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American rejects merger talks with United Airlines

American Airlines said on Friday that it was not interested in a merger with United Airlines and had not held any such talks, diminishing prospects of an industry-reshaping deal that would face tough regulatory scrutiny.A combination of two of the largest U.S. network carriers would mark the biggest consolidation move in more than a decade, further tightening a domestic market already dominated by four similarly sized players. It would invite extraordinary scrutiny from regulators, labor unions and consumer advocates, all wary of higher fares ‌and reduced competition.United Airlines CEO Sco

FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. says the US is limiting measles outbreaks better than the rest of the world

Blackstone-backed Liftoff moves closer to public markets with US IPO filing

US approves potential $11.9 billion sale of integrated combat system to Germany

The U.S. State Department said on Friday it had approved the possible sale of integrated combat system, supporting equipment, and support to Germany for an estimated cost of $11.9 billion.The principal contractors will be Lockheed Martin Corp and RTX Corp, the State Department said in a statement. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

White House and Anthropic CEO discuss working together amid rising fear about Mythos model

Nvidia rival Cerebras discloses US IPO filing as AI boom drives listings

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Mythos a serious threat but more will follow, Barclays CEO says

Anthropic's frontier AI model Mythos is a serious threat to the global banking system, and it is likely to be followed by similar, even more powerful cyberthreats, Barclays Chief Executive C. S. Venkatakrishnan said on Friday.The vast capabilities of Mythos to code at a high level have given it a potentially unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities and devise ways to exploit them, raising fears it could be exploited to destabilise banks. This has forced regulators and supervisors into a scramble, and selected organisations are now reviewing the model to gauge the actua

US Fed has told big banks not to push back aggressively on new capital rules

Justice Department targets leading US egg producers in antitrust case, WSJ reports

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1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp

Travelers on an East Tennessee interstate were forced to brake for workers — and drones, perhaps even a queen — when a truck carrying about 1 million bees crashed Friday. The swarm shut down an exit of Interstate 40 in Knoxville, said Mark Nagi, Tennessee Department of Transportation regional spokesperson. There were no injuries, he said. “The ramp from I-40 East to Henley Street is back open but the truck is destroyed and the bees are… well… buzzing," Nagi posted, along with a photo of a person in beekeeper garb. "Unless you are dressed in this outfit pl

Oil settles down 9% after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open

Oil prices settled down by around 9% on Friday after Iran said passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was open for the remaining ceasefire period and U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to never close the strait again. Brent crude futures settled down $9.01, or 9.07%, to $90.38 a barrel, after falling to a session low of $86.09. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled down $10.48, or 11.45%, at $83.85 a barrel, after touching a low of $80.56.Both contracts made their largest daily declines since April 8. All ships can sail through the Strait

Pro-Palestinian Tufts University graduate targeted by Trump administration returns to Turkey

A DHS worker who just ran her first marathon and the mother of a pre-teen were killed in attacks spanning 3 Atlanta suburbs

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Exclusive: Justice Department removes lead prosecutor from probe of Trump critic John Brennan

The Justice Department has removed the career Miami federal prosecutor leading the investigation into John Brennan, after she resisted pressure to quickly bring charges against the former CIA director and prominent critic of President Donald Trump, according to people briefed on the matter.Maria Medetis Long on Friday notified attorneys representing people involved in the case that she was no longer handling the investigation, the people familiar with the matter said. She has led the politically sensitive probe for months amid demands from Trump to prosecute Brennan and other critics.The inves

The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana

The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Backed by the Trump administration, the companies said the work in Louisiana started as an effort to quickly increase the supply of aviation gasoline for the U.S. government during World War II an

QVC’s parent company files for bankruptcy

Defense team in Charlie Kirk murder case says courtroom cameras are unfairly tilting case

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$13 train fare spikes to $150 for World Cup fans attending matches in New Jersey

Sky-high ticket prices won’t be the only thing emptying the wallets of soccer fans attending World Cup matches at some U.S. venues this spring. Fans trying to get to MetLife Stadium from New York City can expect to shell out $150 for a round-trip train fare for each match, transportation officials confirmed Friday. That’s nearly 12 times the regular $12.90 fare for the roughly 15-minute, 9-mile (14-kilometer) ride from Manhattan’s Penn Station to the stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. On-site parking won’t be available for most fans, so New Jersey offi

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Trump says blockade on Iran 'in full force' until deal is reached

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the naval blockade on Iran will "remain in full force" until a deal with Tehran is struck."The Strait of Hormuz is completely open and ready for business and full passage, but the naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete," he wrote on Truth Social in all caps. His comments came after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was open to all vessels following a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. (Reporting by Susan Heavey and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by

UK's Starmer pleads ignorance over Mandelson, resists pressure to resign

Trump administration considers unfreezing $20 billion in Iranian assets — after lambasting Obama for a similar move

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New German search engine lets people check whether their relatives were Nazis

A new search engine that allows users to search Nazi party records in order to find out whether their ancestors were card-carrying members has been accessed millions of times since it was launched earlier this month.The huge database has been made available by the German newspaper Die Zeit in a bid to “end the silence born of misplaced shame,” according to an editorial from the publication. It is run in conjunction with archives in Germany and the United States.Founded after World War I, Hitler’s party did not really gain in popularity until the economic collapse of the Great Depression.

Oil drops, stocks soar to wrap up a wild week. What just happened in markets?

For most of the past week, markets have traded as though the war with Iran were already over. The S&P 500 just hit its third-straight record high and the Nasdaq Composite is on its longest winning streak since 1992.The stock market’s exuberance is rooted in optimism about ceasefires in the Middle East and hope that oil might resume flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. There’s an assumption that the worst of the oil disruption might be in the past and the conflict will remain contained, helping lessen the global economic fallout and leaving central banks more equipped to cushion any damage