta San Antonio at Market Square and ran to the scene, where they found an 18-year-old and 20-year-old trading gunshots. Police killed the 18-year-old, and the 20-year-old was transported to hospital, where he later died. Video footage showed crowds running from the site, resulting in injuries to four female bystanders. Two were taken to hospital, while the others were treated on the scene. Police seized two firearms and said investigations are...
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Heisman Trophy Returned to Former USC Star Reggie Bush

(StraightNews.org) - Football star Reggie Bush has won back his 2005 Heisman Trophy, 14 years after the University of Southen California (USC) forfeited the honor. The...
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Dem Lawmaker Arrested On Burglary Charge

(StraightNews.org) -A Minnesota lawmaker has been arrested and charged with first-degree burglary after allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s home. Senator Nicole Mitchell reportedly claimed she entered the house to seize some of her late father’s property, as well as the urn containing his ashes. The 49-year-old was booked into Becker County jail on April 22. Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd told reporters that a neighbor made a 911 call to report an active burglary at around 4:45 a.m. Officers responded to find Mitchell inside the residence dressed in black and wearing a black hat. She was carrying a torch with a...
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Far-Left House Dems Organize Event Countering Pro-Israel Lobby

(StraightNews.org) - A group backing left-wing Democratic lawmakers organized an event in Congress to demand conditions be placed on US aid to Israel. Our Revolution, founded by Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, welcomed Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal of Washington and controversial left-wing Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and New York’s Jamaal Bowman. A press release from Our Revolution stated that it intends to challenge the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which has criticized Congress members for not supporting Israel’s military action against Hamas and promised to provide funding for candidates who back the Israeli government. Our Revolution plans to support contenders who...
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Iran’s Attack on Israel Called ‘Spectacular Failure’

(StraightNews.org) - CIA Director William Burns has described Iran’s attack on Israel as a “spectacular failure.” Speaking at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas,...
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Biden Weighs Tripling Tariffs on Chinese Metals

(StraightNews.org) - President Biden announced proposals to triple tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium imports at a union event in Pennsylvania. Speaking at the United Steel Workers headquarters, the President accused China of “cheating” and assured workers that the Office of the US Trade Representative is investigating Chinese practices. The President explained that if trade representative Katherine Tai confirmed that China is engaged in anti-competitive practices, he would urge her to increase tariffs threefold. He said China is overproducing goods for export to the US to drive prices down and damage the American economy as higher-quality US products compete with lower-priced imports. The...
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Social Media Star Dies at 36

(StraightNews.org) - Social media star Kyle Marisa Roth has died at age 36. Her sister Lindsay announced her death on Instagram, saying the family did not yet understand the cause of death and were still processing their grief and deciding how to mark Kyle’s life and memory. “She had so many gifts. If anyone wants to connect about Kyle, I’m here to talk,” she wrote. Ms. Roth’s mother, Jacquie, also took to social media to share the news. On LinkedIn, she confirmed her daughter’s death but said nothing made sense about why it happened. She noted that her daughter had touched...
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