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Venezuela's government said on Friday that an oil spill originating from Trinidad and Tobago is putting fishing as well as the environment at risk. "This event exceeds in magnitude the one that occurred in May and confirms the drift of pollutants toward Venezuelan waters," the government said in a statement without providing further details on the extent of the spill, which it said was confirmed by satellite imagery.Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil asked Trinidad and Tobago in May for compensation for another oil spill that had affected areas in the far east of the country.Trinidad and T

Venezuela says oil spill from Trinidad and Tobago could hurt fishing, environment

US military helping move 7 million barrels of oil per day out of Persian Gulf, Wright says

Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

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Tear your eyes away from the ballroom. This courthouse is the real face of Trump-era architecture

President Donald Trump’s extravagant $400-million White House ballroom and proposed triumphal arch were always going to attract the most attention. That is somewhat the point. But this week in Tennessee, more than 500 miles away from Washington, DC, officials quietly unveiled a far more revealing illustration of the US president’s future architectural legacy.Set to open in 2030, Chattanooga’s new courthouse will be a muscular Art Deco Greek temple. More than an imposing expression of judicial power, this state building also symbolizes something of national significance: It’s the first

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Consumer sentiment rises for the first time in three months

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Keir Starmer says he's staying put after defense secretary's departure hammers his authority

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Friday that he will fight to stay in office after the sudden resignation of his trusted defense minister left his shaky leadership weakened still further. Starmer has seen the departure of several junior and senior ministers in recent weeks, as Labour Party lawmakers revolt and rivals plot, in despair at the government’s relentless unpopularity. But the sudden resignation of Defense Secretary John Healey is a heavy blow. Healey quit Thursday, warning that the government is not spending enough on the military to keep Brita

Iran’s ‘accidental’ president has survived the war. Peace may be a tougher challenge

UK PM Starmer says he has not lost authority, will fight to stay in job

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Ariana Grande tells White House to stop using her music

Ariana Grande has spoken out against the White House’s use of one of her songs on a video promoting the administration’s immigration policy.The 14-second-long video posted on TikTok on Tuesday shows officers, including ICE agents, handcuffing and arresting people. According to the BBC, the video had Grande’s 2024 song “Bye” playing over it. The sound has since been removed.The video is captioned: “Bye-bye 👋 President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history.”On Thursday, Grande commented on the TikTok video, writing: “Please do not use my music in relation to th

SpaceX set to surge past $2 trillion valuation in blockbuster Nasdaq debut

SpaceX was on course to blow past $2 trillion in market valuation in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, reflecting the frenzy for the Elon Musk-led company and putting it on track to become the sixth-largest publicly listed company in the United States.Shares were indicated to open around $175 a share, or about a 30% jump from its $135 IPO price, setting the stage for a blockbuster opening for the world's biggest IPO.Days of hoopla around the debut now turn to what will be one of the biggest tests of Wall Street's trading infrastructure in years, with exchanges, market makers and underwriters braci

Knicks fever is colliding with World Cup buzz, and New York soccer bars are trying to juggle both

Trump's grand sporting season begins with UFC fights on White House lawn

Trump is raising expectations that this time he really will close deal with Iran to wind down war

President Donald Trump has long been looking for this weekend to be a big one for his presidency. The World Cup returns to the U.S. on Friday for the first time in 32 years after Trump threw himself into winning the bid to co-host the soccer tourney during his first term. He’ll be feted Sunday, his 80th birthday, during a UFC fight night that’s expected to draw thousands to the White House grounds. Hours after the final bout, he’s scheduled to jet off to the G7 summit in the French Alps for talks with several world leaders he’s been beefing with over war and tariffs.

