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A painful fuel crunch and soaring oil and gas prices triggered by the Iran war have nudged the European Union to look hard into funding alternative energy routes in the Middle East to circumvent hot spots like the Strait of Hormuz. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that the EU is ready to work with Persian Gulf countries for new projects conveying energy to global markets that wouldn’t be held hostage to war or geopolitical strife. "The events of the past month have taught us a hard lesson,” von der Leyen told a news conference at

EU considers helping with Mideast energy infrastructure to bypass conflict zones

Despite Iran tensions, King Charles III will follow his mother's lead in celebrating US-UK bonds

The Latest: Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran's foreign minister

Wildfires abound in US Southeast, Georgia suffers record property losses

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared an emergency on Friday for 91 counties in his state, where authorities are battling two major wildfires that have caused record property damage as more than 120 homes and other buildings have gone up in flames.The Highway 82 and Pineland Road fires - one sparked by a party balloon, the other by a welder's torch - are by far the fiercest among dozens of blazes ravaging the drought-stricken Georgia countryside and neighboring states of Florida, South Carolina and Alabama in recent days.No casualties were reported in Georgia, which has borne the brunt of the

Another wave of public outcry tests Putin's rule in wartime Russia

Palestinian local elections give some Gazans a chance to vote for the first time in years

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Trump sends envoys to Islamabad as Iran rules out direct talks

U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad. The latest effort to broker a deal comes as an indefinite ceasefire has paused most fighting, but economic fallout is still mounting with global energy shipments disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan works to get US and Iran back to the negotiating table Pakistan has been trying to get U.S. and Iranian officials

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in eastern Pacific

Soldier’s arrest comes after pattern of suspicious trades on prediction markets

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Reports: Jim France to step down as NASCAR's chief executive officer, Steve O'Donnell promoted

NASCAR majority owner Jim France is stepping down as chief executive and will be replaced by president Steve O'Donnell, according to multiple reports. France will remain as NASCAR's chairman and his majority ownership stake will not change. O'Donnell will be the first person outside the France family to hold the CEO title of NASCAR. Bill France Sr. founded the United States' most popular racing series in 1948 and always had a family member in the top role prior to the changes expected to be announced at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on Saturday.

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James makes tying 3 as Lakers storm back late, win in OT and take a 3-0 series lead over the Rockets

LeBron James scored 29 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, Marcus Smart had eight points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of a Houston Rockets team missing Kevin Durant for a 112-108 win Friday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series. The Lakers rallied from a six-point deficit with under 30 seconds remaining and can sweep the series Sunday night in Houston. “It’s tough to win on the road in the playoffs and even without KD they’re a great basketball team,” coach JJ Redic

Court overturns subway bomber’s conviction for giving ISIS ‘material support,’ raising questions about terrorism prosecutions

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

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Exclusive: Swalwell accuser cooperating with Manhattan DA investigation

A former staffer who accused former California Rep. Eric Swalwell of raping her is now cooperating with an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, she told CNN.The woman, who said Swalwell raped her in a New York City hotel in April 2024, shared her story with CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle earlier this month. She also accused Swalwell of having nonconsensual sexual contact with her after a night of heavy drinking in California in 2019, when she worked for him as a junior staffer.The Manhattan DA’s office launched an investigation into the allegations a day after CN

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Exclusive: Former staffer alleges in CNN interview that Rep. Eric Swalwell raped her

Witkoff and Kushner headed to Pakistan for Iran talks, White House says

US legal adviser says Iran war justified by Tehran's 'aggression' over decades

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologizes to Canadian community after failing to flag mass shooter’s conversations with its AI chatbot

Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, has formally apologized to the community of Tumbler Ridge, BC, after a mass shooting in February. He admitted his company did not alert authorities to the shooter’s disturbing online conversations with its AI chatbot even after staff flagged the account internally.“I am deeply sorry that we did not alert law enforcement to the account that was banned in June,” Altman wrote in a letter dated April 23 and addressed to the community of Tumbler Ridge. “While I know words can never be enough, I believe an apology is necessary to recognize the harm and irrever

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FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest step by the Trump administration toward possible approval of the experimental treatments. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last weekend directing the FDA and other federal agencies to speed research and loosen restrictions on psychedelics, a class of hallucinogenic drugs which remain illegal under federal law. The FDA said it awarded priority review vouchers to two

New York sues US for canceling $73.5 million in highway funding

One of two missing University of South Florida doctoral students found dead and a roommate has been named a suspect

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Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student, second still missing as roommate is charged

The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody, law enforcement authorities said Friday. Zamil Limon’s remains were found on the Howard Frankland bridge Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still missing, Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer said. Limon’s roommate Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, 26, was taken into custody at his family's home nearby on preliminary charges that include unlawfu

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Witkoff and Kushner to travel to Pakistan soon for Iran talks, US official says

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan soon for talks with Iran's foreign minister, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday. Vice President JD Vance is not currently planning to attend but he will be on standby to travel to Islamabad if negotiations progress, according to CNN, which first recorded the travel plans.(Reporting by Steve Holland, Ryan Patrick Jones and Bhargav Acharya)