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Azerbaijan summons EU envoy in row over treatment of Karabakh Armenians

Azerbaijan summoned the EU's ambassador on Friday to protest against a European Parliament resolution condemning Baku's detention of Armenian prisoners of war and backing the rights of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh.The resolution denounced what it called Azerbaijan's "unjust detention" of Armenian prisoners of war, detainees and hostages" and demanded their immediate release. It also reiterated the European Union's support for the rights of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians and called for accountability for the destruction of their cultural and religious heritage.Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry dism

Antigua and Barbuda PM Browne wins fourth term promising growth

SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry

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Medicare Advantage health plans may cut extra benefits in 2027

Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage health plans should expect to see fewer extra benefits like gym memberships and vision and dental coverage next year, investors and industry experts say.The U.S. government said earlier this month it would raise 2027 payments to insurers managing Medicare Advantage plans for people aged 65 and older or with disabilities by 2.48% on average. Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has aimed to cut federal health plan spending.Insurance executives in recent weeks have said those rates, while higher than first proposed, ar

US stocks rally could find fuel in earnings, jobs data amid surging oil prices

Trump heads to Florida stronghold in first public event since foiled attack

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Apple shares rise on strong quarterly sales in run-up to CEO change

Apple shares jumped 3% in premarket trading on Friday after the iPhone maker posted its strongest quarterly sales growth in more than four years, a show of momentum as it prepares to hand over the reins to a new CEO.Its latest iPhone 17 Pro series and the newly launched low-cost MacBook Neo laptop are both drawing buyers at a time of low overall demand in the consumer electronics industry due to price hikes forced by the memory chip shortage.Even though Apple's margins for the January-March quarter and its fiscal third-quarter forecast were above Wall Street estimates, outgoing CEO Tim Cook w

Chevron's upstream strength lifts first-quarter earnings past estimate

Gaza aid flotilla activists taken to Crete after Israeli interception

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Stabbing at Washington state high school wounds 6, including suspect, police say

A student at a Tacoma high school was booked on five counts of first-degree assault after four students and an adult security guard were wounded in a stabbing at the school Thursday, police said. The Tacoma Fire Department took five people to hospitals from Foss High School, with four of the patients in critical condition and one with minor injuries, said Chelsea Shepherd, a spokesperson for the department. A sixth person was in police custody and taken to a hospital with minor injuries, she said. All were in stable condition as of late afternoon. All

Prosecutors release new video showing moments before shooting at press dinner

Prosecutors filed new evidence Thursday including video showing the moments before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that President Donald Trump and administration officials attended at the Washington Hilton hotel in DC on Saturday night.The video shows the alleged attacker, Cole Tomas Allen, walk through a doorway in the hall leading to the security check point.One second later, an officer and his dog approach the door, which leads to a separate hallways with elevators.The officer stands at the doorway looking down the hallway with elevators for approximately 12 seconds

Knicks crush Hawks in record-setting 140-89 Game 6 rout to end Atlanta’s season

Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling

How a speculative story about dead and missing scientists went from the fringe to the White House

In an April 15 press briefing, Fox’s Peter Doocy asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt an unexpected question. “There are now 10 American scientists who have either gone missing or died since mid-2024. They all reportedly had access to classified nuclear or aerospace material,” he said. “Is anybody investigating this to see if these things are connected?”Leavitt told Doocy she would look into it; the next day, Doocy asked President Donald Trump about it in person, and Trump said he had “just left a meeting” on the subject. On April 17, Leavitt announced that the Whit

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Daniels, Robinson ejected after fight, part of one-sided series-clinching win for Knicks over Hawks

Atlanta's Dyson Daniels and New York's Mitchell Robinson were ejected from Game 6 of the Hawks-Knicks playoff series Thursday night after a fight that prompted offsetting technical fouls, part of a game in which New York would go on to win by 51 points. It was already decided when the scuffle took place. OG Anunoby extended the Knicks' lead to 50 points with a pair of free throws and 4:39 remaining in the first half. Robinson boxed out Daniels and things got heated, with an official even taking a tumble as many people tried to calm them down. The Hawks' Onyeka Oko

Trump names Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General pick, withdraws Means

US Senate bans its members, staff from betting in prediction markets

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Trump is supposed to get Congress’ approval when the Iran war hits 60 days. Lawmakers can’t agree when that is

A Vietnam-era law says Congress must sign off on the Iran war after the conflict hits the 60-day mark. The only problem: Lawmakers can’t agree when that deadline actually hits. And now they’ve left town.Under the War Powers Act of 1973, the president has 60 days to conduct military action in response to an imminent threat or an attack on the United States if Congress has not voted to authorize a war. Without explicit congressional authorization, the law says that once that deadline is reached, the president “shall terminate any use of the United States Armed Forces.”Many lawmakers see

Man charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men stabbed in London

A man has been charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in London in what police described as a terrorist incident.The two men aged 76 and 34 were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday.On Friday morning, Essa Suleiman was charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place in relation to the attack, police said.The 45-year-old, from Camberwell in south London, was also charged with attempted murder in connection with a separate incident on the same day, just south of Tower Bridge several miles away.

High oil prices due to the Iran war weigh on everything from the gas pump to consumer goods

Pivotal US-Iran war deadline approaches with no end in sight for conflict

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Trump administration says its war in Iran has been 'terminated' before 60-day deadline

The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval. The statement furthers an argument laid out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during testimony in the Senate earlier Thursday, when he said the ceasefire effectively paused the war. Under that rationale, the administration has not yet met the requirement mandated by a 1973 law to seek formal approval from Congress for military action that extends beyond

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LIV Golf isn't the only sports property being reconsidered in Saudi reboot of investment strategy

The billionaires in Saudi Arabia are pulling the plug on LIV Golf. It won’t be the first mega sports project they’ve given up on recently. Over the last several weeks, the Saudis have bailed on a Winter Olympics-style sports festival and sold one of their best soccer teams, all while shifting the strategy of their multibillion-dollar investment fund that bankrolls it all. The Saudi Public Investment Fund, helmed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, recently delivered a new prospectus outlining its strategy for 2026-30. The strategy focuses on more