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KYIV, Sept 6 (Reuters) - U.S. peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff heralded new momentum in peace talks after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia's four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine. Kushner and Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday but did not appear to secure a breakthrough in the conflict. Witkoff, President Donald Trump's envoy, said they had "heard new ideas" in Moscow, which they did not detail, and they hoped a new round of U.S.-mediated Ukraine-Russia talks would be announced "in short order." Zelenskiy praised the "very substantive" conversation with Witkoff and Kushner and said Ukraine was ready for trilateral talks. He said he also discussed air defence supplies and energy support for Ukraine ahead of winter, with Russia expected to bomb Ukraine's power grid again. Previous rounds of U.S.-mediated peace talks encouraged by Trump, who campaigned on a promise to quickly end the war, have yielded few results. He suggested on Friday that the U.S. had a fresh proposal, though he did not elaborate. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described Saturday's meeting as "highly useful", while a White House official told Reuters that next steps would be announced in the coming weeks. "We made a lot of progress in Moscow," Witkoff told reporters in Kyiv on Sunday, adding that he was "very encouraged" by his conversations with the Ukrainian team. The Ukrainian president, who believes Washington will be key to any peace deal, has said a window of opportunity to make peace exists before the U.S. begins focusing on its next presidential election in 2028. The U.S. envoys held several hours of talks with Ukrainian officials. British, French and German national security advisers, who were also in Kyiv, joined for the final hour. The U.S.-Ukrainian discussions were due to continue on Sunday evening. During a break, Zelenskiy said officials discussed the possibility of security and economic guarantees for Kyiv, as well as a post-war "prosperity plan." "In the last 10 to 12 months, I believe we have got stronger," Zelenskiy said, adding that the U.S. and Europe had noted this. CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON THE STREETS OF KYIV Witkoff and Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, have visited Moscow several times in their roles as peace envoys. But Sunday was their first visit to Kyiv in their capacity as U.S. negotiators. Their visit has long been sought by Ukraine's leadership, and on the streets of Kyiv, which has been bombarded heavily in recent weeks, some residents were hopeful. "The issue can be solved in the blink of an eye. We want peace. I've fought myself, so I know what war is like. We need peace, because there's no other way," said military veteran Stepan Yermak. In previous talks, the sides have remained far apart on key issues, including the future of the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. Russia has demanded Ukraine's withdrawal from a belt of towns that it still controls there, but Kyiv has refused, reasoning that it can still hold on. "The question of Donbas... I believe, is the question of this war," Zelenskiy told reporters on Sunday. For Ukraine, hard security guarantees from its European allies and the U.S. are crucial to deterring Russia from invading again. Although he said the issue had been discussed, Zelenskiy did not detail if progress was made. TEMPORARY HALT IN STRIKES Though the front lines of the ground war remain largely static, both Russian and Ukrainian forces have intensified long-range air strikes in recent weeks. Russia has pounded the Ukrainian capital day and night with missiles and drones for the past two weeks, including an attack on Friday on the headquarters of the SBU security service. The Kremlin has said it would pause strikes on Kyiv until Monday, while Zelenskiy has said Ukraine would also halt strikes on Moscow. There was no let-up in fighting along the 1,200-km (750-mile) front, however, and Russia bombarded other Ukrainian cities on Saturday. Ukraine has inflicted damaging hits throughout the summer on Russian refineries, oil terminals and the warehouses of online retailer Wildberries, in an attempt to raise the cost to Moscow of continuing the war. Ukraine said on Sunday it had struck the Ryazan oil refinery, around 480 km (300 miles) inside Russia, overnight, causing a fire.

