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Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks amid int’l hopes dialogue with US will resume | US-Israel war on Iran News

Officials review efforts being made to reduce war escalation and create ‘appropriate conditions’ for dialogue, Qatar Foreign Ministry says. Qatar’s prime minister has held meetings in the Iranian capital, discussing key issues including the future of the Strait of Hormuz, amid international hopes that dialogue between the United States and Iran on ending the war…

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Parents who lost children to social media harms question Meta settlement | Social Media News

Oakland, California, the US – During the COVID-19 pandemic, Erin Popolo’s then-16-year-old daughter Emily took a job at a cafe near her home in Bridgewater, New Jersey, making pizza. Emily had always battled mental health issues, but when some classmates posted photos of her with an apron and hairnet on social media and began cyberbullying her,…

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Champions League draw: Arsenal to face Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in league phase as Man City and Aston Villa get PSG | Football News

Last season’s European finalists Arsenal will play Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in this year’s Champions League league phase. The Premier League champions will also face Borussia Dortmund and Napoli in their bid to finish in the top eight automatic places, having topped qualifying with a perfect record last term. Meanwhile, both Man City and…

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Trump running out of options to fix inflation, economic woes before election, experts say

WASHINGTON — With three months remaining until election day, there is now little the Trump administration can do to bring relief to Americans battered by years of stagnant wages and steep inflation before they hit the polls, experts say — complicating midterm campaigning for Republicans and sharpening the opportunity for Democrats to win back some control in…

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Trump might pause Blanche nomination as GOP senators object to IRS settlement

Washington — The high-stakes nomination of Todd Blanche to be attorney general has turned into a clash of wills between President Trump and two Senate Republicans whose political careers he claims credit for ending. After a vote on Blanche’s nomination was delayed over concerns raised by two lame-duck Republican senators, the president said Thursday he might put…

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‘We never intended to hurt her.’ Ransom notes offer new details in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case

Investigators on Friday released two notes apparently sent by the individuals who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie from her Tucson home in February. Federal and local law enforcement have worked for nearly six months to find Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, without success. For months, The Times and other outlets have released…

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Though California could be key to House control, it now has few battlegrounds

WASHINGTON — The nation is set to have its least competitive congressional election cycle in years by some measures, with California partly driving the shift. The redistricting carried out in California and nine other states since 2024 has left the nation with an unusually low number of truly competitive districts, narrowing the battle for U.S. House control…

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Anthropic’s Claude goes rogue and hacks three organizations during testing

Another leading artificial intelligence company unveiled details of its cutting-edge bot apparently going rogue. On Thursday, Anthropic said an internal investigation found that its Claude AI models gained unauthorized internet access and hacked three companies during testing. Just last week, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI announced that bots it was developing had escaped what was supposed to be…

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Western U.S. heat wave brings record temps, wildfire evacuations

Yet another heat wave scorched the Western United States on Saturday, bringing extreme heat warnings to Southern California and record temperatures in the Southwest and Montana. Wildfires erupted in the Pacific Northwest as the region faced an exceptionally rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” warning because of extremely dry conditions and strong winds. Phoenix reached 116 degrees…

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Will California voters ‘orphaned’ in top-two primary be strategic in November House races?

Esther Kim Varet has gotten a lot of questions recently from “depressed” liberals wondering whom they should vote for in November to represent them in the redrawn 40th Congressional District, which covers a large swath of inland Orange County and portions of San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The Democratic art gallery owner placed third in…

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GOP holdouts say they will back Blanche’s attorney general nomination

WASHINGTON — After experiencing some turbulence last week, Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general appears to be back on course. The acting attorney general released an order Sunday night officially declaring dead the nearly $1.8-billion so-called anti-weaponization fund that would have given payments to allies of President Trump. A separate press release also placed limits on…

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Trump set to visit L.A. for fundraiser. Attacking Newsom is on the agenda

WASHINGTON — President Trump will travel to Los Angeles on Tuesday and Las Vegas on Wednesday as part of a two-day West Coast trip aimed at highlighting his administration’s economic record ahead of the midterm elections, a White House official confirmed. In Los Angeles, Trump is scheduled to attend a Republican National Committee dinner at Trump National…

