Border Patrol arrests father of sailor on long USS Lincoln deployment, facts about drug prices
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Key Points:
- Luis Manuel Aviles, father of a sailor on a record-long deployment aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, was arrested by Border Patrol in Key West despite having a work permit, highlighting immigration enforcement impacting military families.
- President Trump claims credit for a recent decline in U.S. prescription drug prices, but experts attribute the drop to multiple factors including Biden-era Medicare negotiation laws and the introduction of generics and biosimilars.
- A rare report reveals Ukraine's elite drone unit conducting long-range strikes deep inside Russia, targeting military and industrial sites, which has stretched Russian defenses and affected morale.
- Fat Marmot Week, inspired by Fat Bear Week, aims to raise awareness and funds for a long-running Colorado study on alpine rodents, which faces funding challenges despite its scientific importance.
