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Trump Wants Putin & Zelensky to Meet

Trump setting up meeting between Putin & Zelensky

Trump will not send US troops to secure Ukraine

President Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to Ukraine to defend against Russia, after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before.

DOJ Investigating If D.C. Police Falsified Data

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data. That’s according to two people familiar with the probe who weren't authorized to publicly discuss an open investigation. The investigation, reported Tuesday, comes amid an escalating showdown between the Trump administration and the city over control of the police department. It wasn’t immediately clear what federal laws could have been violated by the possible manipulation of crime data. Mayor Muriel Bowser's office declined to comment.

Air Canada Ends Flight Attendant Strike

Air Canada's unionized flight attendants reached an agreement with the country's largest carrier on Tuesday, ending the first strike by its cabin crew in 40 years that had upended travel plans for hundreds of thousands of passengers. The strike that lasted nearly four days had led the airline that serves about 130,000 people daily to withdraw its third quarter and full-year earnings guidance. Shares of Air Canada rose 4% in early trading. They have lost 14% of their value so far this year. The carrier said it would gradually resume operations and a full restoration may require a week or more, while the union said it has completed mediation with the airline and its low-cost affiliate Air Canada Rouge. "The Strike has ended. We have a tentative agreement we will bring forward to you," the Canadian Union of Public Employees said in a Facebook post. Air Canada said some flights will be canceled over the next seven to ten days until the schedule is stabilized and that customers with canceled flights can choose between a refund, travel credit, or rebooking on another airline. The flight attendants walked off the job on Saturday after contract talks with the carrier failed. They had sought pay for tasks such as boarding passengers. While the details of the negotiations were not immediately released, the union said unpaid work was over. The CUPE, which represents Air Canada's 10,400 flight attendants, wanted to make gains on unpaid work that go beyond recent advances secured by their counterparts at U.S. carriers like American Airlines. In a rare act of defiance, the union remained on strike even after the Canada Industrial Relations Board declared its action unlawful. Their refusal to follow a federal labor board order for the flight attendants to return to work had created a three-way standoff between the company, workers and the government. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu had urged both sides to consider government mediation and raised pressure on Air Canada on Monday, promising to investigate allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector. Over the past two years, unions in aerospace, construction, airline and rail sectors have pushed employers for higher pay, improved conditions and better benefits amid a tight labor market. Air Canada's flight attendants have for months argued new contracts should include pay for work done on the ground, such as boarding passengers. Its CEO had on Monday in a Reuters interview stopped short of offering plans to break the deadlock, while defending the airline's offer of a 38% boost to flight attendants' total compensation. While many customers had expressed support for the flight attendants, frustration with flight cancellations was growing. Retiree Klaus Hickman missed a flight to Toronto earlier in the week. While he rebooked on another airline, he was concerned about returning to Calgary on time for a connecting flight to Germany. Hickman sympathizes with workers demanding better pay but is worried about his own health and travel challenges. "They want to get more money to survive. And so it is with everybody else," he said. Canada's largest carrier normally carries 130,000 people daily and is part of the global Star Alliance of airlines. James Numfor, 38, from Regina, Saskatchewan, had been stranded in Toronto for two nights since returning from Cameroon for his brother's funeral. Air Canada only provided one night in a hotel for his family before leaving them without further support, he said. He had slept in the airport with his family.

Dem Texas Lawmaker Spends Night In State House Chamber

A Democratic Texas lawmaker has chosen to spend the night in the state House chamber to avoid being shadowed by law enforcement. Republicans in the Texas House require Democrats to sign agreements for constant surveillance by state officers. Rep. Nicole Collier refused and stayed on the House floor. This move is part of a larger battle over redrawing U.S. House maps. Democrats returned to Texas, allowing the Republican-run Legislature to proceed with redistricting. The fight over control of Congress is intensifying, with California Democrats also advancing new congressional boundaries in response.

Trump leads EU toward Russia-Ukraine peace

President Trump is leading by example to all the members of the EU.

Authorities Investigating Cargo Ship Explosion In Baltimore

Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion aboard a cargo ship that was leaving the Port of Baltimore when it issued a mayday call. Officials say no injuries were reported. The ship W-Sapphire was transporting coal en route to East Africa when the explosion occurred near the site of last year’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The Port of Baltimore’s main shipping channel was closed Tuesday morning after the Coast Guard established a safety zone around the incident site. Officials didn't provide a timeline for when the channel was expected to reopen.

ACLJ Jerusalem Reports On HAMAS-Israel Ceasefire Negotiations

Trump prowess unmatched on global stage for peace

No one in the modern era, and few in all of history, could do what we are seeing Donald Trump do before our very eyes.

Trump meets with Ukraine President Zelensky

War is Hell; It's Not Going to Be Easy, and It's Not Going to Be Fair

The United States Secretary of State discusses what could be coming next to permanently end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Hurricane Erin Forces Evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks, Threatens Dangerous Rip Currents

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won’t make landfall. But they predict it will churn up dangerous rip currents along North Carolina’s barrier islands and could swamp roads with waves of up to 15 feet. Coastal flooding is expected to begin Tuesday and continue through Thursday on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Erin was a Category 2 hurricane with 110 mph winds Tuesday morning.

Trump Planning for Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting While Affirming Security Guarantees

President Donald Trump said he’s begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a pathway to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump also affirmed that the U.S. would back European security guarantees but stopped short of committing U.S. troops to a collective effort to prevent Moscow from reinvading its neighbor. Trump also has threatened to upend U.S. elections, getting rid of both mail voting and the voting machines used nearly nationwide. Based on the Constitution, U.S. elections are managed by the states, and there is little to no way for Trump to change this.