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President Donald Trump’s push to construct a massive ballroom at the White House without congressional approval was sharply questioned by a federal appeals court on Friday during a high-stakes hearing in a case testing the president’s power.The two-hour-long hearing before a three-judge panel of the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals was the latest flashpoint in a protracted legal fight over the project. Work has continued on the nearly 90,000-square foot event space even as courts have looked skeptically at the legality of it.The administration is asking the panel to indefinitely pause a lowe

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Federal judge strikes down Trump admin limits on asylum and immigration applications

A federal judge struck down a series of Trump administration policies targeting asylum seekers and immigrants seeking benefits in a scathing court ruling Friday.Last year, the administration indefinitely suspended asylum adjudications and froze immigration applications for people who fell under the travel ban, among other measures, leaving millions of immigrants in the United States in legal limbo.Judge John J. McConnell Jr. acknowledged that uncertainty in his 135-page opinion.“(T)he Challenged Policies placed the lives of countless individuals on hold – solely by virtue of their countrie

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Operator of S&P 500 decides against fast-tracking 'MegaCap' IPOs into its stock indexes

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Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants Bill Pulte, his new acting director of national intelligence, to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term. Trump noted that the size of the office has been “way too high for way too long” and that “if he cut, I wouldn’t mind that." “He'll do a very good job,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One as he traveled to Wisconsin for an event on agriculture. “He'll watch it closely, but Bill Pulte is very good, he's very talented.” The Republi

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Study warns biodiversity loss could trigger wave of debt crises

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LAPD arrest girlfriend's son in stabbing death of actor James Handy

James Handy, a character actor who appeared in “Jumanji” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” was stabbed to death, and Los Angeles police arrested his girlfriend’s son in the killing. Officers found the 81-year-old stabbed in the chest and unconscious outside his home Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department said. He was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. Police had responded to the home after a 911 caller stated: “I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin,” according to the department. Michael Gledhi

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Video shows moment truck-driving preacher helps thwart alleged kidnapping in South Carolina

A truck-driving preacher who helped thwart an alleged kidnapping attempt in South Carolina — all caught on his rig’s dashboard camera — said Thursday that he was not a hero, but a “divine” tool. Anthony J. Moore, 53, was driving a route in Aiken County, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the Georgia border, last Friday when a woman ran directly into his path with her hands cuffed behind her back. The video, which has no sound, shows the drama unfold: The woman passes in front of the truck, and a man in a Cadillac that had been on the side o

ICE to stop reporting deaths of recently released detainees amid scrutiny

Trump’s intel choice had no intel experience. He didn’t even have security clearance

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Trump says he will not nominate Pulte to be permanent intelligence chief

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated that he will not nominate mortgage regulator Bill Pulte to be the nation's intelligence chief once his temporary appointment expires early next year.His comments follow a backlash against Pulte's appointment as acting director of national intelligence from Democrats and some key senators of his Republican Party over the Trump loyalist's lack of national security experience.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump indicated he would not nominate Pulte to serve permanently as the overseer of the 18-agency U.S. intelligence community.That

US sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest move to pressure island's leadership

The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals, in the latest move by the Trump administration to pressure the island’s leadership that drew immediate condemnation from Havana. Included in the sanctions are Alejandro Castro Espín, the sole son of former Cuban President Raúl Castro and Vilma Espín. He served as an adviser to Cuba’s Defense and National Security Commission and was present when Raúl Castro greeted then-U.S. President Barack Obama in Havana during a historic March 2016 meeting. Cast

Trans youth and their parents fight back against efforts to get their detailed medical records

Brendan Banfield sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife, stranger amid affair with his family’s au pair

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Trump's UFC fight at White House combines punches and politics

U.S. President Donald Trump is bringing his affinity for mixed martial arts to the White House, staging a night of cage fighting on the South Lawn on June 14 — his 80th birthday — as part of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.The seven-bout Ultimate Fighting Championship event, dubbed "UFC Freedom 250," will blend sport with political spectacle, highlighting Trump's long-standing ties to a league whose leaders and many of its fans have backed him for more than a decade. WHY UFC?Trump's alliance with UFC dates to the early 2000s, when he agreed to host events

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Former Prince Andrew made money subletting cottages on his rent-free estate, report shows

The former Prince Andrew made money by subletting three cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades, according to a report on the royal family’s properties released Friday by the U.K. public spending watchdog. It also disclosed that his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, live in rent-controlled palace properties paid for by their uncle, King Charles III. The National Audit Office report said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received income from renting out the cottages on the Royal Lodge estate, his home near Windsor Castle for more

Inside a grass scientist’s 6-year quest to grow World Cup stadium turf

Virginia man gets life in prison for double murder scheme in affair with Brazilian au pair

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Japanese citizens will join an arduous search for a missing American who vanished in a mountainous forest

One stranger from Tokyo is shutting down his business for a week to help. Another volunteer dropped everything to provide transportation and translations for American parents desperate to find their son.The weeklong quest to find James “Weston” Higginbotham has yielded no signs of the 20-year-old. Now, with the permission of Japanese police, the student’s family has made a public plea for any experienced hikers to aid in the search through treacherous terrain. That search will begin Saturday.“The people have been incredible,” said Weston’s mother, Nancy Higginbotham.Weston, an Aubu

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Iran using Lebanon as bargaining chip in US talks, Lebanese president says

(Corrects reference in paragraph 9 from rejection of agreement to rejection of direct talks)BEIRUT, June 5 (Reuters) - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States on Friday, in some of his toughest criticism yet of Tehran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah as it wages war with Israel.In a CNN interview, Aoun said "the people of Lebanon are paying the price ... for the sake" of Iran's interests, and were "fed up" with war between Israel and Hezbollah - comments reflecting deep divisions along Lebanon's confessional a

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'Albania is not for sale', protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland

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Trump plans to attend Game 3 of NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden

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Some of the most dedicated World Cup fans skipping this year's tournament, citing costs and politics

The 2026 World Cup has drawn intense criticism from globe-trotting fans who over the years have helped define the tournament's festive atmosphere

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China’s Xi Jinping to make rare trip to North Korea next week

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In public letter, Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls on Putin for direct negotiations in a neutral country

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Zelenskiy, in open letter, invites Putin to talks to end the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree an end to more than

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Trump administration’s plan to spin off mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie faces new uncertainty

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California's slow ballot count makes it a target for critics. It doesn't mean elections are rigged

Days after the state’s primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor

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The US economy added 172,000 jobs last month, extending the labor market rebound

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Wall Street giants tout SpaceX as Musk speaks at pre-IPO investor event

Wall Street's investment banking giants are feting hopeful buyers of Elon Musk's SpaceX at splashy events that kicked off on Thursday,

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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