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Fact check: Trump’s false claims to the United Nations

President Donald Trump made multiple false claims in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, though he largely stuck to a prepared text.Here is a fact check of some of his assertions.Trump and warsTrump, repeating a frequent false claim, said, “Since I took office, it has been my great honor to settle eight wars.”He specified that he was talking about conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand; Kosovo and Serbia; Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo; India and Pakistan; Armenia and Azerbaijan; and the war in Gaza. And he has previously claimed that the other two

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Trump vows 'unmatched military might' as he rallies regional anti-cartel allies

President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to reassert US dominance in the Western Hemisphere and to use "unmatched military might" against threats in the region as he gathered allies behind an expanding campaign against drug cartels.Speaking to world leaders at the UN General Assembly, Trump cast drug cartels as "the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere" and urged a tougher response to transnational crime.He spoke ahead of a meeting later on Tuesday with leaders and foreign ministers from the Shield of the Americas, an anti-cartel coalition launched by his administration.The US raid that captured Ven

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Fed's Barkin says economy may be firming, inflation not limited to energy, tariff shocks

US economic conditions "are, if anything, firming," with continued consumer spending and strength beyond the boom in artificial intelligence keeping the Federal Reserve's focus on inflation, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Tuesday."The risks to inflation outweigh the risks to maximum employment. That's why we raised rates," at last week's meeting, Barkin said in comments prepared for delivery to the CFA Society Baltimore, adding that the quarter-percentage-point hike "will help" restore inflation to the Fed's 2% target."Will additional hikes be required, and how many? We'll see," sa

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Trump says freedom will be coming to Cuba in UN speech

President Donald Trump said Cuba was a failed state and freedom would be coming to the Communist-run island in an UN address Tuesday that touted greater US involvement in the region."My administration is also seeking a fundamental change in the situation in Cuba, where the communist regime is under great pressure-the biggest pressure they've ever been under. It's an absolutely failed State, it's failing like never before, and it will fall," Trump said in his speech to the UN General Assembly."Communism will never be coming to America, but freedom will be coming to Cuba."The Cuban delegation w

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Abdul El-Sayed says Kamala Harris' visit for his Michigan US Senate race is about Democratic unity

Michigan U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said Tuesday that he wants Kamala Harris' midterm campaign stop in Detroit to unify Democrats in the key swing state where their party's factions were on full display in a hotly contested primary earlier this year — and in Harris' 2024 presidential defeat. “We're building an electoral coalition here,” El-Sayed said, speaking about the economy hours ahead of a planned appearance with the former vice president. An unapologetic progressive, El-Sayed downplayed his differences with Harris over the Biden administration

Kamala Harris jumps into the midterms aiming to boost Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan

A grand jury found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in Nolan Wells’ death. His family says their fight for justice goes on

Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met on Tuesday, an unexpected engagement that came even as he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war. Trump told reporters that his chief envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met with the Iranian officials on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders but he offered few details about how the discussions transpired or the substance of the exchange. “It was a very g

Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney says

A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and taken to a detention center in Texas with a bullet still lodged in his back was back in the hospital by Monday night, the man’s attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was making a DoorDash delivery in Austin on Sunday when his car was “sideswiped” twice by ICE officers in an unmarked truck, immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch told reporters earlier Monday. He was shot and taken to a hospital, she said, but was released later Sunday into ICE custody with the bullet still inside h

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say

Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout

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Trump warns in UN speech he could 'annihilate' Iran without peace deal

US President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday to make the case for his war on Iran, arguing he has prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warning that he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" if no deal is reached to end the conflict.While predicting his administration would strike a peace deal with Iran following the November 3 US midterm elections, Trump called on other nations to join America in isolating Iran economically to force it to the negotiating table."I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and

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Gulf leaders meet Trump with two fears: more war and less US protection

US President Donald Trump’s Arab allies in the Persian Gulf will meet him in New York on Tuesday as he weighs whether to “annihilate” Iran’s regime. They talked him out of a major escalation once before. This time, they fear being drawn deeper into the war just as Washington looks for a way out.In early August, Trump said he called off a major attack on Iran at the behest of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, whose leaders believed a deal with Tehran was within reach. More than a month later, no such deal has emerged, oil prices remain high, and the US midterm elections

Iran and Trump exchange fresh warnings as Saudi-Houthi conflict escalates ahead of key UN gathering. Here’s what to know

What to expect at the UN General Assembly, the biggest event in world diplomacy

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Israeli president overrules military to pardon soldier who killed incapacitated Palestinian attacker

Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned a soldier who shot and killed an incapacitated Palestinian attacker in the occupied West Bank in 2016, despite opposition from the military’s chief of staff.Announcing the move on Saturday, Herzog said the decision would allow Elor Azaria, who was in his mandatory military service at the time of the incident, to “continue with his life.” The decision expunges Azaria’s criminal record.The case divided Israeli society as it risked politicizing the military - even playing a role in the resignation of then-Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon - with many

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Ex-husband of Hong Kong socialite goes on trial for murder in case that shocked world

Days after Hong Kong socialite and influencer Abby Choi was reported missing in 2023, some of her remains turned up in a rural village house far from the glitzy skyscrapers and magnificent wealth that were her world.The death of Choi, who rubbed shoulders with Hong Kong’s showbiz and business elites, sent shockwaves through the wealthy financial hub, where homicides are rare, and made global headlines.This week her ex-husband, his brother and their father – a former policeman – will go on trial in proceedings expected to last at least 45 days.Unlike in mainland China, Hong Kong runs on a

Mayor Zohran Mamdani to meet with President Trump in New York City

Ruling pro-Putin party set to win Russia’s tightly controlled wartime parliamentary election

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GOP senator asks Senate committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. over wedding celebration funds

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Peloton is releasing its cheapest treadmill yet as it bets on running for a turnaround

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State attorneys general agree to settle Paramount merger lawsuit, sources say

State attorneys general suing to block Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company, have reached a settlement, bringing the companies closer to completing the merger, according to sources involved in the negotiations. CNN's Brian Stelter reports.

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Australia confirms F-35 fighter jet parts were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong

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Trump has a ‘sledgehammer’ way to slash diesel prices. But it could boomerang back on the US

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Republican support for Trump’s handling of war in Iran shows cracks in new CNN poll

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Paramount settles with California, other states over Warner Bros merger, Bloomberg News reports

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As cities prepare for 2026’s super El Niño, some crucial blind spots can’t be ignored

Aging levees and dams are only the beginning of the risks communities face. One of the biggest challenges is helping people manage the heat and storms.

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The housing market is shifting toward buyers. They’re still not feeling it

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over White House access

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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