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President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he appears to have hit a wall with Iran as his tough talk, threats and even military action have not moved Tehran from its long-established positions. With shifting goals that make it difficult to judge the status of the U.S. effort, Trump and his top aides have insisted the United States has already won the war and that Iran is ready to reach an agreement in the wake of escalating U.S. threats during a tenuous ceasefire. But Trump once again backed down, saying Monday that he

Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

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Australia consumer sentiment edges up in May but remains gloomy

Australia's consumer sentiment rose in May as the oil shock triggered by the Iran war showed signs of easing slightly, but uncertainty over energy supplies and the third straight rate hike by the central bank this month kept the overall mood glum.A Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey showed its main index of consumer sentiment rose 3.5% to 83 in May from April, when the index slumped 12.5% to its lowest in more than two years due to concerns over the Middle East conflict. A reading below 100 means pessimists considerably outnumber optimists."Despite a small improvement, consumers remain dee

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Justice Jackson slams Supreme Court’s handling of rush appeal in Louisiana redistricting case

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson offered a blistering critique Monday of the Supreme Court’s handling of a recent high-profile redistricting case, asserting that the court needed to be “really, really careful” in the churn of an election year to avoid appearing political and suggesting it had failed to do so in that case.“Courts are apolitical, not supposed to be issuing rulings that are in the political realm,” Jackson said at an event in Washington hosted by the American Law Institute. “We have to be scrupulous about sticking to the principles and the rules that we apply in every ca

Rachel Maddow takes on the DOJ’s 150-year saga in a new book, 'Department of Fate'

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Trump says he’ll ‘hold off’ on attacking Iran on Tuesday but tells military to be ready ‘on a moment’s notice’

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will “hold off” on a Tuesday plan to attack Iran, citing a request from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as he said negotiations to end the war grow more “serious.”Trump added in his Truth Social post that he’s instructed his leadership to “to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice” if a deal isn’t reached.He pointed to what he said was regional leaders’ optimism about the prospects of a deal that would be acceptable to the US and allies in the Middle

Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban homes in Southern California. The Sandy Fire was reported around 10 a.m. in hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. By mid-afternoon it had consumed more than 500 acres (200 hectares) of dry brush and damaged at least one home, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. The flames were pushed by morning gusts that topped 30 mph (48 kph) but were subsiding later in the day, said according to fire department

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Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war. “There seems to be a very good chance that they can work something out. If we can do that without bombing the hell out of them, I’d be very happy,” Trump said at the White House on Monday evening, after first making the announcement in a social media post. Trump said he had planned “a very major attack” but put it off — “for a little while, hopefully, maybe forever." He said America’s allies i

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Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died

Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died. He was 74. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles. He reported finding a bloody glove at Simpson’s home but his credibility came under attack during the trial as the defense raised the prospect of racial bias. Under cross-examination, Fuhrman testified that he had never made anti-Black rac

Three victims killed, two suspects dead after shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego

At least 1 dead in shooting near the Islamic Center of San Diego, sources say

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Police: Two suspects kill 3 people at a San Diego mosque before killing themselves

Two teenage suspects killed three men in a shooting at a San Diego mosque Monday before killing themselves a few blocks away, authorities said. Police Chief Scott Wahl said a security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego was among those killed and that the case is being investigated as a hate crime. About two hours before the attack, the mother of one of the suspects called police to report that her son was missing, Wahl told a news conference. She feared he might be suicidal, and she eventually realized that several of her weapons were missing, along with her vehicle.

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Cuba’s president warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US takes military action

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned Monday that a US military assault on Cuba “will cause a bloodbath with incalculable consequences” amid renewed tension between Havana and Washington.“Cuba poses no threat, nor does it have aggressive plans or intentions against any country. It has none against the US, nor has it ever had any, something the government of that nation knows well,” the leader said in a post on X.Díaz-Canel added that Cuba “is already suffering a multidimensional aggression from the US” and that it “has the absolute and legitimate right to defend itself again

On eastern Ukraine's 'Road of Life,' death-delivering drones hunt for targets

Dodging the drones: Aerial attackers stalk Ukrainian troops, and a CNN team, on a key road to the front

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Spanish court orders tax authority to repay Shakira $64 million over wrongful fines

Spain’s tax authority has been ordered to repay Colombian superstar Shakira more than 55 million euros ($64 million) after a court in Madrid ruled that it had mistakenly pursued her for unpaid taxes.Tax officials imposed massive fines on the singer in 2021 after concluding that she had spent more than 183 days in Spain in 2011, and was therefore liable to pay personal income tax, according to a statement from the Audiencia Nacional high court published Monday.However, Shakira was only in Spain for 163 days, meaning she wasn’t a resident of the country for tax purposes, the court added.Shak

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Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

Congo will open three Ebola treatment centers in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a rare type of the virus that has killed nearly 120 people. An American doctor in Congo is among the newly confirmed cases of the virus with no approved vaccines or medicines, Congolese officials said Monday, as details emerged about the government's delayed response to the outbreak. The WHO on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. As of M

Supreme Court puts off fight over who can sue to enforce what’s left of the Voting Rights Act

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Justice Department announces nearly $1.8B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

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What to know about Trump’s nearly $1.8B fund to compensate allies claiming political targeting

The Justice Department has announced a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administration

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Negotiators reach a deal to end strike on North America’s busiest commuter rail system

Negotiators have reached a deal to end a strike that has brought North America’s largest commuter rail system to a standstill

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The Latest: Trump calls off Iran strike planned for Tuesday to allow for ‘serious negotiations’

President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a planned military strike on Iran at the request of several allies in the Middle East because “serious negotiations” are underway

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What to expect in Georgia's primaries

Voting will conclude in the swing state of Georgia in competitive primaries for governor and a U.S. Senate seat that could decide control of the closely divided chamber

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Talks raise hopes of progress in strike at America’s busiest commuter railroad

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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