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North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated 'huge destructive power'

North Korea said Monday it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “huge destructive power.” Experts say that North Korea is accelerating testing activities despite U.S. President Donald Trump's recent decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an effort to revive diplomacy with leader Kim Jong Un. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday's drill was meant to practice the operations of an integrated weapons control system. South Korea’s military earlier said i

A Muslim region in the southern Philippines votes in its first elections

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

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Trump says he's lifting a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey because 'everybody's been bugging me' about it

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. Trump said during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open that he had been asked about the issue by everyone, including Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin and even some of the golfers. Irish Open winner Shane Lowry was among them, Trump said. “Everybody’s been bugging me” to do it, the Republican president said. “And I said, ‘On behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off'" of

Trump has support in Doonbeg, though tiny snails have snagged his Irish golf course plans

An ambassador in Ljubljana, but not in London: Israel’s foreign policy shifts away from longstanding allies

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Democrats eye a new tool to hold Trump accountable if they win the House

With two months until the midterm elections, Democrats are laying the groundwork to launch far-reaching investigations into the Trump administration and preparing for high-stakes court battles if they win control of the House of Representatives in November.President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, his White House ballroom project, his family’s business dealings and the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files will be among the top targets of investigations if Democrats take back the House, according to conversations with over a dozen Democratic lawmakers and aides.Democrats d

Why Trump’s effort to build more refineries won’t lower gas prices

Iran reports commercial vessel struck in Strait of Hormuz

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Trump says Iran likely responsible for attack that shut vital Saudi oil pipeline

US President Donald Trump said Iran was “probably” behind the attack launched from Iraq that shut a vital oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia.The East-West Pipeline was attacked by several drones coming from Iraq on Thursday, the Saudi foreign ministry said Friday, resulting in injuries and some damage. The energy ministry added that the pipeline had been shut down as a precautionary measure.The news comes amid turmoil in energy markets and major disruption in shipping with no end in sight to the Iran war and as Tehran’s allies in Yemen, the Houthis, seized a key island and a port in the Red Se

Police say more arrests coming in death of Mississippi woman found hanging from tree

Mississippi police said Saturday they were still investigating the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month, a day after a man was arrested in connection with the killing. Loved ones also painted a picture of Fortune as a mother, athlete and woman of faith who they hoped would not solely be remembered for her horrific death. Additional arrests are expected in the case, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said Friday. Police sought and arrested 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, who is Black, when they encountered him walk

The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a lifeline for the global economy, is in jeopardy

9/11 overshadows other major events of the past 25 years for many Americans, new poll finds

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Police investigate death of Tasia Fortune, found hanging from tree, as a homicide

Jackson, Mississippi, police are investigating the death of Tasia Fortune as a homicide after the 29-year-old Black woman was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, the city’s police chief said Tuesday.“Jackson Police Department has been investigating this case from day one as a homicide, until we hear otherwise from the medical examiner’s office,” Chief RaShall Brackney said at a city council meeting.Police had previously categorized the case as a “death pending investigation.”With the autopsy results pending, Fortune’s family is demanding answers and l

Iranian allies captured a strategic Red Sea island in a vital waterway. Here’s what to know

Iran-backed rebels in Yemen captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Friday, two Yemeni government sources told CNN, potentially expanding Tehran’s influence over another key global shipping route.A day earlier, the Houthi group captured the port town of Mocha as it sought to take control of the country’s Red Sea coast.The news sent shockwaves worldwide over the possible impact on shipping and oil prices, as well as the risk of a new front opening in the US-Iran war.Bab al-Mandeb is a chokepoint linking Asia and Europe via the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Although less

Supreme Court deals another blow to GOP hopes of capturing extra congressional seat

Fight over Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri returns to US Supreme Court

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US wins fifth straight women's FIBA World Cup title, beating France 97-79

Breanna Stewart had an American flag draped around her body as she soaked in the moment. The U.S. captain delivered again and the Americans continued their domination of international play, winning a fifth straight women's FIBA World Cup title with a 97-79 victory over France on Sunday. The Americans have won 36 straight World Cup games, dating to the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup, where they lost to Russia. “We are the standard,” said Stewart, who scored 22 points in the victory and earned MVP honors of the tournament for the second time. “U

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After 18 years in Baltimore, John Harbaugh faces his biggest challenge yet: Turning around the New York Giants

The start of the new NFL season always brings a few things that take getting used to. Perhaps one of the most head-turning sights will be walking the sidelines of MetLife Stadium during the first game on Sunday.John Harbaugh will be making his regular-season debut with the New York Giants that night in New Jersey in a divisional matchup vs. the Dallas Cowboys that could set the tone for both teams’ seasons. It’s bound to be a disarming sight: For the first time in 18 years, Harbaugh won’t be in the black-and-purple of the Baltimore Ravens.It’ll be a new home stadium, new colors, a bunc

Ukraine is fighting Russia anywhere it can – even in the deserts of Africa

Indonesia continues search for at least 129 missing after ferry capsizes, 6 bodies recovered

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up

The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without such a slowdown, Dario Amodei warned that within six to 12 months AI could be capable of leading a swarm of agents that could take over the entire internet. The warning comes as worries about AI grow inside and outside the industry and reports continue to emerge about increasingly powerful systems that solve problems beyond human capacity but could also go rogue and carry out other, more harmful tasks. The worries have

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US women in familiar place reaching semifinals of World Cup, joined by Germany, France and Spain

The U.S. put forth a dominant performance to reach the semifinals of the women's FIBA World Cup again. Spain awaits the Americans there. Host Germany and France will play in the other medal-round game Saturday. The gold- and bronze-medal games are Sunday. The Americans routed Hungary 108-56, which was the second-biggest margin of victory in the quarterfinals in World Cup history. The 108 points also was the most ever by a team in the quarterfinals. The U.S. also had 31 assists, which was the most in the knockout round as well. “We talked about just

CIA declassifies intel warnings to White House prior to 9/11 attack

Saudi oil pipeline shut down after attack triggers fires

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House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk

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Can the oil market survive a forever war with Iran?

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JD Vance embraces tricky role as Trump’s midterm messenger — and potential successor

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‘Theatrical’ litigation: Republican AGs fight for Trump voting rules that their election officials say they can’t implement

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Republican convention pays tribute to Charlie Kirk one year after his killing

Chants of "Charlie, Charlie" filled the air during President Donald Trump's midterm convention as Republicans honored Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA leader who was assassinated one year ago

Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction to Supreme Court

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Diesel costs more than $6 a gallon for the first time. Here’s how that affects you

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Inflation heated up last month, boosting the case for a Fed rate hike

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The AI boom and tariff uncertainty are pushing copper prices to record highs

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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