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Denmark launches $672 million military aid package for Ukraine

Denmark announced on Tuesday a new military donation package to Ukraine worth around 4.4 billion crowns ($671.8 million)."Around 1.3 billion crowns is allocated to 'the Danish model', which makes it possible to finance the Ukrainian state's procurement costs through its own defence industry," the government said in a statement."In addition, more funds have been allocated for long-range artillery ammunition."It is Denmark's 30th military support package to Ukraine.($1 = 6.5493 Danish crowns)(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Sharon Singleton and Gareth Jones)

Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases, many still stranded

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Library of Congress official Trump tried to fire can keep her job for now, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an effort by President Donald Trump to fire a top official at the Library of Congress for now, a move that will allow her to remain in her post while her case is reviewed by lower courts in light of the court’s blockbuster decisions on presidential power earlier this week.The move means that Shira Perlmutter will remain the director of the US Copyright Office despite a long-pending request from Trump to remove her immediately.In a brief order, the court stressed that it was not ruling on the merits of the legal issues raised by Trump’s claim.Trump laun

Heatwave tests Ukraine soldiers in Soviet-era tank

China appoints new civil affairs ministry party chief

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US consumer confidence edges up in June; labor market perceptions deteriorate

U.S. consumer confidence nudged higher in June as a fragile truce in the Middle East conflict weighed down on gasoline prices, while households' perceptions of labor market conditions deteriorated, with the share viewing jobs as hard to get rising to near a 5-1/2 year-high, a survey showed on Tuesday.The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index rose to 91.2 this month from a downwardly revised 90.6 in May. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the index rising to 94.7 from a previously reported 93.1 in May. Gasoline prices dropped below $4 a gallon in mid-June for the first tim

Iran war and AI boom drive wild ride on global markets

BMW completes $1.7 billion investment in EV production at U.S. plants

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Blake Lively wants $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after 'It Ends With Us' dispute

Blake Lively is seeking $8 million in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after resolving their dispute over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us." Lively's lawyers disclosed the amount, covering nearly $7.5 million in attorney’s fees from two law firms that represented her and about $500,000 in other expenses, in a court filing Tuesday. Lively and Baldoni settled last month just before a trial was to start in federal court in Manhattan on Lively’s claims that he engineered an effort to damage her public reputation and

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Supreme Court lets states ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams

(CNN) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that states may bar transgender students from playing on girls sports teams, delivering the latest in a series of legal defeats to trans Americans amid a political backlash in conservative states that has accelerated at a dramatic pace in recent years.The court was 6-3 along ideological lines on the issue of whether the Constitution bars the states from banning transgender sports. However, the court’s liberals were in the majority on a separate question of whether the state bans were barred by a federal law.The decision in the court’s most cl

The next test of the democratic socialist movement and other key races to watch in Colorado’s primaries

How Trump chose a former Oklahoma state trooper to lead ICE — and handed Markwayne Mullin a win

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The Latest: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s restrictions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The decision, in line with the longstanding judicial interpretation of the 14th Amendment, comes on the final day of a Supreme Court term that has centered on Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power — and largely ruled in his favor. In its other Tuesday rulings, the court upheld laws in ro

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Ford to recall over 741,000 US vehicles due to park system issue, NHTSA says

Ford is recalling 741,195 vehicles in the U.S. over a transmission defect that can damage the park system, which in turn could result in vehicles rolling away, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday.The recall affects certain 2018-2021 Navigator, Expedition, 2020-2021 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2021 F-150 vehicles, the regulator said. The dealers will update the software, and inspect and replace any damaged transmission components free of charge, as per NHTSA. Separately, Ford is also recalling 36,046 vehicles of its Bronco model in the U.S. over imprope

US Supreme Court to issue final rulings of term on Tuesday

Trump posts apparent AI-generated image of large, golden eagle affixed to Truman Balcony

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France is one of the heavy favorites to win the World Cup. This is what makes them so good

Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here.Late goals, refereeing controversy, stunning upsets and two box office penalty shootouts – yesterday was everything the World Cup will always be about. Paraguay was probably the story of the day after it battled past European heavyweight Germany, while Brazil broke Japan’s heart at the death and Morocco dumped the Netherlands out on spot-kicks.If today’s action is anywhere near the drama of yesterday, we’re in for another treat and will need some s

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Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to end birthright citizenship for millions

(CNN) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday knocked down Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship as it has been understood for more than a century, invalidating an executive order that was a key part of the president’s agenda even though it was legally dubious from the start. Lower courts have universally rejected Trump’s first-day order, which would deny passports and other documents to children born to parents who are not citizens or green card holders. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion for a majority that included the three liberals - Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ele

Supreme Court lets states ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams

Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal

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US Supreme Court clears way for transgender sports bans

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning them from female sports teams — a contentious issue enmeshed in the nation's culture wars. The justices overturned decisions by lower courts siding with transgender students who challenged the bans in the two states as violating the U.S. Constitution and a federal anti-discrimination law. The Idaho and West Virginia laws designate sports teams at public schools including universities according to "biological sex" and bar "stud

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Indonesia's Makarim, Gojek founder and former minister, found guilty of graft

An Indonesian court on Tuesday ruled that Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of tech firm Gojek and a former education minister, was guilty of corruption and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.Makarim, 41, has protested his innocence, saying the case against him is politically motivated — an assertion that has found support from academics and rights activists.The verdict has the potential to further undermine investor confidence in Indonesia. The rupiah and stocks have slumped this year after cuts to outlooks from credit ratings agencies on unpredictable policymaking and governance concerns, while

Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow, hitting a satellite center and killing a baby

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship

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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people

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Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s decisions expanding Trump’s firing power but preserving Fed for now

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FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr.

The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The agency posted meeting materials online Monday

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The Supreme Court handed Trump an election case defeat. Is a bigger win for him coming?

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New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will be opened from Oval Office for launch of Trump Accounts

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‘Leave or return in a coffin’: The threat driving migrants out of South Africa

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Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican appeal to enforce Arizona voting laws

The Supreme Court says it will consider Arizona voting laws passed in the wake of the 2020 election that impose proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and regular purging of state voter rolls

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Korea taps Samsung, SK Hynix in $576 billion AI-chip drive to cement global leadership

South Korea on Monday laid out a sweeping industrial strategy centred on semiconductors and artificial intelligence, as President

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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