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TRUMP, AI, ANTHROPIC, IRAN
Key leaders sound the alarm on AI. And, Iran-Gulf diplomacy hits a setback
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NEW, TRUMP, MAMDANI, WELFARE
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is suing President Donald Trump's administration over plans to expand federal authority to deny visa and green card applications based on welfare status.
The lawsuit, filed jointly with NY Attorney General Letitia James,
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TRUMP, CARNEY, VANCE, INVESTORS
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting some of the world’s biggest investors as he tries to reduce Canada’s economic dependence on the United States during an escalating trade war with President Donald Trump
Carney pitches Canada to global investors
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MACKLEMORE, ED, SHEERAN, TOUR
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Robert Kraft extended an unexpected olive branch to Macklemore after the rapper claimed the Jewish businessman was the reason he was booted from Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour.
The New England Patriots owner, 85,
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TRUMP, MAIL, SUPREME, COURT
An election worker moves boxed tallied vote-by-mail ballots to be stored at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in May.
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CHIEFS, BRONCOS, CODE, PROMO
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, HARRIS, KAMALA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) told CNN he will not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race.
Newsom made the comment during a fly-fishing outing in Montana with CNN’s Jake Tapper, as part of an ongoing series that
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MCCONNELL, MITCH, RETURNS, SENATE
On Monday, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) returned to the Senate floor and cast his first vote since being hospitalized in June after a fall in his D.C. home. McConnell's staff reported that he had contracted pneumonia and was subsequently placed in a rehabilitation
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Donald Trump speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention on September 9, 2026, in Dallas, Texas. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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EL, SAYED, ABDUL, CHRISTIANITY
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Michigan’s progressive Democratic Senate nominee, while sitting atop an organization with ties to an alleged terrorist group, once protested an event where a trio of “ex-terrorists” discussed their conversion
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BANK, IRAN, SANCTIONS, OUTCAST
A photo shows an exterior view of a branch of Russia's VTB Bank, on May 23, 2023 in Tehran, Iran.
The Treasury Department on Monday announced new sanctions on Russia's state-controlled VTB Bank as part of its effort to economically isolate Iran by targeting
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CENTER, KENNEDY, TRUMP, FINANCIAL
Kennedy Center board says venue could close soon due to financial woes
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AI, CEO, ANTHROPIC, LARGEST
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities
FILE - Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum
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CLANCY, LINDSAY, JUROR, WOMEN
One of the 11 jurors who wanted to find Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy not criminally responsible for killing her three children said the panel viewed the case as a chance to make things "better for other women" and families — a thought process that one
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STRAIT, STATES, GULF, IRAN
We are less than two months out from the midterm election and the Iran War is still raging on. And with it, higher gas prices for Americans.
Gulf States have called off a meeting to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a consequential development in the aftermath
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CARGO, AMAZON, PLANE, CRASH
E-commerce giant Amazon says it is suspending work with the firm that operated a cargo plane that was involved in a fatal crash in Miami this month.
"After the tragic incident last weekend, we've spent time supporting the investigation and reviewing some of
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TALARICO, CHILDREN, DRAG, WORKS
Democrat Texas Senate candidate James Talarico just keeps adding to his pile of "weird" comments and actions.
He just added another one that has people's eyebrows going up. He was asked something by a man who came up to him at an event.
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TRUMP, CONSPIRACY, GRAND, BRENNAN
Ex-CIA chief issued subpoena in Trump 'grand conspiracy' investigation, lawyer says
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WASHINGTON — Former CIA Director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify before a Florida grand jury in a Justice Department
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MACKIE, BOB, LEGENDARY, DESIGNER
Bob Mackie, who designed dazzling costumes for stars including Cher, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton and Elton John has died, aged 87.
The US fashion designer, known as the "Sultan of Sequins" for his sparkling creations, won a Tony Award, nine Emmys and received
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CRASH, CAR, CALIFORNIA, MCLAREN
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A California car fanatic and a Hooters calendar girl from Florida had been on a first date when they died in a horrific fireball crash, her family has revealed.
James Wehr, 27, and Alexis “Lexi” Kramer, 22,
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MIAMI, CONSTRUCTION, HOSPITALIZED, CRANE
Officials say four people were hospitalized after a crane collapsed at a Miami construction site
MIAMI -- Four people were hospitalized after a crane collapsed at a Miami construction site Monday morning, officials said.
The collapse occurred shortly after
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POSTS, CARNEGIE, PROFESSOR, MELLON
Carnegie Mellon University says it is reviewing "hostile and threatening social media posts" by professor Uju Anya after she invoked "Kirkmas" and "Kirk Mubarak" around the first anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Kirk, founder of Turning Point
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RED, EMMYS, CARPET, 2026
Television was shining a little brighter as Hollywood’s biggest stars stepped out for a night of celebration.
The Television Academy is honoring the year’s most acclaimed shows and performances at the 78th Emmy Awards Monday night at the Peacock Theater
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TOLD, HARRIS, DROPPED, DEM
Lindy Li, a former Democratic fundraiser who switched party affiliation over unheeded warning signs about President Joe Biden's decline in the 2024 election, believes Kamala Harris was setting herself up to poach Biden’s donors just days before he dropped
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