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California sues Trump to block latest tariffs, sharing of needy families’ data with ICE

California filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration Monday — one to block President Trump’s latest round of tariffs on international trading partners, the other to block his administration from sharing needy families’ personal data with immigration officials. California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, whose office brought the lawsuits alongside other Democrat-led states, said they were…

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Why related-party loans at issue in Mark Walter probe considered risky

The federal law enforcement probe into the financial affairs of the Dodgers’ controlling owner, Mark Walter, seems to focus on what looks like an obscure financial maneuver: related-party transactions. They are deals between entities with business or personal ties, including loans, sales and other transactions, that can have legitimate reasons but pose potential conflicts of…

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Primaries on the West Coast are complete. Here are November races to watch

WASHINGTON — Midterm battle lines have been drawn across the Western states, as attention turns to general election campaigning with three months until November’s election day. Washington state completed its primary Tuesday, the last mainland state west of the Rocky Mountains to do so. A national spotlight is on the state’s 3rd District, just over the border…

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Michigan Senate victory boosts progressives as Democrats wrestle with party’s direction

WASHINGTON — The narrow victory of progressive doctor Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s bitterly fought Democratic Senate primary sets up a defining test of the party’s progressive wing in one of the highest-stakes U.S. Senate contests of the midterms. Whether El-Sayed, a former public health official, can carry swing voters in a battleground state could both determine the…

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Records detail ICE medical claims before payment system collapsed

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s system for paying for detainee medical care has collapsed, records show, leaving a backlog of unpaid claims likely costing millions of dollars. With a new payment system still not in place, advocates for immigrant detainees fear some are going without necessary treatment as medical providers near a year without compensation….

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British authorities approve Paramount’s Warner Bros. deal

British regulators on Thursday cleared tech scion David Ellison’s $111-billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery — the latest international agency to find the blockbuster combination of TV channels and historic film studios wouldn’t dampen competition. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority and the government’s culture minister separately reviewed Paramount Skydance’s proposed Warner acquisition, which is…

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Tight vote on Blanche exposes deep skepticism of Trump’s Justice Department

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s choice for attorney general is facing a tight vote for confirmation in a Republican-controlled Senate nearly halfway through his second term, reflecting mounting doubts about his leadership of the Justice Department as bipartisan concerns over the weaponization of justice intensify. The confirmation of Todd Blanche hangs on the support of two Republicans who…

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Mexico sends troops to Michoacán after U.S. halts avocado imports

Mexico City  — Mexico is sending 1,500 more troops to the embattled state of Michoacán after the U.S. announced this week that it temporarily stopped inspecting avocados there over security concerns, disrupting exports of the fruit. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her government was doing everything in its power to improve security in Michoacán,…

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Cassidy says he supports Blanche for attorney general, likely paving way for confirmation

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, said Friday he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, likely delivering the decisive vote needed to push President Trump’s embattled nominee to oversee the Justice Department. Cassidy, who had expressed reservations about Blanche’s nomination, had been the last undecided Senate Republican, and his support all…

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Becerra, Hilton offer promises on AI, gas prices, healthcare — and contrasting views

Sacramento — The two candidates for California governor came to Sacramento on Tuesday offering policy agendas that were both sweeping and vague on details, with both warning of the dangers posed by their rival’s political party. Democrat Xavier Becerra vowed to lower healthcare costs for Californians and teased two new policies on energy and artificial intelligence. Republican…

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Wisconsin governor’s race deals upset to favored progressive in another key primary

WASHINGTON — In another major test of how far left Democratic voters in swing states are willing to go, moderate David Crowley narrowly defeated democratic socialist Francesca Hong to become the Democratic nominee for governor of Wisconsin. The surprise result in Tuesday’s primary — in a closely watched swing state seen as a possible bellwether of Democratic…

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How Democrats plan to rein in Trump should they win in November

