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June is widely recognized as Pride Month, but a handful of Republican governors have also bestowed non-LGBTQ titles on it that advocates on both sides view as counterprogramming. Without directly saying the idea was to replace Pride, the governors of Indiana and Tennessee rebranded June as Nuclear Family Month to celebrate units made up of “one husband, one wife and any biological, adopted or fostered children.” In Alabama, it's Strong Families Month, intended to coincide with Father's Day. Gov. Kay Ivey's proclamation says fathers are “the head of the househ

Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride

Trump expected to announce $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry

Karen Read sues the police agencies that investigated her Boston police boyfriend's death

Supreme Court upholds broad reading of SEC authority to recoup ill-gotten gains in fraud cases

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a broad reading of the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission to recoup ill-gotten gains from people who engage in securities fraud. The justices ruled unanimously against Ongkaruck Sripetch, who was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to selling unregistered securities as part of a scheme involving high-risk penny stocks. The Los Angeles resident had challenged a court order of disgorgement, to repay more than $3 million, including interest. The issue in the case was whether the SEC had to prove

Germany and France pitch swifter benefits for EU hopefuls in Balkans, Moldova

US first-quarter worker productivity, labor costs revised lower

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Standard Chartered's crypto bull sticks to $100,000 bitcoin call despite 'painful' week

Geoffrey Kendrick, the global head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered and one of the most vocal crypto advocates, is sticking with his call for bitcoin to hit $100,000 by the end of the year as the bulk of the selling may be over.The biggest crypto token has tumbled more than 12% in what Kendrick said was a "painful" week, after Michael Saylor's Strategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, disclosed on Monday that it had sold some of the holdings for the first time since 2022."The timing of the sale was a shame," Kendrick wrote in a note to clients. "This week has been pai

Airbus delivered 81 jets in May after China logjam eases

Private credit funds face renewed withdrawals in second quarter

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New details revealed of Epstein assistant’s abuse allegations as GOP lawmakers call for DOJ investigation

House Oversight Chair James Comer and other Republican lawmakers are calling on the Justice Department to investigate allegations involving two men accused of sexually abusing Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant, according to a letter provided first to CNN.The new pressure from the Republican lawmakers stems from testimony the panel received last month from the assistant, Sarah Kellen.In her closed-door interview, Kellen said Frederic Fekkai, a French celebrity hairstylist, and Philip Levine, the former mayor of Miami Beach, sexually assaulted her in separa

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Fans erupt after Knicks steal Game 1 of NBA Finals

Game 1 of the NBA Finals lived up to all the hype with the New York Knicks outlasting the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday.The victory extends the Knicks’ playoff win streak to 12 games, becoming the seventh team in NBA history to reach the feat.But it certainly wasn’t an easy road to the win for the Knicks.Offense was the name of the game to start with both teams trading buckets.After New York jumped out to a 12-7 lead, rookie phenom Dylan Harper Jr. came off the bench for the Spurs and helped orchestrate a 20-5 run to end the quarter.Concern grew on the Knic

US House votes for measure that would end Iran war, in blow to Trump

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Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche as US Attorney General

President Donald Trump said he would move to nominate acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday to permanently lead the Justice Department, which would make his former personal lawyer the nation's top law enforcement officer."He's acting attorney general. Tomorrow. I'm instructing Dan (Scavino) and everybody else that's involved in that very complicated process - which is going to go, I think, very quickly - that we are going to make him permanent attorney general," Trump said at a White House event, according to a video posted on X late on Wednesday by his aide Scavino.Blanche, 5

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President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role. Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally on Thursday, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide. “We are going to make him permanent attorney general,” Trump said at the Rose Garden event. Blanche sought quickly t

A cryptic message from a man at a California bank was the beginning of a 15-hour hostage situation

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‘Unparalleled discovery’: Gold Roman ring unearthed by amateur metal detectorist

An amateur metal detectorist unearthed an “extraordinary” gold ring dating back to Roman times in a field in Somerset, south-west England.Kevin Minto, a trucker and former soldier, made the amazing discovery while exploring the patch of land near Ilminster.The ring has now been acquired by a the South West Heritage Trust and will eventually go on display at The Museum of Somerset.Unusually large and beautifully crafted, the ring weighs 48 grams (1.7 ounces). The focal point is a gemstone engraved with an image of the goddess Victory on a two-horse chariot.Minto, 68, who found the ring in 2

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Alabama family pleads for help finding son who went missing on family trip in Japan

Clashes erupt in Somalia's capital ahead of a planned anti-government rally

Melinda French Gates donates $215 million to improve women's health worldwide

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Kim Jong Un inspects new nuclear plant, plans ‘exponential’ weapons production ramp-up

Kim Jong Un inspected a new plant that makes weapons-grade nuclear material on Wednesday and said Pyongyang plans to “beef up our state’s nuclear forces at an exponential rate,” according to a report from state-run media.The North Korean leader said that his country has more than doubled its capacity to produce weapons-grade nuclear material in the past five years and that the new plant will help strengthen its nuclear war deterrent, according to the report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).Kim instituted the push for more nuclear weapons under a five-year plan that was implemen

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Marjane Satrapi, French Iranian artist and author behind ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56

French-Iranian artist, author and women’s rights activist Marjane Satrapi, the illustrator behind the graphic novel memoir “Persepolis,” has died at 56.A statement from the Élysée Palace announcing her death Thursday lauded Satrapi’s work, saying her work “captivated a global audience.”“Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure in French culture and an artist deeply committed to freedom, whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international acclaim,” the Élysée said.Satrapi, born November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran, was best known for her bestselling

Russia ramps up aerial attacks as it struggles on the ground in Ukraine

South Korea Lee's ruling party sweeps local elections, but loses Seoul mayor race

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Looking for NBA Finals seats? The Knicks are making 2 in celebrity row available in an auction

The New York Knicks are auctioning two celebrity row seats for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, when the NBA Finals return to New York for the first time since 1999

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China bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers after they visited Taiwan

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Americans who test positive for Ebola at Kenya facility could be treated in US, federal officials say

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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