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Dorsey Launches Bitchat, Bluetooth Messaging App

7 hours ago7 hrs

UK, France Agree on 'One In, One Out' Channel Migration Deal

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U.S. President Trump hosted leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House on Wednesday for discussions focused on economic development, security, infrastructure, and democracy as the region faces significant U.S. aid cuts.

Trump Hosts Five African Leaders

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Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Order via Class Action

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Militia Group Targets US Weather Radars

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World

Thirty-one construction workers were safely rescued on Wednesday evening after the Los Angeles Effluent Outfall Tunnel Project partially collapsed in Wilmington at approximately 7:45 p.m.

31 Workers Rescued After LA Industrial Tunnel Collapse

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Trump Names Duffy Interim NASA Chief

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Von der Leyen Survives EU Parliament No-Confidence Vote

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New Zealand Bans Crypto ATMs, Caps Cash Transfers at $5,000

9 hours ago9 hrs

Trump Admin Subpoenas Harvard Over Foreign Student Records

6 hours ago6 hrs

Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday an open letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in which he threatened to impose a 50% tariff on all Brazilian exports to the U.S., separate from all sectoral tariffs, starting on Aug. 1.

Trump Threatens Brazil With 50% Tariff

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UK Faces Rising Threat From Iran, Parliamentary Watchdog Warns

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French Police Raid National Rally HQ

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Trump's Singapore Ambassador Pick Faces Scrutiny in Senate Hearing

12 hours ago12 hrs

Russia Hits Ukraine in Second Straight Night of Attacks

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Crime & justice

Six U.S. Secret Service agents have been suspended without pay for failures during the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, with suspensions ranging from 10 to 42 days, according to agency officials.

Secret Service Suspends 6 Agents Over Trump Assassination Attempt

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Pakistan Court Orders YouTube to Block 27 Journalist Channels

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European Court Rules Russia Responsible for MH17 Downing

18 hours ago18 hrs

North Korean Defector Files Lawsuit Against Kim Jong Un

10 hours ago10 hrs

US Sanctions UN Rapporteur Over Israel Criticism

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Health

Reform UK MP James McMurdock permanently left the party on Tuesday after initially suspending himself pending investigation into allegations about Covid-19 business loans totaling £70,000 ($95,160) taken through two companies during the pandemic.

Reform MP McMurdock Quits Party Over Covid Loan Questions

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Air India Crash: Probe Focuses on Boeing Jet's Fuel Switches

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India: At Least 11 Killed as Bridge Collapses in Gujarat

Trump's Agriculture Secretary: Medicaid Recipients Should Replace Deported Farmworkers

UK: NHS Pilots 'Sponge on String' Cancer Test in Pharmacies

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Science & technology

OpenAI is preparing to launch an AI-powered web browser in the coming weeks that will directly compete with Google Chrome, which currently holds over two-thirds of the global browser market with more than 3 billion users worldwide.

OpenAI Plans AI Browser Launch to Challenge Google Chrome

16 hours ago16 hours ago

Nvidia Becomes First Company to Hit $4 Trillion Market Cap

Germany Summons Chinese Ambassador After Military Aircraft Lasered Over Red Sea

Grok AI Chatbot Generates Antisemitic Content, Posts Deleted

AI Impersonator Targets Rubio, Contacts Foreign Ministers

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Social issues

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against California's Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation, alleging the state's policy allowing transgender athletes to compete on teams matching their gender identity violates Title IX, the 1972 federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education programs receiving federal funding.

DOJ Sues California Over Trans Athletes Policy

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SCOTUS Declines to Lift Hold on Florida Immigration Law

17 hours ago17 hrs

SCOTUS Lifts Lower Court Block on Federal Layoffs

T-Mobile Ends DEI Programs Amid FCC Deal Approval Push

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ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders Over Women's Rights

2 days ago2 days

Money

Shares of U.S. cereal-maker WK Kellogg soared by upwards of 50% after the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Italian confectioner Ferrero was in the final phases of a takeover deal.

