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The U.S. is backing security guarantees for Ukraine. The pledge was made Tuesday at an international summit in Paris, where 35 nations vowed to support Ukraine in its war against Russia. At the summit, French President Emmanuel Macron said the U.S. will lead a "truce monitoring mechanism" with European allies that would likely involve drones, sensors and satellites.        Seven U.S. soldiers were reportedly hurt in the recent attack on Venezuela. A Pentagon official told "MS Now" this morning that seven soldiers were injured in the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and that five of the seven have already recovered from their injuries.        Acting Director Todd Lyons says ICE is taking part in its largest operation ever. Lyons said Tuesday that ICE agents are going door-to-door to companies in Minnesota suspected of hiring illegal immigrants, and that investigators from both his department and from Homeland Security are taking part in the operation.        Nick Reiner is no longer on suicide watch ahead of his scheduled arraignment on murder charges. TMZ says Reiner no longer has to wear a suicide-prevention smock at his downtown Los Angeles jail cell. The son of Rob Reiner will appear in court today for his arraignment. He's accused of stabbing his parents to death.        A major teachers' union is suing the Texas Education Agency for investigating teachers' social media comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The federal lawsuit filed Monday claims the state Education Commissioner started a surge of retaliation when he directed school district officials to report "inappropriate" comments about Kirk's death.        Actor Mickey Rourke is disavowing a GoFundMe campaign designed to keep him from being evicted. The account collected over 100-thousand dollars in just a few days after court documents showed the Oscar-nominated actor was 60-thousand dollars behind in his rent. Rourke took to social media to say he doesn't want charity and is getting financial help from a close friend.       

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