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The Atlantic's editor-in-chief is doubling down on claims he was accidentally texted plans about airstrikes on Houthi targets. Jeffrey Goldberg says he learned about the plans in a group chat that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussing sensitive information. Goldberg says Hegseth discussed the specific time of a future attack -- and human targets meant to be killed.        Whether or not the Trump administration can continue to deporting immigrants with the Alien Enemies Act will be decided by an appeals court. The White House has maintained it can use the 18th-century wartime law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. A federal judge blocked the effort, claiming the immigrants are entitled to individual hearings to determine if they are indeed gang members.        The head of the U.S. Postal Service has announced he's stepping down. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who was appointed to lead the independent government agency in 2020, put in his resignation Monday. Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino will be in charge until a successor can be named.        Wildfires continue to burn in Western North Carolina. The fires, known collectively as the Black Cove Complex, were zero percent contained as of Monday night. Firefighting efforts are hampered by leftover damage from Hurricane Helene last September, with debris remaining in forests and some roads.        Costa Rican officials have released an apparent cause of death in the passing of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner's teenage son. The 14-year-old was on a family vacation at a Costa Rican Pacific coast resort, when his body was found in his room on Friday. Officials say they believe Miller Gardner died in his sleep after a reaction to something he ate. The reaction caused him to asphyxiate, meaning it stopped him from breathing.        Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy is suing his ex-fiancé. The 21-year-old Worthy alleges she assaulted him, tried to extort him, and destroyed more than 150-thousand dollars in cash and property. Worthy is seeking between 250-thousand and one million dollars for damages. Worthy was arrested earlier this month in Texas for domestic assault, but no charges were filed in the case.       

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