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An arson charge was lodged Tuesday against a former Army soldier who was detained without bail after a prosecutor said he gave investigators a lengthy confession detailing his fiery attack on a federal building in Manhattan that houses immigration court proceedings. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, was charged in Manhattan federal court a day after the attack at 26 Federal Plaza that injured three people when authorities say he set off a sidewalk fire, ignited fireworks and fired a pellet gun before security officers subdued him. The building is two blocks from the courthouse.

Arson charge lodged against ex-Army soldier in fiery attack on Manhattan federal building

MLB players propose expanded draft eligibility in another sign of looming labor confrontation

He was fired by the White House right after being sworn in. Now a top federal prosecutor is suing

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US military training to suffer without funding boost, Hegseth says

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers on Tuesday that military training would need to be curtailed without an urgent funding boost, as a senior Republican senator said some military branches were facing a near-term solvency crisis."There is training right now and training in the future that would have to be curtailed if we do not get our budget needs met and met urgently," Hegseth said in response to a question by Senator Susan Collins about the potential impact of the funding shortfall. (Reporting by Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Patricia Zengerle and Ryan Jones, Editing by Frankli

Ukraine names new top military commander after protests and leadership rift

Court deals blow to Biden’s bid to block release of recordings

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US senator urges Wall Street to reject offer of paid early access to Trump posts

A top Democratic U.S. senator on Tuesday urged banks and trading firms to shun a new product offering early access to posts on President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform, warning it creates a "very troubling form of information asymmetry" for government policies, while Wall Street banks showed little interest in the product.Earlier this month, TMTG unveiled a paid, licensed data feed that will give banks and trading firms "the fastest" access to posts from influential Truth Social accounts, including Trump's, whose posts often move global markets.One source at a large bank said the insti

Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s military chief following widespread protests

Alaska Air forecasts quarterly profit below expectations as jet fuel prices stay high

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Senate panel advances Jay Clayton's nomination to lead US intelligence agencies

The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies, along party lines. The 9-8 vote came after some Democrats had praised Clayton and indicated that they might vote for him. But that shifted after a contentious hearing last week in which Clayton repeatedly refused to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the panel, said at the end of the hearing that he was “bitterly disappointed” in Clayto

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Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5 billion as he defends funding request at fiery hearing

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced fiery questions and protests Tuesday over the U.S. war with Iran, which he estimated has cost $37.5 billion so far, as Republicans prepare a $95 billion GOP budget package to fund the military, along with other White House priorities. Hegseth provided the new estimate, up from earlier assessments, during a combative Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, which came days after the Pentagon announced that three more American service members have died in the conflict, bringing the death toll to 17, and that more than 100 have been injured sinc

Trump downplays Chinese election interference five days after describing breach of historic proportions

6,600 non-citizens mistakenly added to NJ voter rolls, and nearly 400 cast ballots, governor says

Appeals court upholds White House adviser Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress convictions

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld White House adviser Peter Navarro's convictions for defying a subpoena for records from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters. Navarro couldn't prove Trump had shielded him from the subpoena's requirements by invoking executive privilege, according to the unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. “In short, Dr. Navarro has acknowledged that even if executive privil

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Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews

A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president. A divided three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit suspended its decision until Aug. 3 to allow more time for Biden to consider another appeal. The panel's 2-1 ruling late Monday found there is a “substantial” public interest in disclosing the material that Biden wants to keep under wraps. Redactions to the recordings would he

US pauses $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota

Trump administration seeking to rewrite historic preservation rules to smooth way for pet projects

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The Latest: Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5B so far

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before the Senate on Tuesday to make a case for President Donald Trump’s $87.6 billion supplemental funding request, mostly intended to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran. Hegseth said the war has cost $37.5 billion, so far. He provided the new estimate, up from earlier accounts, during testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee, where his opening remarks were interrupted by protestors several times. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Iran are back to bombing every day in a bid to control

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29 million in Northeast, including NYC, under tornado watch as severe thunderstorm threat looms

Severe thunderstorms are marching across the Ohio Valley and into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, threatening major metropolitan areas along the Interstate 95 corridor. Some locations have seen multiple rounds of storms packing heavy rain and strong winds.More than 29 million people in parts of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut are under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. ET, according to the Storm Prediction Center. New York; Philadelphia; Newark, New Jersey; and Bridgeport, Connecticut, are in the watch area.🌀 ⛈️ Get your storm forecast in the CNN Weather appDamag

UK politician Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times with a hammer, court hears

Moroccan man’s death in Italian police custody sparks some violent protests and calls for justice

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France becomes the first EU country to ban social media for children

French lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban social media use for children under the age of 15, making it the first country in the European Union to introduce such an age limit.Australia made history late last year when it implemented the first ban on social media for under-16s. The British government announced similar restrictions last month, expected to come into effect next year. Spain, Greece and Denmark are also planning to impose minimum age limits for social media use.French lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favor of the bill, which was strongly backed by France’s President Emmanuel Macron.

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US pauses $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota

The Trump administration is pausing $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over "suspected fraud and noncompliance," U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday."If those states want that money they need to provide documentation that these payments are legitimate," Kennedy said at a news conference alongside U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.CMS is deferring approximately $867.5 million in federal Medicaid payments to California and $199 million to Minnesota, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se

French parliament backs social media ban for children under 15

Rescuers in Afghanistan search for scores missing after floods kill at least 23

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House Democrats launch investigation into whether Jeffrey Epstein acted as a foreign agent

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Speaker Johnson wants to ban members of Congress from dating staffers full stop

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On this West Bank hilltop, a fight over the past will determine who controls the future

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What we know about the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral plans

New documents detail rape charges against the Tate brothers in the UK. Here’s what we know

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As SEC football media days begin, the specter of recent Big Ten dominance looms

Not just Taco Bell: Parasite outbreak tied to lettuce dents restaurant traffic

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US military slow to disclose Iran war injuries with officials citing security needs

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British prosecutors charge a man with murder in the death of former politician Ann Widdecombe

British prosecutors have charged a 28-year-old man with murder in the death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe

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Fires, floods and record heat: This is the summer of compounding disasters

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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