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NORTHCOM provides update on number of troops deployed to Los Angeles | 10 June 2025 | About 2,100 members of the California Army National Guard's 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team have reported to the greater Los Angeles area, according to a U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) spokesperson. The 2,100 military members are currently operating in Los Angeles, Paramount and Compton, California. These military members are in addition to the 700 U.S. Marines President Donald Trump deployed to the city to assist police and the National Guard in restoring peace.

700 Marines will deploy to Los Angeles after Hegseth warned California to control riots | 9 June 2025 | A U.S. Marine battalion is being sent to Los Angeles to help maintain order as anti-ICE riots continued to rage across Southern California. On Sunday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Marines to prepare for deployment to LA "if violence continues." On Monday, he made good on the promise, ordering 700 Marines from Twentynine Palms, California, to travel to LA, CNN and ABC News reported, citing sources. The incoming marines will join the 300 National Guards troops already on the ground. President Trump ordered 2,000 members of the California National Guard to be ready to deploy in LA.

Federal judge rejects Newsom's emergency motion to block Trump's troop deployment | 10 June 2025 | A judge has denied California Gov. Gavin Newsom's for an immediate restraining order on Trump deploying the military in Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer declined Newsom's emergency request, but granted the Trump administration's request for more time to respond to the governor's filing. A court hearing regarding the matter is scheduled for Thursday. California is suing Trump, accusing him of using federal troops and commandeering state National Guard personnel to carry out immigration enforcement despite objections from Newsom.

LA officials implement mandatory curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time | 10 June 2025 | Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass implemented a mandatory curfew in certain areas of the city, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time, which is expected to remain in place for several days. The curfew comes five days after Democratic leaders continued to declare the protests across Los Angeles were peaceful, despite images being broadcast around the world showing cars getting torched and law enforcement officials getting assaulted. "The curfew will be in place tonight from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m.," she said, referring to local times. Bass added that Californians can expect it to last for several days. "The curfew will be the curfew area will be between the 5 freeway and to the 110, and the 10 freeway, to where the 110 freeway and 5 freeway merges."

Anti-ICE Protesters Block 101 Freeway in Los Angeles Again | 10 June 2025 | The anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles blocked the heavily trafficked 101 Freeway again on Tuesday, causing a massive pile-up while waving foreign flags. The blockage occurred late Tuesday afternoon during rush hour traffic when many Los Angeles residents are traveling home from work. Viral videos show the protesters openly walking on the highway as honks resound from the massive pile-up of cars... According to ABC7, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) had blocked the freeway entrances, but the protesters managed to get onto the highway through a hole in the fence. Officers later descended on the scene and arrested protesters who refused to disperse, while others were pushed back.

2,000 LA anti-ICE rioters takeover 101 Freeway downtown as self-driving cars lit on fire in chaotic scene | 8 June 2025 | Around 2,000 anti-ICE protesters took over a major highway in downtown Los Angeles while rioters lit self-driving cars on fire Sunday as the third day of demonstrations erupted in more chaos and destruction. The massive crowd moved onto the 101 Freeway, blocking traffic around 4 p.m. local time, according to the LAPD. The protesters blocked both lanes of the freeway, bringing traffic to a standstill as authorities in riot gear created a line beneath a bridge to prevent them from moving forward, the LAPD Central Division wrote on X. California Highway Patrol officers in riot gear responded and corralled the crowd onto an exit ramp, forcing the protesters off the freeway.

Over 80 arrested during chaotic NYC anti-ICE protest as thousands flood the streets | 11 June 2025 | Over 80 people were arrested as a massive anti-ICE protest in Lower Manhattan Tuesday devolved into chaos with shrieking, sign-holding demonstrators flooding the streets, clashing with cops and hurling objects at officers. Thousands of angry New Yorkers took to the streets near Foley Square in the shadow of City Hall to protest the Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations ongoing in the city and throughout the country. As the sky grew dark, over 80 demonstrators were taken into custody by the NYPD at several locations across downtown in the area surrounding Federal Plaza, according to police sources.

Leftist groups in Florida promise to take to the streets 'in solidarity with Los Angeles' | 9 June 2025 | Leftist groups in Florida are promising to take to the streets "in solidarity with Los Angeles," where rioters have been burning the American flag, waving the Mexican flag, targeting officers, destroying police vehicles, looting, and more, in protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations resulting in the arrest of illegal aliens with convictions for murder, sexual battery, and other crimes. A post shared in a collaboration among Occupy Florida, 50501 Florida, Resistance Support, the Florida Valkryies, and Voices of Florida previews plans for a "RAPID RESPONSE PROTEST" in front of Tampa City Hall on Monday afternoon in support of the L.A. Mexican flag rioters on the West Coast.

Mass shooter who opened fire at graduation party is just one of the migrants busted in LA ICE raids: 'That's who they're protesting for' | 9 June 2025 | Some of the illegal immigrants detained in the ICE raids that sparked the Los Angeles riots are convicted criminals with rap sheets for sexual assault, gang activity, and even murder -- including a Vietnamese national convicted of carrying out a mass shooting at a high school graduation party that shocked Southern California. Cuong Chanh Phan, 49, was among dozens of illegal immigrants ICE arrested in LA over the weekend in a series of raids that prompted demonstrators to flock to the streets and demand their freedom. Phan is a killer, convicted of second-degree murder. After he was kicked out of an LA county high school graduation party in 1994, he returned with gang member associates and fired semiautomatic rifles into a crowd of 30 people, killing two teens and wounding seven others, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

'Worrying' footage shows anti-ICE protester doling out tactical gear in Los Angeles as violence escalates | 10 June 2025 | Unsettling footage has emerged of an anti-ICE protester brazenly doling out tactical gear to masked agitators in Los Angeles as the violence continues to escalate -- despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats repeatedly claiming the demonstrations have been largely peaceful. The unidentified person was caught on camera dispersing what appeared to be riot shields and gas masks to the crowd from the back of a pickup truck Monday afternoon -- just steps from downtown federal buildings. Scores of rioters could be seen running toward the truck to grab the masks, which had the brand "Bionic Shield" emblazoned across them, the footage shot by Fox11 showed. "This is a worrying sight," Fox11 anchor Elex Michaelson reacted to the clip.

