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Good morning. In the West Bank, Bloomberg reports that when Loui Ridi hugged his young daughter goodbye at Detroit Metro Airport, she clung to his arm and refused to let go. The 46-year-old businessman said she then asked: "Are you going to be safe?" Zeteo documents that Israel killed at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza in the days after a Kushner meeting, describing Israel's actions as a genocidal war and apartheid policies.
In Memphis, NPR reports the family of Jonah Neal and their attorney were shown video from the day Neal was shot by a federal agent while he experienced a mental health crisis.
CounterPunch reports tariffs have tanked Iowa's economy while intensive farming has depleted half of its rich topsoil. Forty-eight million hogs spew waste across the land, and a cancer explosion is rattling the midterms. The New York Times details the tariff war's reach: buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and "base metal statuettes" from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers. NBC notes the Trump administration is imposing 50 percent tariffs on a variety of Canadian goods after trade talks collapsed late Friday night.
The Hill reports NAACP President Derrick Johnson bashed the Navy following reports it planned to rename an aircraft carrier named after a Black WWII war hero and had considered President Trump's name as a replacement. Johnson wrote in a social media post about the alleged talks.
Raw Story reports that despite growing opposition to Big Tech data centers from coast to coast, President Trump said every community should want one. Senator Bernie Sanders responded: "Trump thinks that every community in America should welcome a data center."