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How Trump Accounts compare to other savings plans for your child

On July 4, one week from today, parents across the United States will be able to start contributing to a Trump Account, the newest option to invest in their child’s future.The investment accounts have attracted a wave of interest from eligible families who want to claim the $1,000 government contribution for children born between 2025 and 2028.But these accounts are entering an already crowded landscape of parental saving options, from 529 plans to custodial investment accounts and custodial Roth IRAs.Choosing the right account can be confusing, since many can be used for similar goals — l

Israeli drone strike kills Palestinian siblings in a Gaza tent camp

Venezuela welcomes 1,600 foreign rescuers in urgent search for quake survivors

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Chinese dissident who fled by dinghy to South Korea arrives in Canada, his friend says

A Chinese political dissident who had fled to South Korea last month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada, his friend said on social media on Saturday. Dong Guangping was aboard a 3.3-meter (10.8-foot) inflatable boat in the waters off a western South Korean island in May when he was detained by South Korea’s coast guard for allegedly violating the country’s immigration law. It was his fourth known attempt to flee China. Appearing at a court hearing in South Korea, he told reporters that he hopes to go to Canada to reunite with his wife and daughters, who have a

Iran and US exchange strikes as Hormuz tensions stress agreement

Japan is adding a new luxury bullet train upgrade

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Supreme Court ruling, ECB conference likely to further frame Fed chief Warsh's early tenure

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's early leadership of the U.S. central bank faces fresh tests this week, with an appearance before a high-profile economic conference in Portugal and the U.S. Supreme Court's expected ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump's effort to fire a Fed policymaker.The top U.S. court, entering the final week of its current term, could decide as soon as Monday whether Fed Governor Lisa Cook can keep her job despite Trump's announcement last August that he was firing her.Lower courts have agreed that Cook is likely to win her legal challenge of Trump's eff

Bolivia ends 15-year dollar peg in attempt to restore economic stability

After ousting Bill Cassidy, Donald Trump faces fresh test of his sway with GOP voters in Louisiana’s Senate runoff

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How Trump’s takeover fractured America’s birthday party

When Next250 organizers began planning for America’s 250th birthday, they envisioned bringing together communities in a polarized country to celebrate democracy.But then Donald Trump returned to office as the 47th president.Now, the left-leaning group has reframed its commemoration in response to Trump’s takeover of the country’s birthday. A communal festival in Washington, DC, on Saturday, for instance, will feature an indigenous opening ceremony, a march starting at what was once called Black Lives Matter Plaza and voter registration booths.In seeking to put his stamp on the 250th, Tru

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Trump ramps up attacks on Democrats as ‘godless Communists’ ahead of November’s midterms

President Donald Trump on Friday seized on the electoral success of several democratic socialist candidates to ramp up his attacks on the Democratic Party, claiming it was being taken over by “godless Communists” who pose an existential threat to the nation.The heated rhetoric marked the latest bid by Trump to portray Democrats as political extremists ahead of November’s midterms — even though portrayals of even the party’s most liberal candidates as “communists” are far from reality.“These are hard core, godless Communists,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post earlier on Frid

Zuckerberg asks Meta to explore working with Polymarket and Kalshi, NYT reports

Saks Global emerges from bankruptcy with new name, less debt

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Supreme Court says Alito’s verbal reaction to Sotomayor was based on a ‘misunderstanding’

The highly unusual exchange between Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Sonia Sotomayor over a dissent read from the bench was based on a “misunderstanding” by the conservative justice, the Supreme Court said Friday.“Justice Alito was notified in advance by Justice Sotomayor’s chambers that she would be reading a dissent from the bench,” the court spokesperson said in a statement in response to questions from CNN.“It was a misunderstanding on Justice Alito’s part,” the spokesperson added.The rare statement came a day after a tense back-and-forth between the two justices when Sotom

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Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false and that he says forced him to spend a night away from his four-year-old twins. According to Buttigieg, a Michigan State Police officer and a child protective services worker came to his home in Traverse City after they received an anonymous report alleging he posed a danger to his children. Authorities arranged forensic interviews for his twins and instructed him not to be alone with them until the interviews were complete. Buttigieg described the

Israel to withdraw from two areas in Lebanon under newly signed agreement

Judge holds prosecutors in Charlie Kirk murder case in contempt for comments about the defendant

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15 remarkable American places that are older than the United States

It may seem like an awful long time since the Founding Fathers took steps toward creating the United States by signing their names to the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. And 250 years of nationhood is definitely something to celebrate.Yet the history of the land — and the people who have resided on the vast expanse that became the United States — stretches back much further.It includes colonial times and the pre-Columbian era with its mosaic of Native American cultures, plus the long-ago days when giant reptiles roamed the Earth and the first humans made their way onto the Nor

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Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes

Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, in Tehran's likely response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. The attacks in the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even after Iran and the U.S. reached an interim deal to try and agree on a final accord to end the conflict. The U.S. had launched airstrikes overnight in response to an Iranian drone attack on a container ship trying to leave the strait on Thursday, continuing a string of atta

Germany, Denmark gripped by record temperatures as European heatwave moves east

The World Cup game that no one wants to win

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Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not clear how quickly it can get there

For a country already facing serious humanitarian needs, the two powerful earthquakes that shook Venezuela on June 24, 2026, have made life even harder. Millions of Venezuelans were already struggling to get enough food, medicine, fuel and basic services to survive before this disaster. Now, even more people there urgently need shelter, medical care, clean water, food and support. I, a scholar of humanitarian assistance with more than 10 years of experience managing humanitarian aid in Latin America, am teaching a course on disaster field operations. The graduate students taking this class w

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A small plane slammed into the tallest skyscraper in China’s capital. Hours later, it was like nothing had happened.

On Friday afternoon a small plane appeared to evade some of the world’s strictest aviation controls and slam into the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, the 109-story CITIC Tower that dominates the city’s skyline, killing the pilot and injuring 13 other people.The crash sent shards of glass and aircraft debris plummeting hundreds of feet down to the streets below as office workers left for the weekend, causing panic in the heart of China’s most protected city.A short while later, it was like nothing had happened.All references to the incident – and the shocking footage of it – had been s

700+ dogs missing: Excavations at NorCal animal rescue reveal mass graves, decomposing animals

Egypt advances past group stage at the World Cup after a 1-1 draw with Iran

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Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportation

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Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services

President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tariff on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services provided by United States companies

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Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom

Tensions are evident in a rare display among the Supreme Court justices at the end of the term

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Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules

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House Oversight panel subpoenas billionaire investor with Epstein ties for deposition and information on NDAs

Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper

Volkswagen reportedly planning to axe 100,000 jobs

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The Latest: US strikes Iran after Trump says ceasefire was violated

The United States has struck Iran in response to a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz

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AI stocks melt down again. What’s going on?

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US strikes Iran in response to attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military attacked Iran on Friday in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, with

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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