WASHINGTON — Democrats seeking to retake control of Congress are planning broad investigations into President Trump and his family’s business dealings as part of an agenda focused on alleged corruption and economic harm, while keeping impeachment an option rather than an immediate priority. The strategy would use subpoenas, committee hearings, possible criminal referrals and the budget as…

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Shock gloves ICE plans to buy bring men to their knees

WASHINGTON  — Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to buy thousands of special gloves that would allow agents to administer electronic shocks — a tactic the gloves’ manufacturer describes as a nonlethal “soft empty hand” for controlling people. But videos posted by the manufacturer, Compliant Technologies of Richmond, Ky., show that the effects of the gloves are…

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Feds settle lawsuit with L.A. Sheriff’s Department over gun permits

The U.S. Department of Justice and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have agreed to settle a lawsuit over what federal prosecutors alleged last year was a pattern of delaying applications for permits to carry concealed firearms for “unreasonable” lengths of time. The Sheriff’s Department will “bring its procedures in line with the Supreme Court’s landmark…

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California regulators approve $34.5-billion Charter-Cox merger

California regulators have approved the sale of Cox Communications to cable giant Charter Communications — the final hurdle in a marathon review to clear the $34.5-billion cable consolidation. With Thursday’s sign-off by the California Public Utilities Commission, the mammoth merger is expected to close next week. The deal will make Charter’s Spectrum the dominant broadband…

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Court ruling narrows pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has largely ended a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients who marry U.S. citizens. President Trump tried, unsuccessfully, to end DACA during his first term. This week’s action reflects his administration’s ongoing focus on the Obama-era program that shields from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants, often referred to as Dreamers, who…

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Trump says USS Abraham Lincoln deployment ‘not nearly long enough’

Democratic lawmakers and military families are pressing the Pentagon for answers after reports emerged that thousands of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have endured food shortages, plumbing failures and severe fatigue during deployment that has stretched more than 260 days. The roughly 5,000-person crew, which left San Diego in November and has been stationed…

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Tata Power loses challenge to $490 mn arbitration award in Russia coal case | World News

Tata Power Co, one of India’s largest non-state power producers, lost a challenge to a $490 million arbitration award for violating an agreement with an investor to bid for a coal asset in Russia and denying it the opportunity to benefit.  The Singapore International Commercial Court rejected the Indian company’s challenge to the quantum of…

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World Service – Listen Live

On 7 January 2025, the Altadena and Pacific Palisades neighbourhoods of Los Angeles suffered two of the most destructive fires in the city’s history. Twenty-one people died and 15,000 buildings were destroyed over a combined area the size of Paris. The city is still reeling from the scale and intensity of the fires, and the…

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FK Jablonec 1 – 0 Rangers

Rangers crashed out of all European competition after a dismal display against Jablonec saw them fail to reach the Conference League. Leading 1-0 from the first leg at Ibrox last week, Derek McInnes’ side turned in a woeful performance in the Czech Republic which lacked creativity and invention, and it proved costly. A half-time reboot,…

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‘Coordination, not subordination’: Sheinbaum attacks U.S. ‘meddling’ in Mexico’s politics

MEXICO CITY  — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday vented long-simmering frustrations with the Trump administration, accusing Washington of “meddling” after the State Department revoked the visa of the son of her predecessor and mentor, ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The Mexican leader denounced as “political” an ongoing series of U.S. visa cancellations targeting prominent figures…

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E20 won’t be replaced by E10, BPCL says amid debate over older cars | Company News

Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL), India’s second largest fuel retailer, on Thursday said there is no decision to replace E20 petrol with E10, clarifying that the current debate is over whether older vehicles should have access to a lower-ethanol blend and how an additional grade of petrol could be supplied across India’s vast fuel-distribution network….

