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The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because neither side revealed specific details of the latest stunning development with one of North America's marquee sports teams. ESPN first reported that Kushner and Iger are buying the NBA's most valuable franchise. The Lakers were valued last year at $10 billion —

A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says

Forget left vs. center. Democratic voters are making clear they just want change

Exiled Myanmar ambassador on trial in UK for 'trespass' at diplomatic residence

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Instant View: Market shrugs off in-line July CPI report

U.S. consumer prices increased slightly in July, potentially weakening the argument for an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve next month.The Consumer Price Index edged up 0.1% last month after dropping 0.4% in June, which was the first decline in six years, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday.In the 12 months through July, the CPI advanced 3.4% after rising 3.5% in June. Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI gained 0.2% last month after being unchanged in June. The so-called core CPI increased 2.5% in the 12 months through July

Russia says Ukrainian attacks are pushing up global food prices, causing grain shortages

EU, 26 countries condemn Iran's executions of protesters

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Russia publishes list of 224 Ukrainian POWs it says it is ready to swap amid dispute with Kyiv

Russia's human rights commissioner published on Wednesday a list of 224 Ukrainian prisoners of war that she said Moscow was ready to exchange but that Kyiv had rejected, part of a dispute over which side is hampering exchange efforts.Thousands of prisoners have been exchanged since the start of the full-scale war in February 2022. An agreement in May to swap a further 1,000 captives each was one of the main tangible results of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.A number of exchanges have taken place since then, but on Monday "I Want to Find", a Ukrainian government-ba

Trump says US has 'total control' over Strait of Hormuz

Spain rejects discussing sovereignty of enclaves with Morocco

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US consumer inflation mild in July, but economy not out of the woods yet

U.S. consumer prices barely increased in July as the cost of gasoline declined for a second straight month, while underlying inflation was benign, further reducing the odds of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve next month.The small rebound in the monthly Consumer Price Index reported by the Labor Department on Wednesday, which was in line with economists' expectations, also reflected marginal gains in the prices of food and apparel as well as decreases in the costs of hotels and motel rooms, and prescription medication.The report followed on the heels of news last week of surprise

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Fact check: How Tim Scott and a Republican attack ad misleadingly snipped key context from El-Sayed’s ‘dangerous’ speech

The leader of Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, Sen. Tim Scott, said in a Sunday interview on CNN that people should believe something Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed supposedly said about himself. But Scott took El-Sayed’s quote out of context. So did an attack ad released last week by the group Scott chairs.The National Republican Senatorial Committee’s online ad has generated attention and criticism for using the full legal name of El-Sayed, a Muslim former public health official who is running in Michigan against Republican former congressman Mike Rogers. But the ad is als

At least 2 dead, hundreds of thousands without power after severe US Midwest storms

ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for agents

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3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010

Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States. The executions come as a small number of states, including the three with scheduled lethal injections Thursday, drive execution numbers in the United States. “You look at the country as a whole, you’ve just got this little pocket of five or six states that are using the death penalty, executing people, and a small number of states that are still imposing new death sentences,�

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John Gotti’s grandson kept trying to delay prison to donate kidney to mother. A judge said enough.

Late mob boss John Gotti ’s reality TV star grandson has reported to federal prison after trying to stave off his sentence on fraud charges by saying he was going to donate a kidney to his ailing mother, Victoria Gotti. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday that Carmine Agnello began his 15-month prison term the previous day at the Federal Correctional Institution Fairton in southern New Jersey. Agnello, who starred on “ Growing Up Gotti ” in the mid-2000s, was originally scheduled to report to prison in July. But U.S. District Court Judge Nusrat C

After Trump plane ruse, WHCA presses White House on press pool safeguards

What to expect in Wisconsin’s state primary

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US consumer inflation mild in July, but economy not out of the woods yet

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US embassies in the Middle East prepare for extended period with reduced staff amid Iran war

The State Department is asking US embassies in the Middle East to create plans to continue operating with a small number of staff on the ground, sources told CNN, as the war with Iran shows no signs of resolution.Additionally, personnel who have been displaced from their posts in the Middle East are increasingly being given the option to curtail their assignments, the sources said.The plans have not been finalized, the sources said, and it is unclear if they will be implemented at all of the embassies that are currently on reduced staffing. Still, the developments underscore that the State Dep

A whisper from the rubble led to baby’s rescue after Colombia earthquake

‘Catastrophic’ flooding ongoing in Indiana as more dangerous storms track across ravaged Midwest states

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Thailand tightens gun controls after deadly school shooting

Thailand is suspending new gun permits and tightening its firearm controls after last week’s deadly school shooting, in which a 14-year-old boy killed eight people before turning the gun on himself.Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul issued the directive on Tuesday, ordering government officials to “urgently elevate firearm control measures across the entire system,” according to a statement from his office.The measures include temporarily suspending the issuance of gun purchase permits, re-reviewing all permits still pending approval, and suspending new “welfare gun” programs – whi

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A rare sunset total solar eclipse will occur for millions of people on Wednesday

The grand stellar spectacle of the year has arrived. A total solar eclipse will be easily visible over parts of Europe on Wednesday.A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on our planet that completely blocks the sun’s light from some areas of the world, according to NASA.Prime viewing locations in parts of Iceland, northern Spain and a small corner of northeastern Portugal will be in the path of totality, when the skies go momentarily dark as the sun completely disappears from view — creating a rare sunset eclipse for some, especially o

Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America? Here's where and when to catch a sliver

Medicaid says it will stop paying for some gender-affirming care for transgender minors

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How the Whopper reignited the burger wars

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US annual inflation cooled to 3.4% in July as gas prices ease

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Security concerns prompted Trump to secretly change planes in Turkey, official says

While in Turkey for the NATO Summit in July, President Donald Trump flew out of the country on an alternate military plane which he boarded by hiding in a catering truck

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Establishment strikes back in Wisconsin and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

A whisper from the rubble led to baby’s rescue after Colombia earthquake

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The Latest: Democratic socialist is neck and neck with moderate in Wisconsin governor primary

Primary elections are taking place in six U.S. states — Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin

Progressive Democrats get another win in Minnesota US Senate primary

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Deadline passes for Rep. Max Miller to be replaced on Ohio ballot as he faces domestic abuse claims

Embattled Republican Rep. Max Miller is staying in the race for his Ohio congressional district

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Flock cameras are getting mobbed

Opulent brides are funding India’s global fashion play

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls