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The healthcare sector emerges as a lifeline for struggling job seekers

While millions of Americans are struggling to find jobs in a tough labor market, healthcare is emerging as a lifeline for career changers.After six years as a stay-at-home mother, Cynthia Webster, 50, planned last year to reenter the workforce, bracing for a potentially frustrating job search.So Webster, who had no healthcare sector experience, signed up for a six-week training course through her local hospital in Palm Bay, Florida, that cost her less than $2,000.After completing the course she not only found work as a certified nursing assistant right away but has already been approached abou

Protesters smash windows and set Tesla ablaze in anti-G7 march in Geneva

Canadian Prime Minister Carney visits grandparents' Irish village on eve of G7

Donald Trump turns 80 and celebrates with UFC cage fighting on the White House lawn

President Donald Trump turned 80 on Sunday and was set to celebrate with one of the more surreal spectacles both in sports and even in the nation's capital: cage fighting on the White House lawn. Against the backdrop of a 3-month-old war with Iran that’s been broadly unpopular with Americans and has rattled global oil markets and with inflation spiked to the highest level since April 2023, the White House — long known as the people’s house and a symbol of American democracy — opened its backyard Sunday night to stage a bruising UFC card on the South Lawn. M

Dissent grows against deal in Iran – but the regime is likely to have final say

EU Commission looking at practical consequences of Anthropic decision, spokesperson says

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Italian general launches far-right party, threatening Meloni's election hopes

General Roberto Vannacci launched his new far-right party on Sunday, posing a direct challenge to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's grip on power as he seeks to pull Italy in a more hardline, nationalist direction ahead of elections next year.Introduced by a party official as a modern-day Julius Caesar, the 57-year-old former paratrooper was greeted by chants of "Generale, Generale, Generale" as he took to the stage of Futuro Nazionale's inaugural congress."We represent the rejects and the dregs, and are proud of it," said Vannacci, who is looking to outflank Meloni's conservative coalition on

Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins ahead of GOP Senate runoff in Georgia

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A night of raw emotion and chaos: 63 arrested as Knicks fans celebrate NBA championship

Jubilant Knicks fans flooded the streets of New York on Saturday night, crowding into intersections and climbing light poles and buses as they celebrated the team’s first NBA championship in more than 50 years.But the celebration turned chaotic as the night wore on, with five school buses set ablaze in Times Square, five police cars damaged on Sixth Avenue and a 17-year-old boy shot in the foot near the heart of the festivities.A total of 63 people were arrested overnight in connection with the Knicks game, the NYPD said. Charges include assault on a police officer, criminal possession of a

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Who was Niño Guerrero? The alleged drug kingpin the US killed in Venezuela

Shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, US President Donald Trump made an unusual announcement on his social media platform Truth Social.Trump said that the US and Venezuela had collaborated to kill Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as “Niño Guerrero” and identified as the top leader of the notorious criminal gang Tren de Aragua, which the US designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization early on in Trump’s second term.The attack on Guerrero Flores was “swift and lethal,” Trump announced, adding that under his leadership, the US will “find these vicious murderers and drugs lor

Mayhem mars euphoria as New York City celebrates the Knicks' first championship in 53 years

NBA-Knicks defeat Spurs to snap 53-year NBA title drought

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Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Friday that a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang. Tren de Aragua has been labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization. Guerrero Flores was charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists in crimes that stretched more than a decade, authorities announced in December. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X that the strike occur

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James Harden is arrested in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of carrying a weapon in a motor vehicle

Cleveland Cavaliers player James Harden was arrested on Saturday in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle, according to the Harris County District Clerk’s Office. Harden was arrested at 3:41 a.m. and booked just before 5 a.m., then posted $100 bond and was released from police custody, according to charging documents, which said he had a handgun in plain view that was not in a holster. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22, according to the clerk’s office website. Harden is listed as a Houston resid

‘This wasn’t on my Pinterest mood board’: NYC weddings overlap with potential Knicks clinch

Drones and lone wolf attacks are key concerns as FBI works to secure 11 World Cup cities

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Jackson Suber takes Canadian Open and goes for first PGA Tour title

Jackson Suber got up-and-down for birdie on the par-5 18th hole Saturday for a 4-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead over Bud Cauley going into the final round of a wide-open RBC Canadian Open. It was the first 54-hole lead for Suber, whose best PGA Tour finish came three weeks ago at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson when he tied for fourth, seven shots out of the lead. Bud Cauley hit his tee shot to inches on the rowdy par-3 14th hole, the start of three straight birdies that carried him to a 66, leaving him in position for his first PGA Tour title. Missing

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Trump says Israeli strike on Lebanon should not have happened, but Iran deal close

President Donald Trump criticised an Israeli strike on Lebanon that could complicate attempts to finalise a framework deal between the United States and Iran on Sunday on ending their war, but said an agreement was nonetheless close.Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf had earlier said Israel's attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut, which Israel said targeted Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants, showed the U.S. lacked the will or ability to fulfil its commitments."This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace D

Trump celebrates turning 80 with a UFC cage-fighting event while big issues loom over his presidency

Russia’s overwhelming manpower advantage against Ukraine is starting to wane

Steven Spielberg’s career has been an alien crusade culminating in ‘Disclosure Day’

Whether he meant to or not, Steven Spielberg has been trying to convince the world of alien existence for over 40 years. He’s donated money to research programs. He’s discussed the issue with presidents. And now, with “Disclosure Day,” his first directorial offering in four years, which is expected to bring in more than $90 million globally in its opening weekend, he’s made yet another pitch to the moviegoing public.“I always had a core belief that we are not alone in the universe,” Spielberg said in an interview about the film. “I came into this world really believing that it

Swiss reject population cap in referendum, avoiding EU clash and cheering business

Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposal to cap its population at 10 million as voters prioritised economic stability and ties with the European Union over worries immigration was stretching public services and pushing up rents.A preliminary tally of a nationwide referendum showed almost 55% of Swiss voters came out against the proposal, and 45% in favour.The vote, which was likened to Britain's 2016 Brexit referendum, had put businesses on edge due to concerns it could end the free movement of labour between Switzerland and the EU, the country's main trading partner.Championed by the right-

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Orban re-elected as Fidesz party leader in Hungary despite election loss

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Melinda French Gates has ‘visceral reaction’ recalling ‘abhorrent’ Epstein in new interview

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Trump and Pakistan say Iran deal could be signed Sunday but Tehran signals more time is needed

Momentum for a deal to end the Iran war is growing

Switzerland’s ‘Brexit moment’: Vote on a population cap sets up potential collision with EU

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Inside the crowd drawn to Trump's unusual UFC fight night at the White House

Throngs of UFC fans have descended on the nation's capital for an unusual fight night at the White House

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Trump says US military strike killed leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

President Donald Trump said on Friday U.S. forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño

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Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

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Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that 'disparaged' US

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order that sought to eliminate “inappropriate content” at national museums, parks and landmarks

OpenAI under investigation by group of state attorneys general, source says

A coalition of U.S. state attorneys general has opened a sweeping investigation into OpenAI, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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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