Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/americas/trump-venezuelan-migrants-us-prisoner-swap.html Author : Frances Robles, Julie Turkewitz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Publish date : 2025-07-09 03:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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The British lawmaker worked to curb labor unions and was tipped as a potential future prime minister. He and his wife were injured in a 1984 terrorist attack. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/07/08/norman-tebbit-dead/ Author : Harrison Smith Publish date : 2025-07-09 00:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani clinched a historic, and deeply polarizing, victory by officially receiving the most votes ever recorded in a New York City mayoral primary.After three rounds, Mamdani received 565,639 votes, surpassing the previous record of 547,901 votes held by David N. Dinkins in 1989, according to updated ranked-choice voting totals released Tuesday by the NYC Board of Elections.Mamdani celebrated the milestone on X, posting: "With the updated RCV totals just released by the Board of Elections, our campaign has officially earned the most total votes in a primary in New York City history."NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE ZOHRAN MAMDANI IDENTIFIED
Pungent odors permeate the City of Brotherly Love as a contract impasse between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees continues. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/trash-philadelphia-strike.html Author : Neil Vigdor, Rylee Kirk and Campbell Robertson Publish date : 2025-07-09 00:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The defense secretary’s abortive Ukraine weapons freeze projected weakness to Russia. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/08/trump-ukraine-weapons-pause-hegseth/ Author : Editorial Board Publish date : 2025-07-08 20:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Donald Trump warned that New York won’t ever be the same if New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is elected. Mamdani is a Ugandan-born Muslim who won the Democratic Party’s primary for New York City mayor in June and identifies as a Democratic socialist. But Trump said that New Yorkers should not cast their ballot for the New York State assemblyman from Queens, who he described as "a man who's not very capable in my opinion, other than he's got a good line of bulls–-." SANDERS ENDORSES SOCIALIST MAMDANI IN MOVE TO BLOCK CUOMO IN NYC MAYORAL RACE"No. 1, you have
The police recovered a large cache of guns and explosives and said that the ‘ideologically motivated’ group included active members of Canada’s military. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/canada/terrorist-plot-charges-canada-quebec.html Author : Ian Austen Publish date : 2025-07-08 22:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Humidity holds through week with daily storm chances. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/07/08/dc-weather-live-updates-tuesday-storms/ Author : Matt Rogers Publish date : 2025-07-08 21:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., stood shoulder-to-shoulder with staunch Democrats to celebrate the inclusion of key compensation for survivors of nuclear testing inside President Donald Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill on Tuesday.Hawley has fought for the passage of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) since the program was canceled in 2023. It has now been re-upped and greatly expanded thanks to persistent bipartisan advocacy.Among the cross-aisle attendees was former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., who was among the most aggressive critics of Republicans while in Congress. Hawley embraced Bush at the event, however."Cori, thank you. We would not be here without you and
President Emmanuel Macron is on a state visit to Britain, the first of a French leader since 2008. His hosts are drenching him in pomp, pizazz and protocol. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/europe/macron-uk-state-visit-royal-family-photos.html Author : Amelia Nierenberg Publish date : 2025-07-08 19:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
David Corenswet brings sincerity and strength to the latest mixed-bag adaptation of the timeless comic book. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/07/08/superman-corenswet-gunn-review/ Author : Ann Hornaday Publish date : 2025-07-08 19:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The mugshot of former U.S. Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Mary Lou Retton was released Tuesday, months after Retton was arrested on a DUI charge in West Virginia. The mugshot showed the former gymnastics star in a somber mood, seemingly on the verge of tears. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRetton was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs on May 17, according to Marion County court records. She was released from jail after posting a personal recognizance bond of $1,500.In a statement previously provided to Fox News Digital by Retton's attorney, Edmund
