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Laura Loomer meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine after major reversal on the war

Laura Loomer, an ardent ally of President Donald Trump with a reputation for incendiary social media commentary, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday after a dramatic turnaround on the war that could have political reverberations back in Washington. Loomer had spent years minimizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine and amplifying Russian propaganda to her nearly two million followers. This week she had a change of heart. “Just experienced my first air raid in Ukraine. Sirens blaring. This is everyday for every Ukrainian," Loomer wrote on X. �

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More Amazon and gig workers are turning to SNAP and Medicaid to make ends meet, study finds

A growing number of Amazon and gig economy workers earn so little that they rely on public assistance to put food on the table and obtain health coverage, a Government Accountability Office study released Wednesday found.The number of Amazon employees receiving food stamps and Medicaid in September nearly tripled since the GAO’s previous report in 2020, according to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who requested both analyses. Nearly 12,350 Amazon staffers were enrolled in food stamps and nearly 11,350 were covered by Medicaid in the states GAO examined.Meanwhile, rideshare and food delivery com

Fate of ICC chief prosecutor heads to unprecedented vote as US sanctions keep him out of New York

‘Up in smoke’: Attacks on ‘Russia’s Amazon’ bring Putin’s war closer to home

Anthropic mulls mandatory employee stock trading plans after IPO, The Information reports

Anthropic is considering requiring rank-and-file employees to sell stock through preset trading plans after it goes public to avoid insider-trading concerns, The Information reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.The Claude code creator and rival OpenAI are racing to go public as investor appetite for artificial intelligence fuels soaring valuations and companies compete to set the benchmark for valuing frontier AI firms. • All Anthropic employees might have to use 10b5-1 trading plans, which require stock sales according to preset schedules and are typically used o

US Justice Department streamlines merger review process

US House votes to halt Iran war, in another symbolic rebuke of Trump

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The number of Americans filing for unemployment is the lowest since 1969

New applications for unemployment benefits haven’t been this low since 1969, fresh data showed Thursday.The number of first-time filings for unemployment benefits tumbled last week by 22,000 to an estimated 187,000 claims, marking the lowest seasonally adjusted tally since September 1969, according to the Department of Labor.Jobless claims data can be highly volatile and is frequently revised (the latest number, for example, could be reflecting summer maintenance shutdowns at auto plants); however, it also can provide a timelier snapshot of shifts occurring in the labor market, which has see

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An independent autopsy couldn’t determine how Nolan Wells died. Here’s what experts say could happen next

An independent autopsy could not determine why a Mississippi teenager was found dead in waters off the Mississippi coast after a Fourth of July boating trip with friends. But the keenly awaited results of a state autopsy conducted earlier this month could lend some clues.An independent pathologist described Nolan Wells’ manner of death as undetermined pending further investigation, a preliminary autopsy report released Wednesday said.The 18-year-old’s body was found along the shoreline of Horn Island on July 6, when local officials said it appeared to be an accidental drowning and no foul

House rebukes Trump in vote to restrict his Iran war powers

Orioles halt Red Sox's franchise record-tying 15 game win streak with 5-1 win to split twinbill

‘Got to be kidding me’: GOP officials pan Trump’s claims of shocking new election threats

Four days after President Donald Trump declared that his administration uncovered “shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure,” dozens of state election officials from across the country gathered in Boston.But they weren’t there for an emergency summit to tackle the supposed crisis, even though the midterm elections are only 15 weeks away.Instead, these election officials from 37 states met for a long-scheduled professional conference that struck a strikingly business-as-usual tone. In fact, Trump and his primetime address hardly came up.In interviews with CNN, more than a d

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Police fatally shoot man in Wisconsin who officials say was armed with knife

A man was shot and killed in a struggle with police officers Wednesday in Madison, Wisconsin, after officials say he pulled out a knife and injured an officer – a confrontation that has sparked outcry from protesters in a city that has previously been rocked by anger over police-involved shootings.The man killed was in his 30s, according to Madison Police Chief John Patterson, and his name has not been released. The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing the shooting, which happened less than two miles from the state Capitol.“There must be trans

Fatal police shooting of man officials say was armed with knife prompts protests in city with troubled use-of-force history

Secret Service agent on Vance’s detail suspected of leaking information is put on leave amid internal review

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The world’s most important market is flashing red about the Iran war

Rising oil prices, persistent inflation fears and shifting expectations for rate hikes are rattling the world’s largest bond market, sending Treasury yields higher and pushing up borrowing costs for consumers.The 10-year US Treasury yield on Thursday rose four basis points, to 4.71%, its highest level since January 2025. Prior to the war with Iran, which started in late February, the 10-year yield dipped below 4%.Renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran have pushed up oil prices once again, with Brent crude hitting $100 per barrel Thursday morning.The conflict has rocked the massive US

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Trump places new condition on signed Saudi nuclear deal, says country must join Abraham Accords

President Donald Trump has placed a new condition on a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia a day after formally approving it, saying the country now must join the Abraham Accords.Trump wrote in a post on social media Thursday that the deal, which has already been signed, “will be approved,” but added, that it “is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords.”The president also emphasized in the post that there would be “no enrichment” even though the agreement could lead to the country enriching its own fuel for civilian reactors.The com

This court was created 30 years ago and never heard a case. Trump wants to change that

How a royal scandal created one of the world’s greatest sacred masterpieces

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Europe fines Google $1 billion for ‘harming’ rivals in a first under sweeping online law

The European Union has fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) for breaching rules designed to promote competition in digital services, the first time the company has been penalized under the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA).The fines highlight Europe’s resolve to rein in the power of Big Tech, despite US President Donald Trump threatening to respond with “substantial additional tariffs” on European goods.The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Thursday that Google had failed to comply with the DMA by promoting its own services, including for hotels, shopping

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Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to widen Iran war

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel. The Houthis have threatened to shut down another key trade route, with the world economy already reeling from Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran and the U.S. have meanwhile stepped up their attacks as they vie for control of the strait, through which a fifth of the world's oil and gas transited in peacetime, setting off a scramble for alternative routes. As the U.S. carried ou

His restaurant put edible ants on the menu. Now he could face one year in prison

Tropical Storm Bertha moves inland over Texas-Louisiana border as it fuels flood threat in the East

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Two states are the top contenders for the first spot on Democrats’ 2028 primary calendar

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Trump greets the fallen as he faces a decision point on Iran

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A Super Bowl in Charlotte? David Tepper's $1.3B stadium renovation project could help pave the way

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The number of Americans filing for unemployment is the lowest since 1969

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US signs deal with Saudi Arabia that could allow kingdom to enrich nuclear fuel

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Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to widen Iran war

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Shorts are back in fashion on Wall Street

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From battlefield to bureaucracy, Ukraine's new military chief faces tests

Ukraine's new top general faces many challenges at a pivotal moment in the war with Russia, from fixing the military's manpower shortage and reforming its

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Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Austria reopens as a police station to deter Nazi pilgrimages

Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria has been inaugurated as a police station

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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