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Iranian Woman Arrested In LA, Charged With Helping Iranian Regime Sell Drones Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal officials arrested an Iranian woman at the Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night for allegedly brokering weapons for the Iranian regime, officials said Sunday. (Left) Shamim Mafi is arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly trafficking arms on behalf of the Iranian regime, on April 18, 2026. (Right) Shamim Mafi. U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Central District Of California Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills, California, is a...

Judge Again Rules Texas Drag Performance Law Unconstitutional Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Tuesday again barred a Texas law that restricts public drag performances, ruling for a second time that the measure violates the U.S. Constitution's free-speech protections. U.S. District Judge David Hittner in Houston declared Texas Senate Bill 12 an unconstitutional restriction on speech. He permanently enjoined Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing it. "For those who find such activities as described in this case offensive, the solution is relatively simple ... just don't go,"...

Paramount Threatens California Exit That Could Cost State Billions Paramount could pull nearly 58,000 jobs and $21 billion in annual economic activity out of California if the company follows through on a threat to relocate its headquarters and operations amid an antitrust fight over its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a preliminary economic analysis from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.'s (LAEDC) Institute for Applied Economics, which was obtained by Politico. If no resolution is achieved, Paramount has threatened to begin moving its headquarters and thousands of jobs...