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■ Trump's Orbit
Trump urges Democrats and ‘unpatriotic Republicans’ to ‘sit back and relax’ over Iran war talks
Ex-Trump aide says president ‘punched farmers in the mouth’ and GOP should be worried
Trump is taking a wrecking ball to U.S. alliances around the world, opinion
Trump’s Trade Chief Takes a Globalist Victory Lap on tariffs
Mike Pence breaks with Trump over ‘deeply offensive’ DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
■ Decision 2028
Pro-Trump candidate takes lead in Colombia’s presidential race with promise of crime crackdown
Bernie Sanders: A.I. belongs to the people, not to billionaires (Op-Ed)
Who’s leading the wide-open 2028 Democratic presidential field?
D.C. Progressives’ Great Socialist Hope for mayor
Beshear: ‘Texas is in play’ for Democrats after Paxton nomination
■ Elections 2026
Election interference scandal uncovered in two major California hubs
Controversy swirls around Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s explicit texts
Schumer says Democrats will force Senate votes to block Trump’s DOJ ‘lawfare’ fund
Pro-Trump candidate takes lead in Colombia’s presidential race with promise of crime crackdown
■ DOJ Watch
Losing Trust in Justice Dept., judges call out its lawyers’ behavior
Trump DOJ wants noisy-sex judge to pull out of Ga. election case
Judge demands answers on Trump’s collusive IRS deal
Ex-F.B.I. officials form new group to help agents grapple with Patel’s changes
DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund gets more backlash as it gets tangled in court
■ Crime
Atlanta train passenger stabbed 20 times by homeless thug in random MARTA attack
Texas teen who raked in $600K in donations after stabbing football star faces trial
North Carolina police officer fired after video shows him punching woman during arrest
Lab worker who vanished last year found dead in New Mexico national forest
■ Curious & Odd
FIRST FLOATING MEGACITY: Nearly a mile long and 80,000 on board
Traveler used AirTag to prove airline lied about lost luggage
India’s ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ goes viral, rattling Modi
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■ Middle East
Iran attacks damaged 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show
U.S. strikes Iran military sites as Kuwait hit by drone and missile fire
Tehran suspends talks with U.S. over Israeli attacks in Lebanon
Iran says contradictory US positions, Israeli attacks on Lebanon delaying diplomacy
Trump tells critics to ‘sit back and relax’ as Iran claims to target US base
■ Russia-Ukraine
Russia finance officials tell Putin war spending is unaffordable
Zelenskyy says government has evidence Russia is abducting Ukrainian kids to fight in war
France intercepts Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker in Atlantic with UK help
Putin orders PM and FSB to ensure key services during mobile internet shutdowns
■ Economy
Americans’ financial literacy slumps to a 10-year low
U.S. manufacturers extend best hot streak since 2022, but leaders aren’t happy
Fed’s Powell warns that politicizing the Fed would cost public trust
House prices fall as Iran war drives up mortgage rates (UK)
Global oil prices jump 5% to above $95 a barrel after Strait of Hormuz closure
■ Business
Berkshire Hathaway finds use for 2% of cash pile with $8.5B home-builder deal
ServiceNow, Adobe stocks jump as Nvidia’s new AI chip sparks software rally
People Inc. offers to buy rest of MGM Resorts, valuing company at $12.4 billion
Whey Protein Is Running Out as Food Companies Put It in Everything
Americans’ financial literacy slumps to a 10-year low
■ Media & Power
UK Blocks Entry to Left-Wing Commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker Over ‘Antisemitism’ (moved from Top News)
Bill Gates’ Carefully Built Public Image Faces New Scrutiny
■ Ebola 2026
Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears
Brazil investigates possible Ebola cases amid scramble to contain outbreak
WHO chief to meet Congo president, as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected for months
More than 40 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda
Five patients recover from Ebola in DR Congo and leave hospital
■ Climate
Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study
How could El Nino reshape tropical storms around the world this year?
Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl dies in North Yorkshire
Severe tropical storm off Japan disrupts flights and ferries
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■ AI & Tech
OpenAI sued by Florida’s Attorney General over AI harms
China aims A.I. at predicting who could pose a political risk
Nvidia Bets on AI Personal Computers With New ‘Superchip’ Powering Windows Laptops (moved from Top News)
DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to access as traffic booms
Can hackers pull your fingerprints from photos on social media? Experts explain.
SoftBank announces €75 bln AI data center plan in France
New Hack? Standard Wi-Fi Routers Can Scan Your Body to Identify You
Our Tech Overlords’ Plan for Conscious AI to Conquer the Cosmos
■ World (Global Affairs)
Fringe to Mainstream: The Movement to Split Alberta From Canada Gets Its Moment
Coups and crises shake African democracy
People ‘panicking’ as Ghana passes sweeping law criminalising LGBTQ+ activity
■ Sports
BREAKING: Browns trade Myles Garrett to Rams in blockbuster deal that includes 2024 DROY Jared Verse (New)
Serena Williams confirms shocking comeback at 44 years old
Ball State DB Gavin Yates-Lyons dies at 18 after shooting
MLB Owners Just Proposed a Salary Cap. It Could Cost Them an Entire Season.
Ball State DB Gavin Yates-Lyons dies at 18 after shooting
■ Entertainment
‘Euphoria’ creator Sam Levinson defends killing off Zendaya’s character Rue in series finale
Clint Eastwood Turns 96 as Son Kyle Says the Legendary Director Has ‘Retired’
Sydney Sweeney mocks critics, ditches top to celebrate ‘Euphoria’ finale
■ Health & Science
New desalination system turns seawater into drinking water and useful salts – including lithium
Daily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients (Breakthrough)
A personalized vaccine for melanoma cut the risk of cancer returning after five years
Yoga can reduce anxiety and insomnia for people living with cancer, study finds
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