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UFC comes to White House, but fighter's ugly smear steals the show

Donald Trump turned the White House South Lawn into an octagon on Sunday night, hosting the first professional sporting event ever staged on the grounds as he celebrated his 80th birthday. Beneath ...

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Oil crashes on Trump's Iran deal, but strait reopening still murky

Global oil markets swung sharply lower at the start of the trading week as President Trump announced a breakthrough US-Iran peace deal that could restore flow through one of the world's most critic...

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From Stanley Cup Captain to Champion Coach: Rod Brind'Amour's 20-year Carolina odyssey

Rod Brind'Amour made his NHL debut in the playoffs. It was 1989, filling in for the St. Louis Blues against Minnesota, and he scored on his first shot. Seventeen seasons later, he finally hoisted t...

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Peace Deals That Never Come: How the Middle East Learned to Live With War

Donald Trump announced an end to hostilities with Iran last week, declaring it a "great settlement." It was his 40th such declaration in recent months. Markets flickered. The rest of the region con...

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Europe talks sovereignty while playing by Silicon Valley rules

When Trump administration sanctions froze the accounts of Slovenian judge Beti Hohler last year, she lost access to everything at once: her Apple account, Amazon services, credit cards from Visa an...

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The Hybrid Trap: Why Remote Work Isn't the Happiness Fix Bosses Think It Is

Employees overwhelmingly prefer flexible schedules that blend office and remote work, surveys consistently show. Yet the picture that emerges from the data is far messier than simple enthusiasm wou...

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Workers Split Shifts Into Bite-Sized Blocks, Chasing Better Focus

A growing number of employees are restructuring their workdays into scattered, shorter work blocks rather than the traditional continuous stretch, a trend gaining traction as companies experiment w...

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Trump Claims Victory on Iran Deal as Tehran Signals Different Terms for Hormuz

Donald Trump declared a sweeping diplomatic breakthrough with Iran on Sunday, announcing what he called the completion of a historic agreement that would unlock global oil markets. But emerging det...

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Screwworm Infestation Becomes Trump's Agricultural Crisis

A parasitic fly has infiltrated U.S. cattle herds, and the political fallout could sting harder than the pest itself. The screwworm, detected first in South Texas on June 3, now has 12 confirmed ca...

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Sweden faces Tunisia in must-win World Cup showdown

Sweden and Tunisia meet in Group F of the 2026 World Cup with both teams needing a victory after watching the Netherlands and Japan cancel each other out in an earlier match that finished 2-2.The m...

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AOC's endorsement playbook splits progressives: risky or smart?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on a winning streak. In just the past month, four progressive House candidates she backed in open primaries have won decisively, establishing her as an early kingmaker a...

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Oil plummets as U.S., Iran strike ceasefire deal

Crude prices tumbled more than 4% Sunday to their lowest point in over three months, marking the market's sharp response to a U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement that could restore critical oil shipments...

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Trump turns 80 with UFC cage fights on White House grounds

The White House lawn transformed into an octagon venue Tuesday as the UFC held a special seven-fight card to celebrate President Trump's 80th birthday. The event marked an unprecedented convergence...

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Trump Announces US-Iran Peace Deal, Hormuz Strait to Reopen

Donald Trump declared a breakthrough peace agreement with Iran on Sunday evening, marking an end to nearly four months of regional conflict. The announcement came via Trump's Truth Social account, ...

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Vance Puts Off 2028 Decision Until After Midterms

Vice President JD Vance says he will weigh a presidential run in 2028 only after the 2026 midterm elections, offering a measured view of his political future during a recent television interview. S...

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Trump's UFC Birthday Bash Draws Massive Protest Outside White House

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the White House on Sunday as the Trump administration hosted the first private, for-profit sporting event ever held on federal grounds, turning the South ...

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Trump Blocks FISA Renewal Unless Voting Bill Gets Attached

President Trump is using his leverage over a critical surveillance law to force Congress to pass his voting restrictions, tying the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance A...

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Knicks Star's Blunt Lesson for State Leaders on Tax Policy

Jalen Brunson is not a policy wonk, but the New York Knicks point guard has become an unlikely voice in the state's ongoing tax debate, offering pointed commentary that has caught the attention of ...

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U.S. and Iran declare war over, deal signed pending

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Sunday that the United States and Iran have agreed to end hostilities, with a formal signing ceremony scheduled for Friday in Switzerland. The agr...

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Warsh Takes Fed Helm: Don't Expect Swift Policy Shifts

Kevin Warsh's ascension to the Federal Reserve chairmanship signals potential shifts in monetary policy, but observers should anticipate a measured approach in his early tenure rather than rapid up...

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12 Dead in Missouri Skydiving Plane Crash Minutes After Takeoff

A private aircraft carrying 11 skydivers and a pilot crashed near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday morning, killing all aboard. The plane departed Butler Memorial Airport shortly before 11:30 a.m. and w...

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Anthropic Sends Top Engineers to Washington to Defuse AI Export Clash

Anthropic has dispatched senior technical staff to the nation's capital for talks with White House officials, seeking to resolve a standoff that has forced the company to pull its most advanced mod...

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Colorado Startup Powers U.S. Hypersonic Ambitions as China Gains Ground

The competition for hypersonic weapons technology has become one of the defining military races of the decade, with the United States playing catch-up to China's early advances. Now a Colorado-base...

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Federal Judge Blocks Free Speech Lawsuit Filed by Fired Yosemite Ranger

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former Yosemite ranger who was terminated after hanging a massive transgender pride flag on El Capitan, forcing the case into a different legal ...