Trump appeals court order to strip his name from Kennedy Center building

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday filed an appeal of a court order that required Trump's name to be removed from the Kennedy Center and blocked the Republican leader's bid to close the Washington performing arts venue for a two-year renovation.The appeal to the Washington-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenges a sweeping ruling against the administration in a lawsuit brought by Democratic U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, a member of the Kennedy Center's board by virtue of her position in Congress.The White House and Beatty'

Alaska election official threatens to disqualify Republican who shares name with Sen. Dan Sullivan

Trump says he believes Iran's supreme leader has approved deal with US

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War-wary Hill Republicans question Trump’s Iran strategy with control of Congress at stake

A growing number of Hill Republicans say they are frustrated with President Donald Trump’s ever-changing strategy in Iran — dangling a ground invasion one day, touting progress in peace talks the next — in a conflict many fear will cost them their majority this fall.Hours after Trump’s latest threat to seize a key Iranian oil hub, several key Republicans — from centrists to leadership allies to MAGA loyalists — told CNN on Thursday they were deeply uncomfortable with the president’s threat to deepen the conflict without a clear strategy. And with gas prices and inflation again sp

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The tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, are hitting bottom. The oil market is about to hit a tipping point

Cushing, Oklahoma, dubs itself the pipeline crossroads of the world. The tagline is emblazoned on a giant roadside sign fashioned out of pipes on the corner of Main Street and South Stiles Road. It has a valve and everything.But it’s not just a slogan.In 1912, Tom Slick (his real name) was passing through what’s now Drumright, Oklahoma, when he smelled oil. He bought the land for $1 an acre and started digging, uncovering what was then Oklahoma’s biggest oil well.Today, neighboring Cushing is the hub of America’s energy market. It literally provides the oil plumbing for the United Stat

The underground tunnel village where Vietnamese people lived for years to hide from war

A mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the ocean has puzzled scientists. A new study says it’s an ominous sign

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ICE takedown in view of young children at school leaves 2 detained and backlash roiling in Baltimore

The elementary students just getting to school didn’t need an adult to explain what was going on. The ICE vests and man restrained on the ground told them all they needed to know.“Oh, they’re gonna arrest us. They’re gonna take us,” the young children said Thursday morning as Jude Castellanos drove the minivan ferrying them to classes in Baltimore.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had been pursuing an undocumented immigrant who, with his family, drove into the parking lot of Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle school around 8 a.m., authorities and witnesses said.The man

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Celebrated British artist David Hockney dies at 88

British painter David Hockney, whose vibrant portraits and sun-drenched depictions of the everyday made him one of contemporary art’s most beloved figures, has died at 88.The artist died “peacefully at home” on Thursday, one month short of his 89th birthday, according to a statement provided to CNN by his longtime publicist Erica Bolton.Born in Bradford, UK, in 1937, Hockney attended his local art school before studying at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London. Successful from the earliest stages of his career, he soon relocated to Los Angeles, where he would spend much of the 1

US plans major cut to fighter jets, warships for NATO operations in Europe, NYT reports

US stocks rise as oil falls and Wall Street waits for SpaceX's debut

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Trump bristles over memorandum text that appears to favour Iran

Leaked terms of a proposed memorandum to end the war in the Gulf outlined by Western, Pakistani and Iranian

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Iran’s ‘accidental’ president has survived the war. Peace may be a tougher challenge

SpaceX set to surge past $2 trillion valuation in blockbuster Nasdaq debut

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US stocks rise as oil falls and Wall Street waits for SpaceX's debut

U.S. stocks are rising after oil prices fell again and as Wall Street waits for the highly anticipated debut of SpaceX coming later in the day

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Elon Musk's SpaceX kicks off mega IPO wave with $75 billion haul

Elon Musk's SpaceX raised $75 billion in its blockbuster initial public offering on Thursday, shattering records and eclipsing Saudi Aramco's 2019 listing by a wide margin to

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War-wary Hill Republicans question Trump’s Iran strategy with control of Congress at stake

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Trump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence

President Donald Trump is nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence

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ICE takedown in view of young children at school leaves 2 detained and backlash roiling in Baltimore

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The president’s Trump Accounts didn’t initially plan for foster kids — until the first lady’s office stepped in

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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