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Algeria sets election for September. The military-backed president is expected to seek a 2nd term

Algeria will hold its next presidential election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he choose to seek a second term leading the oil-rich north African nation

Algeria sets election for September. The military-backed president is expected to seek a 2nd term
Business|Finance|US

Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants

Visa and MasterCard announced a settlement with U.S. merchants related to swipe fees, a development that could potentially save consumers tens of billions of dollars

Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants
Business|Economy|News|World

China's Xi issues a positive message in meeting with U.S. business leaders as relations improve

China’s nationalist leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing

China's Xi issues a positive message in meeting with U.S. business leaders as relations improve
News|US

Oklahoma State Patrol says it is diverting traffic after a barge hit a bridge

The Oklahoma State Patrol says it closed a highway south of Sallisaw after a barge struck a bridge over the Arkansas River

Oklahoma State Patrol says it is diverting traffic after a barge hit a bridge
Business|Economy|News|Technology|US

UPS to become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service

UPS will become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service

UPS to become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service
Health|MidEast|News|World

As Israeli withdraws from raid on Shifa Hospital, accounts from military and witnesses differ wildly

On Monday, the Israeli military withdrew from its second devastating raid on Gaza’s largest hospital, Shifa, leaving it in ruins, with the walls blown out and frame blackened

As Israeli withdraws from raid on Shifa Hospital, accounts from military and witnesses differ wildly
Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|Finance

Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money

Kiss agreed to sell their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse in a deal estimated to be over $300 million

Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money
Crime|Europe|News|World

Ukraine fires more than 50 drones against Russia in one of its biggest air attacks of the war

Moscow defense officials say Ukraine have fired more than 40 drones into Russia’s bordering Rostov region in what appeared to be one of its biggest aerial attacks in the war and as Kyiv’s forces step up their assaults on Russian soil

Ukraine fires more than 50 drones against Russia in one of its biggest air attacks of the war
News|US

Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies

An influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles has died

Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies
Crime|News|US

A child is dead and 2 adults are hospitalized in a car crash with a semitruck in Idaho, police say

Idaho State Police say a driver crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a semi-truck, killing a child and sending two adults to the hospital

Crime|News|US

3 dead, including shooter, after shooting inside Las Vegas law office, police say

Authorities say three people died Monday in a shooting inside a law office in the affluent Summerlin neighborhood of Las Vegas

3 dead, including shooter, after shooting inside Las Vegas law office, police say
Europe|News|Political|US|World

US lawmakers urge release of Russia critic Kara-Murza on the anniversary of his imprisonment

Members of Congress on Tuesday are calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. The renewed calls from lawmakers have come on the second anniversary of his imprisonment, part of the Kremlin’s relentless crackdown on critics of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

US lawmakers urge release of Russia critic Kara-Murza on the anniversary of his imprisonment
Arts|Entertainment

Cirque du Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show will end after an 18-year run

The final curtain will come down this summer on Cirque du Soleil’s long-running Las Vegas show “The Beatles Love.”

Cirque du Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show will end after an 18-year run
Asia|Election|News|World

Chinese President Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949

Chinese President Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit
Asia|News|US|World

China sanctions 2 U.S. companies over 'support for arms sales to Taiwan'

China has sanctioned two U.S. companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary

China sanctions 2 U.S. companies over 'support for arms sales to Taiwan'
Economy|Europe|News

Hungary will impose new restrictions on agricultural imports from Ukraine

Hungary’s government will add new restrictions on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products to protect Hungarian farmers from market fluctuations caused by cheaper Ukrainian imports

Crime|US

Trump will be first ex-president on criminal trial. Here's what to know about the hush money case

Donald Trump will make history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges when his hush money case opens with jury selection

Trump will be first ex-president on criminal trial. Here's what to know about the hush money case
News|World

Iran and Israel have a history of enmity. What key recent events led to Iran's assault on Israel?

Iran’s dramatic aerial attack on Israel follows years of enmity between the countries and marks the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel

Iran and Israel have a history of enmity. What key recent events led to Iran's assault on Israel?
News|US|World

Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes

Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms tonight through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in a few states

Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes
Crime|Sports|US

A woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sex assault is now charged with defrauding ex-MLB player

An Arizona woman who accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been charged with defrauding the baseball player

A woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sex assault is now charged with defrauding ex-MLB player
Europe|News|World

Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv's latest apparent war innovation

Russia’s defense ministry says air defenses have downed what authorities describe as five Ukrainian balloons

Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv's latest apparent war innovation
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Tesla shares tumble below $150 per share, giving up all gains made over the past year

Tesla’s stock tumbled below $150 per share, giving up all of the gains made over the past year as the electric vehicle maker reels from falling sales and steep discounts intended to lure more buyers

Tesla shares tumble below $150 per share, giving up all gains made over the past year
Americas|Crime|News

Guatemalan prosecutors raid offices of Save the Children charity

Guatemalan prosecutors have raided the offices of the charity Save the Children, citing a complaint alleging the violation of migrant children’s rights

Guatemalan prosecutors raid offices of Save the Children charity
Business|News|US

House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors

Congressional negotiators are agreeing to help the Federal Aviation Administration hire more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors

House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors
Asia|Science|Technology|World

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on space station

A Chinese spacecraft has returned to Earth with three astronauts who lived for six months on the country’s space station

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on space station

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