Day: July 10, 2026

Federal Judge Sentences India-Educated, Mayo-Trained Doctor to 20 Years for 15,000 Procedures with Dirty Devices in Memphis

Tom Pappert
Sanjeev Kumar

A federal district judge on Wednesday handed down a 20-year sentence to Sanjeev Kumar, who operated a women’s health clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

U.S. District Judge Sheryl H. Lipman sentenced Kumar (pictured above) to 20 years in prison, plus two years of supervised release, about six months after the Memphis jury found him guilty of 18 counts of adulteration of medical devices, 16 counts of misbranding medical devices, and six counts of healthcare fraud.

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Live to 100: Dr. Omar Hamada Shares the ’10-3-2-1′ Sleep Routine for Better Health

Kaitlin Housler
Sleep

Sleep is one of the most overlooked pillars of good health, according to Dr. Omar Hamada, who joined Friday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show to share a simple routine designed to improve sleep quality and support long-term health.

Hamada said sleep should be viewed as one of the “three foundational tenets of good health,” alongside exercise and nutrition.

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Former Tyler Robinson Lover Lance Twiggs Interview Played in Court: He ‘Wishes He Hadn’t Done It’

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Breitbart   A video showing an interview with Lance Twiggs — the former lover and roommate of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk — was played during Thursday’s court hearing. “I just asked him in person if what he said was true the night before, and he said it was. He started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn’t done it,” Twiggs had told investigators, according to the video played on the fourth day of Robinson’s preliminary hearing. Prosecutors also displayed text messages showing that the night before Kirk’s murder, Robinson had allegedly texted his then-lover taking credit for the fatal September 10, 2025 shooting at Utah Valley University. READ THE FULL STORY   

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Apple Sues OpenAI Alleging Trade Secret Theft, Says Scheme Was ‘At Every Level’

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CNBC   Apple on Friday sued OpenAI in federal court in Northern California, alleging trade secret theft, saying that the artificial intelligence lab took the iPhone maker’s intellectual property in order to develop its own consumer hardware. “This much is clear, however: at every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners, OpenAI has been stealing Apple’s trade secrets and confidential information,” the company said in a legal filing. It’s a shocking reversal for the two companies, which entered into a high-profile partnership in 2024, when ChatGPT was integrated into the iPhone’s operating system. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited Apple’s headquarters for the announcement. READ THE FULL STORY   

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DOJ Sues Maryland over Immigration Sanctuary Law

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The Hill   The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of Maryland on Thursday over a new law the department alleges interferes with the Trump administration’s efforts to enforce immigration law. The lawsuit, filed in federal court against the state and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown (D), seeks to block the enforcement of the Community Trust Act, which went into effect in May after being passed by the Democratic supermajority in the state Legislature. The lawsuit alleges the new law prevents local jails and state law enforcement from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). READ THE FULL STORY   

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Exclusive: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Explains Trump’s Push to Expand Wealth, Reshore Industry, and Cut Deficits

Kaitlin Housler
Scott Bessent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump administration’s economic agenda in an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, highlighting the administration’s new Trump Accounts, tax policies, manufacturing strategy, and efforts to reduce the federal deficit.

During the wide-ranging interview, which aired Friday on The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Bessent discussed the administration’s efforts to expand investment opportunities for American families, reduce taxes on workers, reshore critical industries, and restore what he described as America’s economic sovereignty.

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Key GOP Lawmaker Seeks Vote to Restrict Birthright Citizenship as Trump Weighs Second SCOTUS Appeal

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Glenn Grothman

Pushing back against the recent Supreme Court ruling that protected birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, House Republicans are renewing a legislative push to restrict birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants in order to force the issue back before the high court.

Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., a House subcommittee chairman long influential on immigration issues, told the Just the News, No Noise TV show on Thursday that he was co-sponsoring congressional bills aimed at clarifying the scope of birthright citizenship, ensuring that it only applied to children of citizens, permanent residents, or military members. 

