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This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years
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Barack Obama confronts the work that remains for Democrats — and for him

This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years
Investors brace for less predictable Fed as Warsh rewrites playbook
Barack Obama confronts the work that remains for Democrats — and for him

This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years

A few hundred feet from a McDonald’s and a strip mall, sandwiched between busy and polluted roads, a lush urban wetland is being built by an unusual and furry group of city residents: beavers.This corner of Ealing, a borough in West London, used to flood regularly during heavy rainstorms, with water sweeping into local streets and inundating the nearby Greenford tube station, part of the London Underground.To alleviate the problem, local authorities had considered a traditional engineering project, carving out an artificial reservoir using heavy machines and concrete. But then, a group of lo

Investors brace for less predictable Fed as Warsh rewrites playbook

Barack Obama confronts the work that remains for Democrats — and for him

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Israel in talks with US over continuing its Lebanon troop deployment, officials say

Israel is holding negotiations with the U.S. as it seeks to continue its deployment of troops in southern Lebanon, two Israeli officials including a senior Israeli official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Reuters on Thursday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks, made the comments a day after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim pact that calls for parties to ensure "the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon."Israel expanded its invasion of southern Lebanon after the Lebanese militia Hezbollah opened fire at Israel on Marc

Satellite observations detect 'urban pulse' of six global cities

Americans view Obama far more positively than Trump or Biden, CNN poll finds

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Average US gas price drops below $4 - barely

American gas stations are now charging less than $4 for a gallon of regular gas, dropping below that benchmark for the first time since March 30.The US national average dropped to $3.999 per gallon on Thursday, according to AAA, down nearly 3 cents from the day before. Indiana has the cheapest average price at $3.40, one of 28 states where the average price is below $4. GasBuddy, another tracking service, puts the price early Thursday at about $3.98, after falling below the $4 on Sunday.The milestone comes just as the Strait of Hormuz is set to reopen, part of an official memorandum of underst

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Nominee for DOJ watchdog says violence on January 6 wasn’t an ‘attack’ on the Capitol

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s internal watchdog office repeatedly refused in his confirmation hearing to use the word “attack” to describe the violence on January 6, 2021, that disrupted Congress’ election certification vote.“I don’t know if I would use the term ‘attack,’” Don Berthiaume, the nominee to be the DOJ inspector general, told senators on Wednesday. “I mean, we had activity outside the Capitol —protests and such — and there was violence on the Capitol grounds.”Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, had asked B

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Pastors for Trump founder withdraws from US House race after texting scandal

Pastors for Trump founder Jackson Lahmeyer on Wednesday announced he was ending his bid for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, one day after he was projected to advance to a runoff for the Republican nomination in the wake of a texting scandal.“After prayerful consideration with my wife, Kendra, and my team over the last twenty four hours, I’ve made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign for Congress,” Lahmeyer, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump ahead of Tuesday’s primary, said in a statement. “I do not want to be a distraction to my family, my church, and the g

An engineer marking his wedding anniversary, service members and Boeing employees are among the victims of B-52 bomber crash

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‘I am responsible.’ Takeaways from Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s sentencing hearing

About 33 years since he claimed his first victim, Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday as part of a court hearing that represented the end of a long road.The killings of primarily young female sex workers on Long Island, New York, took place between 1993 and 2010, and Heuermann was arrested in 2023 and earlier this year pleaded guilty to seven of the killings and admitted to an eighth.Family members of victims who had waited years to confront the killer stood up and spoke about their loved ones, their emotional and psychological chal

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Thwarted attack on UFC fight is another reason to build White House ballroom, Trump DOJ argues

As federal courts have looked skeptically at President Donald Trump’s assertion that he can construct a massive new ballroom at the White House without approval from lawmakers, he’s increasingly pointed to alleged attempts to harm him as a reason why the project should continue apace.The latest iteration of that argument came late Tuesday when a top political appointee at the Justice Department said a thwarted possible attack on the outdoor UFC fight held at the White House last weekend “demonstrates the compelling need” for the nearly 90,000-square foot event space.The ballroom’s �

There have been 4 major plane crashes in the US in 4 days. What is going on?

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Ukraine launches largest attack on Moscow since start of full-scale war

Ukraine has launched the largest drone offensive on Moscow of the full-scale war, in an attack that damaged a key oil refinery, caused fires, and sent debris raining down across the region.Air defenses shot down at least 194 drones bound for the Russian capital overnight into Thursday, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. That’s far higher than other days of heavy attacks in recent months, when drones only numbered in the double digits.The barrage was part of a larger Ukrainian attack over a broad swath of Russia, with air defenses intercepting 555 drones, according to the Russian Mini

Harry and Meghan to visit UK with family for the first time in 4 years, British media reports

Britain’s Prince Harry and his family will return to the United Kingdom for a visit next month, British media reported Wednesday.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to be accompanied by their two children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, in what would be their first trip to the UK as a family in four years, according to the BBC, the Telegraph and ITV News.Harry and his wife Meghan, who live in California, left the UK for North America in 2020 after stepping back from royal life, and have since been involved in a long-running, public falling out with his family.The Sussexes cited a

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Dinner at Versailles, alpine air and an Iran agreement: How Trump made it through another G7

For the first time in his two presidencies, Donald Trump attended a Group of 7 summit this week without blowing it up.Sure, he complained when the temperature of the meeting room was too warm. He joked, upon arriving an hour late to one session, that he was his fellow leaders’ boss. The summit’s host, French President Emmanuel Macron, was caught on a hot mic describing an al fresco first-night dinner with Trump as a “difficult discussion.”Yet Trump didn’t leave early, as he did last year in Canada, which was a baseline success for Macron, who had engineered the lakeside summit to ens

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Knicks accept invitation to visit White House after win, owner says

Knicks owner James Dolan said on Wednesday the New York basketball team has accepted an invitation to the White House following last week's championship win."We just did receive an invitation from the White House, which we accepted. We still have to figure out the details," Dolan said during an interview on WFAN Sports Radio.The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Dolan, who invited U.S. President Donald Trump to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals earlier this month, described the Republican as a friend of his.The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-

Luis Díaz sparks Colombia to a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan in its World Cup opener

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Federal Trade Commission sues leading transgender health group

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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