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“The passage of the guided missile destroyers marks the first transit of American warships since the start of the war six weeks ago. According to US Central Command, the USS Frank e Peterson and USS Michael Murphy are part of a broader mission to ensure the strait is fully clear of mines previously laid by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard. US officials say additional forces, including underwater drones, will join the effort in the coming days.”

“The federal government has awarded $50,000,000 for EMS agencies around the country to expand prehospital blood transfusion programs.”

“So far, the average refund is about 11% higher than this time last year, about $350 more according to data from the IRS. Michael Pierce with Oxford Economics expects that average will go up. That's because higher income filers typically procrastinate on filing and seem to be benefiting more from the new tax changes.”

“Magdi's victory was hard won in an electoral system that over the past sixteen years, Orban had stacked in his favor from gerrymandering to controlling the media. As Brussels now looks forward to working with a more pro European Hungarian leader, Moscow and the current White House administration have lost in Orban, a key ally in Europe.”

“Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops in Lebanon Sunday as Israeli and Lebanese diplomats prepare to hold their first direct meeting between government officials in decades on Tuesday. Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to The US are set to meet in Washington to discuss a ceasefire.”

“When round three began, Rory McIlroy appeared to be in great position. He was ahead by six strokes, the largest lead to start the third round in Masters history. When the day was over, McIlroy was still on top, but he is now tied for the lead with American Cameron Young. McIlroy struggled throughout the day. He was one over par for the round. Meanwhile, Young, who began the day eight strokes behind, had a round of seven under.”

“it's not impossible that new records, with prices eventually rising above $5 a gallon remain possible.”

“If they wanna have nuclear weapons, they're not gonna have nuclear weapons. I've been saying that for thirty years. I would never allow that to happen before I was in politics, and that country will not have nuclear weapons.”

“Strongman Viktor Orban has been that country's prime minister for sixteen years, but he's facing a stiff challenge from Petar Magyar. Majar's center right party is leading by double digits in most polls. Many observers, though, say the final result will likely be much closer than the polls indicate. Voters will be heading to the polls in Hungary on Sunday as they vote for a new parliament.”

“So some reporter asked Lavrov just days after the election that, what do you think about your friend Orban? And, Lavrov's answer was, he's not a friend.”

“The US Central Command says it will begin a blockade on all Iranian ports beginning in seven hours. The action is in response to the collapse of peace talks in Pakistan this weekend. The blockade is an effort to force Iran to reopen the Strait Of Hormuz to shipping.”

“President Trump says the US Navy will begin a blockade of the Strait Of Hormuz, a key waterway near Iran.”

“Israel says it's seizing from Lebanon to create what it calls a buffer zone where Hezbollah can't fire rockets.”

“World Cup tickets are getting even pricier. FIFA, the international governing body for professional soccer, is adding a more expensive tier. A ticket for a front category one seat at the US opener against Argentina in Los Angeles will cost as much as $5,470 according to the Associated Press.”

“Israeli and Lebanese diplomats are now preparing to hold their first direct meeting between government officials in decades on Tuesday. Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to The US are set to meet in Washington to discuss a ceasefire. But at a Hezbollah rally in downtown Beirut, Saturday, supporters filled the streets for blocks, waving flags and chanting against negotiations.”

“The San Francisco Chronicle first reported that all six trustees were terminated last week. Lisa Petri is a spokesperson for the trust. She says the park will continue to operate normally. Trump signed an executive order last year cutting any federal funding to the trust, but Petri says it has been self sufficient since 2013.”

“Vance described this in a thirty second clip released by the White House as, quote, bad news and said it was worse news for Iran than The United States. He said Iran was unwilling to accept his side's terms without providing specifics beyond the fact that The US had made certain red lines clear. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Ismail Bakai, said in a post on X that the main subjects of talks were the Strait Of Hormuz, nuclear issues, sanctions, reparations, and an end to the war against Iran and the region.”

“The US military is blocking ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports absent a peace agreement. The blockade was due to take effect two hours ago. US central command says the action will not, quote, impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait Of Hormuz to and from non Iranian ports.”

“Probably the most important thing is that Hungary is dependent on EU money. And the EU commission have really detailed requirements for the Hungarian government. It's like a 27 list, and has to fulfill those important Or or what? There are, like, €18,000,000,000, frozen, for Hungary, and and we desperately need, like, need that money because Hungarian economy is small, very small compared to it's like, I don't know, smaller than probably the size of Iowa in terms of GDP. So we need that money so the EU can keep on a real short leash because they realize that they they they made a mistake when when they didn't keep or ban on a short leash.”

“The federal government has awarded $50,000,000 for EMS agencies around the country to expand prehospital blood transfusion programs. NHTSA says roughly 2% of the nation's 15,000 EMS agencies have prehospital blood programs now, but they're hoping to grow that number rapidly.”

“Rory McIlroy has become only the fourth golfer to have back to back wins at the Masters. McIlroy pulled away Sunday with a pair of birdies around Amen Corner and finished the day with a one under 71. That was good enough to give him a one stroke win over Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley.”

“Hungarian voters rejected the reelection bid of prime minister Viktor Orban on Sunday. Officials say voters turned out in the largest number since the fall of communism. The vote is seen as critical for Europe and Ukraine.”

“It was critical of Orban, but it worked like a drug because if you always talk about Orban, it leads to a situation when Orban can feed you with talking points, and you just never realize that you are basically amplifying Orban's message even when you criticize it. So it it it it they they never realized that, actually, they shouldn't talk about Orban. They should talk about something else, And that was driven by the need of, like, clicks and subscriber, income.”

