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President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch project received overwhelmingly negative feedback from preservationist groups and members of the public as plans for the massive structure were presented on Thursday to a key committee for the first time.But the Commission of Fine Arts still appears poised to approve the project and took a preliminary vote to move ahead with the process. The independent federal agency, which has been stacked with Trump loyalists, advises the president and Congress on design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.Trump has been deeply invol

Trump’s arch gets overwhelmingly negative public feedback but appears poised to move forward

County prosecutor charges ICE agent with assault for pointing gun at people on Minneapolis highway

Sniping by justices underscores tension over Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’

QVC prepares for bankruptcy protection in the era of influencers, TikTok and Temu

The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC — which for years garnered the attention of millions of TV viewers looking for a deal on baubles and housewares, is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A filing about imminent bankruptcy protection by parent company QVC Group, which also owns HSN, formerly the Home Shopping Network, arrives as long-running TV shopping networks struggle to adapt to the rapid shift by consumers now tuning in to livestreams on TikTok, or online marketplaces like Shein. According to an annual report filed with the Se

Santa Cruz County groups plan straw bale tiny home village to address housing crisis

Meta to raise Quest VR headset prices in US on rising component costs

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House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with Trump

The House rejected a resolution Thursday requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action. It was the latest such vote that fell short of passage as Republicans largely continue to support Trump's operation. Democrats voiced concern that the United States is becoming further entrenched in another lengthy conflict in the Middle East. They promised to keep raising the issue through more war powers votes in the coming weeks. The 213-214 vote came one day after a similar effort failed in the Sena

Gucci can no longer treat China like a 'trash bin', Kering CEO says

CVS distribution center workers plan to go on strike

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Fed's Williams says war is already driving up inflation pressures

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Thursday that the Middle East war is already driving up inflationary pressures, and uncertainty over the outlook is limiting how much the central bank can say about what's next for interest rate policy. “Developments in the Middle East are driving significant increases in energy prices, which are already lifting overall inflation,” Williams said in remarks to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York 2026 Member Symposium.If the disruptions end swiftly, energy prices should wane, he said. But if the war goes on for longer, the co

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Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security

A federal judge has again ordered President Donald Trump to pause construction of a massive new ballroom at the White House, rejecting the president’s “disingenuous” bid to circumvent an earlier ruling against the project by claiming that it needed to proceed for national security reasons.The ruling Thursday from senior US District Judge Richard Leon is the latest development in a winding legal saga around the controversial ballroom, which the judge said last month was being built unlawfully since Congress hadn’t expressly approved it.Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bu

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife, then himself

Federal agency approves concept for Trump's plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington

Israel's Netanyahu says he agrees to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, a truce that could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war. Israel has not been fighting with Lebanon itself, but rather with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group inside Lebanon. Hezbollah said in a statement that “any ceasefire must be comprehensive across all Lebanese territory and must not allow the Israeli enemy any freedom of movement.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

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USOPC 'closely monitoring' reaction to Wasserman but sidesteps questions about his LA28 leadership

The chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said the board has shared its concerns about LA Olympic leader Casey Wasserman with that organizing committee's board and that the USOPC is “closely monitoring the impact on our community.” Wasserman put his talent agency up for sale in February, shortly after the release of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation that included flirtatious emails between Wasserman and Epstein's confidant, Ghislaine Maxwell, from more than 20 years ago. USOPC chair Gene Sykes said the federation's boar

‘Everything will fall apart’: Republicans confront how to shift midterm strategy amid Iran war

Ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman disbarred in California

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‘Wait for death’: Inside Iran’s psychological war against its enemies

“You must report immediately in case of any security incident,” read a text message sent to phones in the United Arab Emirates from “MOI” during the Iran war. But the country’s Ministry of Interior never sent such an alert. It later cautioned residents against acting on the “fake” message.In a country that bore the brunt of Iranian attacks as Tehran retaliated against Israel and the United States, authorities say the nation also faced barrages of a more insidious nature.The UAE had already noticed a sharp spike in cyberattacks weeks before the war, Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, the head of

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Hospitals overwhelmed and communities destroyed: Lebanon reels from Israel’s unprecedented attacks

At the doors of Beirut’s Rafik Hariri University Hospital, the human cost of Israel’s weeks-long assault on Lebanon was etched onto the faces of desperate families waiting for news of their loved ones. Ambulance doors were opened right at the entryway in an attempt to shield the scene. Body bags, one after another, were swiftly carried inside.“There are many martyrs. Unfortunately, a number of them are still waiting to be identified,” the hospital’s director, Mohammad Zaatari, told CNN. Despite being the largest public hospital in Lebanon, and operating at full capacity, the facility

Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks

Wall Street holds near its record high even as oil prices climb

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Trump says Lebanon and Israel have agreed 10-day ceasefire

By Maya Gebeily, Laila Bassam, Alexander Cornwell and Katharine JacksonBEIRUT/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. EST (2100 GMT), signalling a pause in Israel's conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah that has raged in parallel to the war with Iran.Trump's statement, posted on Truth Social, did not specify which day the ceasefire would begin but a U.S. official said it would start on Thursday.Pakistan had earlier said that peace in Lebanon was essential for talks it is mediat

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Harry and Meghan address toll of royal life, as duchess says she was the ‘most trolled person in the world’

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, both revealed more of the unhappiness they experienced as working royals on Thursday, with Harry saying he didn’t want “this job” after his mother died and Meghan claiming she “was the most trolled person in the entire world.”The couple’s comments came on a four-day quasi-royal trip to Australia where they are attending a mixture of public engagements and commercial events.Speaking at the InterEdge Summit in Melbourne on Thursday, Harry recalled the grief he felt after his mother Princess Diana died in a car crash when he was jus