Trump tells world leaders he could “annihilate” Iran.
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And authorities investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students that could be linked to “gas station drug” kratom.
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Trump tells U.N. he could ‘annihilate’ Iran
President Donald Trump said he was considering whether to “annihilate” Iran, called the U.S. economy “the envy of the world” and suggested a name change for AI, in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
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he → tell → Assembly
This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day.
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This → start → day
The wide-ranging speech came ahead of several anticipated meetings on the sidelines with world leaders, including his first with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, since the administration’s capture of Nicolás Maduro earlier this year.
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speech → range → Maduro
Today, Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Washington, D.C., to meet with Trump to talk trade, Taiwan and AI.
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Jinping → set → trade
On Iran, Trump said the Islamic Republic could make a deal with the U.S. that would allow it to rebuild but predicted a deal won’t happen until after November’s midterm elections.
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deal → say → elections
Most important, Trump said to applause, is ensuring that “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.”
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Iran → say → weapon
Less than a minute into his remarks, Trump called the U.S. economy “the envy of the world” and pointed to his administration’s tax policy and stock market records.
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Trump → call → policy
But gas prices remain high at an average of $4.47 per gallon and diesel prices are currently over $6.
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prices → remain → 6
Trump declined to endorse guardrails on AI but pushed to change its name to “superintelligence.”
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Trump → decline → superintelligence
He also touted his record on immigration, tying his crackdown on the southern border to a drop in violent crime in the United States.
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He → tout → States
Defending Trump media ban, DOJ cites national security and says White House access is a ‘privilege’
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access → defend → security
The Department of Justice said in a court filing late yesterday that the president has the right to ban media outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House, calling their access a “privilege” and citing national security concerns.
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president → say → concerns
The filing urges a federal judge not to block the ban, ahead of an emergency hearing Wednesday on the news organizations’ request for a temporary order restoring their access.
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filing → urge → access
The Trump administration argues that the ban does not violate First Amendment protections on press freedom.
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ban → argue → freedom
“Access to the White House is a privilege — not a right,” the DOJ says in the filing.
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DOJ → say → filing
The DOJ said the three news organizations were sent individual letters from the White House Press Office earlier yesterday laying out the reasoning for the revocation of their passes, and citing a “non-exhaustive list of reporting incidents” the White House said it had found “threatened national security and spread falsehoods.”
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it → say → falsehoods
The letters cite stories on construction details related to the East Wing bunker, funding for the White House ballroom, munitions stockpiles impacted by the Iran war and sanctions against Russia.
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letters → cite → Russia
The Trump administration now finds itself defending the media ban as some Republican candidates in competitive races are increasingly distancing themselves from the president.
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candidates → find → president
More politics news:
- The Trump administration removed roughly 750,000 people from their Affordable Care Act plans, claiming that many were receiving subsidies they didn’t qualify for.
- Health care has become a vulnerable topic for Republicans in the midterms — but they’re still leaning in, even though they don’t expect to win on the issue.
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they → remove → issue
Florida’s Trump-endorsed GOP nominee for governor, Byron Donalds, scrubbed nearly every mention of the president from his website.
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nominee → endorse → website
- The fight over Missouri’s congressional map returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time late yesterday, after an appeals court ordered the revival of new districts backed by Trump.
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court → return → Trump
The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin, Texas, wasn’t wearing a body camera during the shooting on Sunday, two Department of Homeland Security sources said.
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sources → shoot → Security
It wasn’t clear why the officer was not wearing his body camera even though another ICE officer who was in the same vehicle wore one, the sources said.
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sources → wear → one
An off-duty Austin police officer also captured part of the encounter.
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officer → capture → encounter
Here’s what the Austin police video shows.
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video → ’ → what
Deportation proceedings against the man, 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, were blocked yesterday in an emergency order, his lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, said.
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lawyer → block → order
Meanwhile, police in Evanston, Illinois, are investigating an incident in which a man reported injuries to his head, neck and teeth after ICE officers mistakenly targeted him.
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officers → investigate → him
An ICE agent told Evanston police that he was attempting “identify a man who resembled a person they were seeking,” but the man refused to provide identification and “resisted detention.”
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man → tell → detention
ICE released the man after they learned he was a U.S. citizen and not the person they were seeking.
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they → release → man
‘Gas station drug’ found at locations where two Ole Miss students were discovered dead
Kratom found where two Ole Miss students were discovered dead
Authorities in Mississippi are warning the public to avoid kratom and other medications or substances that aren’t from a trusted source after two University of Mississippi students were found dead this week.
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students → find → Mississippi
Packaged kratom was found during the separate death investigations, though authorities said they have not confirmed whether it or any other substance was a contributing factor in the deaths.
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it → find → deaths
Both Ole Miss students were found dead Monday — one on campus and the other in the city of Oxford, Mayor Robyn Tannehill said.
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Tannehill → find → Oxford
Neither student has been publicly identified.
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student → identify → ?
Kratom has gained popularity as an unapproved treatment for pain, anxiety and drug dependence.
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Kratom → gain → pain
It’s banned in Oxford but can still be obtained in surrounding cities.
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It → ban → cities
It is sometimes sold at gas stations or online.
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It → sell → stations
Inside the church scandal that became a TikTok obsession
Last month, Vicky Hernandez went viral on TikTok for her allegations that her husband had an affair with one of her closest friends, and she’d been preoccupied with the fallout.
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she → become → fallout
But viewers quickly questioned her framing of the relationship and hurled allegations against her husband to the point that she deleted all but one of her videos.
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she → question → videos
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