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A New Jersey Republican hasn’t voted in weeks, sparking questions over lengthy absence on Capitol Hill
US cyber team hasn’t been activated yet to protect midterm elections from foreign meddling
From surplus to strain: world rice supply threatened by Iran war, El Nino

A New Jersey Republican hasn’t voted in weeks, sparking questions over lengthy absence on Capitol Hill
US cyber team hasn’t been activated yet to protect midterm elections from foreign meddling
From surplus to strain: world rice supply threatened by Iran war, El Nino

A New Jersey Republican hasn’t voted in weeks, sparking questions over lengthy absence on Capitol Hill

Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey has not voted in Congress in weeks, sparking questions over when he will return to Capitol Hill as he faces a competitive race for reelection back home and Speaker Mike Johnson oversees an extremely narrow House majority in Washington.The congressman has attributed his absence to a health-related issue, without providing specifics. He has said he expects to be back at work soon, but has not said exactly when he plans to return. The last time Kean voted in the House was on March 5, according to congressional records.“I want to thank my constituents a

US cyber team hasn’t been activated yet to protect midterm elections from foreign meddling

From surplus to strain: world rice supply threatened by Iran war, El Nino

Inflation hits 3% in Europe as Iran war spreads oil price shock

Soaring oil prices from the Iran war pushed inflation higher in Europe in April as growth continued to underperform in a worrying combination both for consumers and policymakers at the European Central Bank. Annual inflation in the 21 countries that use the shared euro currency rose to 3.0% from 2.6% in March, fueled by a 10.9% increase in energy prices, the European Union statistical agency Eurostat reported Thursday. Crude oil is trading above $120 per barrel, up from around $73 before the outbreak of the war on Feb. 28. Meanwhile euro-area growth for the first t

German unemployment rises above 3 million mark in April

Saudi GDP growth slows to 2.8% in first quarter as Iran war weighs on economy

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Prices of Nvidia's B300 server at $1 million in China on US curbs, sources say

Strong demand for AI computing equipment in China has nearly doubled prices for Nvidia's B300 servers to about 7 million yuan ($1 million) each, industry sources said, as a crackdown on chip smuggling dries up black-market supply.Prices of Nvidia's most advanced and powerful server, critical for artificial intelligence tasks, have climbed since early this year, but rose sharply after the grey market, a key supply channel, came under pressure, the four sources said.The price surge is also being driven by robust computing demand from Chinese technology companies, even as many avoid holding Nvid

French preliminary inflation at 2.5% in April, above forecasts, as energy costs bite

Asia's bond markets shake off war angst with record local issuance

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Orleans Parish sheriff and CFO indicted after last year’s jail escape of 10 Louisiana inmates

Almost a year after 10 Louisiana inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail, the Orleans Parish sheriff and the office’s chief financial officer were indicted by a special grand jury on charges of malfeasance and other crimes in relation to the jailbreak.Ten prisoners housed in the Orleans Justice Center made their escape last spring, maneuvering out of a small hole in a wall and making their way out into the night. All 10 escapees were eventually recaptured, and 13 people were charged with helping the escapees, both inside jail and once they were at large.Susan Hutson, the current Orleans Sher

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Rockets beat Lakers 99-93 in Game 5, avoiding playoff elimination for the 2nd straight game

Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5 on Wednesday night, trimming Los Angeles' lead in the first-round series to 3-2. Alperen Sengun had 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the fifth-seeded Rockets, who sent the series back to Houston for Game 6 on Friday night with a gritty performance to overcome Austin Reaves' return to the Lakers. Houston has won two straight even without top scorer Kevin Durant, who has mi

Report details suspect’s behavior in 2023, years before killings of University of South Florida doctoral students

Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner

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Trump administration sues New Jersey over law enforcement mask ban

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to block a New Jersey law that bans law enforcement officers from wearing masks and requires them to provide identification before arrests and detentions.The suit, filed in a Newark federal court, claims that the newly enacted New Jersey Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act is an unconstitutional regulation of the federal government by a state. The suit seeks an injunction blocking New Jersey from enforcing the law against federal agents, though it also applies to local and state law enforcement.A federal judge in February pre

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Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he discussed a possible ceasefire in the four-year war in Ukraine in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.He spoke after the Kremlin reported the two leaders discussed a temporary Ukraine ceasefire to mark the anniversary of the end of World War Two next month."We had a good talk, I've known him a long time," said Trump. The two leaders had their last publicly reported phone call on March 9, although Trump has indicated they speak regularly.Trump, speaking to reporters as he met with astronauts from the Artemis II mission in the Oval

10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking

What is the ‘perimeter’ for presidential security?

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Divers find wreck of US’ largest naval loss of World War I

The German submarine captain saw his target’s silhouette against the evening sky off the coast of southern England and gave the command to fire a single torpedo.It was the last anyone would see of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa and its 131 crew members for more than 107 years.Three minutes after that German torpedo struck the vessel amidships, the Tampa was on the bottom of the Atlantic with all crew lost, the largest naval loss for US forces during World War I.On Wednesday, the Coast Guard announced a team of British divers had located the wreck of the Tampa last weekend at a depth of 300

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King's visit to US shows UK playing long game in fixing strained ties

King Charles' courting of President Donald Trump on his state visit will not repair the recent fraying of U.S.-British relations but underscores how London is playing a longer game in trying to preserve the historic alliance. Britain has routinely deployed the royal family to charm the mercurial U.S. president, hosting him for a lavish state visit last September and dispatching King Charles and Queen Camilla to Washington this week for the ‌250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from British rule.Trump has repeatedly mocked and criticised British Prime Minister Keir Star

Royals leave handwritten message of ‘enduring solidarity’ at New York’s 9/11 memorial

Pentagon’s $25 billion cost estimate for Iran war is low and does not include cost of rebuilding US bases, sources say

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New York Mayor Mamdani encourages King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor Diamond

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Wednesday he encourages Britain's King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond, with his comments coming during the British monarch's ongoing U.S. visit."If I were to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond," Mamdani, who is Indian American, said when asked at a press conference hours before a ceremony that commemorated victims of the deadly September 11, 2001, attacks. Later in the day, the king spoke with Mamdani at the ceremony. Buckingham Palace declined to comment. Mamdani's office

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WSJ: LIV Golf to tell players and staff by Thursday that tour will lose Saudi funding at end of season

LIV Golf is facing an existential threat, as its Saudi backers are expected to pull funding from the league as early as Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.The Saudi-backed circuit aimed to rival the PGA Tour as the world’s preeminent destination for pro golf by luring some of the game’s top names with huge sums of money, largely from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter, that LIV planned to inform players and staff by Thursday that it is withdrawing its backing at the end of the season.CNN Spo