FBI hunts down masked LA brute wanted for hurling 'cinderblock' rocks at federal officers during riots - AG Bondi issues warning | 9 June 2025 | The FBI has identified the masked brute caught on camera hurling bricks at federal law enforcement authorities during the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced as she warned other instigators: "You can't hide." "That guy has just been identified, and they are doing a search warrant on his house as we speak," Bondi told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday. "His name is Reyes. He is going to be on the most wanted list," the attorney general added, suggesting the individual was still at large.

U.S. to cut Ukraine aid - defense secretary | 10 June 2025 | The White House will be slashing military funding for Ukraine as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump seeks a peaceful resolution to the conflict, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. The Pentagon chief made the statement before the House Appropriations Committee in Congress on Tuesday. "It is a reduction in this budget," Hegseth said when asked about upcoming military aid funding for Ukraine. "This administration takes a very different view of that conflict," he added. Last week, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance echoed Trump's criticism of his predecessor Joe Biden, accusing his administration of spending "crazy" amounts of m-ney on supporting Kiev. "They sent 300 billion to Ukraine," without "trying to force a diplomatic settlement," he said.

Russia confirms strikes on defense industry in Kiev | 10 June 2025 | The Russian military has carried out several long-range strikes on military-industrial targets in Ukraine's capital, Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said its forces launched a group attack using high-precision missiles and assault drones against several defense-related targets, including "aircraft, missile, armor and shipbuilding industrial facilities in Kiev." Russia also attacked command centers, troop deployment sites, weapon and equipment storage hubs, military airfield infrastructure, ammunition warehouses, and fuel depots, the officials added. "The goal of the strike has been accomplished. All designated targets have been hit," the ministry stated.

Colombia: president says shot candidate had security detail cut on day of attack | 9 June 2025 | The security detail for the Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign rally at the weekend was severely reduced on the day of the attack, the country's president has said. Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by an alleged 15-year-old hitman while campaigning in Bogota on Saturday. He has reportedly shown little response to medical interventions and, according to his wife, needs "a miracle" to survive. On Monday, President Gustavo Petro called for an investigation into the sudden reduction of the security team, posting on social media: "I must now report that the protection scheme for Senator Uribe was reduced, strangely, on the day of the attack, from seven to three people." Uribe's lawyer Victor Mosquera said he had filed a criminal complaint against the protection unit in charge of security for high-profile and at-risk personalities, alleging that he had made more than 20 requests for increased security this year alone.

Greta Thunberg deported, Israel says, after Gaza aid boat intercepted | 10 June 2025 | Israel says it has deported Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, a day after the Gaza-bound aid boat she and 11 other people were on was intercepted by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean. Thunberg departed Tel Aviv on Tuesday morning on a flight to France after she agreed to be deported, the Israeli foreign ministry said. Upon arriving at an airport in Paris, Thunberg accused Israel of illegally kidnapping her and other activists on the boat while they were in international waters. France said five of the six French citizens detained alongside her had refused to sign their deportation orders and would now be subject to judicial proceedings.

Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg | 9 June 2025 | Israeli naval forces boarded and seized a charity vessel carrying Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, which had tried to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip on Monday. The British-flagged yacht, Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, had aimed to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there. "If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by Israeli occupational forces or forces that support Israel," Thunberg, 22, said in a video released by the FCC, filmed before the vessel was captured. The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed that the vessel was under Israeli control.

'Rubber stamp' vaccine advisory board fired by RFK Jr. for conflicts of interest has revealing past | 10 June 2025 | A federal public health advisory panel long dominated by pharmaceutical influence, whose expressed reservations about particular inoculations never stopped it from recommending them, is getting a fresh start under the drug industry's most powerful critic. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday the removal of all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, citing "persistent conflicts of interest" that made it "little more than a rubber stamp for any vaccine." Some of the current members were "last-minute appointees of the Biden administration" whose presence would have kept President Trump from appointing new members until his last year in office, Kennedy wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.

Appeals Court rules most Trump tariffs can remain in effect pending legal challenge | 10 June 2025 | A federal appeals court on Tuesday night agreed to impose a stay on President Donald Trump's tariffs while the full appeals process plays out, blocking a lower court's ruling that struck down the tariffs. The order comes after the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down most of the president's "Liberation Day" tariffs last month, ruling that the president overstepped his authority. The new stay does not impact Trump's sector-based tariffs on things like aluminum and steel, but does impact his 10% global baseline tariff, along with the tariffs he imposed on China and other countries.

ABC anchor Terry Moran is fired over unhinged anti-Trump tweet as network issues blistering takedown | 10 June 2025 | ABC News has fired star anchor Terry Moran just days after he penned a social media post calling Donald Trump a "world-class hater" and blasting top advisor Stephen Miller as full of "bile." A spokesperson for the network confirmed the firing in a statement on Tuesday that specifically cited Moran's post as a "clear violation" of ABC's policy. "We are at the end of our agreement with Terry Moran and based on his recent post -- which was a clear violation of ABC News policies -- we have made the decision to not renew," the statement read.