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The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees is planning to propose adding President Donald Trump’s name to the facility’s exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its “precarious fiscal position,” according to a new court filing in a suit aimed at blocking the move. It's the latest development in the case revolving around adding the president's name to the exterior of the cultural and arts facility that sits along the Potomac River in Washington and reflects the Trump-aligned board's efforts to honor the president. The new information

Maduro ally Alex Saab expected to plead guilty in federal money laundering case

Costco raises price for Kirkland motor oil, sets purchase limit

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'A slap and a blow to the gut': Drivers struggle as metro Detroit gas prices continue to rise

DETROIT (WXYZ) -- Detroit drivers say rising gas prices are forcing them to make difficult choices about how they spend their money, with some cutting back on groceries and other essentials to keep their tanks full."I will be on E before I get some gas for 4.99 from downtown," driver Teandra said.According to AAA, gas prices across the state are averaging $4.30 a gallon. Prices have spiked more than 25 cents in just the past week, and the average price is nearly 20 cents higher than it was at this time last year.For drivers filling up every week, that extra cost adds

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States sue to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards

AI is supercharging money scams – here’s what you can do to protect yourself

The phone rings, and it’s your grandson’s shaken voice. There’s been an accident, he says, and he needs money before anyone finds out. Except it isn’t him. It’s software that learned his voice from a clip posted online, run by a stranger working through a list of phone numbers. For years, warnings about artificial intelligence and cybersecurity have focused on corporate networks and government systems. Those threats are real. But if you follow the money in the FBI’s fraud data, a different picture emerges: Staggering sums are flowing out of household accounts. In its 2025 annual

Women enter skilled trades as metro Atlanta faces growing demand for workers

10-year Treasury yield hits 5%, critical threshold for US economy and markets

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Trump says Iran likely responsible for attack that shut vital Saudi oil pipeline

US President Donald Trump said Iran was “probably” behind the attack launched from Iraq that shut a vital oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia.The East-West Pipeline was attacked by several drones coming from Iraq on Thursday, the Saudi foreign ministry said Friday, resulting in injuries and some damage. The energy ministry added that the pipeline had been shut down as a precautionary measure.The news comes amid turmoil in energy markets and major disruption in shipping with no end in sight to the Iran war and as Tehran’s allies in Yemen, the Houthis, seized a key island and a port in the Red Se

Police say more arrests coming in death of Mississippi woman found hanging from tree

Mississippi police said Saturday they were still investigating the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month, a day after a man was arrested in connection with the killing. Loved ones also painted a picture of Fortune as a mother, athlete and woman of faith who they hoped would not solely be remembered for her horrific death. Additional arrests are expected in the case, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said Friday. Police sought and arrested 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, who is Black, when they encountered him walk

The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a lifeline for the global economy, is in jeopardy

9/11 overshadows other major events of the past 25 years for many Americans, new poll finds

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Police investigate death of Tasia Fortune, found hanging from tree, as a homicide

Jackson, Mississippi, police are investigating the death of Tasia Fortune as a homicide after the 29-year-old Black woman was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, the city’s police chief said Tuesday.“Jackson Police Department has been investigating this case from day one as a homicide, until we hear otherwise from the medical examiner’s office,” Chief RaShall Brackney said at a city council meeting.Police had previously categorized the case as a “death pending investigation.”With the autopsy results pending, Fortune’s family is demanding answers and l

Iranian allies captured a strategic Red Sea island in a vital waterway. Here’s what to know

Iran-backed rebels in Yemen captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Friday, two Yemeni government sources told CNN, potentially expanding Tehran’s influence over another key global shipping route.A day earlier, the Houthi group captured the port town of Mocha as it sought to take control of the country’s Red Sea coast.The news sent shockwaves worldwide over the possible impact on shipping and oil prices, as well as the risk of a new front opening in the US-Iran war.Bab al-Mandeb is a chokepoint linking Asia and Europe via the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Although less

Supreme Court deals another blow to GOP hopes of capturing extra congressional seat

Fight over Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri returns to US Supreme Court

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New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate

New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a scenario. The CEO of Anthropic, the San Francisco company behind Claude, said he thought the industry needed to reduce the speed of its work, cautioning Saturday that a swarm of AI agents might be able to take over the internet in six months to a year unless companies devoted more time to putting safe

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US wins fifth straight women's FIBA World Cup title, beating France 97-79

Breanna Stewart had an American flag draped around her body as she soaked in the moment. The U.S. captain delivered again and the Americans continued their domination of international play, winning a fifth straight women's FIBA World Cup title with a 97-79 victory over France on Sunday. The Americans have won 36 straight World Cup games, dating to the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup, where they lost to Russia. “We are the standard,” said Stewart, who scored 22 points in the victory and earned MVP honors of the tournament for the second time. “U

After 18 years in Baltimore, John Harbaugh faces his biggest challenge yet: Turning around the New York Giants

Ukraine is fighting Russia anywhere it can – even in the deserts of Africa

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Indonesia continues search for at least 129 missing after ferry capsizes, 6 bodies recovered

The search is continuing for at least 129 people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in Indonesia 's Java Sea on Sunday. At least 108 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were recovered as the search operation expanded around the vessel’s last known position. The ferry, with more than 240 people on board, was traveling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, on Borneo Island, officials said. The captain had reported rough seas with waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) before issuing a distress call, saying the ship was listing, said I Pu

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up

The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without such a slowdown, Dario Amodei warned that within six to 12 months AI could be capable of leading a swarm of agents that could take over the entire internet. The warning comes as worries about AI grow inside and outside the industry and reports continue to emerge about increasingly powerful systems that solve problems beyond human capacity but could also go rogue and carry out other, more harmful tasks. The worries have

US women in familiar place reaching semifinals of World Cup, joined by Germany, France and Spain

CIA declassifies intel warnings to White House prior to 9/11 attack

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Trump tells Zelensky to stop targeting Russian refiners as diesel soars amid Iran war

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Democrats eye a new tool to hold Trump accountable if they win the House

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Swedish election ends in tight finale. Preliminary results give opposition a 3-seat majority

Sweden’s national election was too close to call early Monday with preliminary results giving the left-wing opposition a narrow three-seat advantage over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing coalition

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Judge rules Trump administration order to fire FEMA staffers was illegal

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Why Trump’s effort to build more refineries won’t lower gas prices

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Iran reports commercial vessel struck in Strait of Hormuz

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An ambassador in Ljubljana, but not in London: Israel’s foreign policy shifts away from longstanding allies

‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast

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House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk

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Can the oil market survive a forever war with Iran?

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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