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Trump Administration Fires Remaining Three Members of Election Assistance Commission

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Election Assistance Commission

The Trump administration has fired two members of the Election Assistance Commission, and it accepted the resignation of the final remaining member. 

President Donald Trump removed Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland — both were selected by congressional Democrats — and accepted the resignation of Republican member, Christy McCormick. The fourth member resigned last spring, the New York Times reported. 

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California Legislation Could Force Community Colleges to Hand Out Abortion Pills

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California community college health centers could greatly expand access to medication abortion services for students if proposed legislation is enacted, CalMatters reported Tuesday.

The legislation, Assembly Bill 2540, would mandate that community colleges with student health centers in the Golden State provide access to abortion pills beginning in 2029 if the state Legislature appropriates funds, according to CalMatters.

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Middle Tennessee Federal Judges Recuse from Candace Owens Defamation Case After She Hires Attorney Who Sued Court

Tom Pappert
Candace Owens

All four federal district judges in the Middle District of Tennessee have recused themselves from the defamation lawsuit filed against Candace Owens by Brian Harpole, the former head of security for Charlie Kirk. Though an explanation for the recusals was not offered in the order, it was posted days after Owens retained an attorney who previously sued the federal court and its judges.

U.S. District Judge William L. Campbell filed his notice of recusal on Wednesday, and when the document was posted publicly on Thursday, it revealed that “all District Judges and Magistrate Judges of the Middle District of Tennessee have recused in this matter.”

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World Cup Visitors Leaving with New View of America, Clint Brewer Says

Kaitlin Housler

Public affairs specialist and journalist Clint Brewer said the U.S. scored a significant public relations victory by hosting the FIFA Club World Cup, arguing that visitors from around the globe left with a dramatically different impression of the country than the one they expected.

Speaking Thursday on The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Brewer said international visitors – particularly from Europe – arrived with negative perceptions of the U.S. shaped by media coverage but discovered a welcoming and comfortable nation instead.

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Trump Declares He Will Not Sign Housing Bill To Protest Inaction On SAVE America Act

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President Donald Trump declared Friday he would not sign a major housing bill into law over the Senate’s inaction on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act.

Trump canceled the signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on June 24 until the Senate passed the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and government-issued identification at the voting booth. He maintained he would not sign the housing bill, which is set to become law at midnight unless Trump vetoed it.

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Mamdani’s Immigrant Map Somehow Misses Three Groups That Defined NYC History

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An Italian-American civil rights group accused New York City’s socialist mayor of “cultural erasure” after his office released an immigration map that omitted several well-known immigrant communities.

Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s map of immigrant enclaves included places such as “Little Palestine” and “Little Bhod-Tibet,” but excluded communities long populated by the city’s historically significant Italian, Irish and Jewish populations, New York Post reported Wednesday. This apparent oversight sparked outrage from local Italian-Americans.

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Trump Agrees to Renewed ‘Talks’ with Iran, but Says Ceasefire Still ‘Over’

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Donald Trump

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Iran had sought to resume peace talks with the United States and that he had agreed to do so, but would not halt combat operations in the interim.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he posted on Truth Social.

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Rural Tennessee Town Supports Ordinance Banning Data Centers

Zachery Schmidt
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A small town in Tennessee supported an ordinance this week to ban data centers, citing concerns about how they would affect its resources.

St. Joseph Board of Commissioners voted in favor of the ordinance on first reading. The action taken by board members comes as other data center projects are being discussed in Lawrence County, which has a population of nearly 50,000, according to the town’s press release.

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Blackburn Slams Memphis Schools After ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Audit Showing $54 Million Spent on Possible Fraud, Including $48 Million to Janitorial Company

Tom Pappert
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U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Wednesday called the 667-page audit published this week by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury “deeply disturbing,” highlighting the more than $100 million in suspicious spending outlined by investigators. 

“This audit is deeply disturbing. Instead of prioritizing our children, the Memphis-Shelby County School system spent nearly $100 million on waste, fraud, and abuse,” wrote Blackburn in a post to X.

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