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Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! I’m still basking in the glow of Florida’s thrilling come-from-behind win over Houston in last night’s NCAA men’s basketball championship game. My fellow Gators are all pretty happy today. 🐊 Check out the photos. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ Town left behind: Point Roberts, a 4.9-square-mile peninsula in Washington state, is part of the US but only accessible by land through Canada. Residents there say they’re feeling the tensions from growing anti-American sentiment. 2️⃣ Reclaiming their skin: Tattoos aren’t forever anymore, thanks to laser technology and easier access to technicians trained to remove them. But they can take years — and thousands of dollars — to fade. We spoke to several people saying goodbye to their ink. 3️⃣ Cognitive shuffling: This mental trick can help you quiet those racing thoughts and fall asleep faster. The technique involves coming up with a random, impersonal word and then brainstorming for just a few seconds at a time. Experts explain how it works.
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Some blame state’s sanctuary laws for why federal agents are keeping Los Angeles law enforcement at arm’s length.
A series of explosions were reported in the Colombian city of Cali on Tuesday morning.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth heads to Capitol Hill for a series of Congressional hearings over the next week that are likely to be a major test of his leadership following what is widely viewed as a rocky first few months on the job.
New Jersey voters will select their nominees for governor on Tuesday, testing the direction of the Democratic and Republican parties in a state that shifted towards President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
Late Sunday, as protesters against federal immigration raids clashed with law enforcement, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division sent out a warning:
Estrellazul Corral joined protests outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center every day this weekend to demand justice for the dozens of migrants detained by armed ICE agents in armored vehicles who targeted jobsites in the city’s predominately Latino communities.
A relative state of calm in Los Angeles began to crumble early Sunday afternoon as demonstrators confronted federal authorities guarding a downtown detention facility where chaos erupted as National Guard soldiers deployed tear gas on an increasingly agitated crowd.
Canada will meet NATO’s military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world stage.
President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan argued Monday that it was necessary to deploy hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests that are happening in the city – despite local officials saying it’s unclear why they are there or what they are doing.
The country hangs on a hugely significant precipice, as President Donald Trump moves toward making good on his long-running suggestions of an extraordinary step: deploying the military on US soil.
GOP Rep. Mark Green, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, announced Monday that he intends to leave Congress after the House votes again on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package.
A Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the U.S. at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the alleged smuggling of biological material, authorities said Monday.