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US Threatens Diesel Export Ban Unless EU Releases Emergency Fuel Reserves

The Trump administration warned France and Germany that the United States could halt diesel exports to Europe unless the European Union releases 120 million barrels from emergency reserves, escalating transatlantic tensions as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz deepens global energy shortages.
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Tokyo Court Rules AI Voice Cloning Violated Actor's Legal Rights
Google Faces Expanded $3.2 Billion Antitrust Lawsuit Over Advertising Technology
Reserve Bank of Australia Raises Interest Rate to Highest Level Since 2011
Russia Takes Control of Nestlé and Auchan Operations
US Treasury Yields Hit Highest Levels Since 2002 as Energy and Inflation Fears Mount
US Threatens Diesel Export Ban Unless EU Releases Emergency Fuel Reserves
Cornell Fraternity Assault Investigation Reopened After New Text Messages Emerge
D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. Acquitted in Federal Bribery Case
Poll Finds Most Americans Reject False Vaccine-Autism Link
Kristi Noem Files for Divorce
EU Energy Costs Rise by $113 Billion as U.S. Pushes LNG Exports
Bloomberg Adds Stablecoin Analytics Dashboard to Terminal
Trump Campaign Buys Ads on CNN and MSNBC Amid Wider Media Disputes
Flash Flooding Hits U.S. Southwest After Storm Polo
Legal Immigrants Face Medicaid Coverage Risk Under New Federal Rules
Federal Watchdog Clears Fed Officials of Criminal Wrongdoing in Headquarters Renovation
Justice Department Files Complaint Against Minnesota Judges Over Immigration Dispute
OpenAI Launches Autonomous Digital Agent and $500 Monthly Premium Tier
Senate Rejects Measure Seeking State Department Report on West Bank Violence
Trump and Xi Extend Tariff Truce but Reach No Major AI Agreement
Trump and Technology Executives Sign Voluntary AI Safety Accord
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Third-Country Migrant Deportations to Resume Pending Review
FTC Opens Antitrust and Safety Investigation Into OpenAI and Anthropic
U.S. Military Completes Withdrawal From Iraq as Pentagon Shifts Focus to Indo-Pacific
House Democratic Women Push for Stronger Title IX Protections After University Assault Allegations
Air Force Major Faces Possible Court-Martial Over Public Call for Trump’s Impeachment
Public Interest Coalition Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Data Security Failures
Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Bill Targeting Corporate Ownership of Medical Practices
CMS Approves Higher Payments for AI-Assisted Medical Imaging
HHS Launches Program to Accelerate U.S. Clinical Trials
White House Nominates New Commander for U.S. Space Command
Federal Watchdog Clears Jerome Powell in Renovation Investigation
Federal AI Service Draws Scrutiny Over Conflicting Election and Constitutional Answers
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Senate Rejects Measure Seeking White House Report on West Bank Violence
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FTC Opens Investigation Into OpenAI and Anthropic Over AI Safety
Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal to Speed Energy Permitting for AI Data Centres
U.S. and China Agree Tariff Relief on $30 Billion of Goods
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Opens Broad Investigation Into Leading AI Developers
Russia and Germany Hold First High-Level Talks Since Ukraine Invasion
U.S. Completes Military Withdrawal From Iraq After Two Decades
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Trump Rejects Iran Offer to Reopen Strait of Hormuz for Sanctions Relief
U.S. and China Agree Tariff Cuts and Launch Artificial Intelligence Dialogue
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