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England vs Pakistan: Joe Root’s side reduced to 248-9 in rain-affected first day of second Test at Lord’s | Cricket News

Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ali starred with the ball as Pakistan took advantage of overcast conditions at Lord’s to reduce England to 248-9 on day one of the second Test. A deluge of rain had postponed play until 12.20pm on Thursday afternoon, and much like the weather, England’s day got off to a dreary start,…

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PSG to face Barcelona, Man City and Villa in Champions League as draw made | Football News

Last season’s runners-up, Arsenal, will play the likes of Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Lille in the league phase. Published On 27 Aug 202627 Aug 2026 Two-time defending champions Paris Saint-Germain were handed meetings with Barcelona, Manchester City and Aston Villa, among their eight matches in the league phase of this season’s Champions League, when…

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Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup

Fashion startup Atorie announced Thursday a $9.5 million seed round with investors, including a16z speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures’ Jeremy Liew. Shoppers can visit the Atorie website and buy handbags or clothes made from the same material — and coming from the same factory — that manufacturers use in high-end goods. The items are…

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Mayer vs Cameron: Alycia Baumgardner turns reporter as Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron eye fight of the year | Boxing News

There was a pause from Mikaela Mayer, so too an emerging, ironic smile upon realisation as to who had asked the question. “Ohhh Alyciaa,” she said. Not a reporter named Alycia, but instead a familiar foe in former undisputed world champion Alycia Baumgardner, who had claimed a front row seat at Thursday’s press conference in…

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Galopin Des Champs retired: Owner Audrey Turley salutes ‘one of a kind’ Cheltenham Gold Cup hero | Racing News

Owner Audrey Turley paid a heartfelt tribute to Galopin Des Champs after the superstar chaser’s retirement was confirmed on Thursday. The Willie Mullins-trained 10-year-old will go down as one of the most popular National Hunt horses of recent times, with his haul of 12 Grade One victories including back-to-back Cheltenham Gold Cup wins in 2023…

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California backtracks on good-government policies in divided Trump era

Tired of budget stalemates, deficits and continuous acrimony in the state Capitol, California voters in 2010 started taking action to temper political gridlock and loosen the grip of entrenched special interests. They approved statewide ballot measures to create an independent congressional redistricting commission, taking that power away from self-interested Sacramento lawmakers, as well as a…

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OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI

Over a hundred tech companies — including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft — have signed an open letter urging both the private and public sectors to work together to defend themselves from AI-related cyber threats. The letter — which was also signed by prominent cyber firms like Crowdstrike, Okta, and Fortinet, as well as prominent…

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Google’s new Fitbit Air brings Pokémon Sleep to your wrist

Google is giving Pokémon fans a new reason to wear a Fitbit. The company announced Thursday a special-edition Fitbit Air that works with Pokémon Sleep, combining Fitbit’s health and fitness tracking and the sleep-focused Pokémon game. The announcement comes as Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Pokémon Sleep first launched in 2023, turning something…

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US Open draw: Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Arthur Fery, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff find out first-round opponents in New York | Tennis News

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are on for a US Open collision course following Thursday’s draw in New York, while Britain’s Arthur Fery has been handed a nightmare opening-round clash against Italian 13th seed Lorenzo Musetti. Defending champion Alcaraz will open his campaign against Roman Safiullin with a potential semi-final meeting with history-chasing Novak Djokovic….

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Tata Motors PV unveils Tata.cars as new customer-facing brand identity | Company News

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) on Thursday unveiled Tata.cars as its new customer-facing identity, giving its passenger vehicle business a distinct brand expression as the company enters what Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Shailesh Chandra described as its “next chapter”.   The new identity will progressively be visible across dealerships and showrooms, digital touchpoints,…

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Fashion startup Atoire raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup

Fashion startup Atoire announced Thursday a $9.5 million seed round with investors including a16z Speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures’ Jeremy Liew. Shoppers can visit the Atoire website and buy handbags or even clothes made from the same material — and coming from the same factory — that manufacturers high-end goods. The items are reasonably…

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Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer

Dr Mark Evans, the collections manager at BAS, recently spotted the fossil amongst thousands of specimens brought back from expeditions to Antarctica over the decades. “It’s only when you start thinking ‘what’s in this drawer’, that sometimes you come across something and you think, ‘Ah, this looks interesting’,” he said. The specimen was originally collected…

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