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Washington — President Donald Trump publicly signed a formal proclamation Tuesday expanding U.S. travel and entry restrictions, adding multiple countries to full bans and imposing new limits on others. The administration raised the list from an earlier June order, now covering about 39 to 40 countries, including Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria, Laos and Sierra Leone, and restricting Palestinian Authority travel documents. The White House cited deficiencies in screening, vetting and information-sharing and set the measures to take effect January 1. Visa holders, lawful permanent residents and certain categories remain exempt. Based on 11 articles reviewed and supporting research.

Brookline, Massachusetts — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was shot Monday night and died Tuesday morning. Authorities identified him as Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and a faculty member in Nuclear Science & Engineering and Physics. Responding officers found Loureiro in his home foyer; he was taken to a hospital where he died. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, Brookline police and Massachusetts State Police opened an active homicide investigation and said no suspect was in custody. MIT issued statements and offered support to students. Based on 11 articles reviewed and supporting research.

New Iberia, Louisiana — Federal agents arrested Micah James Legnon after surveilling him for alleged ties to members of an extremist group accused of plotting a New Year's Eve bombing in Southern California. Authorities say the 29-year-old ex‑Marine and former New Iberia police officer loaded what appeared to be an assault rifle and body armor into his vehicle, driving toward New Orleans before agents detained him on U.S. 90. The Justice Department charged Legnon with threats in interstate commerce; court filings identify aliases and link him to the Turtle Island Liberation Front. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting independent research.

Tallahassee — The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order declaring CAIR a 'foreign terrorist organization,' asking a federal judge to block enforcement and find the order unlawful and unconstitutional. CAIR-Foundation and CAIR-Florida said DeSantis lacked federal authority and targeted the group for defending speech and religious rights; suit alleges he 'usurped' federal designation powers. CAIR noted it condemns terrorism and cited its nationwide chapters. DeSantis’s office defended the designation. Legal filings and public statements frame the dispute. Separately, House Republicans launched a Sharia-focused caucus. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.

Washington — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair in a series of interviews published this week that President Donald Trump displays what she called "an alcoholic's personality," criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, and described potential retribution toward political opponents including New York Attorney General Letitia James. Vanity Fair cited 11 interviews conducted between Jan. 11 and Nov. 5; the profile prompted swift defenses from White House officials and a public rebuttal by Wiles on social platforms Tuesday. Multiple outlets reproduced the profile and statements. Based on 11 articles reviewed and supporting research.