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IMF expects world economy to grow a sluggish 3% this year, weighed down by Iran war but helped by AI
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (65+ words) WSLS Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5. 8 M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her Son demands independent probe after father shot and killed by ICE officer in Houston Judges deny request to return Trump's name to Kennedy…...
Rahm Emanuel warns that Israel has become a 'territorial pariah' in a blistering speech
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (754+ words) TEL AVIV " Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel, warned Wednesday that the country has become increasingly isolated as its leadership has turned it into a "territorial pariah," in a speech at Tel Aviv University…...
UN officials urge Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent it sliding into instability
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (60+ words) WSLS The Latest: Defense disputes DNA evidence in Charlie Kirk assassination hearing Town of Pulaski urges residents to limit non-essential water use amid drought IMF expects world economy to grow a sluggish 3% this year, weighed down by Iran war but…...
New AP-NORC poll reveals sharp divides among US Jews over Israel and Gaza
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (812+ words) David Crary, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux And Peter Smith As Israel's actions continue to divide America's Jewish communities nearly three years into the latest war in Gaza, a new AP-NORC poll reveals that some of the biggest gaps are between religious and…...
Russian attacks kill 3 across Ukraine, strikes Kyiv for second consecutive night
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (377+ words) Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP KYIV " Three people were killed across Ukraine on Wednesday in overnight Russian attacks, including one in Kyiv, where powerful explosions hit for the second night in a row. Several explosions were heard shortly after midnight,…...
English court to rule on final challenge to Trinidad's gay sex ban
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (492+ words) SAN JUAN " A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago could end Wednesday at a final appeals court in England. Supreme Court judges in London will hold a hearing on a landmark human rights case that could…...
The Latest: Danish prime minister vows to defend Greenland during NATO summit in Turkey
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (695+ words) Speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey a day after U. S. President Donald Trump again expressed a desire for the U. S. to control Greenland, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, "Greenland is of course not for sale." NATO leaders are trying to…...
Funeral prayers in Iraq for Iranian supreme leader commence after body arrives in holy city
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (384+ words) NAJAF " Funeral processions for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Wednesday in the Iraqi city of Najaf with thousands of mourners present. The Islamic Republic's dayslong funeral for Khamenei began Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, airspace and…...
Tehran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after US strikes and limits Iran's oil sales over ship attacks
9+ hour, 46+ min ago (619+ words) DUBAI " The U. S. military attacked Iran early Wednesday after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, part of an American effort that also revoked the Islamic Republic's ability to openly sell crude oil in the world market....
Platner may be finished, but voters' hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (885+ words) With Graham Platner's campaign teetering from an allegation of sexual assault, there's no shortage of people arguing that the 41-year-old Maine oysterman and progressive political neophyte was always too risky for a key Senate race. However, it's likely more candidates…...