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If President Donald Trump is coming to the game, bet on the visiting team. You'll usually be in the money — at least if recent history holds. The New York Knicks, coming off two straight wins in the finals against the San Antonio Spurs, lost at home 115-111 on Monday night with Trump, a longtime fan of the Big Apple's NBA team, in a luxury suite at Madison Square Garden. He similarly may have had a jinxing role for MLB's Washington Nationals during his first term, when the home team lost Game 5 of the World Series to the Houston Astros 7-1. In Nov

It's not just the Knicks: Trump's attendance at big games often spells trouble for the home team

Ads in New York must now label AI-generated 'synthetic performers'

The Social Security trust fund will run dry in 2032 – what that means for retirees and workers who hope to retire

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Southern Poverty Law Center chair put on defensive during heated congressional hearing: ‘We don’t fund hate groups’

The Southern Poverty Law Center’s interim president and CEO faced tough questions from Republican lawmakers during a hearing Tuesday over the organization’s former program of running informants in racist groups.The hearing comes as the group faces criminal charges over the program, including allegations that it misused donor money to pay leaders in extremist groups and buy wood used in cross-burning events.“We don’t fund the KKK,” the SPLC’s interim president, Bryan Fair, told Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman after being pressed on the program repeatedly. “We don’t fund hate gro

Rising fuel prices hit US farms as Iran war drags on

ICE detention center in Texas flagged for missing records, medical failures and wasteful spending

SpaceX IPO demand is approaching four times oversubscribed, source says

Elon Musk's SpaceX has drawn more than $250 billion of investor demand for what stands to be the largest-ever IPO, said people familiar with the matter on Tuesday, dwarfing the $75 billion the firm is seeking to raise. The deal's oversubscription rate is running at three and a half to four times the planned offering size, sources said, which bankers and investors say is the latest sign that demand is strong, as Reuters reported on Friday. Long-only funds have put in what one source described as sizable orders. Musk briefly joined some Zoom meetings with potential investors, a source sai

Morgan Stanley 'wide awake' to acquisition opportunities, CEO says

Cuba's top envoy to US calls Trump's sanctions on Cuban leaders a 'pretext' for military action

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The Latest: In crucial Maine race, Platner seeks Senate seat after controversies

Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota will cast their ballots Tuesday in another day of primary elections in America, but much of the political world will be focused on Maine’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest. The results aren't in question. Neither Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins nor Democratic challenger Graham Platner faces serious opposition for their party’s nomination. And yet Tuesday marks an especially significant moment for Platner, the embattled veteran and oyster farmer, who's fighting to rebuild his credibility in a ca

Social Security retirement trust fund will run dry in 2032 unless Congress acts

Tens of millions of retirees and other Americans could see smaller monthly Social Security checks in six years if lawmakers don’t act to shore up the program’s finances, according to an annual report released Tuesday by Social Security’s trustees.Social Security’s retirement trust fund — which helps support payments to senior citizens and survivors of deceased workers — is expected to be exhausted in late 2032, which is one quarter earlier than previously forecast, according to the trustees. At that time, payroll tax revenue and other income sources will be able to cover only 78% o

Charlotte train stabbing federal case delayed over suspect’s mental competency

These teens are vying to win Trump’s civics contest. Some have mixed feelings about patriotism and the president

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Trump greeted with boos at NBA Finals in Madison Square Garden

Basketball fans greeted U.S. President Donald Trump with a chorus of loud boos on Monday, as the Republican became the first sitting U.S. president to attend the NBA Finals at Game 3 of the championship series between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.Attending as a guest of Knicks president James Dolan, Trump stood in a luxury box at Madison Square Garden, the self-styled "World's Most Famous Arena," smiling as the sell-out crowd jeered and booed when he appeared on the Jumbotron during the national anthem. "I thought it was amazing, actually," Trump told reporters as he prepared to

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Knicks coach on free throw disparity in Game 3: 'Never thought I’d see that in an NBA Finals game'

Knicks coach Mike Brown criticized the officiating in Game 3 of the NBA Finals after the San Antonio Spurs shot 24 free throws in the second half to New York's eight. “I never thought I’d see that in an NBA Finals game, and I saw it tonight,” Brown said. The Spurs won 115-111 on Monday night to cut the Knicks' lead in the series to 2-1. It was New York's first loss in 46 days, ending a 13-game postseason winning streak. Brown credited the Spurs for their performance and listed some things the Knicks did poorly. But he said the officiating made a

Trump says US 'must' respond after Iran shot down US Army helicopter near Strait of Hormuz

Ken Paxton's attorney in his impeachment trial endorses James Talarico in US Senate race

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Is this already the ‘World Cup of Chaos’?

Note: This is story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here.It’s now just two days to go until the start of the World Cup and it’s safe to say that things are heating up both on and off the pitch. While teams put the finishing touches to their preparations and hunker down into their camps across North America, we’ve seen somewhat predictable visa issues make headlines before a ball is even kicked.Visa issues precede the ‘World Cup of Chaos’And visas issues are where we’ll start today’s edition of T

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Serena returns: Williams makes a winning comeback in doubles at Queen's Club with Mboko

After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams showed she still has plenty of power to her game as she made a winning return at Queen’s Club on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Williams hit service winners of up to 120 mph and some ferocious winners as she teamed up with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko to win their opening doubles match at the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament. Williams and Mboko beat third-seeded duo Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6 (2), 6-2 in Williams’ first professional match since the 2022 U.S. Open.

UK, Canada, France and Norway announce coordinated sanctions over West Bank settler violence

Rescuers race to reach trapped after powerful quake in southern Philippines

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NASA reveals Artemis III crew that will take the next big step on its journey back to the moon

NASA on Tuesday revealed the four astronauts who will join the next Artemis mission — a key, two-week flight that will aim to test out various technologies considered vital to putting astronauts back on the surface of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.The crew, set to launch as soon as late 2027, includes three NASA astronauts — first-time space flier Andre Douglas, record-setting astronaut Frank Rubio, and veteran flier and test pilot Randy Bresnik — as well as Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano with the European Space Agency.Artemis III is designed to serve as a precursor

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Iran soccer body claims fans' tickets for World Cup games in the US have been revoked

Adding more turmoil to a chaotic World Cup buildup for Iran, the national soccer federation claimed Tuesday that FIFA revoked the ticket allocation for fans at the team’s three group-stage games in the United States. Each federation for the 48 teams taking part is entitled to receive and distribute 8% of stadium capacity for each of its games at the World Cup, adding up to several thousands of tickets per game. Those allocations typically went on sale to each team's most loyal fans soon after the tournament draw in December, when Iranians had alread

World Cup ref denied entry to the US was about to make history for Somalia

Murder or self-defense? Jury swiftly decides verdict in Texas track meet stabbing trial

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UK, Canada, France and Norway announce coordinated sanctions over West Bank settler violence

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Fact check: The average US gas price is higher today than during 91% of Biden’s presidency

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More swings for AI stocks drag Wall Street back on the roller coaster

Another sudden reversal for high-flying artificial-intelligence stocks sent Wall Street reeling

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Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center website branding

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Americans ‘don’t like the look of things’ and are growing more worried about their job and their finances

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More than $1 trillion in value gone in 8 months. What’s going on with bitcoin?

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OpenAI files for IPO, the latest in a stream of possible AI mega-sales

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A first test for Platner and other key races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Maine and beyond

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Federal judge voids Trump’s $100,000 fee requirement for H-1B visas

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Apple bets on overdue Siri fix to close AI gap

Apple on Monday rolled out a long-delayed overhaul of Siri, betting the

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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