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US get World Cup prayer as Pope Leo roots for the home team

Pope Leo may have traded his life in Chicago for the ornate apartments at the Vatican's apostolic palace, but he still plans to root for his old national team at the World Cup this month.Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, told a journalist aboard his flight from Rome to Madrid on Saturday that he will be supporting the U.S. soccer team when the 48-team tournament starts on Thursday."I would certainly support the U.S.," said the pontiff. "I don't know how many games I'll be able to see but I wish them all the best."The U.S., who are co-hosting the tournament with Canada

Israeli strike in Gaza kills seven people, including two women, medics say

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Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress as midterm pressures build

Donald Trump is facing widening opposition within his own party as Republican lawmakers in Congress, long reluctant to defy him, are showing a greater willingness to break ranks with the U.S. president.Just over the past week, multiple factions of Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives have stepped forward to rebuke his war against Iran, reject $1 billion in funding tied to his White House ballroom, force a retreat on his $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund and block his legislation on domestic spying. The House also defied Trump by passing a bill on Thursday to provide ai

Armenia arrests six candidates for pro-Russian opposition day before vote

The World Cup poses an unprecedented security challenge at a fraught moment. Is the US ready?

Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels

The upcoming Colombian presidential election between Sen. Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, whom U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed, is shaping up as a stark choice that could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and the rights of Indigenous communities. The June 21 runoff comes at a pivotal moment for Colombia, which under Petro emerged as one of the world’s most vocal advocates for protecting the Amazon and transitioning away from oil, gas and coal, the main drivers of climate change.

Divisions, migration and Bad Bunny. What Pope Leo’s Spain visit tells us about his priorities

Israeli soldiers open fire on car in West Bank, killing 7-month-old baby

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Three remaining '60 Minutes' correspondents say they are staying

The three remaining “60 Minutes” correspondents told colleagues Friday that they will stay with the embattled newsmagazine for one stark reason: “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.”Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim wrote in a joint memo that they were heartbroken over the recent firings of their colleagues but will return for Season 59, which begins airing in September, and “try to repair and preserve” the reputation of the show.“If we can continue doing the work that made this show what it is — committing acts of independent, fearless journalism and storyt

Democrat Xavier Becerra will advance to November election in California governor’s race, CNN projects

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, will advance to the November election in California’s governor’s race, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. It’s not yet clear who he’ll face.Becerra’s advancement guarantees a Democrat will be in the general election after some feared that their wide field of candidates would split the vote, allowing Republicans to lock them out of the general election.Becerra thanked his supporters and volunteers following his projected win Friday night.“I’m so humbled and honored to be moving on to the general election to become

In a visit to farm country, Trump extols ‘beautiful fountains’ back in Washington

Second Texas screwworm case confirmed as outbreak fears grow

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FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memo

Several FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic “violent extremists” were fired Friday, according to their lawyer, the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of its director Kash Patel. The fired employees included four intelligence analysts and a supervisory analyst. The FBI declined to comment. “This action is manifestly unjust, completely unsupported by the facts, and subverts standard FBI policy and procedure,” their lawyer, David Laufman, said in a statement. “These individuals deserved

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DOJ sends prosecutor to observe LA ballot counting amid Trump’s baseless ‘cheating’ claims

The Justice Department sent one of its attorneys to observe ballot processing in Los Angeles Friday morning, the county’s elections office told CNN, after President Donald Trump claimed earlier this week the US Attorney’s office there was investigating the vote counting.A spokesperson for the county registrar-recorder said “our office was notified late yesterday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office would send an Assistant U.S. Attorney to the Ballot Processing Center to observe ballot processing activities.”“The individual arrived this morning, was provided an overview of the public obs

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Trump administration puts in writing to courts that the $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead

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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam title

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15. At 19, she’s a Grand Slam champion. The eighth-ranked Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska by 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final on Saturday. Andreeva became the youngest player to win the women’s singles title since Monica Seles, who was 18 when she landed her third straight French Open in 1992. “You’re so young and talented. It’s so annoying,” Chwalinska told Andreeva during the awards ceremony. When Andree

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Divisions, migration and Bad Bunny. What Pope Leo’s Spain visit tells us about his priorities

Pope Leo XIV urged against division and said the world is crying out for peace as he gave a speech after arriving in Spain on Saturday for the first major European trip of his pontificate.“Our age, seemingly shaken by terrible imbalances and conflicts, cries out from its depths for peace,” the pontiff said, in an address in front of King Felipe VI at the Royal Palace in Madrid.The message of peace, he said, “at present unfortunately strikes some as naïve and others as confrontational.” It is, however, welcomed by those “who do not shut themselves off in preconceived ideologies, but

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The family of a missing US college student has begun its own search in Japan. Here’s a timeline of key moments in the case

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Pope urges leaders to temper divisions at start of Spain trip

Pope Leo on Saturday urged global leaders to avoid dividing their electorates with "sterile simplifications" to gain popularity and called on them to listen to the world's cries for peace, in a forceful speech opening a week-long tour of Spain.Leo, who has angered U.S. President Donald Trump by criticising his anti-immigration policies and the Iran war, will meet homeless people in Madrid and migrants in the Canary Islands during a visit he has said he hopes will set an example to the world about respecting "every human being.""Today, the temptation to gain popularity by fanning the flames of

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Trump’s proposed 250-foot ‘triumphal arch’ likely poses no risk to aviation, FAA says

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot “triumphal arch” less than two miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport would likely pose no risks to air travel but recommended red obstruction lights be added.The FAA released a feasibility study concluding that the arch would have “no significant adverse effect on airspace and visual/instrument procedures” at Reagan National, one of the busiest airports in the nation just outside of Washington, DC. However, evaluators determined that because of how tall Trump wants to build th

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian baby, wound his parents in West Bank

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Divisions, migration and Bad Bunny. What Pope Leo’s Spain visit tells us about his priorities

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US strikes Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up

U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the

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Pope urges leaders to temper divisions at start of Spain trip

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Israeli soldiers open fire on car in West Bank, killing 7-month-old baby

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‘What else do we have?’ Maine Democrats signal they’ll stick with Graham Platner, some with regret

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Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to general election in race for California governor

Democrat Xavier Becerra has advanced to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an experienced choice to lead the nation’s most populous state

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Trump's UFC fight at White House combines punches and politics

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Iran using Lebanon as bargaining chip in US talks, Lebanese president says

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining

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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