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Iran's theocratic rulers are mobilising mass crowds of the revolutionary faithful on the streets of Tehran, but behind the display of unity it is far from clear they have resolved gaping internal fractures over the economy and state repression. Vast numbers are attending a week of funeral events for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes at the start of the war, in mourning ceremonies, marches and demonstrations across Iran. The size of the rallies, aided by discounted transport, food and lodging, is intended as a referendum on the Islamic Republic, a top cler

As Khamenei mourners fill Iran's streets, discontent still simmers

Former Afghan ally who died in ICE custody suffered an allergic reaction, death certificate says

As far right eyes Elysee, French centrists pledge growth-friendly budget restraint

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Canadian firms' inflation outlook eased after Iran ceasefire, BoC survey finds

Canadian businesses scaled down expectations of high inflation after a ceasefire in the Middle East, and trade worries abated, a quarterly Bank of Canada survey of leaders showed on Monday. The survey, as well as a broader examination of business sentiment, comes just over three weeks before the central bank's next interest rate decision. They offer policymakers one of their clearest signs on whether trade uncertainty is feeding into inflation, employment and business activity.Money markets and economists are expecting the BoC to hold rates at 2.25% till end of this year at least. The busines

Trump says there will either be a deal with Iran or US will 'finish the job'

‘I didn’t think it was a foul’: Trump says he asked FIFA president for review of controversial red card

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Trump says World Cup referee's red card call was 'horrible' but insists he left outcome to FIFA

President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued against the United States’ star forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup but said he did not demand an outcome. “All I did was ask for a review,” Trump said when asked about it during an unrelated Oval Office event. “I didn’t say, ‘You have to do this.’” Trump confirmed that he called FIFA President Gianni Infantino and asked for a second look at the punishment against Balogun in the United States’ 2-0 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina last week in Santa Clara,

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Trump: ‘I asked for a review by FIFA’ of controversial red card

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‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’: Johnson’s growing crisis over his unruly majority

Speaker Mike Johnson had just delivered President Donald Trump his biggest legislative win of the year, but as he sat in his office in mid-June surrounded by a group of furious senior Republicans, the mood was sour.To secure that win, Johnson had been forced to make a deal with a gang of hardliners, led by firebrand Rep. Chip Roy, to help bring a bill cracking down on border security to the floor. Roy and others said he’d vowed to do so before the July 4 recess.But now, just ahead of that deadline, Johnson was receiving a stark warning from his powerful center-right faction, including severa

Trump rings opening bell to mark first day of trading for Trump Accounts

A year after becoming law, the new savings and investment vehicle for children known as the Trump Accounts officially became operational on Saturday, July 4.President Donald Trump rang the opening bell for Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange from the Oval Office on Monday to mark the first day of trading.Trump Accounts now join the list of other existing tax-advantaged accounts intended to benefit kids’ futures (eg, custodial Roth IRAs, 529 plans, etc.), each of which has its own rules, limitations and benefits.While Trump Accounts do nothing to lessen the complexity for families deciding

Trump to meet leaders of Ukraine, Syria alongside NATO summit

Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing appears in court for multiday hearing that will preview prosecutors’ evidence

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National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man during pursuit, police say

Two Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man Sunday who turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit, authorities said. The Guard members are part of a federal task force in Memphis created by President Donald Trump, who last year sent troops and federal agents to Democrat-run cities that he described as overrun with crime. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, had deployed the Guard to support the effort. Authorities said the soldiers in Memphis were responding with local

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Mallory McMorrow drops out of Michigan’s crucial Democratic Senate primary

Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan on Sunday, narrowing the field to two as the party faces a crucial choice next month in picking a nominee to defend a must-win seat.That leaves Rep. Haley Stevens facing Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate running from the Bernie Sanders wing of the party who is trying to extend the momentum progressives have seen in recent primaries across the country.McMorrow’s exit ahead of the early August primary doesn’t just reflect her own struggles, but also an emphasis among many Democrats to stop El-Sayed, out of fear he would be a

Speaker Johnson says House will pass Trump’s voter ID bill through arduous process after GOP revolt

Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race

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We knew this Super El Niño would be intense. But it could end up being even worse than anticipated

Scientists have been keeping a close eye on the tropical Pacific Ocean for months now, anticipating the emergence of an intense, “Super” El Niño that would be among the stronger events on record. Now it looks like this El Niño could set the benchmark for peak intensity, with potentially dire implications for the extreme weather events it influences worldwide.El Niño is poised to rapidly strengthen in the tropical Pacific Ocean during the next few months and is forecast to reach the upper echelon of intensity by the time it peaks in late fall to early winter, forecasters warn.It’s alre

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The Latest: Belgians to challenge FIFA decision to let Folarin Balogun play in World Cup match

President Donald Trump is responding to global outrage over his intervention with FIFA during the World Cup. The president said he didn’t initially know what a red card was or what its consequences were, but when he learned it could keep star U.S. forward Folarin Balogun out of Monday’s knockout match against Belgium, he felt compelled to call FIFA president Gianni Infantino asking for a review. Belgium said it’s appealing the suspension of the penalty. Infantino’s predecessor Sepp Blatter said “red cards are not overturned by political phone calls." Norw

NATO Ankara summit: who's going and what to expect

Australian PM Albanese apologizes for ‘disrespectful’ comments about Kylie Minogue

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Cuba’s hotels sit empty as US pressure campaign drives tourists away

Cuba’s tourism sector seems to have everything from white sandy beaches to Spanish colonial forts.Everything except for tourists.The island’s economy has been caught in a death spiral following a barrage of sanctions levied by the Trump administration against the communist-run government.As services break down and shortages worsen, foreign visitors –– and the income they bring — have vanished faster than the ice in a mojito on a summer day.Former tourism hot spots are now ghost towns, including Old Havana, the original settlement of the Cuban capital which was founded in the 16th cen

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Trump won big spending promises from NATO last year. This week in Turkey, he'll try to enforce them

President Donald Trump got what he wanted from NATO at last year’s summit: an alliance whose members had largely acceded to his demands to step up their defense spending. This week when he meets leaders in Turkey, his mission is to enforce that pledge. The speed with which most NATO countries have tried to heed Trump’s call to spend 5% of their annual gross domestic product on defense over the next decade underscores how the U.S. president has reshaped the alliance and bent it to his will — even as he continues to spar with its members over the Iran war, his

Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government as US-brokered ceasefire plan stalls

ITV and Comcast's Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal

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White House report accuses Smithsonian leadership of radical ideology

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‘I didn’t think it was a foul’: Trump says he asked FIFA president for review of controversial red card

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Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor

Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him

1 killed in attack on Crimea as Putin and Zelenskyy hold separate Trump calls

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Founder of one of China’s biggest underground churches freed, reunites with family in US

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Putin and Trump held ‘businesslike’ 90-minute July 4 call, Moscow says

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Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing appears in court for multiday hearing that will preview prosecutors’ evidence

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Khamenei's other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding

Iran’s top officials and brothers of the country’s new supreme leader have emerged into public view to attend the funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, signaling confidence in their safety as Iran pushes back on U.S. demands in negotiations to permanently end the war

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Bodies lie unclaimed and rats run rampant as months on Gaza’s ceasefire remains unfulfilled

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Jet fuel prices are dropping but airfares aren’t. Here are 10 reasons to stay home in the US

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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