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Good news for job seekers: The number of available positions in the United States increased for the second month in a row.New data Tuesday showed that the estimated number of job openings ticked higher in May to nearly 7.6 million, from 7.59 million, setting a fresh two-year high in the process, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.Economists had expected the number of job openings to drop nearly 10% in May to around 6.975 million and that the jump in openings in April was likely an overstatement of labor demand.Other measurements of the

US job openings were much higher than expected in May, shrugging off uncertainty from Iran war

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Job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May; U.S. labor market proves resilient

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Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela quakes

Aid groups warned Tuesday that Venezuela's fragile healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged and understaffed hospitals overwhelmed by the injured and deteriorating conditions in the disaster zone causing infectious diseases to spread. The scores of international and domestic teams across Venezuela remain focused on the search for survivors, with the government death toll surpassing 1,700 and new bodies still being hauled out from the rubble. But a humanitarian crisis is already unfolding among the li

BlackRock cools on emerging markets, sees value in euro government debt

U.S. approach to regulation of AI is problematic, Sixth Street's Chavez says

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Wall St subdued at open on final trading day of strong quarter

Wall Street's main indexes opened flat on Tuesday, the final trading day of a quarter that saw equities post the biggest gains in years.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 14.6 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 52,168.18. The S&P 500 fell 0.8 points, or 0.01%, at the open to 7,441.27, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 4.3 points, or 0.02%, to 25,824.474. (Reporting by Niket Nishant and Avinash P in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet Das)

Inflation cools in biggest euro economies, easing rate hike urgency

Regional framework could be set up to monitor rapidly shrinking Caspian Sea, Azerbaijani official says

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The next test of the democratic socialist movement and other key races to watch in Colorado’s primaries

Democratic rifts over ideology, generation change and how best to take on President Donald Trump will be on display Tuesday in Colorado, as voters settle primaries for governor and a key House race, weigh ousting two mainstays of the state’s Democratic landscape and more.Two-term Gov. Jared Polis is term-limited, and his decision to reduce the prison sentence of convicted election denier Tina Peters at Trump’s urging has angered many Democrats in the state.The race to replace him has been shaped largely by voters’ views on how their state’s chief executive should take on the president.

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How Trump chose a former Oklahoma state trooper to lead ICE — and handed Markwayne Mullin a win

After an occasionally rocky start in his new post, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin won an internal debate when President Donald Trump announced he was nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, five sources familiar with the dynamic told CNN.The federal agency, which falls under DHS, is charged with carrying out Trump’s pledge of mass deportations; if confirmed, Schroyer would lead that task as the administration tries to deliver unprecedented results. He’d be charged with increasing immigration arrests and ramping

The Latest: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s restrictions

Ford to recall over 741,000 US vehicles due to park system issue, NHTSA says

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US Supreme Court to issue final rulings of term on Tuesday

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to issue the final rulings of its nine-month term on Tuesday, including cases involving President Donald Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship, a Republican challenge to campaign finance limits and a dispute involving a crackdown by states on transgender athletes. (Reporting by John Kruzel; Editing by Will Dunham)

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Trump posts apparent AI-generated image of large, golden eagle affixed to Truman Balcony

President Donald Trump Monday evening posted what appeared to be an AI-generated image of a large, golden eagle affixed to the Truman Balcony of the White House.“A Golden Gift to the White House for its 250th Birthday Year!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, alongside the image of the bald eagle with its wings spanning the balcony and a stars and stripes shield.The White House then shared Trump’s post on its official account on X.But the image does not appear to be a real photograph, based on small differences between the railing of the balcony in the picture and the real-life Truman Balcony.

Alligators injure three, one fatally, in string of attacks in Florida

Republican Tom Kean Jr. said he was treated for depression during absence from Congress

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Supreme Court lets states ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams

(CNN) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that states may bar transgender students from playing on girls sports teams, delivering the latest in a series of legal defeats to trans Americans amid a political backlash in conservative states that has accelerated at a dramatic pace in recent years.The court was 6-3 along ideological lines on the issue of whether the Constitution bars the states from banning transgender sports. However, the court’s liberals were in the majority on a separate question of whether the state bans were barred by a federal law.The decision in the court’s most cl

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Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal

Top U.S. envoys who have arrived in Doha will not hold a high-level meeting with Iran, a Qatari official said on Tuesday, casting doubt on the progress of efforts to bring a lasting halt to the Iran war and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Instead, there will be technical talks this week on issues including regional security that could later be elevated to senior level, Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari told a media briefing. The arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff in Doha on Tuesday followed exchanges of fire over t

US Supreme Court clears way for transgender sports bans

Indonesia's Makarim, Gojek founder and former minister, found guilty of graft

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Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow, hitting a satellite center and killing a baby

Ukraine said on Tuesday it hit one of Russia’s largest satellite communication centers for the second time in just over a week, as Kyiv ramps up long-range drone attacks to pressure the Kremlin to end its four-year-old war.The Dubna Satellite Communications Centre to the north of Moscow, some 500 km (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border, is used for intelligence gathering and the coordination of Russia’s armed forces fighting in Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky said.Russia hasn’t confirmed the Dubna communication center was struck, but the governor of the Moscow region Andrey Vorobyo

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Supreme Court to rule on Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship

The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Tuesday on whether to let President Donald Trump restrict birthright citizenship in the United States — one of the top priorities in his crackdown on immigration — in a case involving a right that had long been woven into the fabric of American society.A lower court blocked Trump's executive order directing U.S. agencies not to recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States if neither parent is an American citizen or legal permanent resident, also called a "green card" holder.Tuesday is the final day of rulings for the court's curr

The smell of death lingers in Venezuela’s ruined streets as overwhelmed hospitals race to save lives

“We’re not prepared”: As Venezuela shakes, years of mismanagement come into focus

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Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s decisions expanding Trump’s firing power but preserving Fed for now

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FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr.

The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The agency posted meeting materials online Monday

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The Supreme Court handed Trump an election case defeat. Is a bigger win for him coming?

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New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will be opened from Oval Office for launch of Trump Accounts

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‘Leave or return in a coffin’: The threat driving migrants out of South Africa

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Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican appeal to enforce Arizona voting laws

The Supreme Court says it will consider Arizona voting laws passed in the wake of the 2020 election that impose proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and regular purging of state voter rolls

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Korea taps Samsung, SK Hynix in $576 billion AI-chip drive to cement global leadership

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Capricious, violent, arbitrary: Venezuela's twin quakes

I was lying on my bed, thinking about watching the Brazil soccer game — I can't even remember who they were playing — when the bedframe

Comcast plans to split into two public companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky

Comcast is planning to split itself into two separate publicly traded companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky

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Medicare will start covering weight-loss drugs on July 1 for the first time. Here’s what you need to know

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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