Taylor Farms Recalls Lettuce In 27 States Amid Cyclospora OutbreakTaylor Farms announced a recall of iceberg lettuce supplied to 27 states in the U.S. due to potential contamination with cyclospora, the foodborne parasitic causing severe gastrointestinal illness cases across the country.In an announcement on its website, the produce supplier said it’s “actively removing” the products, suspended distribution of the iceberg lettuce from Central Mexico, actively notifying customers, and is continuing to work with federal and state agencies. “Consumers who have purchased the recalled iceberg lettuce should discard it immediately and not consume it,” the company said.Taylor Farms said the shredded iceberg lettuce product was distributed June 29 through July 16 in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.Latest Live Updates2 U.S. Service Members Killed In Jordan, 1 Still MissingTwo U.S. service members were killed in action in Jordan on Friday and another is still missing, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday.The killings happened as CENTCOM and “partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks,” according to a statement.Four other U.S. service members were evacuated to hospitals in Jordan but have since been discharged.CENTCOM added it was withholding the identities of the dead until 24 hours after immediate family has been informed.Iran Threatens 'Full-Scale Offensive' If U.S. Strikes Don't StopIran has vowed to ramp up its military response if the United States does not stop bombing it, German state-funded broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported Saturday.“If US strikes continue for several more days, we will move into a phase of full-scale offensive operations,” Major General Mohsen Rezaei told Iranian media, according to Deutsche Welle.He also warned that “no political border” would be safe.Trump Administration Turns To Dormant 'Alien Terrorist' Court To Fast-Track DeportationsThe Trump administration is seeking a little-known and never-before-used legal process called the Alien Terrorist Removal Court to ramp up its deportation campaign and swiftly deport foreigners or their family members deemed to be “alien terrorists.”Established by Congress in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court has five federal judges appointed by the Chief Justice “to review applications for the removal from the United States of alien terrorists.” The website appears to have been created recently.New filings from earlier this week, first reported by CourtWatch, show the Justice Department on July 15 filed the first ever court application. Details of the brief are sealed, and they indicated to be classified information. Records show that chief judge of the court, U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen, held a sealed hearing on the matter Thursday and in her order asked the government to make a more “thoughtful” application.“The government could benefit from the opportunity for more thoughtful consideration,” she wrote. The order noted that she had further questions about the actions taken by the Justice Department target and how they connect to the laws providing for the removal of “alien terrorists.” The DOJ has until July 22 to respond.Mamdani Says He'll Order Arrest Of Netanyahu If Given The ChanceNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he’ll order the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if given the chance.“I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in the Hague,” Mamdani said on the New York Times Show “The Interview” with Lulu Garcia-Navarro this week. Mamdani told The Times he’s in “an active conversation” about whether or not he can order the New York City Police Department to arrest the Israeli leader when he comes to visit the United Nations in September.“Whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that’s what we will do, but we won’t be writing our own laws to that end,” Mamdani added.Mamdani has been a strong critic of Israel over its continuous attacks on civilians in Gaza. In May, Mamdani became the city’s first mayor in 61 years to not attend the annual Israel Day parade.Wildfire Smoke Still Lingers Over 100 Million Americans, Relief Coming Later This WeekendAir quality in some parts of the U.S. still remain unhealthy as heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota continue to move east, affecting more than 100 million people across the Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic.As of early Saturday morning, New York ranks second as the most polluted city in the world, according to IQ Air, with Washington, D.C. following in third.The smoke however is on the move, and forecasters expect the dense smoke to finally clear out of most U.S. regions by late Saturday night thanks to weekend rain.State officials and agencies still recommend avoiding extended time outdoors and to wear a mask, such as as N95, to reduce exposure to pollution, even if you are healthy.Wildfire Smoke From Canada And Minnesota Pushes Farther Into U.S., Engulfs DC In HazeNEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday.The thick smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze and prompted Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to postpone their game against Pittsburgh Pirates in Ohio.Warnings of dangerous conditions were expected to remain in effect through Saturday across a wide swath of the U.S., though there’s potential for temporary improvement with storms forecast in some affected areas during the weekend.Read more:Pulte Wanted To Name Officials In Trump's Election Speech, Then 'Got Scared' And Pulled Back, Politico ReportsThe fallout from President Donald Trump’s election integrity speech on Thursday continues to come, with new reporting signaling the prime-time address was far more restrained than some close aides expected.According to new reporting from Politico, acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte had initially wanted to reveal the names of intelligence officials Trump has accused of concealing election interference. “Pulte got really scared by the whole thing and pulled back,” according to one of the two senior officials granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. “He got POTUS all spun up and then was incredibly scared when he realized people could die with his reckless behavior.”The president has historically been known to go off-script during his speeches and rallies, calling out political adversaries, narrating long-winding anecdotes and tangential stories before returning to his original point. His address days ago was heavily saturated with election-related conspiracy theories and long-debunked claims regarding the 2020 presidential election.U.S. And Iran Trade Strikes Over Strait Of Hormuz. Kuwait Suffers Infrastructure DamageDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait, an essential waterway that used to carry a fifth of the world’s crude oil. The collapse of an interim ceasefire leaves no clear end in sight for the war that the U.S. and Israel began more than four months ago.The U.S. Central Command said early Saturday that its seventh straight night of strikes had hit “surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities.”Read more: 'My Pillow' Guy, Trump's Pick For Minnesota Governor, Isn't Registered To Vote ThereMike Lindell -- President Donald Trump’s pick in the Minnesota governor’s race known more commonly as “the My Pillow Guy” -- is not registered to vote in the state, The Minnesota Star Tribune found after reviewing voter registration records. Instead, Lindell is registered to vote in Texas, the newspaper reported, where he was living previously.Lindell -- a prominent Trump donor and advisor -- had told the Star Tribune last year he would re-establish residency in Minnesota if he ran for governor.As the paper noted: “Lindell does not need to be registered to vote in Minnesota to run for office here. But his lack of knowledge about his voter registration status is notable for a candidate who has called for strict scrutiny of voter rolls and made election integrity the central pillar of his campaign and political life.”Lindell will face Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth and former healthcare executive Kendall Qualls in the Aug. 11 primary. The Minnesota GOP has criticized Lindell as a candidate and balked at Trump endorsing him earlier this week. Read more: ICE Shared Improperly Obtained Medicaid Data With Palantir: NPRImmigrations and Customs Enforcement shared Medicaid data it improperly obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service with data analytics firm Palantir, NPR reported Friday.Palantir’s “ELITE” app is utilized by ICE agents to show addresses of noncitizens who may be subject to deportation. The improper data-sharing came to light after more than 20 Democratic states’ attorneys general filed a public motion on Thursday in an ongoing lawsuit challenging CMS’s data-sharing agreement with ICE. “Defendants produced documents confirming that Medicaid data from Plaintiff States had been shared with employees or contractors of Palantir,” the motion reads.U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in California initially ruled in December that CMS officials could share certain details from Medicaid data about immigrants without lawful status from the states involved in the lawsuit. That data included information such as home addresses, dates of birth and immigration status. However, in May, Chhabria temporarily paused data-sharing between ICE and CMS after it was revealed CMS had shared data with ICE in January that went beyond the scope of what was initially allowed by the courts. ICE was ordered to delete this improperly obtained data, but federal officials in recent days have admitted to further instances of improper data-sharing, according to NPR. Read the full story from NPR here: See All Updates