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Rubio: Never heard of Trump pick Pulte in matters involving US intelligence

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he had never heard the name of Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump's pick to be acting director of national intelligence, during his years of experience with the U.S. intelligence community.U.S. Representative Bill Keating, a Democrat from Massachusetts, cited Rubio's expertise in intelligence matters from his years on the Senate Intelligence Committee and his current roles as top U.S. diplomat and Trump's national security adviser."Have you ever specifically, in the context of the intelligence community, heard the name Bill Pulte?" Keating aske

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Handcuffed student’s death sparks uproar in UK, as far right accused of inflaming tensions

S&P 500, Dow tick lower on Middle East stalemate

The S&P 500 and the Dow opened lower on Wednesday, as a flare-up in the Middle East conflict drove oil prices higher and cast doubt on a quick resolution to the war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 86.9 points, or 0.17%, at the open to 51,220.92. The S&P 500 fell 4.5 points, or 0.06%, at the open to 7,605.31, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.1 points, to 27,092.845 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Twesha Dikshit; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)

UK summons Russian ambassador after drone strike hit NATO ally Romania

Fed policy is in 'right place' amid inflation risks, Williams tells Yahoo Finance

Trump suggests he hasn’t dropped the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

��s “anti-weaponization” fund, saying in an interview released Wednesday that people “should be reimbursed.”“No, a court ruled against (the fund),” Trump said when asked if he had dropped the controversial effort on the New York Post’s podcast “Pod Force One with Miranda Devine.” The interview was taped on Tuesday.That same day, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers that the Justice Department would not move forward with the fund.But Trump argues in the podcast interview that people who he claims were targeted by a “crooked government” deserve compensation.

Pennsylvania men shot during Trump rally in Butler sue the United States

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FBI fatally shoots a man holding hostages in a California office building, police say

A man who was holding hostages inside a California office building for about 12 hours was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday, police said. The hostages were found unharmed inside the downtown Bakersfield building that houses a bank and a school district office, the Bakersfield Police Department said in a statement. The suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting" involving FBI personnel, the department said. The standoff began Tuesday afternoon when officers responded to a call of a bomb threat at the Chase Bank build

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CBS News fires Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes, sources say

CBS News has terminated the contract of "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley, two sources at the network said on Tuesday, joining more than half a dozen departures in recent weeks."Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear. And I have heard you," the show's executive producer, Nick Bilton, wrote in a Tuesday email to Pelley that was seen by Reuters. "I therefore write on behalf of CBS News, Inc. ("CBS") to inform you that your employment with CBS is terminated for cause effective immediately."Pelley did not immediately respond when reached for comment.His ter

Hilton, Becerra lead in tight primary race for California governor

Hostages released and suspect is dead after hourslong bomb threat at California bank building, police say

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Former US Army doctor Adam Hamawy wins Democratic House primary in New Jersey

Adam Hamawy, a retired US Army combat surgeon and sharp Israel critic, will win the crowded Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.Hamawy led a field of roughly a dozen Democrats, including some state and local elected officials, in the solidly blue seat currently held by retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. He was able to consolidate support from progressives and was boosted by American Priorities, a pro-Palestinian super PAC that spent more than $1.5 million supporting his campaign.“We were told that an outsider couldn’t win. That we couldn’t compete. Well, I

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Why the count will go on in California

California’s elections are never quite over on Election Day, and this year is no different.The state’s big population and its universal vote-by-mail system add to the time it takes to count the large volume of ballots counties will receive.In the 2024 general election, for instance, mail ballots accounted for a little more than 80% of the 16.1 million ballots cast that November. Typically, county election officials first process ballots received before Election Day as they roll in and post those results quickly.But, under state law, mail ballots can be received at local election offices up

Takeaways from the primary elections in California, Iowa and elsewhere

Bennett wins Democratic nod in New Jersey primary to face US House Republican Kean

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Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 'just want to quit tennis' after French Open quarterfinal defeat

After letting another big lead slip with an error-strewn performance at the French Open, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka felt like getting as far away from the courts as possible. “Just want to quit tennis right now,” Sabalenka said after wasting a lead of a set and two breaks in a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 loss to Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. “We’ll see in few days. Hopefully I’ll get back on track mentally.” Sabalenka's wait for a first French Open title continues despite the four-time major winner leading 4-1 in the second set and being two poin

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Trump confirms he called Netanyahu crazy in phone call

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon, while the U.S. was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran.In an interview broadcast on Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader "effing crazy" and accused him of ingratitude, paraphrasing a report by Axios."I did," Trump told the "Pod Force One" podcast. "I wouldn't say angry. I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon, you know."Trump went on to say he and N

EU targets Big Tech dependence with 'made-in-Europe' drive

At least 18 foreign nationals among 21 killed in Delhi hotel fire

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This Japanese island is closer to Taipei than Tokyo. A new ferry makes it easier to visit

You can now fall asleep on a ferry in Taiwan and wake up in Japan. On the surface, the Yaima Maru offers a perfect slow-travel escape — a passenger ferry equipped with saunas, karaoke rooms and a top-deck cafe.Launched in Taiwan last month to the sound of drums and a traditional lion dance, the 21,000-ton civilian vessel connects the northern Taiwan port of Keelung with the island of Ishigaki, in southwestern Japan’s idyllic Okinawa prefecture.But as Beijing ramps up military pressure around Taiwan and Japan shores up its own southwestern defenses, the route has drawn scrutiny — not lea

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Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens

Ukrainian drones rained down on St. Petersburg overnight, striking key infrastructure and wounding several people, just hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signature economic forum drawing thousands of attendees opened in the city.Hundreds of drones hit several Russian cities, with Kyiv claiming to have struck a naval warship and other key assets in a major attack reaching as far as Moscow.Three districts of St. Petersburg were targeted in Ukrainian drone assault, according to its governor Aleksandr Beglov – shortly before the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)

Bennett wins Democratic nod in New Jersey primary to face US House Republican Kean

Gulf tensions escalate as Iran hits Kuwait, US strikes near Hormuz

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How a carjacking in Connecticut led back to a man known as the crypto ‘Godfather’ in California

A California man known as the crypto “Godfather” has admitted to playing a key role in a botched Connecticut kidnapping nearly two years ago

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Mamdani repeals bedtime for New York City students during Knicks playoffs

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Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters

Class-war rhetoric from Democratic candidates jams working-class voters into a prefabricated progressive agenda, an expert on rural and working-class communities argues.

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Citing 'critical issues,' SEC, Big Ten withhold support for bipartisan college sports bill

The two biggest conferences in college sports say they do not support the current version of a bipartisan bill designed to regulate an industry struggling for answers in a quickly changing era in which some players make millions

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Former NY Rep. George Santos under investigation for alleged insider trading on Kalshi

Sticker shock meets gridlock: LA motorists keep driving at any price

If you thought soaring pump prices since the onset of the Iran war might help clear the notoriously clogged highways of Los Angeles, think again.

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Flesh-eating screwworm detected 25 miles from US border in Mexico, USDA says

A parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive and could cause millions of dollars in economic damage was found in Mexico within 25 miles of the

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Letting private companies use Cold War-era plutonium could set a dangerous precedent, senator says

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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