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“Now that he won, I think he still can't do that because Hungarians still have these those ideas implanted by, Orban's propaganda. But I think what he will do is simply not being an obstacle anymore. So and and and I don't think that either Zelensky or the EU expects anything else. I mean, don't sabotage us. If you are passive, it's okay. If you don't come out, like, loving Ukraine, it's okay. Just don't sabotage the efforts of the EU.”

“The Hungarian government under Orban has not been using the veto to protect Hungarian interest. It was using the veto to protect Russian interest. So that very clearly will need to stop.”

“No. He never crossed that line because the way Hungarians work and the Soviets had to learn it in a hard way back in 1956 that we can take almost unlimited amount of soft power and soft oppression, but in the very moment when it turns hard, Hungarians go and do a revolution. So Orban very wisely refrained from hard dictatorship. Everything he did was soft and subtle.”

“It's not impossible that while we, have seen a slight dip over the last week that we certainly could see gas prices reaccelerating, and it's not impossible that new records, with prices eventually rising above $5 a gallon remain possible.”

“In addition to the naval blockade, president Trump on Sunday said that The US would begin destroying mines laid by Iranians in the Strait Of Hormuz and added that Iranians would be, quote, blown to hell if they fired at The US. Over the past two weeks, president Trump has threatened to destroy Iran's infrastructure, bomb the country, quote, back to the stone age, and to wipe out its entire civilization in one night.”

“Magdia's victory was hard won in an electoral system that over the past sixteen years, Orban had stacked in his favor from gerrymandering to controlling the media. As Brussels now looks forward to working with a more pro European Hungarian leader, Moscow and the current White House administration have lost in Orban, a key ally in Europe.”

“Voters in Hungary turned out in numbers not seen since the fall of communism Sunday and resoundingly rejected a reelection bid by long serving prime minister Viktor Orban. During his sixteen years in office, Orban often challenged the governance of the European Union. Incoming pre prime minister, Peter Magyar, says he will repair Hungary's relations with the EU.”

“Democratic representative Eric Swalwell announced this evening that he's suspending his campaign for California governor. He made the announcement in a post on social media. Swawa was recently accused of sexual assault against several former staff members.”

“And it is asymmetric. It affects different countries differently. If you are in the vicinities of the conflict, it's a big hit on you. If you are an oil importer, it is a big hit on you. If you have no reserves to protect yourself, you're in a very tough, situation.”

“Representative Eric Swalwell says he's suspending his campaign for California governor. He made the announcement Sunday in a social media post saying that he's deeply sorry for mistakes and judgment that he's made in the past. Allegations of sexual misconduct with a former staffer were made public on Friday.”

“People are hurting. They're hurting because of sheer lack of quantities. If you are in The Philippines, you're queuing the same way people were queuing here in the seventies to fill your tank. They are hurting because, they may be in need of helium for semiconductors.”

“The prime minister, Viktor Orban, was defeated after sixteen years. He started out as your basic liberal politician, sixteen years ago, but Been funded initially by his great enemy, George Soros. Yes. But that was back in the late nineteen eighties. But gradually, he grew close to Putin and started to work as Putin's agent within the EU, more like like a Trojan horse.”

“Virginians are voting on a measure that could result in a four seat gain in Virginia's congressional delegation for Democrats. That could make house minority leader Hakeem Jeffries speaker of the house. Virginia could be one of the last states to act in the national redistricting frenzy kicked off by Trump.”

“And it turned out that it was because of Gaspar Orban, like Orban junior's religious views because he's a member of some kind of, like, neo Christian cult, and he thought that it is So he's not Catholic? No. I mean, Orban's family is, Orban's wife is Catholic. Orban himself is Protestant, but this guy is a member of this, this sect. And he believed that Hungary should actually, I I don't think there's a better word to describe it, conduct a crusade in Chad to protect Christians in Chad. And what the really shocking thing that this captain says was that, Orban junior thought that a 50% casualty rate would be acceptable.”

“Congressman Eric Swalwell says he is suspending his campaign for California governor as he faces allegations of sexual assault, which he says are false. He had already decided not to run for reelection to the house. President Trump says The US will blockade the Strait Of Hormuz.”

“The individual was armed with a large knife described as a machete and was behaving erratically, repeatedly stating that he was Lucifer. The individual refused to comply with at least 20 orders to drop the knife. Officers also attempted to deescalate and offer assistance saying, we are going to get you help. Police eventually shot the man who later died at a city hospital.”

“It started off as, like, classical corruption, but within six, eight years, it became a complete state capture. This was the main source of economic problems. One is because the EU cut the funding, but the other problem was that the system became so centralized that everyone was lining up for business at Orban. And in that situation, it's not only the companies who are there asking for business, but individuals asking for money. So in the last, like, three, four years, you you couldn't tell whether if it's, like, it's a real business asking for just, you know, getting a contract to build a road or something like that, or is it someone who just wants money by kissing Guarban's ass?”

“Within hours of those reports, nearly all of his major endorsers abandoned him. On x, Swalwell apologized for mistakes in judgment but denies the allegations. He's now facing calls from fellow Democrats in California to resign his house seat.”

“Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban... has lost his reelection bid to opposition leader, Peter Magyar, ending his sixteen years in power.”

“Iran is believed to have placed mines in the strait, and a US official who's not authorized to speak publicly told NPR's Tom Bowman that minesweepers will also be used as part of the blockade. There are a lot of unknowns. You know, will any ships try to break a US blockade? And and if so, how will the US military respond? And what will Iran do?”