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US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces arrest of woman over World War II Memorial vandalism

DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday authorities have arrested a woman for allegedly vandalizing the World War II memorial in Washington, DC, and are charging her with multiple felonies.“Vandalizing our World War II Memorial is a despicable attack on a sacred monument honoring the Americans who fought and died for our freedom. Those Americans include my father and grandfather,” Pirro posted online Friday morning. The charges include depredation against property of the US and destruction of a veterans’ memorial.In her post, Pirro named the defendant, Melissa L. Farris, and included pi

Defense in Charlie Kirk case argues shooter should not face death penalty

Epstein judge: ‘The public has a right to know what the hell is going on’

‘Cyber privateers’: Trump issues order allowing US companies to hack overseas groups under certain conditions

The Trump administration is enlisting private companies to conduct cyberattacks on foreign cybercriminals in a major policy shift that experts say could come with legal risk for the companies.The move gives vetted companies a prominent role in hacking operations that have historically been the dominion of US law enforcement, spy and military agencies.Companies can use cyber tools to surveil foreign criminals and disrupt their networks under the “control and oversight” of the new federal program, according to a memo issued Wednesday by President Donald Trump.The program’s goal is to punis

US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say

Mark Walter offered to pledge his Guggenheim stake to secure loans, Bloomberg News reports

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Applied Materials forecasts revenue above estimates, shares fall on high expectations

Applied Materials forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, betting that unabated demand for advanced AI chips will continue to fuel robust spending on its semiconductor manufacturing equipment.Even so, its shares dropped more than 5% in extended trading as lofty investor expectations overshadowed the results. The stock has more than doubled this year.Expectations are elevated as the chip equipment maker reports after peers Lam Research and KLA posted solid quarterly performances and forecast revenue growth, Stifel's Brian Chin said.According to CFRA analyst

Ukraine says Russian elections in occupied areas are illegal

Investors sue Selena Gomez for alleged fraud over mental-health start-up

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US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces arrest of woman over World War II Memorial vandalism

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Jury selected for trial of former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing

A jury of 6 men and 10 women was selected Thursday to hear the case against an ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s killing nearly 30 years ago in one of hip-hop’s most pivotal moments. Opening statements at the murder trial in Las Vegas are expected to begin Monday. Family members and fans of the legendary rapper have been waiting for decades to learn the truth behind the 1996 drive-by shooting that left Shakur dead at the height of his career. Shakur was just 25 when he was shot near the Las Vegas Strip at a time when he was

New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner

Kennedy Center votes to put Trump’s name back on building and close for renovations

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Todd Blanche makes plea for unity at Justice Department

In his inaugural address to the Justice Department workforce on Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche pledged to make the department “more faithful to its highest ideals than when I found it.”Blanche’s speech, delivered in the great hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, was meant to steady a workforce bruised by firings, fierce backlash in court and accusations of political dealing on the president’s behalf.“I promise you that I will lead this department with integrity,” Blanche said. “I promise you that I will focus on our core mission, which is to upho

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Judge tosses Trump administration’s case against Harvard alleging school didn’t protect Jewish students from discrimination

A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Trump administration’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against Harvard University that alleged the school failed to protect its Jewish students from discrimination, marking the latest development in their lengthy dispute over funding and academic independence.US District Judge Richard G. Stearns, a Clinton appointee, wrote in a Thursday ruling the Trump administration had highlighted a handful of concerning incidents on Harvard’s campus but they were “too isolated and episodic” to justify the government’s claim that Harvard was in violation of Tit

Lawmakers leave the VA secretary out of veterans bill discussions: ‘They don’t trust him anymore’

Trump says press secretary Leavitt to leave job at month's end

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Several homes affected by central England wildfire, fire service says

A major grass fire in Stourbridge, central England, has affected six properties and left two people suffering from the effects of heat and smoke, emergency services said on Thursday.Aerial pictures from a Sky News helicopter showed at least three properties ablaze close to the fire about 127 miles (204.4km) from London.West Midlands Fire Service said the fire was affecting a number of locations around Ounty John Lane, Racecourse Lane and Stourbridge Road and that it had increased resources at the scene.Some local rail services were halted for safety reasons and a number of nearby properties w

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Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw

A Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister said Thursday, adding it was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” sought to attack a U.S. citizen on the territory of another NATO country. Western officials have previously warned that Russia stepped up a campaign of targeted killings since President Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, saying they have disrupted several plots across Europe. But Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said this incident was unpreced

New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln

Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a man's head got sucked into: NTSB

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A jet engine fan blade cut into a plane and caused a passenger to be partially sucked out of a window, the NTSB says

A jet engine fan blade on a Boeing 737 broke free and slammed into the side of the passenger cabin, breaking a window and leading to a man being partially sucked outside the aircraft, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report on Thursday.The July 10 Ryanair flight to Memmingen, Germany, had taken off less than 10 minutes earlier and was forced to return to Thessaloniki in Greece for an emergency landing.The head and shoulders of 61-year-old Ljubisa Karovic, sitting in seat 11F, were sucked out the window, causing significant injuries, his wife told Reuters. She and

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Why officials decided to smuggle Trump out of Turkey with a catering truck and a secret plane

�s NATO summit in Turkey, the plan to spirit him out of the country was already in motion.Earlier that day, American officials had come to the president with alarming information. The Iranians knew which luxury chain hotel he’d been staying at in Ankara. They were aware of how his motorcade was moving around the Turkish capital. And they remained intent on killing him — potentially by using a shoulder-mounted missile to take down Air Force One, US officials familiar with the matter told CNN.The level of detail Iran had been able to ascertain about Trump’s arrangements in the Turkish capi

Hegseth says reports about poor conditions aboard carrier are misrepresented

Ukraine's farmers despair as Russia's Black Sea blockade traps their harvest

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A passenger jet that came too close to Trump’s Marine One helicopter highlights continuing air traffic control problems

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Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw

Poland's prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services

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New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln

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How will Latin America's super El Niño affect the top food-exporting region?

Latin America is bracing for what experts say could be the strongest El Niño on record, raising questions about how

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Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke

Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank, including one owned by a Palestinian American, for several days

Trump keeps saying the US controls the Strait of Hormuz. Does it?

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Disney parks and cruises saw their best growth in two years despite a travel slowdown. Here’s how they did it

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Ex-Chinese military men accused of espionage activities near US bases in South Korea, police say

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Luigi Mangione could plead guilty in federal case as soon as 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