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Trump nominee for CDC director to appear before US Senate panel next week

Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. CDC, will appear before the U.S. Senate's health committee next week for her confirmation hearing, the committee said on Wednesday.Trump nominated Schwartz, who had served as deputy surgeon general during the ‌COVID-19 pandemic, to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April following multiple leadership shakeups at the health agency.Schwartz will appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 15, the committee said in a statement. (Reporting by Ahmed Aboule

With Le Pen sentencing, France's presidential election veers into the extraordinary

NY Fed says firms in its district aren't done passing on tariff costs

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington. The letter released Wednesday from Beshear, a Democrat who is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2028, to the former Senate Republican leader says “Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the current state of your health and well-being, and ability to hold office.” McConnell, whose

JPMorgan hires veteran banker Michael Flynn to lead small-cap banking business

Greenland is not for sale, prime minister says after Trump demand

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Trump says he thinks he will remove Syria from US terrorism sponsor list

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thought he would remove Syria from the United States' list of designated state sponsors of terrorism."I think I will," Trump told reporters in response to a question during a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Turkey.The U.S. has previously said it is reviewing Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, which carries restrictions on U.S. foreign assistance, defense exports and certain financial transactions.Last month Trump signed an executive order terminating a U.S. sanctions program on Syria, allowing an end to the co

US wholesale inventories in May revised lower

Mexico expects economy to outperform IMF projections

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Apple says it will spend $30 billion to design US-made Broadcom chips

Apple announced a $30 billion deal to design chips made in the United States by Broadcom. It’s part of Apple’s continued effort to diversify the source of its components and help support domestic chip production – a goal shared by President Donald Trump.Broadcom makes wireless connectivity chips to help gadgets connect to Wi-Fi, cell networks and Bluetooth. Those aren’t the highly-sought-after memory and storage chips that have become incredibly expensive during the AI boom and caused Apple to raise prices. But tariffs have raised prices for Apple too – by billions of dollars a quart

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Another hazardous heat dome will arrive this weekend—this time for the West

Yet another brutal heat dome is set to roast part of the United States starting this weekend as part of a major weather pattern change.The East Coast was in the hot seat last week and the West is next up for a heat dome — a large area of high pressure that stalls over an area, trapping heat and driving up temperatures.High temperatures are expected to soar 10 to 15 degrees higher than normal during the hottest month of the year — well into the triple-digits for some locations. The renewed blast of heat could also raise wildfire concerns.Some of the most intense heat will center on the Rock

Succession fight is already underway as calls mount for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race

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Video shows suspect in sniper position as Charlie Kirk shot, prosecutors say

Utah prosecutors played a video on Tuesday that an investigator said showed the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk last year in a sniper's position on the roof of a university campus building from which the prominent conservative activist was shot.The evidence was presented during the second day of a preliminary hearing in Provo, Utah, in which prosecutors are trying to convince District Court Judge Tony Graf to bring Tyler Robinson, 23, to trial. Investigators allege he shot Kirk, 31, at Utah Valley University while the ally of President Donald Trump debated with students.Robinson faces sev

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See Trump’s shifting blame game on the Russia-Ukraine war

President Donald Trump’s inability to find peace in Ukraine — a war he once claimed would be over the day he took office — has caused him enormous frustration. But the focus of his ire has zig-zagged throughout his second term in office.At moments, Trump has flashed anger toward Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, casting him as ungrateful and unwilling to compromise.Other times, he has vented about Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he once hoped would agree to a peace deal because of their close relationship.Tracking the back-and-forth has become a pastime for European officials

Officials ‘confident’ temporary shoring has stabilized NYC high-rise

Trump says the U.S. will give license to Ukraine to produce Patriot defense systems

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Venezuela’s acting president is facing her worst crisis yet. Could it help her stay in power?

The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela two weeks ago would have tested any government. But they have hit a country still navigating the aftermath of strongman Nicolás Maduro’s capture six months ago, turning a natural disaster into a political test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez and exposing anger over the state’s response.The two catastrophic earthquakes that hit Venezuela in quick succession on June 24, have left more than 3,000 dead, which experts say is a major undercount.Both inside and outside the country, many citizens believe the authorities have responded too sl

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The Latest: Trump says US will allow Patriot air defense systems to be made for Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. will give a license for its Patriot air defense systems to be made overseas for Ukraine to counter Russian missile attacks, a huge coup for Ukraine, which has badly needed the technology in the war now in its fifth year. Trump made the announcement as he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Turkey, praising him as having “done an amazing job” and “been very effective” in the war. Speaking at the summit a day after Trump again expressed a desire for the U

Marta Kostyuk beats Jasmine Paolini to set up Wimbledon semifinal against Linda Noskova

Venezuelan cemetery expands burials for earthquake victims, many of whom remain unidentified

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New US attacks on Iran were absolutely necessary, NATO chief says

The new attacks by the U.S. on Iran were "absolutely necessary," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing Tehran to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire."When you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire, I think it is totally crucial that the U.S. forcefully react," Rutte told reporters before a summit of NATO leaders in Ankara.At their summit, European leaders aim�

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This popular mobile game wants players to help recover lost Revolutionary War treasures

Gamers are being asked to hunt down lost artifacts from the American Revolutionary War in a virtual treasure hunt that creators hope will lead to some real-world discoveries.“June’s Journey” is a popular free-to-play hidden object mobile game from Berlin-based developer Wooga.Players step into 1920s New York where they take on the role of amateur detective June Parker as she searches for clues to solve crimes. The game has been downloaded more than 50 million times on Google Play.Now, Wooga has collaborated with historians, museums, galleries and even descendants of some of the original

Japan's ruling party plans tighter oversight of disclosures by activist investors

A Cairo coffee house erupts, then goes silent as Egypt’s World Cup run meets Argentina

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Maryland lawmakers to meet in August for special session on redistricting

Maryland lawmakers will meet for a special session next month to consider a constitutional amendment dealing with future congressional redistricting

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US strikes Iran and reimposes oil sanctions as ceasefire faces one of its most significant tests

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The Latest: US strikes Iran as Trump meets with NATO leaders in Turkey

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SpaceX is joining the Nasdaq 100. Here’s what to know

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South Korean law targeting 'fake news' takes effect as journalist groups raise concerns

South Korea is enforcing a law that allows steep punitive damages against news outlets and social media influencers for spreading false information as journalist groups warned it could chill public discourse and invite censorship

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AI is powering an economy in which many Americans are falling behind

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Dramatic video shows roof collapse at BJ's Wholesale Club amid heavy rain

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen to run for presidency despite losing court appeal

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Trump mused about cutting troops in Europe by a third to send a message to NATO

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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