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Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran, putting their friendship to the test
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump last year that he was the “greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House.” Now, as Trump tries to finalize a deal to end the war with Iran, he’s unloading on Netanyahu with rhetoric that no other American leader has dared to use publicly. He […]
AP Exclusive: The school choice scholarship boom benefits kids already in private school
FORT WORTH, Texas | The Catholic school tour ended, and Maria Contreras felt an overwhelming desire to enroll her 7-year-old. But first, a difficult question for the principal. The second grader has trouble focusing. He doesn’t listen to teachers and runs around the classroom, she explained. Could he be expelled? More families across the country […]
SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI
SpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI after its Wall Street debut last week. SpaceX said in April that it had the rights to buy Cursor, or pay $10 billion to […]
Can $100 million overcome a Trump endorsement? What to watch in Tuesday’s elections
WASHINGTON | An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries. But is it worth more than $100 million in Georgia? Can it propel a congressman past an insurgent outsider in Alabama? Can it transform a candidate into a front-runner in Oklahoma? Trump has been at the center of this year’s […]
Multiple arrests as FBI disrupts ‘planned attacks’ targeting White House UFC show, director says
WASHINGTON | Law enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend for President Donald Trump’s birthday, and multiple people were in custody, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Tuesday. The nature of the potential threat was not immediately disclosed, with additional details expected […]
Nvidia’s Huang pledges AI will boost manufacturing jobs. A test will come in Texas
SHERMAN, Texas | Jensen Huang’s company Nvidia makes the computer chips that unleashed a revolution in artificial intelligence. Now he’s wagering that an AI buildout can revive U.S. manufacturing, pushing past limits facing science and society. That vision might hinge on a factory groundbreaking an hour north of Dallas. Nvidia is formally unveiling on Tuesday […]
Trump signals swift return of sanctions on Russian oil as G7 refocuses on Ukraine
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France | The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russian oil shipments after President Donald Trump and fellow leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized democracies moved Tuesday to put the war in Ukraine back on top of their agenda, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. […]
Some of the 11 skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash were experienced jumpers
Several of the skydivers killed when their plane crashed moments after taking off from a Missouri airfield were experienced jumpers, including a leader at one of the sport’s biggest organizations. Federal investigators were at the crash site, about an hour south of Kansas City, on Monday, a day after the plane carrying a pilot and […]
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Higher prices for gas, groceries and flights will outlast the Iran war, experts say
NEW YORK | A tentative deal to end the Iran war makes it reasonable to ask how soon prices will drop for gasoline, groceries, airline tickets and other items that got more expensive during the conflict. Not so fast, experts say. Even after oil starts flowing again from the Middle East, it could take a […]