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CHICAGO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - At least five people died when an Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, local officials said. Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the airport's diagonal runway shortly before 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) and struck multiple vehicles on the ground, officials said during a news conference on Sunday afternoon. Five people were also injured in the crash, including three who are in critical condition, said Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah. At least two people were trapped in vehicles that were struck by the plane, and the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the plane by the crash, Jadallah said. Officials declined to identify those who died. More than 60 rescue units and about 200 personnel responded to the incident, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said in a statement. As of late afternoon, emergency personnel were still dealing with a fuel leak from the aircraft, Jadallah said. Although the airport halted all flights immediately after the crash, flights had resumed by Sunday evening. The plane, which departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a 32-year-old Boeing 767-300 freighter that had operated as a passenger jet for various airlines from 1994 to 2015, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24. Cargo airline 21 Air operated the plane for Amazon, an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. "We are devastated by the accident involving one of our aircraft in Miami today," 21 Air said on its website. "Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives." Reuters photos after the crash showed the jet with its nose on the ground and tail tilted up. The right side of the plane had what appeared to be scorch marks. Flightradar24 said the plane was traveling at 112 knots (129 mph) when it exited the usable runway. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates U.S. civil aviation accidents, said it had sent a team led by Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy to investigate the accident and would hold its first media briefing in Miami on Monday. Amazon is still gathering details about what happened, company spokesperson Kelly Nantel said. "We're working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened," Nantel said in a statement. "Right now, our absolute priority is the safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved." Boeing and 21 Air said they would support the government investigations into the crash. Sunday's incident is not the first time an Amazon Prime Air plane has been involved in a fatal crash. In February 2019, Atlas Air Flight 3591, a Boeing 767-300 freighter operating on behalf of Amazon Prime Air from Miami to Houston, entered a rapid descent and crashed into Trinity Bay, Texas. All three people on board were killed. Miami, a major hub for trade with Latin America, is the third-busiest freight airport in the United States after Anchorage in Alaska and Louisville in Kentucky, according to the Airports Council International. Freight shipments totalled nearly 3.5 million metric tons last year and passenger traffic reached 55.3 million, the eighth-busiest airport in the nation, according to the airport in June. In November, a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Kentucky killing 15 people, including three crew members and 12 on the ground.

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ice President JD Vance is disputing Iranian state media reports that a U.S. strike hit a wedding gathering in southern Iran. Iranian state media claimed last week that an American strike hit a home where a wedding was being held, killing four people and wounding more than 60 others. Vance challenged that account and cautioned Americans against accepting reports from Iranian state media as reliable information. The dispute comes amid renewed fighting between the United States and Iran, with both sides offering competing accounts of the impact of recent military operations.

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The Clancy Mistrial. Also Dr. Monique Yohanon, Patrice Onwuka PHD, Adm Peter Brown, Michael Woolworth, Allen Mendenhall ESQ. And Sara Bareilles.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed executive orders aimed at helping cattle ranchers protect their herds from wolves, expand meat processing and move toward country-of-origin labeling, as his administration seeks to bring down record-high beef prices. The orders include measures allowing ranchers to protect their herds from gray wolves and making it easier for farmers and ranchers to process and sell food from their own operations, Trump said during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office. Trump's order on country-of-origin labeling stops short of reinstating mandatory labeling requirements, and Trump said additional steps are needed -- including congressional approval -- to help give consumers more information about the origin of beef. "It will be easy," Trump said. The wolf provision addresses a longstanding concern among ranchers, who say wolves can prey on cattle, particularly calves, causing livestock losses and forcing producers to spend more to monitor and protect their herds. Gray wolves remain protected under the federal Endangered Species Act across much of the country, although protections vary by region. The move comes as Trump seeks to address record-high beef prices while facing pressure from cattle producers over his administration's push to increase beef imports. Retail beef prices have reached record levels this year as the U.S. cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in 75 years. Drought and wildfires have contributed to the contraction in cattle supplies, creating a difficult political problem for the administration as it tries to lower grocery costs without further undermining domestic ranchers. The administration last week temporarily expanded access to lower-tariff imports of lean beef trimmings by 300,000 metric tons over three months, arguing that additional supplies are needed to bring down prices for consumers. The move has drawn opposition from cattle producers, who say increased imports could put pressure on U.S. cattle prices and make it harder to rebuild the domestic herd. Country-of-origin labeling has been a longstanding demand among some U.S. cattle producers, who argue consumers should be able to distinguish domestic beef from imported products. Congress repealed mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef and pork in 2015 after a series of World Trade Organization rulings involving challenges from Canada and Mexico. Under current rules, companies can voluntarily use a "Product of USA" label subject to federal requirements. The administration is pursuing the labeling issue as it simultaneously seeks to increase beef imports to address a domestic supply shortage, highlighting the competing pressures at the center of Trump's beef policy. Trump has argued that more imports are needed to provide immediate relief to consumers while his administration works to rebuild the U.S. cattle herd. Ranchers, meanwhile, have warned that additional imports could undermine incentives to expand domestic production. The administration has also announced measures to support smaller meat processors, including efforts to make it easier for ranchers to process their own cattle, challenging the dominance of the nation's largest meatpacking companies.

