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China 'strongly dissatisfied' with Pentagon move against top Chinese tech firms

China is "strongly dissatisfied" with a U.S. move to add several large Chinese companies to the Pentagon's list of firms it says are aiding China's military, the commerce ministry said on Saturday.The foreign ministry has also expressed concern about the U.S. Defense Department's long-awaited update to its list on Monday, which included such top technology names as e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu and automakers BYD and NIO.It later added the world's largest solar panel makers to the list: Trina Solar and JA Solar Technology.The list includes a broad swathe of China's

Trump says US military strike killed leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

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Retail investors build big dreams on small slices of SpaceX

Individual investors eager for a piece of SpaceX's mega IPO on Friday scrutinized their e-mail inboxes and brokerage accounts to see just how big a slice of the pie they received - while others went straight to the open market to scoop them up on day one.From the start, SpaceX and its underwriters had determined to set aside as much as 30% of the shares sold to the public in the IPO for retail investors. That meant that whipping up interest and buying orders from this group was crucial. Getting an allocation to the stock was competitive, and some retail investors just dived into the market to

A coalition sues to block Kentucky’s new 14.25% prediction markets tax

Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela

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Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery won't harm competition, consumers, DOJ says

An investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has determined that the mammoth Hollywood media merger is not likely to harm competition in the industry or be harmful for consumers. The agency said Friday that it closed its probe into the deal, with regulators at its antitrust division concluding that the impact of the merger “will be to increase competition across the media and entertainment ecosystem, with benefits for American consumers and workers.” David Ellison’s Pa

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US opens its home World Cup with a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay, sparked by Balogun's 2 goals

Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans' historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night. Christian Pulisic had an assist in a stellar first-half playmaking performance for the Americans, who enthralled their Southern California fans with an aggressive attack while streaking to a 3-0 halftime lead — the team's largest in any World Cup game. Gio Reyna ripped another goal in the dying moments of second-half injury time, giving t

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Trump’s name must be removed from Kennedy Center tonight, appeals court rules

An appeals court is keeping intact a federal judge’s ruling requiring the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump’s name from its building by the end of Friday.The DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a last-minute effort by the center to freeze the judge’s ruling so that it wouldn’t need to comply while more court proceedings play out.The appeals court did not explain its reasoning for its decision in a brief, unsigned ruling. The panel included Judge Gregory Katsas, a Trump appointee; Patricia Millett, an appointee of former President Barack Obama; and Robert Wilkins, also an

US judge indefinitely blocks Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund

Judge keeps order in place to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center

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Judge rejects bid to stop UFC fight at White House

A federal judge has rejected a request from two Virginia residents to block President Donald Trump from hosting a UFC fight at the White House this weekend.Friday afternoon’s decision from US District Judge Amit P. Mehta came in a case brought last weekend by two people in Virginia who argued the privately run event cannot be lawfully held on the White House’s South Lawn or the Lincoln Memorial, where other aspects of it are expected to take place Friday before the main event on Sunday.The appointee of former President Barack Obama concluded that the two plaintiffs do not have the legal ri

Jan. 6 debanking probe once floated as way to pad anti-weaponization fund

A Justice Department probe examining whether some of the nation’s biggest banks closed accounts of defendants charged in the 2021 Capitol riot and others for political reasons had been raised to the Trump administration as a way to support it’s efforts to compensate people the president claims were victims of weaponization, according to people briefed on the matter.Some of the president’s allies in recent months have suggested to administration officials that any possible settlements from the debanking probe could be used to compensate Trump supporters who the president believes suffered

Judge says she doesn’t believe ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead; extends order blocking it

SpaceX stock soars in debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

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US Justice Department clears Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros

The U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division said it has cleared Paramount Skydance Corp's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying it was unlikely to harm competition or consumers.DOJ said it spent eight months evaluating how the transaction would affect streaming video services, traditional television and the film industry, weighing input from across the entertainment industry."The extensive investigatory record reviewed by the Division suggests that the impact of the transaction will be to increase competition across the media and entertainment ecosystem, wit

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US judge orders halt to Trump administration's 'censorship' of park exhibits

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide because they "do not align with its preferred narrative." U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston issued a preliminary injunction at the behest of groups representing park conservationists, historians and scientists, saying the U.S. Department of the Interior's actions under Trump set a "dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization." The National Parks Conservation Association, American Associatio

Trump's name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after court denies last-minute move to keep it

Larin scores in 78th minute to rally Canada to 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in World Cup opener

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Visa denial sidelines Thomas Partey for Ghana’s World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will not play in his team's World Cup opener Wednesday after Canada denied his visa application while he awaits trial in London on multiple charges of rape. FIFA said Friday in a statement that the 32-year-old Partey won’t be able to travel from his team's base camp in Smithfield, Rhode Island, for Ghana's opening match with Panama in Toronto. “His visa application has been refused by the Canadian government,” the governing body of world soccer said. “FIFA is not involved in the immigration processes of host countries, includi

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Judge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on the White House's South Lawn this weekend

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the White House is allowed to stage a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected a legal advocacy group's request to block organizers from using the White House lawn as the venue for Sunday’s planned UFC mixed martial arts event. Mehta concluded that the plaintiffs likely don’t have legal standing to challenge the event and have failed to prove that they would

Pope borrows King of Spain's jet to return to Vatican after technical issue

Gabbard rescinds Biden-era intel assessments that were skeptical about ‘Havana Syndrome’

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The Latest: Pakistan says US and Iran agree on ‘final’ text of a peace deal

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Tracy warehouse destroyed in fire that could take days to extinguish

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SpaceX soars 28% after record-busting IPO

SpaceX soared 28% in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, a day after pricing its record $75 billion IPO.

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Tear your eyes away from the ballroom. This courthouse is the real face of Trump-era architecture

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The tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, are hitting bottom. The oil market is about to hit a tipping point

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Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says it’s a direct cause

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SpaceX stock soars in debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

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How Musk's tactics left investors clamoring for SpaceX stock and ignoring risks

In recent years, Elon Musk has been picky about whom he allowed to buy in to SpaceX, the rocket ship company making its highly anticipated stock market debut

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Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who was known for her legal work, dies at 47

Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at age 47

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Kennedy Center board seeks pause of ruling ordering removal of Trump's name by Friday deadline

President Donald Trump's board at the Kennedy Center is trying to keep his name on the building before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday

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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