The continent wants to reduce the risks of depending so heavily on China for the valuable minerals. The question is how. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/europe/eu-china-rare-earth-minerals-metals.html Author : Jeanna Smialek Publish date : 2025-07-08 17:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Crunchy croutons bring something extra to chicken salad wraps with ranch dressing and a kick of sriracha. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/07/08/ranch-chicken-wrap-croutons/ Author : Aaron Hutcherson Publish date : 2025-07-08 14:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Monica Medina, a former Biden State Department official, scolded President Donald Trump on climate change in the aftermath of the devastating Texas floods. "First of all, I just want to say how heartbreaking this is for any parent to imagine this kind of a horrible thing happening to their child. And I hope that this will mean that the president will stop mocking climate change as an existential threat," Medina said during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Tuesday.Medina, wife of Biden's former chief of staff Ron Klain, served as the State Department's first Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water
A small company in northern Mexico had faced steep competition from China in making straps, plugs, fasteners, grommets, zip ties and clamps. Now, U.S. tariffs have driven a spike in his business. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/americas/mexico-trump-tariffs.html Author : Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and César Rodríguez Publish date : 2025-07-08 14:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
More than 11 million people follow Elias Weiss Friedman’s posts featuring pictures he’s taken of dogs (and owners) on the streets of New York and elsewhere. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2025/07/07/dogist-instagram-dog-photos-weiss-friedman/ Author : Joe Heim Publish date : 2025-07-08 12:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The Menendez brothers, who gunned down their parents from behind in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989, were sentenced to life without parole years later.They were never supposed to see the light of day again.But under new California law – and in an increasingly left-wing state – that changed. A judge reduced their sentences and made them immediately eligible for parole after a controversial hearing this year, kickstarted by a prosecutor who failed his re-election bid largely because critics viewed him as too soft on crime.For one former investigator, that’s a bad omen for the victims of Bryan Kohberger, a
The man was neither an airport employee nor a passenger. Milan Bergamo Airport did not say how he had accessed the runway where the plane was. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/europe/milan-bergamo-airport-death-engine.html Author : Jenny Gross Publish date : 2025-07-08 12:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
“They have to be able to defend themselves,” the president said of Ukraine, days after the White House announced some arms shipments to Kyiv had been halted. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/07/trump-ukraine-weapons-shipments/ Author : Natalie Allison, Frances Vinall, David Stern, Serhiy Morgunov Publish date : 2025-07-08 10:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
1. Texas flooding death toll surpasses 100 2. Left's 'shameful' attacks on Texas flood victims debunked 3. Netanyahu surprises Trump with formal Nobel Peace Prize nomination ENEMY WITHIN – Iranian sleeper cells may be hiding 'in plain sight' waiting to target rural U.S. areas. Continue reading …PRISON PIPELINE – OJ Simpson lawyer delivers grim forecast for Diddy's fate behind bars. Continue reading … FEDS UNDER FIRE – LA mayor demands end to Trump's sweep as tensions boil over. Continue reading …GLOBAL NOD – Netanyahu surprises Trump with formal Nobel Peace Prize nomination. Continue reading …‘TIPPING’ POINT – How does Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ benefit
A focus on economics misses the human brutality that is the most problematic aspect of this legislation Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/opinion/trump-bill-medicaid-cuts.html Author : Lawrence H. Summers Publish date : 2025-07-08 09:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Should we be alarmed by the acceleration of "artificial intelligence" ("AI") and the "large language models" (LLMs) AI’s developers employ? Thanks to AI I can provide a short explanation of the LLM term: "Imagine AI as a large umbrella, with generative AI being a smaller umbrella underneath. LLMs are like a specific type of tool within the generative AI umbrella, designed for working with text."Clear? Of course not. The intricacies of AI and the tools it uses are the stuff of start-ups, engineers, computer scientists and the consumers feeding them data knowingly or unknowingly. TRUMP PRAISED BY FAITH LEADERS FOR AI LEADERSHIP
The Israeli military said the soldiers were killed during combat in northern Gaza, but offered few other details. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-soldiers-killed.html Author : Livia Albeck-Ripka Publish date : 2025-07-08 07:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.