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Iowa judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster

DES MOINES, Iowa | A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president’s claim that the newspaper’s poll coverage violated Iowa’s consumer fraud law. Calling the case extraordinary, Iowa District Judge Scott J. Beattie said […]

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Individual health insurance market premiums in Colorado expected to increase about 10%

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans who buy their health insurance on the individual market, rather than getting coverage through their employer, will see around a 10% increase in their premiums next year, the state’s Department of Insurance announced Tuesday. The state’s average is less than the 15% national median, […]

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US will make up to $7 billion in loans to help Trump ally Milei tap Argentina’s oil and minerals

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | The Trump administration said Wednesday it would set aside $7 billion for loans to support energy, mining and infrastructure projects in Argentina, its latest move to secure energy and critical minerals closer to home and back the South American country’s libertarian president. The U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal agency, would make […]

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Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 5-3 to keep NL wild-card hopes alive

DENVER | Corbin Carroll had a two-run triple to cap a four-run first inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Gabriel Moreno drove in the first run and finished with three hits to help Arizona (84-74) close within three games of […]

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Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created

UNITED NATIONS | The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. “If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,” said […]

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Judge hears arguments without immediately ruling in lawsuit over White House ban on 3 news outlets

WASHINGTON | A federal judge weighing whether to block President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government’s defense of the move. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who was nominated by Trump in 2017, didn’t rule from the bench after hearing arguments in […]

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Offshore Hurricane Polo sends rain into Mexico’s coast as Nolo nears Hawaii

MEXICO CITY | Powerful Hurricane Polo sent bands of heavy rain across Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday as a growing Tropical Storm Nolo approached Hawaii with the potential for catastrophic flooding. Polo was forecast to maintain Category 5 strength as it skirts Mexico’s coast over the next few days. Rain and strong winds had already started […]

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Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

NEW YORK | A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House grounds, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. The ruling hands the outlets at least a temporary reprieve in what has been an extraordinary showdown between Trump and […]