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The U.S. Mint has started selling a $1 coin to celebrate America's 250th birthday, featuring President Donald Trump's face on one side. The coin's design, approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, includes Trump's visage as “heads” and the Great Seal of the United States as “tails.” The coin stirred criticism because federal law bars living presidents from appearing on currency, but exceptions exist. The coins, honoring American heritage, became available Wednesday. A roll of 25 coins costs $61, and a bag of 100 costs $154.50. Special-issue coins are hidden in some rolls and bags.

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CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. government deported more than 100 people to Haiti on Thursday as it ramps up such flights to the troubled Caribbean country. The flight departed from Louisiana and landed in the northern Haitian city of Cap-Haitien. “This is the third consecutive Thursday deportation flight to Haiti, marking a shift from monthly to weekly flights,” said Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor, which tracks flight data. More than 200 people were deported to Haiti in late August on two different flights. Nicolas Mardochée, a coordinator with Haiti’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told The Associated Press that 101 deportees were aboard Thursday's flight. He said that among them was Renan Hédouville, who once led Haiti’s Office of Citizen Protection and is accused of corruption. Activists have decried the deportation of those including Haitians who had Temporary Protected Status and were living and working legally in the United States. The deportees arrive in Cap-Haitien because the main international airport in Port-au-Prince is considered too dangerous. Gangs control an estimated 70% of Haiti’s capital and swaths of land in the country’s central region. Gang violence has displaced a record of nearly 1.5 million people across Haiti, where more than 3,050 people were reported killed from January to June, according to the U.N. Since December 2025, flights have originated in Alexandria, Louisiana, a hub for ICE deportation flights, with a stop in Miami on the way to Cap-Haitien International Airport.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has downed 11 cartel drones using lasers since deploying the technology along the U.S.-Mexican border last week, U.S. officials said on Friday. U.S. Northern Command, in a statement, said the unmanned aerial systems "were assessed to be associated with illicit activity along the border" and were targeted with the Army Multipurpose High-Energy Laser system as part of a task-force operation. More than 300 drones have been downed since the start of 2026 using both "kinetic and non-kinetic systems" in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. military said, adding that more than 100 drones were taken down in August. The military did not say where exactly the laser strikes took place or whether they occurred over U.S. or Mexican territory. It also did not specify the manufacturer of the laser technology used. Mexico's secretary of defense told reporters on Friday that the two governments coordinate by sharing information and conducting mirror operations on both sides of the border, but did not confirm Mexican military participation in specific actions against cartel drones. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said any unilateral U.S. action on Mexican soil would be a grave breach of her country's sovereignty.

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The Scott Jennings Show highlights the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s upcoming 9/11 tribute. On September 8, the White House will host a special event featuring a 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center’s South Tower. The ceremony will honor the lives lost and the enduring legacy of service and sacrifice.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attempts to address trade tensions with the United States by asking Americans to stop making memes about him. Unfortunately, his plea only fuels the online community, resulting in an overwhelming wave of memes mocking him. The video delves into the consequences of Carney’s public statement and how it inadvertently escalated the situation. Viewers will learn about the sensitivity of Canadians to perceived slights and the role of humor in diplomatic relations. The discussion also touches on the broader geopolitical context, including Canada’s trade strategies and international relations, highlighting the complexities of global diplomacy.

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In a critical discussion about the Michigan Senate race, Republican candidate Mike Rogers shares his perspectives on key issues impacting the state. Rogers, a former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and an Army veteran, emphasizes the threat posed by Chinese manufacturing to the American auto industry. He criticizes his opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, for not addressing these concerns and instead focusing on Israel. Rogers also discusses the implications of Canada’s economic policies on the U.S., arguing that Canada aims to undermine American auto jobs by increasing the number of Chinese cars entering the U.S. market. He further touches upon the healthcare system, contrasting the U.S. private health insurance model with Canada's nationalized healthcare, warning about the potential negative impacts of adopting a similar system in America. Rogers advocates for protecting American jobs and maintaining a robust healthcare system that rewards quality and efficiency.

