Iran Says It Won’t Negotiate Under Threats as Trump Presses for Deal Before Ceasefire Expires
Iran has ‘new cards’ to play as it weighs meeting U.S. officials before the ceasefire ends on Wednesday.
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The Onion Proclaims New Deal That Gives Satirical Website Control of Far-Right Infowars
Alex Jones denies the reports, saying, ‘President Trump is publicly supporting the Democrat Party-backed takeover of Infowars by the Onion!’
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Warsh To Face Tough Questions From Democrats on His Finances at Confirmation Hearing
President Trump’s pick for Federal Reserve chairman will defend the central bank’s independence at the hearing.
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From Heisman to Health Advocate: Fernando Mendoza Redefines NFL Draft Spotlight
The projected No.1 pick in Thursday’s draft is using the national stage to champion a cause that’s close to home.
By GEORGE WILLIS
|Breakthrough Nasal Spray Shows Promise in Reversing Brain Aging
Groundbreaking research from Texas A&M University suggests conditions like dementia are not only treatable but entirely reversible.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Democratic University of Michigan Regent Loses Endorsement for Re-Election as Party Faces Jewish-Muslim Reckoning
Jordan Acker, whose home and business had been vandalized over his support for Israel, lost party support for re-election to an attorney who represented Pro-Palestinian campus protesters.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Angry Anti-Trump Journalists Urge White House Correspondents Group To ‘Demonstrate Opposition’ to Trump at Dinner
The letter says the White House Correspondents Association should offer a ‘standing toast to the First Amendment.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Lack of Research Funding Leaves Colleges Unprepared for Rise in Student Gambling Addiction
A new research and treatment center at Ole Miss seeks investors to address the growing public health concern.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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White House Vows Answers After 11 Deaths and Disappearances Linked to Space and Nuclear Research
’I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half,’ President Trump says.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Japan, Lifting Ban on Exporting Lethal Arms, Stands To Emerge as One of Top Global Arms Makers
Prime Minister Takaichi, facing criticism notably from China, sees ‘absolutely no change in our commitment to upholding the path we have taken as a peaceful nation.
By DONALD KIRK
|UN Peacekeeping: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The UN turns troops into sitting ducks and then claims the lack of peace in Lebanon is to blame for peacekeepers’ deaths.
By BENNY AVNI
|Starmer Apologizes for Appointing Mandelson but Casts Blame on Foreign Office
‘Instead of taking responsibility for the decisions he made, the prime minister has thrown his staff and his officials under the bus,’ the Conservative leader said in response.
By LUKE FUNK
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Israeli Leaders Condemn IDF Soldier Photographed Smashing Jesus Statue in Lebanon
‘Military authorities are conducting a criminal probe of the matter and will take appropriately harsh disciplinary action against the offender,’ the Israeli prime minister says.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Iran Launches Drone Attack on U.S. Warships as Nuclear Talks Hang in the Balance
The attack comes after U.S. Marines board an Iranian-linked ship, with Tehran warning of further retaliation as talks falter.
By JOTAM CONFINO
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Trump Says ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’ if Iran Doesn’t Accept a Deal To End Conflict
Talks Monday at Islamabad seek to force a peace deal after Iran attacked vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. responded by tearing a hole through and capturing an Iranian cargo ship.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Trump’s Labor Secretary Resigns Amid Internal Investigations
Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her husband were both subject to inquiries related to misconduct in the workplace.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Ethics Committee To Hold Rare Hearing on Potential Punishments for Indicted Democratic Colleague Accused of Stealing FEMA Funds
Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is facing a federal indictment and has already been found to have violated House rules.
By MATTHEW RICE
|House Republicans Demand Answers Over Mysterious Deaths, Disappearances of High-Level American Scientists
‘Public reports raise questions about a possible sinister connection between a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances, which began in 2023,’ two senators say in a letter.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Virginians Prepare To Vote on Redistricting Amendment as Polls Show Close Race
If the amendment is passed and survives court challenges, Democrats could pick up as many as four House seats this fall.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Democrats Join Spanish Prime Minister, Progressives at Barcelona for Takedown of Trump
Democratic senators joined a Global Progressive Movement summit at Barcelona, where Senator Chris Murphy described America as a ‘nation in crisis’ in the ‘middle of a totalitarian takeover.’
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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College Graduates Can Write Their Own Ticket — and Even Their Own Commencement Address
By LENORE SKENAZY
Surge of Faith Among Young Americans Offers an Anchor Missing in Many Lives
By SALENA ZITO
Interest Rate Cap on Credit Cards Could Cause 100 Million To Lose Their Accounts
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Lena Dunham’s ‘Famesick’ Suffers From Literary Disorder
The creator of ‘Girls’ struggles to turn lessons about fame and pain into a compelling memoir.
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‘Schmigadoon!’ Gleefully Sends Up Broadway Classics, but Soon Runs Out of Gas
The new musical, adapted from the Apple TV series, is gamely executed but overstays its welcome.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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A Tenacious New York Painter Belatedly Gets Her Big Apple Due
‘In the Weave of the Worlds’ shows that Emily Cheng’s artistic vision supersedes the tides of fashion or the dictates of the marketplace.
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Maryland Becomes First State To Ban ‘Surveillance Pricing’ in Grocery Stores
One consumer study suggested that consumers were paying different prices for the exact same products from the same store at the same time.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Elon Musk Proposes ‘Universal High Income’ To Combat AI-Driven Job Losses
‘AI/robotics will produce goods and services far in excess of the increase in the money supply, so there will not be inflation,’ the billionaire says.
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Trump Administration To Begin Refund of $150 Billion in Tariffs to Importers
More than 56,000 importers are expected to start the process to claw back more than $150 billion in tariffs the Supreme Court said were improperly collected.
By LUKE FUNK
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Global Fertilizer Supply Disruptions Help Domestic Producers but Hurt American Farmers
American fertilizer producers are boosting prices and increasing exports while farmers are seeing costs rise as much as 40 percent.
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Who’s Too Dumb To Teach? Homeschooling Parents Clap Back, Citing Lower Test Scores Among Public School Students
A teacher’s disrespect toward parents triggers a fierce social media debate over parental intelligence and the quality of the public education system.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Stanford Calls Bluff on Students Using Jain Faith To Dodge Meal Plan
After viral claims that students were faking the faith to skip campus dining, the university rolled out a Jain-friendly menu.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Federal Appeals Court Allows Iowa To Enforce a Law Banning ‘Sexual Materials’ From School Libraries
The judges say the First Amendment ‘does not guarantee students the right to access books of their choosing at taxpayer expense.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Trump Says He Expects a Supreme Court Loss on Birthright Citizenship
The case involves an executive order that seeks to deny American citizenship to some children born in America.
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Exclusive: Trump Mounts New Push To Move Appeal of Stormy Daniels Case to Less Hostile Federal Court
The 47th president cites fresh Supreme Court precedent to bolster his argument that he belongs in federal court.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Kash Patel Files $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against the Atlantic
The FBI accuses the magazine of fabricating allegations of an excessive drinking problem and erratic job performance.
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
|Federal Judge Halts Nexstar’s $6.2 Billion Acquisition of Tegna Amid Antitrust Concerns
Ruling says the plaintiffs ‘demonstrated a prima facie case that the merger creates a ‘reasonable probability of anticompetitive effect.’
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Drew Angerer/Getty Images Criminal Charges May Be Imminent for an Obama Official, John Brennan, as Key Prosecutor Is Removed and Probe Reportedly Accelerates
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