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Why Americans Queue for $15 Ice Cream and a $100 Caviar Pint
Another AI Genius Left the United States — and Silicon Valley Is Starting to Worry
Shein Reports $99mn Loss as Trade Barriers Test Low-Cost Model
CXMT Gains 466% in China’s Biggest IPO Since 2010
Amazon Seeks Approval for 5,105-Satellite Mobile Network
Trump Signs Executive Order Creating National Security Framework for Artificial Intelligence
Senate Advances Bill Expanding College Sports Media Rights Antitrust Exemptions
US Abortion Levels Nearly Double Pre-Roe Baseline After Pill Access Expands Across State Lines
ACLU Sues Federal Task Force in Tennessee Over Alleged Illegal Surveillance and Arrests
Iran Says $6 Billion in Frozen Assets to Be Released Under Temporary US Arrangement
Trump Calls for Possible Military Deployment to Chicago After Weekend Shootings
Justice Department Launches “Operation Take Back America” Targeting Transnational Gangs
US Supreme Court Expands Second Amendment Rights in Drug User Gun Case
AI-Backed Super PACs Spend $43 Million in US Midterm Elections
US Proposes One-Year Delay Before Asylum Seekers Can Legally Work
US to Phase Out HIV Funding for South Africa Over Claims of Discrimination Against Afrikaners
Trump Orders Investigation After Arrest Over Alleged Vandalism at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
White House Pressures Israel to Maintain Lebanon Ceasefire Amid Iran Negotiations
Trump Criticizes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Over Iran Policy and NATO Burden Sharing
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh Signals End of Forward Guidance, Triggering Bond Market Volatility
Senate Panel Advances Bill to Rename Pentagon as Department of War in Defense Authorization Package
Department of Justice Memo Rolls Back Disability Rights Interpretation on Community-Based Care
Deep Divisions Emerge Between Trump Allies and Conservative Supreme Court Justices Over Executive Power Cases
Trump Threatens Strikes and Seizure of Strait of Hormuz as Iran Walks Out of Swiss Peace Talks
United States and Iran Agree to 60-Day Diplomatic Framework After High-Level Talks in Switzerland
Businesses Watch Closely as Congress Debates New Trade and Tariff Legislation
US Health Officials Review mRNA Technology for Influenza Vaccine Production
Education Department Grants States Greater Flexibility in Federal Funding Use
US Intelligence Agencies Warn of Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure
National Weather Service Tracks Tropical Storm Arthur Near US Southeast Coast
US Trade Officials Continue Talks on Potential Tariff Retaliation Measures
US Expands Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands to Boost Energy Supply
US Aviation Authorities Respond to Rise in Disruptive Passenger Incidents
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White House Envoys Hold Nuclear Talks With Iran in Geneva
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