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Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station
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The former UK PM said "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
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Trump says he plans to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey
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President Trump said Sunday that he plans to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey, an announcement he made while visiting the Emerald Isle. “Ireland itself has been so incredible, so inviting, and we’re very honored by presenting you with a …
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Centcom commander ‘not concerned at all’ about munitions stockpiles
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Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said he is “not concerned at all” about the U.S.’s munitions inventories amid reports that the Pentagon has depleted its stockpiles to fight Iran. CBS News…
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Maine’s lobster industry finds itself squeezed on all sides amid Canada trade war
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STONINGTON, MAINE — The Maine lobster business has found itself in the crosshairs of a trade war and congressional infighting as rising costs and other pressures leave the heritage industry in a precarious state.  The war with Iran has…
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Trump floats idea to ‘stay and keep the oil’ in Iran, noting Venezuela deal
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President Trump on Sunday floated the idea that the U.S. could “stay and keep the oil” in Iran, comparing the notion to the U.S.’s major oil deal with Venezuela. Trump told reporters while in Doonbeg, Ireland, that the con…
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Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China
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The US President said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".
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Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions
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Brics members agree they need a new global order but it's harder to answer what should replace it and how to get there.
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The Bottomless Demand for Stories of Israel’s Malevolence
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There’s a reason officials and journalists keep making such patently outrageous claims.
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The State Department Plan to Fund Europe’s Right Is a Mistake
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The effort could end up tarnishing conservative voices across the continent.
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REVIEW: ‘Aliens’
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There are many reasons Aliens is an important film. It confirmed James Cameron's status as a blockbuster talent after he had directed The Terminator and cowrote Rambo: First Blood Part II. ("The action is mine," he told the New York Times, …
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Obama calls for Dems to focus on AI
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Creating a robust AI agenda should be a top focus for Congress and presidential candidates, he said at a private fundraiser.
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El-Sayed on Piker: Not interested ‘in having a conversation about streamers in California’
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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday pushed back on questions about far-left streamer Hasan Piker, who he previously campaigned with. “There are Jewish voters in your state who are concerned about your relationship …
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Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post
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Bo French, the GOP candidate for the state’s railroad commission, has repeatedly engaged in inflammatory rhetoric.
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Charlie Kirk statue vandalized outside of Turning Point USA headquarters
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The Phoenix, Ariz., Police Department on Sunday said a statue of conservative activist Charlie Kirk outside the headquarters of his organization, Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was vandalized days after the one-year anniversary of his death. Po…
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Swedish party blocs tied after Sunday vote, projections say
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With 50% of the votes counted, the two main blocs were separated by only 20,000 votes, Sweden public broadvasteer SVT said.
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Congress Is a Living Advertisement for Term Limits
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The age and frail health of too many powerful leaders in Washington is a silent scandal.
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Dem rep urges Johnson: ‘Bring us back to Congress’ to discuss AI
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Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton (Ariz.) said Sunday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) should keep lawmakers in session to address the risks of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) models. “We should take the warnings of the leading i…
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Trump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit
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Whiskey distilled in the Republic of Ireland faces the standard 15% tariff which applies to EU goods entering the US.
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GOP rep on AI: ‘Let’s get on top of it’
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GOP Rep. Mike Flood (Neb.) said Sunday the federal government should implement artificial intelligence safeguards to prevent the technology from falling into the wrong “hands.” During an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” Flood sa…
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Questions mount over what an AI 'slowdown' would look like
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While pacing AI development might sound like a quick fix, it is far from an easy solution.
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Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists
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Human rights groups in Turkey have accused the government of using a family- values campaign to target the LGBTQ+ community.
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Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea
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Ships and helicopters are searching for those missing from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.
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The Space Race That Will Decide the Future of Freedom
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The nation that masters rapidly reusable launch will shape commerce, military power, and the global political order of the next century.
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Finding Their Way to Faith
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Seventy-five years after God and Man at Yale, Catholic thought is drawing a new generation of curious Yalies.
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The Rocky Path to Prosecuting Terror
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Over the course of eight years, from the bombing of the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993, through the destruction of that iconic American complex on September 11, 2001—in suicide hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 Americans, struck …
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Tiresome Targets in the War on Terror
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Journalist Peter Bergen is back again with another book about terrorism, just in time for the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. It's a history of the failed strategies of successive American presidents who have prosecuted …
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The Revolutionary Life of Lafayette
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You are probably familiar with the Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times." Such was the course of life of the Marquis de Lafayette. As Americans, we are likely not to understand that the French nobleman's life involved far more …
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