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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. A split three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade in New York found the 10% global tariffs were illegal after small businesses sued. The court ruled 2-1 that Trump overstepped the tariff power that Congress had allowed the president under the law. The […]

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s border czar has threatened to “ flood the zone ” with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination with the federal government’s crackdown. New York seems ready to do so anyway. “I don’t take well to threats,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday. “We’re going to pass what we think is important to protect New Yorkers.” Tensions are […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump’s repeated threats that “Cuba is next” and that American warships deployed in the Middle East for the Iran conflict could return by way of the island, U.S. officials say. The officials involved in preliminary discussions with Cuban authorities also told The Associated Press that they are not optimistic the communist government […]

As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness. The homes were flattened just hours earlier as storms spawned at least three tornadoes across the bottom half of Mississippi, injuring a dozen at the trailer park in the rural community of Bogue Chitto. Lemley had no idea where the kitten was, but he […]

  Family of Journalist Austin Tice Kidnapped in Syria Says He Could Be Alive in Iran   By The Media Line Staff   The family of missing American journalist Austin Tice believes he is alive and may have been transferred to Iran after the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in 2024, according to statements by his sister Naomi Tice.    Austin Tice, a former US Marine whose reporting was published by The […]

  Lemkin Family Presses Pennsylvania Over Genocide Institute’s Use of Name  By The Media Line Staff  Relatives of Raphael Lemkin, the Polish Jewish legal scholar who coined the term “genocide,” and the European Jewish Association are pressing Pennsylvania officials to investigate the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention over its use of Lemkin’s name and its accusations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.  The dispute centers on a Pennsylvania-registered nonprofit […]

  Education Minister Kisch Threatens Funding Cuts for Israeli Universities Promoting Political Agendas   By The Media Line Staff   Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch called on university presidents to commit to keeping political activity off campuses and warned that institutions refusing to comply could face legislation imposing financial sanctions.   In a statement released Wednesday, Kisch demanded that university leaders agree to “three clear principles,” including refraining from expressing political positions, ensuring […]

Explosion Reports Near Hormuz Add New Uncertainty to US-Iran Ceasefire Effort  Unconfirmed explosion-like sounds near Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island have raised concerns around a critical maritime zone as diplomacy, blockade pressure, and regional military moves continue  By Steven Ganot/The Media Line  As of Thursday night, the US-Iran conflict is moving through a fragile and dangerous phase: Tehran is reviewing a US ceasefire proposal, Washington is trying to preserve pressure without collapsing […]

  Israeli Ministers To Vote on Bill Rejecting Non-Orthodox Conversions for Citizenship Eligibility   By The Media Line Staff   Israeli ministers are scheduled to vote Sunday on legislation that would recognize only Orthodox conversions for the purpose of obtaining Israeli citizenship, in a move that would reverse a 2021 Supreme Court ruling recognizing non-Orthodox conversions under the Law of Return.   The bill was introduced by Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice […]