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A-list comedians face backlash for performing at Saudi Arabian festival

A comedy festival in the capital of Saudi Arabia has become a cultural flash point as major comedians face criticism for accepting seemingly lucrative deals to perform in a country that was virtually impossible to visit until 2019 and a pariah in much of the West for its human rights record from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/vSc821W

Iranian pres. details his injuries in Israeli bombing

In an interview with Tom Llamas, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian detailed his injuries in an Israeli bombing in June. Pezeshkian, who is a medical doctor, said a hematoma near his knee needed to be drained. He also condemned the Israeli attack, saying that Israel was trying to martyr him and his fellow Iranian officials. The interview was conducted with a government interpreter translating in real time, and NBC News reviewed the translation independently. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/T1w7eIn

She’s accused of drugging, robbing and killing NYC men

A woman in New York City is accused of drugging, robbing and killing multiple men. Prosecutors say she used fentanyl-laced drugs to incapacitate the men. She’s been charged with multiple counts of second-degree murder and it’s not clear if she has entered a plea yet. She previously pleaded guilty in a deal relating to the fentanyl. NBC New York has the story. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/nEYk2Kt

New TikTok deal to secure and retrain algorithm

The White House says TikTok’s algorithm “will be secured, retrained, and operated in the United States” as part of the Trump administration’s new TikTok deal. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt also says user data will be stored in the U.S. and not by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, and President Donald Trump plans to sign the deal later this week. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/YpPv5e1

Vaccine mandates drip ‘with disdain and slavery’

Florida will become the first U.S. state to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including in public schools. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo says vaccine mandates drip “with distain and slavery” and he doesn’t believe the government has the right to tell citizens what to put in their bodies. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/t4fscVh

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie takes first step to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files

WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., the conservative firebrand who's clashed with Donald Trump and other GOP leaders, filed a discharge petition Tuesday to force a floor vote compelling the Justice Department to release all the files from the Jeffrey Epstein case. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/NTDWm06