Kellogg Shares Soar After Reports of Ferrero Takeover

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino Steps Down

Sunak Returns to Goldman Sachs as Senior Adviser

Trump Announces 50% Copper Tariff, Prices Hit Record High

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New Zealand Central Bank Holds Rates at 3.25%

Entertainment

Angélique Kidjo, the five-time Grammy-winning singer from Benin, has become the first Black African performer selected for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of the Class of 2026 honorees announced by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Angélique Kidjo Becomes First Black African Awarded Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

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AI Band Velvet Sundown Revealed as Elaborate Art Hoax

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Trump Visits 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center in Florida

Australia Cancels Kanye West's Visa Over Hitler Song

7 days ago7 days

Prosecutors Near End of Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial

Sports

A Spanish court sentenced Brazil's former head coach, Carlo Ancelotti, to one year in prison and fined him €386,000 for tax fraud during his first spell as Real Madrid manager. The Italian will not spend any time behind bars as sentences under two years for first-time offenders can be suspended under Spanish law.

Ancelotti Given Suspended Prison Sentence for Tax Fraud

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Red Bull Sacks Christian Horner After 20 Years as Team Principal

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Wimbledon Overhauls Electronic Line System After Malfunction

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Spanish Police: Jota Was Speeding in Fatal Crash

Trump Announces UFC Fight at White House for America's 250th

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Environment/energy

Solar power generated 22.1% of the European Union's electricity in June, marking the first time it became the largest electricity source, surpassing nuclear at 21.8% and wind at 15.8%, according to an analysis released by energy think tank Ember on Thursday.

Solar Power Becomes EU's Top Electricity Source for First Time

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Study: Dams Shifted Earth's Poles by 3.7 Feet Since 1835

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Study: Climate Change Tripled European Heat Wave Deaths

Flash Floods Kill 3 in New Mexico Mountain Village

Study: Melting Glaciers Could Trigger Volcanic Eruptions

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Military

Britain and France signed a declaration Thursday, amid President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the U.K., stating for the first time that their nuclear deterrents can be coordinated. Both nations pledged there is "no extreme threat to Europe that would not prompt a response by both nations."

UK, France Sign Historic Nuclear Coordination Agreement

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Report: Netanyahu Supports Plan to Build 'Humanitarian City' in Rafah

Report: Pentagon Contractors Received $2.4T Over Five Years

Russia Launches Record Drone Attack After Trump Criticizes Putin

Taiwan Launches Largest Military Drills Amid China Tensions

Culture

Researchers discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur fossil, dating back 209 million years to the late Triassic period, at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The seagull-sized flying reptile, named Eotephradactylus mcintireae, is one of the oldest pterosaur species found outside Europe.

Oldest North American Pterosaur Found in Arizona

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3,500-Year-Old Trading City Unearthed in Peru

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Actor Michael Madsen Dies Age 67

6 days ago6 days

Japan: Flights Canceled After Manga Doomsday Prediction

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Dalai Lama Confirms Successor Will Continue Buddhist Institution

Weather

More than 100 people have died following the flash floods that struck the Texas Hill Country early Friday morning, where the Guadalupe River surged more than 20 feet above normal levels after torrential rains dumped at least a foot of water in less than two hours.

Texas Floods Death Toll Passes 100

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Texas Floods Kill 82, 41 Still Missing

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Severe Storms Strike Texas, Northeast US

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Study: Ancient Forest Collapse Prolonged Earth's 'Great Dying' Extinction

5 days ago5 days

Europe Faces Record-Breaking Heatwave

Media

The Reuters X account, with over 25 million followers globally, was withheld in India from Saturday evening to Sunday evening. It displayed a message that the account had been blocked "in response to a legal demand."

India: Reuters X Account Restored After Brief Block

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Publishers File Antitrust Complaints Against Google AI Overviews

6 days ago6 days

NASA Partners With Netflix to Live-Stream Rocket Launches

Paramount Settles Trump's $20 Billion Lawsuit for $16 Million Over CBS Edit

Azerbaijan Arrests Russian State Journalists