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Roosevelt Went Blind in White House Boxing Match. Trump Will Just Watch.

Donald Trump's 80th birthday bash this Sunday includes a UFC spectacle on the South Lawn, but the president will remain a spectator. His predecessor Theodore Roosevelt took a starkly different appr...

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Knicks End 53-Year Drought, Manhattan Erupts Into Chaos

The bar at 28th and 5th was packed early Saturday evening, patrons scattered between two screens. Brazil and Morocco dueled in the World Cup while the real event loomed: the New York Knicks fightin...

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Trump tells Putin he'll help end Ukraine war in Sunday phone call

Donald Trump conveyed to Vladimir Putin during a weekend call that resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict was a priority and that he stands ready to assist in ending it, according to Russian state m...

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New York descends into chaos as Knicks clinch first title since 1973

The New York Knicks' first NBA championship in over five decades sparked massive celebrations across the city, though the festivities turned destructive as crowds overwhelmed Times Square late into...

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McConnell Hospitalized as Health Concerns Mount for 84-Year-Old Senator

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning, his office announced, marking another health setback for the Kentucky lawmaker whose physical condition has drawn...

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D-Day Remembered With Quiet Grace at Eisenhower's Kansas Home

While massive commemorations unfolded across Europe and the nation's capital marked the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, Abilene, Kansas chose a different path. A local orchestra took the...

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The New Debate: Do Parents Owe Grown Kids a Financial Cushion?

The question of whether parents should support their adult children financially has become surprisingly contentious, touching on everything from parental duty to personal accountability.The tension...

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Shelton Stuns Fritz to Seize Stuttgart Crown, Completes Historic Surface Sweep

Ben Shelton outlasted fellow American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to claim the Stuttgart Open on Sunday, capturing his third title of the season and joining an exclusive club of elite grass court ch...

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California's Century of Taking: Gold, Water, Minds, and What Comes Next

The story of California's wealth is a story of extraction. First came gold. Then water. Now artificial intelligence. Each boom leaves behind the same pattern: a handful of winners, environmental de...

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New York's Union Shield Law Keeps Workers in the Dark

New York lawmakers have crafted legislation that silences a fundamental truth workers need to hear: they can choose not to join a union.The bill, backed by labor advocates, prevents employers from ...

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Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Flood Breast Milk in Alarming Study

A peer-reviewed study of Seattle mothers has detected a cocktail of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in breast milk samples, raising fresh alarms about chemical exposure in the most vulnerable popula...

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Trump Furious at Netanyahu Over Strike That Nearly Torpedoed Iran Deal

President Trump said Sunday that a U.S. deal with Iran to end their conflict remains on track despite an Israeli strike on Beirut that nearly derailed negotiations just hours before the signing was...

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Swift's New Song Takes Aim at Trump, Political Rival

Taylor Swift has released a new track that appears to take political shots, with lyrics referencing both a political figure and Donald Trump by name. The song, titled 'The Smallest Man Who Ever Liv...

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Two ATV riders stumble upon woman buried in mud for three days

A 68-year-old Minnesota woman is recovering after being pulled from a mud pit where she had been trapped since early June, discovered almost by accident when two friends exploring a wooded trail de...

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The Knock on the Door: Why Democrats Still Believe in Ground Game

A middle-aged couple stood on their front lawn in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, flanked by massive Trump flags across the street. The woman had never voted in her life. Her husband was a lifelong Rep...

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America's Democratic Crisis Has a Quiet Villain: Its Best Citizens Are Leaving

The 2024 election maps tell one story about America's political fracture. Redrawn districts in Republican-controlled states systematically dilute the voting power of ideological opponents, renderin...

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O'Leary's Data Center Faces Utah Revolt as China Blame Falls Flat

Kevin O'Leary, the television investor known from "Shark Tank," is facing mounting opposition to his proposed data center project in Utah, and his strategy of deflecting criticism by accusing oppon...

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Trump's tariff threat has lost its bite with Main Street

A year ago, tariffs dominated business conversations. Today, they barely register as a concern for most company owners weathering the economic landscape. The shift reflects a fundamental reality: c...

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The Knicks Break 53 Years of Heartbreak, Brunson Silences Doubters

The New York Knicks have not won an NBA championship since 1973. On Saturday night, they finally ended that drought, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in five games to claim their first title in more...

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Rural Georgia County Fights Back Against Massive Datacenter Push

Residents of Coweta County, Georgia, are mounting an aggressive campaign to block one of the state's largest datacenter projects, collecting signatures for a referendum that could give them direct ...

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Cuban deportations hit record pace under Trump, leaving exiles in terror

May Díaz was supposed to belong in America. As a Cuban who fled political persecution and joined spontaneous anti-government demonstrations in July 2021, she fit the historical profile of exactly t...

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Trump pushes ahead with ballroom project as legal battles mount

The Trump administration is moving swiftly to complete construction projects in the capital, pressing forward even as court challenges pile up in the background. The strategy appears designed to cr...

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Trump crypto venture will pay UFC fighters in digital currency at White House event

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will distribute fighter bonuses in cryptocurrency at Sunday's White House event, marking a direct link between the Trump family's financial holdings and a major s...

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Iran's Revenge Threat Clouds U.S. Nuclear Deal Hours Before Signing

The Middle East erupted into fresh confrontation Sunday as Israel's strike on Beirut threatened to detonate a broader U.S.-Iran accord on the verge of completion. Iranian military commanders promis...

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