Start your week smart: VP choice, 9-11 plea deal, travel warning, Tropical Storm Debby, TikTok lawsuit
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The lazy days of summer are winding down for kids across the US as a new school year is right around the corner. Back to school, however, also means back to viruses, with children often bringing home germs along with their homework. Here’s what families can do to prepare. And here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. • As Kamala Harris closes in on her selection of a running mate, a renewed focus is being placed on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, even as the vice president continues to weigh whether Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro or Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly would help deliver a victory in their battleground states.• Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin abruptly revoked a plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks and his co-conspirators, and he relieved the overseer in charge after years of effort to reach an agreement to bring the cases to a close.• The US, UK and France are among several countries urging their citizens to leave Lebanon as heightened tensions spark fears of a widening Middle East conflict. The region is on high alert after Iran vowed revenge on Israel.• Warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico could help slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane before landfall, forecasters said. Authorities in Florida and Georgia are urging residents to prepare.• TikTok has failed to stop children from joining the app and has unlawfully collected their personal data, the US Justice Department alleged in a lawsuit. The suit accuses TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. TuesdayHarris and her yet-to-be-named running mate will kick off a series of battleground state events with a rally in Philadelphia, according to a campaign official. The launch location of the swing state blitz is sure to pique curiosity as Shapiro, the Pennsylvania governor, is among the top contenders to be Harris’ No. 2 on the Democratic presidential ticket. After Pennsylvania, the pair will campaign in Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington hold nonpresidential primaries on Tuesday as well. Officials from Boeing could be subpoenaed to testify at a public hearing on the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout involving a Boeing 737-9 Max. The hearing will be held by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The Trump administration is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge in the coming days, according to four sources familiar with the discussions.
The man said he was locked in an eight-by-nine-foot room and was fed two sandwiches a day with two cups of water for years, according to a police affidavit in Connecticut.
Pete Buttigieg is expected to forgo a run for Michigan’s open US Senate seat in 2026, according to two people familiar with the former transportation secretary’s plans, setting up a potential presidential bid in 2028.
The ambiguity of the president’s warning could pave the way for lawsuits. It also could be damaging, critics say, if it has the effect of stifling freedom of speech, among the nation’s most fundamental and heralded rights.
New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s decision to not seek reelection marks the latest bit of tough luck for Senate Democrats, who face an increasingly challenging midterm election map as they fight to climb out of the minority.
President Trump’s move to revoke deportation protections for Venezuelans has sparked a sense of betrayal in Doral, Florida, a Miami suburb that is home to more Venezuelan immigrants than any other city in the US.
A month after losing her job at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Corinne Bazarnyj is still waiting to be approved for unemployment benefits.
An explosion on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock set off fires and power outages Wednesday, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel classes for the rest of the week.
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues have gotten across the country.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced a “strategic alliance” to fight organized crime with Erik Prince, the founder of the controversial private defense contractor formerly known as Blackwater.
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Indian authorities have arrested a Lithuanian man wanted by the US for allegedly running a $96 billion cryptocurrency exchange that allowed terrorist organizations, drug traffickers and cybercriminals to launder money.
A federal judge on Wednesday halted parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order that targeted a Democratic-linked law firm.