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Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows

The memo lays out the need to persuade top Pentagon officials to get much more serious about using the military to combat illegal immigration—and not just at the border.

It suggests that DHS is anticipating many more uses of the military in urban centers, noting that L.A.-style operations may be needed “for years to come.”

And it likens the threat posed by transnational gangs and cartels to having “Al Qaeda or ISIS cells and fighters operating freely inside America,” hinting at a ramped-up militarized posture inside the interior.

“The memo is alarming, because it speaks to the intent to use the military within the United States at a level not seen since Japanese internment,” Carrie Lee, senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund, told me.

“The military is the most powerful, coercive tool our country has.

We don’t want the military doing law enforcement.

The memo was authored by Philip Hegseth—the younger brother of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—who is a senior adviser to Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem and DHS liaison officer to the Defense Department. »

A single shot at birth may shield children from HIV for years, study finds

Authored by news.tulane.edu

“This is a one-and-done treatment that fits the critical time when these mothers with HIV in resource-limited areas are most likely to see a doctor."

In the study, nonhuman primates received a gene therapy that programs cells to continuously produce HIV-fighting antibodies.

More than 100,000 children acquire HIV annually, primarily through mother-to-child transmission after birth from breastfeeding. »

Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death

Authored by yle.fi

Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.

In addition, cooperation with traffic police has intensified and more traffic cameras and automated enforcement systems have been introduced.

"The direction has been positive for years," he said, pointing out that no pedestrians were killed in Helsinki traffic in 2019 either. »

Illinois becomes 1st state to require student mental health screenings

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Thursday that will require public school students in grades 3 through 12 in the state to undergo a mental health screening each year.

Pritzker also said the new legislation makes Illinois the first state to mandate universal mental health assessments for public school students.

The Illinois State Board of Education has until Sept. 1, 2026, to provide schools with guidance and policies to implement the mandated mental health screenings. »

Los Angeles City Council bans use of N-word, C-word in meetings

Authored by laist.com

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted to ban use of the N-word and the C-word during meetings in response to a recent increase in abusive or offensive language from a handful of people who regularly address the council.

Listen • 0:40 Los Angeles City Council bans use of N-word, C-word in meetings.

What's next: One man who is a regular speaker at City Council meetings used the N-word Wednesday as he promised to file a First Amendment lawsuit against the city challenging the new rule. »