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Australia's Firmus Technologies strikes AI access deal with Nvidia

Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus Technologies said on Monday it had signed a strategic partnership with Nvidia Corp to help provide emerging AI firms with more cost-effective access to computing power.• Firmus said the deal would see it buy Nvidia infrastructure and sell Nvidia‑powered cloud services to "AI Native" customers, among others, in an agreement that would earn the U.S.-listed chip giant product revenue and a share of cloud revenue.• The deal will deliver 170,000 Graphics Processing Units (GPU) from the first quarter of 2027 to the start of 2028, that will be locate

Housing bill will be sent to Trump on Monday, US House speaker says

Russia's ruling party runs Ukraine war veteran among lead candidates for September election

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Serbians to keep up protest after President Vucic says he will step down

Thousands of protesters were expected to descend on the Serbian city of Kraljevo on Sunday, a day after President Aleksandar Vucic said he would be stepping down, paving the way for early presidential and parliamentary elections.Vucic, who has been in power as prime minister or president for 12 years, has faced months of student-led protests sparked by the collapse of a concrete awning at a railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad in late 2024 that killed 16 people.The incident has become a symbol for what many see as government mismanagement and corruption under Vucic, and the ensuin

Iraqi officials, including lawmakers, arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid

Austria urges Europe to host Anthropic following US curbs on AI access

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Migrants in US on temporary status should seek permanent residence or leave, Homeland Secretary says

Migrants in the United States on temporary protected status should seek permanent residence or leave for their home countries, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Sunday.The remarks to CNN's "State of the Union" program follow last week's split Supreme Court decision allowing President Donald Trump's administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation to home countries plagued by conflict and destitution."Either try to fill out the paperwork and be here underneath a permanent status o

Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide

Progressives look to Colorado as next test of a rising movement

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Two years after their last debate, Biden jabs at Trump: ‘What a loser’

As he rallied Maryland Democrats at a state party fundraiser Saturday night, former President Joe Biden decried the actions of the man who succeeded him in the White House, painting him as vain and corrupt.“It’s not just his vanity projects, tearing down the East Wing of the White House making room for his ballroom, putting his name on the Kennedy Center, building an arch in his own honor, even hiring his own pool guy to fix the reflecting pool. Woah! What a loser,” Biden told attendees of the gala, which was held at a Maryland casino.“The reflecting pool reflects something even worse

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U.S. conducts further strikes on Iran

The United States carried out further strikes on Iran on Saturday, said the U.S. Central Command, targeting various sites, including military surveillance infrastructure."CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping," CENTCOM said in a statement."After yesterday’s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to when its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit M/T Kiku this morning," it said.(Reporting by Jasper Ward in

American Airlines flight aborts takeoff in Miami after business jet enters the same runway

A Reflecting Pool that has long enticed visitors now gains police scrutiny under Trump

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Trump-backed Julia Letlow wins Louisiana GOP Senate runoff, completing president’s revenge plot against Bill Cassidy

US Rep. Julia Letlow will win the Republican nomination for Senate in Louisiana, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defeating state Treasurer John Fleming in a runoff in which she made her endorsement from President Donald Trump a centerpiece of her pitch.Letlow’s victory all but ensures another Trump ally will join the GOP’s Senate ranks next year from the deep-red state and delivers the president an immediate boost in demonstrating his continued influence with GOP primary voters after Republicans in two states earlier this month rejected his choices in their races for governor.In her victor

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How Trump’s takeover fractured America’s birthday party

When Next250 organizers began planning for America’s 250th birthday, they envisioned bringing together communities in a polarized country to celebrate democracy.But then Donald Trump returned to office as the 47th president.Now, the left-leaning group has reframed its commemoration in response to Trump’s takeover of the country’s birthday. A communal festival in Washington, DC, on Saturday, for instance, featured an indigenous opening ceremony, a march starting at what was once called Black Lives Matter Plaza and voter registration booths.In seeking to put his stamp on the 250th, Trump h

Trump ramps up attacks on Democrats as ‘godless Communists’ ahead of November’s midterms

Zuckerberg asks Meta to explore working with Polymarket and Kalshi, NYT reports

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Canada faces an unprecedented World Cup situation as the knockout rounds begin

Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here.And … breathe.More than three weeks of multiple World Cup group matches daily has come to an end. For me, this is always a sort of solemn day. While the point of the World Cup is ostensibly to crown a world champion, and the only way to do that is through knockout games that eliminate the rest of the field, the group games are the true joy of the tournament.The smaller nations celebrating a summer in the sporting sun, the long-planned vacations abroad co

A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed

A new Mississippi law will authorize the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state. What's to be done with that information is a bit open-ended. But the law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a new tactic to target immigrants in conjunction with President Donald Trump's plan to deport millions of people lacking legal approval to live in the U.S. The law says the state Department of Public Safety “may use all reasonable lawful i

Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks

Peruvians say they were promised jobs in Russia, but landed on the front lines in Ukraine

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Skydiving plane crashes in France, killing 11 people

Eleven people were killed ‌on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official.The aircraft – which was carrying 11 people – crashed at 11 a.m. local time during a skydiving session, according to Yves Séguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region where the plane went down.Five instructors and five independent nurses appeared to be among the casualties, CNN affiliate BFMTV cited Thierry Pechey, president of the Meurthe-et-Moselle Council of Independent Nurses as saying. The pilot also died in the crash.A significan

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At least 4 dead in Kentucky floods with more rainfall on the way as search and rescue efforts continue

Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead and prompted dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes. More significant rainfall is expected to push east through parts of Kentucky and Tennessee on Sunday.One person died in Jackson County and three others died in Madison County — including a man and woman who officials said drowned in a home that was underwater, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed Saturday.Beshear also declared a state of emergency and urged people to be cautious and avoid unnecessary driving.“When it gets dar

Israel scrambles to counter Hezbollah drone threat

Israel’s military and tech industry race to counter Hezbollah’s latest threat

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Chinese dissident who fled to South Korea by dinghy arrives in Canada

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Death toll in Venezuela quake tops 1,400 as rescue efforts intensify

The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 on Saturday as foreign rescue teams poured into the country and

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US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal

The U.S. military has launched a second round of airstrikes targeting Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction

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At least 4 dead in Kentucky floods with more rainfall on the way as search and rescue efforts continue

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The US and Iran have a deal on paper. At sea, the Strait of Hormuz is ‘chaotic’

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Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430

Tensions are high in Venezuela as the death toll rises to 1,430 after two powerful earthquakes struck three days ago

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US allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to 'trusted' US organizations

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How Trump Accounts compare to other savings plans for your child

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Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not clear how quickly it can get there

If you want to help, an aid expert advises you to donate cash to nonprofits involved in local rescue and recovery efforts.

Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportation

Fear is ricocheting through Haitian communities across the United States after the Supreme Court decided to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disasters

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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