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Thousands of Czechs rallied in the capital on Sunday to condemn a plan by the government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to overhaul funding for public broadcasters that is considered dangerous for their independence. The protesters gathered in front of the Czech public television offices in Prague to voice their support for the media a day before their staffers plan to go on a warning strike, and after recent protest marches in the regional capitals and Prague. According to the plan approved last week, public radio and television would be financed fro

Thousands of Czechs rally against a government plan to overhaul the funding of public broadcasters

Hezbollah chief says would respond to any violation from Israel

Ethiopia's ruling party retains parliamentary majority in election marred by insecurity

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Ethiopian prime minister's party gets another big parliamentary majority

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won another large parliamentary majority in this month's elections, results released by the national election board on Sunday showed.Abiy, whose party had been widely expected to dominate the elections against a fragmented opposition, was appointed in 2018 following mass protests against the long-ruling EPRDF coalition. He created the Prosperity Party the following year.Abiy's party won 438 seats, roughly 90% of those for which results were announced at a ceremony broadcast on Facebook. It needed 274 to secure a majority.Not all the lower

AI regulation is a mess, and Anthropic is caught in the crosshairs

Senate Democrat's likely next No. 2, Sen. Brian Schatz, has a warning for Trump if Democrats take majority

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Bolivia crisis begins to ease after lawmakers back state of emergency

Bolivia began showing signs of returning to normalcy on Sunday, a day after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency to resolve a 50-day social crisis that had blocked the nation's main highways.Early Sunday, the Legislative Assembly overwhelmingly approved Paz's decree, which aimed to restore transit and supply essential goods after protesting groups cut off key roads for weeks, stranding trucks and choking supplies of food, fuel and medicines to many areas. Sunday's vote in congress coincided with several breakthroughs. In Santa Cruz, officials and protest leaders signed an agre

Trump says US will resume attacks if Iran does not restrain Hezbollah allies

Trump says Starmer will resign as UK prime minister

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Trump says no toll on Strait of Hormuz unless US imposes one

U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Saturday that no toll will be charged for passage through the Strait of Hormuz during or after the 60-day interim ceasefire with Iran — unless the U.S. imposes one should peace talks fail."There will be NO TOLLS in the Hormuz Strait for 60 days during the Cease Fire Period, and there will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired, unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America, should the deal not be completed, for services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East for purposes of both past, present, and f

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As Vance meets top Iranian officials in Switzerland, Trump threatens Tehran from afar to get in line

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President Donald Trump threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of Hezbollah militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz. “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social medi

Shinnecock Hills has a troubling history for 36-hole US Open leaders

What men should know about the US government’s latest move on testosterone therapy

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FAA investigates close call between two aircraft at intersecting runways at Boston Logan International Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between two commercial flights at Boston Logan International Airport on Saturday morning.Flight tracking data shows the pilots of Delta Air Lines Flight 2351 aborted their approach for landing around 11:30 a.m. as American Airlines Flight 3161 was accelerating for takeoff on an intersecting runway.Delta pilots performed an evasive go-around maneuver before the Airbus A319 landed safely and passengers deplaned normally, a Delta spokesperson said in a statement.The two aircraft got within several hundred feet of each other, accord

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Wyndham Clark turning the US Open into a runaway. Scheffler still has hope for a slam

Wyndham Clark proved to be even tougher than Shinnecock Hills in the U.S. Open with four pivotal par saves in a five-hole stretch and a majestic 3-wood to 4 feet that set up the only eagle all week on the par-5 16th hole. Each shot stretched his lead over Scottie Scheffler and everyone else. All the while, Clark couldn't help but notice thousands of fans leaving the course Saturday evening and the grandstands no longer full. Perhaps they were trying to catch the train. Or maybe they sensed this U.S. Open was over. Even with a bogey on the final hole t

Trump, blaming alleged vandals, says Washington Reflecting Pool needs repairs

Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation

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A vengeful arsonist or a convenient scapegoat? What we’ve learned from testimony in the Palisades Fire trial

After calling more than 30 witnesses over six days of testimony, federal prosecutors this week rested their case in the trial of the man accused of starting the deadly and historically destructive Palisades Fire that scorched swaths of Los Angeles in the early days of 2025.Prosecutors worked to paint the defendant, Jonathan Rinderknecht, as someone who was angry at the world before he allegedly ignited a blaze that later erupted into the Palisades Fire, which claimed a dozen lives and thousands of homes and businesses.Rinderknecht’s attorney has sought to undercut the government’s case, sa

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How three Norway players are continuing the mission their dads started at the 1994 World Cup

Father’s Day came early for Norway at the FIFA World Cup.On Tuesday in Boston, the Røde, Hvite, Blå fielded three players whose dads all played together for the national team in 1994, when the tournament was last played in the United States.It completes an extraordinary narrative arc for those families over a 32-year period, and it’s the first such mass respawning at a World Cup. Former goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt admitted to CNN Sports that he had tears running down his cheeks in anticipation of his son, Kristian, taking the field against Iraq.“It’s like a fairytale that is coming tr

Explaining the World Cup’s newest rules

Come inside Iran's World Cup hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, where fans turn out to cheer

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy confirms drone strike on refining facilities in Russia's Tyumen region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones had struck an oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen Region in western Siberia, more than 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Ukraine.He also said Ukraine had developed new long-range drones capable of operating over more than 3,000 km.Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelenskiy offered thanks to the Ukrainian military's special operations which "have reached Tyumen Region in Russia, including an oil refining facility. More than 2,000 km from our state border. This is effective work."Ukraine's military has been engaged for m

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Iran claims the Strait of Hormuz is closed again. Few ships were leaving in the first place

Even before Iran announced Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz was again closed, ship operators had pulled back on sailings through the critical channel.Twenty-five ships traveled through the critical channel on Thursday, according to data from marine intelligence firm Kpler. However, lead oil analyst Matt Smith told CNN the number of tankers fell back to single digits on Friday after the first round of talks between Iran and the United States to work out the details of their agreement was canceled.“It’s not like you’re suddenly seeing a mass exodus,” Smith said. “You’re seeing a pi

Spanish judge orders prime minister's wife to face corruption trial and surrender her passport

Pope Leo XIV exalts first American saint Cabrini as a model for Christians for her care of migrants

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Spanish judge orders prime minister's wife to face corruption trial and surrender her passport

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Switzerland says US-Iran talks continue at Bürgenstock, declines to identify participants

Switzerland continues to provide a "discreet and reliable setting" at Bürgenstock to facilitate discussions on implementing a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran,

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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations - MEHR

Iran's top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central ‌Headquarters, said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed to vessel traffic, citing alleged violations

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LA Mayor Bass declares emergency to secure resources to help fight warehouse fire

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Democratic states scramble to prevent potential Trump administration interference in their elections

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Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor after Polish leader revokes it in a spat over history

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has returned a state honor to Poland after the Polish president revoked it

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From New York to Seattle to DC, more cities are picking democratic socialist leaders

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US and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again

U.S. and Iranian negotiators are on their way to a venue in Switzerland to discuss details of their interim agreement to halt the war

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Israeli strikes kill at least 20 in Lebanon hours after ceasefire

Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 20 people on Saturday, Lebanon's state news agency NNA said, one day

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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