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Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to toss out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers for former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake were ordered to pay for false and misleading statements they made in a lawsuit that sought to require a hand-count of all ballots in the 2022 midterm elections. The nation’s highest court on Tuesday denied a request from Andrew D. Parker, an attorney who represented Lake in the lawsuit, to review a lower-court decision over the legal costs arising from the unsuccessful litigation. The lawsuit by Lake and state lawmaker Mark Finc

Fed's Williams sees no need for rate hike in 2027, Bloomberg News reports

Zelenskiy seeks new talks with US envoys on ending Russia war

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US Supreme Court denies bid for pretrial release by anti-ICE activist

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to allow the pretrial release of an anti-ICE activist whose arrest for an allegedly threatening social media post during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was touted by President Donald Trump's administration in its campaign against "left-wing agitators."The justices denied self-described antifa, or "anti-fascist," member Kyle Wagner's request to revive a judge's ruling that ordered his pretrial release. Wagner was returned to custody after federal prosecutors appealed the judge's release order, arguing that he posed a danger to the community.Wag

AT&T sells Mexico unit to Televisa, Fintech for $2 billion

US sanctions Mexican cartel CDN's horse-racing, business network

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Bank of America fined $1.2 billion by Treasury Department for money laundering and sanctions law violations

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced it was imposing a more than $1.2 billion fine on Bank of America, accusing the bank of violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws.The bank, which is the second-largest in the US, failed to mitigate and report “priority national security risks, including Chinese Money Laundering Networks and illicit finance along the southwest border,” the Treasury Department said in its announcement.“When a bank of this size fails to meet its anti-money laundering and sanctions obligations, the consequences extend far beyond its own walls, exposing

Social Security benefits are rising again, but probably not enough to offset healthcare costs

US hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine, saying it violated money laundering, sanctions laws

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Trump fires ambassador to Greece Guilfoyle after reports of misconduct

The White House said on Tuesday it had asked US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign after a series of news reports raised concerns she sold access to Trump administration officials in exchange for money, gifts and favors.US President Donald Trump had said on Monday that he was considering firing Guilfoyle, who was once engaged to his son Donald Trump Jr. On Tuesday, he told reporters: "She was doing a good job, but we didn't like what we were reading." US lawmakers had raised the alarm after a series of stories in the Wall Street Journal beginning last month that detailed Guilfo

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Jury selection begins in federal death penalty trial of Buffalo, NY, supermarket mass shooter

Jury selection began Tuesday in the federal hate crime trial of a man who admitted to killing 10 Black people in a massacre at a New York supermarket in 2022, a case that could lead to a rare death sentence. Payton Gendron is already spending life in prison after pleading guilty to state murder charges and tearfully renouncing his white supremacist views. He now faces a trial in federal court arising from the same mass shooting. The stakes are high: If convicted, the 23-year-old could face the death penalty. The attack at the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo is beli

Kyiv says Russia hits energy targets despite Trump ceasefire announcement

Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

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Neighbors in Erie community grapple with mass shooting: "Horrific and unimaginable"

ERIE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) -- A community in Erie, Pennsylvania, is grappling with the loss of nine lives following a deadly mass shooting on Friday.Investigators returned to the home Saturday, continuing to piece together what happened.KDKA-TV spoke with family members of victims and neighbors in the aftermath of the shooting, who are trying to make sense of the violence.Tiffany Jackson and Jennifer Macko, neighbors of 722 Perry Street, recalled the events of Friday."This situation is horrific and unimaginable," Macko said."It just got worse and worse throughout the n

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What we know about the ICE shooting in New York City

New York City has found itself mired in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after officials said federal agents shot a driver while his 5-year-old was in the back seat.The Department of Homeland Security and city officials remain at odds over immigration agents’ tactics that led to them opening fire on 28-year-old Oscar Belgal. Federal officials accuse Belgal of trying to drive his Honda CRV into agents in the city’s Marble Hill neighborhood in the Bronx during a targeted enforcement operation.DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told CNN’s Jake Tapper that Immigration and Custo

The Latest: Rep. Omar says she will ‘not be silenced’ after Homeland Security searches her home

Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'

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Atlanta Dream to host Finals Games 3 and 4 in much larger arena after days-long drama

The Atlanta Dream may have racked up a ton of steals on the court against opponents in this WNBA postseason, but the franchise just got a major assist ahead of the Finals against the Golden State Valkyries.On Tuesday, it was announced the WNBA Finals schedule would be altered for Game 3 and Game 4 to accommodate the Dream using State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta instead of the team’s home base, Gateway Center Arena in nearby College Park, Georgia. The Gateway Center has the smallest capacity in the league at 3,500 and State Farm Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, holds around 17,000

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Michael Jordan jersey sets $14 million record for basketball memorabilia, auction house says

A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million, an auction house announced Monday, calling it the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia. Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions announced the private treaty sale and identified the buyer as Miami real estate investor Ron Firman. The red jersey is the one Jordan wore in Game 2 of that series on June 5, 1998; he and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz that night to even the matchup at a game apiece. Jordan and the Bulls would go on

A man struck by an ICE vehicle broke both his legs. Here’s what we know

One teen killed, others wounded, after explosion on Israeli school trip near Lebanon border

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Fire destroys French capital's 'Enfants Rouges' covered food market

A fire tore through Paris' oldest covered food market in the early hours of Monday, authorities said, destroying the historic site popular with tourists.• Ariel Weil, the mayor of Central Paris, said the Marché des Enfants Rouges had been "totally destroyed"• The market was established in 1615 during the reign of Louis XIII in the upscale Marais district. It took its name from a nearby orphanage whose children wore red clothing• The fire broke out at about 3 a.m. (0100 GMT), French media reported. Firefighters were still tamping down the smouldering ruins several hours later• The cau

139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti

At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. That number only includes those buried by authorities in Djibouti. Others have been buried by the migrants themselves but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the AP via the phone. “What is terrible is that they were buried with no names, in a common grave, l

Trump announces Ukraine energy ceasefire with Russia, surprising Zelenskiy

Trump suggests Russia and Ukraine did not agree to his ‘energy ceasefire’ before he announced it

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‘I’m strapped every month.’ Seniors struggle as inflation continues to outpace Social Security benefits

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GOP senator said gas prices would decide the midterms. Now they’re threatening his reelection

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Republicans worry that evangelicals sitting the midterms out could cost them in key races

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Fact check: Trump posts fake quote of Denzel Washington supposedly praising him

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Trump is heading all the way to Alaska in a sign of just how close its Senate race may be

President Donald Trump is making an unusual campaign trip with the midterm elections looming

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Archbishop of the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

The archbishop who oversees Catholic pastoral services for the U.S. military is condemning the proposed livestream of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution

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Trump holds raucous Ohio rally as he tries to shore up base voters for GOP

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Musk has spent $276 million on midterms to help Republicans retain control of Congress

Elon Musk has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 US midterm election cycle so far, $276 million of it since July to help Republicans retain control of

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (

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Elon Musk emerges as the top booster for Republicans with $276 million in donations

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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