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McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has been ordered released from federal custody after pleading not guilty to lying to investigators about the circumstances that led to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minnesota immigration crackdown last winter. The federal indictment unsealed Friday accuses Christian Castro of falsely telling investigators that he was attacked with a broom and shovel before he opened fire, injuring Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in January. Castro was shackled at his wrists, waist and feet during a brief hearing in Texas’ federal court after he turned himself into authorities Thursday evening. The judge ordered him released on $75,000 unsecured bond and a GPS ankle monitor.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The White House has released a new "arcade" website where users play 1980s-style video games that block "the coming horde" at the U.S.-Mexico border, fill Trump Accounts for children and pursue other priorities of President Donald Trump. "CAN'T STOP WINNING. ..Build the wall. Deport. Fill a Trump Account," the White House posted on X, announcing the gaming site's debut on Thursday. The site features five retro-style games with one more "coming soon." In the "Build the Wall" game, players facing a "zombie border siege" stack Tetris-style bricks to "protect the border from the coming horde." When the bricks pile up, the screen flashes the message "border breached". In a separate game called "Rio Run," players maneuver a white figure to "patrol the line along the river," moving to block and deport figures appearing to depict immigrants. In other games, players can catch money to fill Trump Accounts, the investment plan for children, sort school lunches "to Make America Healthy Again" and fly a bald eagle through obstacles along the National Mall.

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Hugh Hewitt and Eli Lake examine Iran’s current military and strategic position, including missile threats against U.S. bases and recent strategic miscalculations. They discuss Iran’s munition shortages, economic constraints, and missed opportunities to strengthen its position in the region. Tune in to Salem News Channel for a deeper look at the geopolitical dynamics shaping Iran and the Middle East.

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PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy. Jurors could not agree on whether she was criminally responsible when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Friday’s mistrial leaves the case unresolved and allows prosecutors to try Clancy again. She had faced life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree murder. Prosecutors argued that Clancy acted deliberately and understood her actions, while her lawyers said postpartum psychosis left her unable to control her behavior or appreciate its wrongfulness. The closely watched case drew national attention to maternal mental healthcare and gaps in treatment.

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There can be no greater proof that James Talarico, the Democrat Senate candidate for Texas, is completely backwards than his hatred for the The SAVE Act. Like many Democrats, he calls the SAVE America Act for voter integrity a "voter suppression bill," claiming it's "Anti-American." You know what else is anti-American? Allowing illegal immigrants to vote in our elections! Let's call it what it is. Crazy vs. common sense. --- M and M Extra! If you love smart unscripted talk show chemistry, you’re in the right place. Two iconic talk radio hosts. One unfiltered daily conversation. No scripts. No spin. Just Mike Gallagher and Mark Davis breaking down the news the way it should be with zero apologies. Like and subscribe to youtube.com/@MandMExtra for more content. Watch full episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8EGNf1WbbwMRurHjD-q-sft3OQfbxop8 Check out highlight clips from all our shows: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8EGNf1WbbwPQn44WIEh9LfT3hP1lng9w

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance says he wouldn't call the U.S. conflict with Iran a “war,” despite recent escalations. On Thursday, Iran fired at U.S. ally Kuwait in retaliation for U.S. strikes. But Vance on Thursday emphasized the U.S. responsibility to act against Iran's targeting of commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and said he “wouldn’t call” the conflict “a war.” The conflict has impacted oil prices, which remain high. The U.S. Navy is reporting great success escorting oil-carrying vessels through the strait, but traffic is well below prewar levels. President Donald Trump's focus is increasingly on economic pressure, aiming to maintain control without returning to the full-throttle bombardment of Iran.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian government. The actions Friday against Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi come after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched "Operation Economic Outcast." It's the new administration effort to isolate already heavily sanctioned Iran from its remaining trading partners to try to get it to capitulate to U.S. demands after more than six months of war. The U.S. also targeted an Egyptian bank’s operations in the United Arab Emirates last week.

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PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The judge in Lindsay Clancy’s trial has given her defense one hour to appeal after saying he was going to declare a mistrial. This came after jurors reported for the third time that they couldn’t reach a unanimous decision on whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023. The trial has sparked intense interest, highlighting issues around maternal mental health. Clancy’s attorney claims she had postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors argue she knew her actions were wrong. The jury has been deadlocked, and if they can’t agree, a mistrial could be declared, leading to potential retrial or plea negotiations.

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NJ Governor says arrest those who SCOTUS says are protected.

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