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Some people in Ireland can’t wait for U.S. President Donald Trump’s weekend visit, with its tight security and political tensions, to be over. But one corner of the country has a lot of time for the president, whose Irish golf resort has brought jobs, tourists and the international spotlight to the village of Doonbeg on the country’s boggy, wind-lashed Atlantic coast. Even in Doonbeg, though, Trump has his opponents, who have staged protests and even enlisted tiny snails to try to block his golf course plans. Snails snag Trump's ballroom plan

An ambassador in Ljubljana, but not in London: Israel’s foreign policy shifts away from longstanding allies

Democrats eye a new tool to hold Trump accountable if they win the House

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Why Trump’s effort to build more refineries won’t lower gas prices

President Donald Trump wants to reverse the decades-long decline in the number of US refineries in operation, which he believes is key to lowering gas prices, and he recently called oil executives to the White House to make that push.“President Trump and his entire energy team will continue supporting reopening shuttered refineries, expanding the capacity of existing refineries, and constructing new refineries to lower prices and strengthen our national security,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told CNN.But more US refineries won’t bring down prices in the near term and aren’t

Iran reports commercial vessel struck in Strait of Hormuz

Swedish voters go to polls to choose a new parliament as hard right bids for role in government

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Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman. Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. They are often some of the most scrutinized but least understood voters, a blind spot that Thompson wants to fix. His mission led him to a Philadelphia barbershop one recent Friday night, where Th

Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia

Strike on Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz kills 1, Iranian media say

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Police say more arrests coming in death of Mississippi woman found hanging from tree

Mississippi police said Saturday they were still investigating the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month, a day after a man was arrested in connection with the killing. Loved ones also painted a picture of Fortune as a mother, athlete and woman of faith who they hoped would not solely be remembered for her horrific death. Additional arrests are expected in the case, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said Friday. Police sought and arrested 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, who is Black, when they encountered him walk

The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a lifeline for the global economy, is in jeopardy

A narrow waterway located at the mouth of the Red Sea between Yemen and Djibouti has provided an escape hatch for a sizeable chunk of the Middle East’s oil. That lifeline is now looking increasingly shaky.For weeks, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have threatened shipping in the Bab al-Mandeb strait, attempting to open a new front in the war between Tehran and Washington, now in its seventh month.In the past 48 hours, the Houthis have dramatically tightened their grip on the shipping route, capturing both the port city of Mocha and - according to Yemeni government sources - the strategic

9/11 overshadows other major events of the past 25 years for many Americans, new poll finds

Police investigate death of Tasia Fortune, found hanging from tree, as a homicide

Iranian allies captured a strategic Red Sea island in a vital waterway. Here’s what to know

Iran-backed rebels in Yemen captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Friday, two Yemeni government sources told CNN, potentially expanding Tehran’s influence over another key global shipping route.A day earlier, the Houthi group captured the port town of Mocha as it sought to take control of the country’s Red Sea coast.The news sent shockwaves worldwide over the possible impact on shipping and oil prices, as well as the risk of a new front opening in the US-Iran war.Bab al-Mandeb is a chokepoint linking Asia and Europe via the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Although less

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Supreme Court deals another blow to GOP hopes of capturing extra congressional seat

The Supreme Court sided with opponents of a Republican-friendly congressional map in Missouri on Thursday, rejecting a plan that could have given the GOP an extra seat in the House of Representatives.The order, issued without explanation and no noted dissent, will almost certainly mean the state will use a previous map that included six — rather than seven — winnable seats for the GOP.The one-paragraph decision will affect only a single seat, however, it is an unusual election-related loss for Republicans at the 6-3 conservative Supreme Court. And it undercuts President Donald Trump’s

Fight over Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri returns to US Supreme Court

Five killed in vehicles hit by Amazon cargo plane

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After 18 years in Baltimore, John Harbaugh faces his biggest challenge yet: Turning around the New York Giants

The start of the new NFL season always brings a few things that take getting used to. Perhaps one of the most head-turning sights will be walking the sidelines of MetLife Stadium during the first game on Sunday.John Harbaugh will be making his regular-season debut with the New York Giants that night in New Jersey in a divisional matchup vs. the Dallas Cowboys that could set the tone for both teams’ seasons. It’s bound to be a disarming sight: For the first time in 18 years, Harbaugh won’t be in the black-and-purple of the Baltimore Ravens.It’ll be a new home stadium, new colors, a bunc

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Ukraine is fighting Russia anywhere it can – even in the deserts of Africa

The conditions are grueling. Temperatures regularly soar above 110 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, then drop sharply overnight. Water is scarce and the dust and sand get everywhere. But at least they are working above ground. This elite group of Ukrainian drone operators has spent years hunting Russians from dugouts in Ukraine. They are still doing the same – but in the desert in northern Mali.Some 15 Ukrainian specialists have been deployed to the junta-led country in Africa’s Sahel region to assist local rebel forces who are fighting Russian troops – part of Kyiv’s mission to weak

Indonesia continues search for at least 129 missing after ferry capsizes, 6 bodies recovered

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up

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US women in familiar place reaching semifinals of World Cup, joined by Germany, France and Spain

The U.S. put forth a dominant performance to reach the semifinals of the women's FIBA World Cup again. Spain awaits the Americans there. Host Germany and France will play in the other medal-round game Saturday. The gold- and bronze-medal games are Sunday. The Americans routed Hungary 108-56, which was the second-biggest margin of victory in the quarterfinals in World Cup history. The 108 points also was the most ever by a team in the quarterfinals. The U.S. also had 31 assists, which was the most in the knockout round as well. “We talked about just

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CIA declassifies intel warnings to White House prior to 9/11 attack

The now-infamous warning to then-President Bill Clinton was tucked at the bottom of a presidential intelligence brief delivered on September 10, 1998: A group associated with al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden “may fly an explosive-packed airplane into a US city.”In the end, there were no explosives. Just four planes, two piloted into the World Trade Center in New York City, one into the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and one intended for the US Capitol that crash-landed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers heroically fought back against the terrorists.The CIA on Friday declassified and r

Saudi oil pipeline shut down after attack triggers fires

UK man pleads guilty to using online forum to encourage sexual assault of unconscious women

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Can the oil market survive a forever war with Iran?

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JD Vance embraces tricky role as Trump’s midterm messenger — and potential successor

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‘Theatrical’ litigation: Republican AGs fight for Trump voting rules that their election officials say they can’t implement

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Republican convention pays tribute to Charlie Kirk one year after his killing

Chants of "Charlie, Charlie" filled the air during President Donald Trump's midterm convention as Republicans honored Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA leader who was assassinated one year ago

Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction to Supreme Court

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Diesel costs more than $6 a gallon for the first time. Here’s how that affects you

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Inflation heated up last month, boosting the case for a Fed rate hike

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The AI boom and tariff uncertainty are pushing copper prices to record highs

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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