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US envoys head to Pakistan for Iran war talks

The US is "looking for a face-saving way to escape the war quagmire it has become trapped in", says Iran's defence ministry.

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Times of India

Will Trump's reclassifying of medical marijuana have any effect on criminal justice reform?

Los Angeles Times - 10 hours ago

The executive order, which acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche signed Thursday, does not address current penalties for possessing and selling marijuana or those jailed with yearslong sentences.

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Daily Sabah

Palestinians vote in first municipal elections since Gaza war

Daily Sabah - 55 minutes ago

Palestinians in parts of the West Bank and central Gaza went to the polls Saturday in their first elections since the Gaza war, amid limited political...

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BBC News

Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine

BBC News - 3 minutes ago

The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building.

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Politics News

CNBC

Iran says no meeting with U.S. negotiators planned in Pakistan, with Trump envoys due to head to Islamabad

CNBC - 2 hours ago

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to arrive in Islamabad on Saturday.

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Apple Valley News Now

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 10 hours ago

It is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital that were used to carry out 13 executions during the first Trump administration.

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Hollywood Reporter

Iran war drains US supplies of critical, costly weapons - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 4 hours ago

Since the Iran war began in late February, the United States has burned through around 1,100 of its long-range stealth cruise missiles built for a war with China, close to the total number remaining in the US stockpile.

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Evening Standard

Assisted dying Bill runs out of time but supporters vow fight is not over

Evening Standard - 14 hours ago

The Bill had proposed allowing adults in England and Wales to apply for an assisted death.

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Business News

Channel NewsAsia

Google to invest up to US$40B in AI rival Anthropic

CTV News - 16 hours ago

Google-parent Alphabet will invest up to US$40 billion in Anthropic, as the tech giant deepens its partnership with the artificial intelligence startup that is also its rival in the global AI race.

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OilPrice.com

IEA’s Birol Says Iran War Will Permanently Cut Into Future Oil Demand | OilPrice.com

OilPrice.com - 14 hours ago

International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol says the Iran war has permanently changed the fossil fuel industry and will accelerate a shift toward renewables, nuclear power and electrification at the expense of oil demand.

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Chicago Tribune

Justice Dept. drops criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 12 hours ago

The Justice Department has dropped a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve after months of probing the independent central bank’s $2.5 billion building renovations and failing to turn up evidence of a crime.

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Times of India

Are retirees Amit and Keira, both in their 70s, too exposed to the stock market?

The Globe and Mail - 13 hours ago

The couple wants to leave a ‘reasonable’ inheritance to their 41-year-old son and stay in their Toronto home as long as possible

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Technology

Deccan Chronicle

Zuck's Watching: Meta Tracks Employee Keystrokes to Train AI Models

Breitbart - 16 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is monitoring employee activity across hundreds of popular websites and applications, including Google, LinkedIn, and Wikipedia, as part of an effort to collect data for training its AI models.

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Daily Sabah

Meta to cut 8,000 jobs as Microsoft offers employee buyouts

Daily Sabah - 1 day ago

Meta Platforms will lay off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company announced Thursday, as it continues to ramp up spending on...

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Trump warns of ‘big tariff’ if UK doesn’t drop digital services tax on U.S. tech firms

CNBC - 22 hours ago

The tax is a 2% levy on the revenues of search engines, social media services and online marketplaces that derive value from U.K. users.

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Deccan Chronicle

Former Samsung Researcher Jailed for Leaking Chip Tech to China

Breitbart - 2 days ago

A former researcher for Samsung has been sentenced to seven years in prison for leaking chip technology to China.

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Sports Headlines

The Baltimore Sun

2026 NFL Draft Day Two Recap: 49ers select De'Zhaun Stribling, Browns stop Denzel Boston's slide

NBC News - 3 hours ago

The 49ers made a surprising move to draft Ole Miss WR De'Zhaun Stribling at the top of the second round. Cleveland stopped the slide of Washington receiver Denzel Boston.

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Daily Mail

Murakami ties league-lead with 11th homer

NBC News - 6 hours ago

Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 5-4 win over the Nationals on Friday.

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The Advocate

Dave Portnoy is livid with 'unacceptable' NBA playoff announcer crew: 'Acting like it's Game 7'

New York Post - 7 hours ago

Dave Portnoy was not amused by the amount of passion from the Amazon Prime Video broadcast booth during Friday's playoff game between the Celtics and 76ers.

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The Columbian

Seahawks’ 3rd-round pick Julian Neal confident, Devon Witherspoon-style

The Columbian - 5 hours ago

Seattle used its third-round selection in the 2026 NFL draft on Julian Neal, a tall, strong cornerback from Arkansas at 99th-overall pick, the next-to-last one of the third round.

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Entertainment News

CBC News

Michael sanitizes life of modern music's most famous man. What's wrong with that? | CBC News

CBC News - 1 hour ago

Antoine Fuqua's Michael is a surface-level replay of the iconic King of Pop's life. Audiences get toe-tapping entertainment value and an impressive impersonation by nephew Jaafar Jackson at the expense of virtually any investigation into the mind and motivations of the eponymous star.

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The Week

Ticketmaster to ban reselling tickets above original price starting next week

CTV News - 17 hours ago

Ticketmaster Canada says fans won’t be able to resell their tickets for more than the original cost starting next week.

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CBC News

Rob Reiner's son Jake describes 'living nightmare' after parents' murder | CBC News

CBC News - 2 hours ago

Jake Reiner, the eldest son of Rob and Michelle Reiner, published a ‌tribute to his late parents on Friday and described the "living nightmare" he has experienced since their murders in December.

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