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President Donald Trump’s director of legislative affairs is expected to depart the White House in the coming weeks, a Trump administration official told CNN.James Braid has served as the president’s top liaison between the West Wing and Capitol Hill throughout Trump’s second term. His plans to leave the role less than three months before the midterm elections could complicate any final legislating the White House has planned.The official told CNN Braid is expected to take on a new role in the private sector.Braid has been crucial to the White House’s lobbying efforts in Congress, speci

Key Trump legislative advisor to depart with potentially bruising midterm looming

Russia again exploits Ukrainian air defense shortages as deadly strikes pound Kyiv

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Chinese court sentences founder of troubled property developer Evergrande to life in prison

Chinese property developer Hui Ka Yan, founder of the Evergrande real estate group, has been sentenced to life in prison and the companies were fined a total of more than $2 billion, a court in the southern city of Shenzhen said Thursday. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande's saga after it collapsed with more than $300 billion in liabilities when Chinese authorities cracked down on excessive borrowing in the real estate industry in 2020. That triggered a crunch among many developers and brought on a downturn in the property market that has weighed on the broader econom

Australia passes law to levy tech giants that fail to pay for local news

German producer prices rise at fastest pace in over three years in July

European shares drift lower as oil worries counter bond recovery

European shares inched lower on Thursday as higher oil prices fuelled supply and inflation concerns linked to the Middle East war, while a recovery in global bonds after a U.S. Treasury intervention helped limit losses.The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.1% at 650.23 points, as of 0848 GMT.U.S. President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences against any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran" as Washington seeks to resolve the conflict with Tehran, which it entered alongside Israel nearly six months ago.Energy stocks rose 0.4%, tracking higher oil prices as Brent crude g

Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan, from property tycoon to life in jail

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ICE detains captain of boat that capsized in NYC harbor, killing mother and infant

The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a baby and her mother, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities said.Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, 46, was arrested on August 9 and charged after a boat carrying 14 people capsized near the Statue of Liberty. A complaint filed in the Southern District of New York said he was piloting the boat without proper licenses and that his vessel, a Yamaha AR210, was over capacity when it capsized.“After an investigation by the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) confirmed Hernandez

1 dead, 2 injured after Pennsylvania state police helicopter and small plane collide

A pilot was killed and two state troopers were injured after a state police helicopter collided with a small plane during a training exercise at a central Pennsylvania airport Wednesday evening, officials said.The collision occurred around 6:52 p.m. at Carlisle Regional Airport in Cumberland County, around 120 miles west of Philadelphia, police said.The two-man helicopter crew was conducting routine training exercises on a grassy area adjacent to a runway when a small, two-seater Cessna Model 150 plane struck the helicopter from the rear after going down the runway and veering to the right, St

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The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion

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US airman arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment is detained again

Jason Watson, the US service member who was arrested on the steps of the US Capitol last month after calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, has been detained once again — just days after he criticized the president in an exclusive CNN interview.The US Air Force major was “ordered into pretrial confinement” Tuesday, a US Air Force spokesperson told CNN. As of Wednesday evening, he has not been formally charged, but the spokesperson said the case is still under investigation. Watson is currently being detained at a county facility in Maryland and is on a military hold, acco

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19-year-old arrested in ‘brutal’ stabbing death of coworker in Great Falls, Virginia police say

Virginia police have arrested a man suspected in the gruesome death of a woman in Great Falls.Fairfax County police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, in connection with the homicide of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch, who was found dead Monday. Federal officials identified Cedillos-Campos as an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador.The authorities said Cedillos-Campos and Puch were coworkers and also had an “intimate relationship.”“Our victim suffered numerous stab wounds in a really brutal, unspeakable way,” Police Chief Kevin Davis said at a Wednesday news conference.“We

‘Very special stone’: Trump unveils another White House construction project

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Russia again exploits Ukrainian air defense shortages as deadly strikes pound Kyiv

At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a “massive” Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight into Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said.The strikes damaged a hospital, a school, residential buildings and several warehouses across the city, local authorities said, as the destruction of civilian infrastructure also drew sharp international condemnation.CNN producers in the Ukrainian capital heard several explosions and saw smoke over the city, as an air raid alert stretched on for hours. Massive fires lit up the night sky over the capital, video by Reuters

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Trump warns of economic consequences for any country that supports Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences against any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran" as the United States looks to resolve a war it began alongside Israel nearly six months ago.Thousands have been killed in the war, which quickly drew in Gulf nations and shocked global markets as Iran flexed its ability to curb shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of the world's traded oil before February.The U.S. and Iran have twice announced ceasefire deals, in April and June, aiming to restore the free flow of shipping through Hormuz on

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Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to Britain, media reports say

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Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya

Five Americans and the head of Ecuador’s intelligence agency died after a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in central Kenya Wednesday.The aircraft was traveling from the Loisaba wildlife conservancy to the Ewaso Ngiro river area when it crashed around 9:13 a.m. at Mount Ololokwe in Samburu county, north of the capital, Nairobi, according to the country’s civil aviation authority.All seven people on board the aircraft died, Samburu County Police Commander David Nkoroi told reporters.The helicopter was carrying guests from the luxury tour agency &Beyond on a charter flight, according to

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Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom

President Donald Trump played White House tour guide on Wednesday, showing off the helipad he is building on the lawn before leaning over to autograph a piece of it and bragging about the ballroom he's rushing to complete despite legal challenges. Trump gushed for several uninterrupted minutes about granite being laid and said the chopper landing area would leave visiting foreign leaders “very impressed” — including Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is coming next month. At times, he sounded almost like a construction manager, singing the praises of granite o

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Ukraine's ousted defence minister calls for wartime elections

Ukraine's ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections in a bombshell address on Tuesday, arguing the nation faced a crisis of

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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