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Between 100,000 and 150,000 Israelis have been stuck abroad as the country’s airspace remains closed and the fighting with Iran drags on. Source link
President Trump urges evacuation of Iran’s capital of Tehran”They should’ve done the deal.” President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Iran’s capital of Tehran.President Donald Trump left the G7 Summit early on Monday, while urging everyone in Tehran to evacuate. Here’s where and what to know about the annual summit meeting.The G7 Summit is an international forum held annually for the leaders from the world’s seven largest advanced economies that gather to discuss and potentially agree on common approaches to global challenges and policy.This year’s summit was overshadowed by the Iran-Israel conflict, with leaders, including Trump, signing a statement…
Stefano Mazzola/Getty ImagesActivists unfurled various anti-Bezos banners around VeniceActivists in Venice have launched a series of protests against Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, who is due to marry fiancée Lauren Sánchez next week in a lavish, multi-million dollar ceremony that could shut parts of the famous city down.Jeff Bezos, 61, is the world’s third richest person, with an estimated net worth of $220.9bn. He owns Amazon and space tech company Blue Origin.Hundreds of high-profile guests are due to descend on Venice between 23 and 28 June for the nuptials, which will reportedly take over the whole island of San Giorgio, opposite…
President Trump’s executive order on Friday clearing the way for Japan-based Nippon Steel to potentially buy U.S. Steel comes with an unusual corporate twist called a “golden share.”As part of the agreement, Mr. Trump will gain power to approve a number of major corporate decisions for the company, signaling that the president could potentially block the company from relocating U.S. Steel’s headquarters from Pittsburgh, or transferring or relocating jobs outside the U.S.The details of the golden share were disclosed by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Saturday in a social media post, where he described the agreement as including “powerful terms that directly…
Amazon Prime Day will stretch to four days this year — twice as long as in years past — giving shoppers a longer window to shop for deals on the e-commerce site. This is the first time the company has run its site-wide sale for four full days, the company said in its release. The tradition of Amazon Prime Day started a decade ago with the inaugural event held on July 15, 2015 to coincide with Amazon’s 20th anniversary. Since then, it has expanded to include more days, more countries and more fanfare — offering deals on everything from vacuum cleaners…
Six weeks after Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power outage, authorities in Madrid issued an official report Tuesday saying April’s cascading blackout that left tens of millions disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors that led to the grid’s failure. Spain’s Ecological Transition Minister Sara Aagesen, who manages the nation’s energy policy, said at a news conference that small grid failures, concentrated in the south of Spain, led to a chain reaction among larger ones.She completely ruled that the failure was due to a cyberattack.The April 28 outage started suddenly after 12:30 p.m. in Spain and…
Streaming has outpaced the combined share of broadcast and cable TV viewing for the first time ever, according to a new Nielsen report.Streaming represented 44.8% of total TV viewership in May, its largest share to date, while broadcast (20.1%) and cable (24.1%) combined represented 44.2% of TV viewing, according to Nielsen’s The Gauge monthly report.Compared with this time four years ago, when Nielsen started its monthly reports, streaming has skyrocketed 71%, while broadcast and cable viewing have declined 21% and 39%, respectively, according to Nielsen.”While many have expected this milestone to occur sooner, sporting events, news and new season content have kept broadcast…
Aaishvary Thackeray, grandson of Balasaheb Thackeray, is poised to enter Bollywood with his debut in Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Nishaanchi.’ Having trained for five years and worked behind the scenes on ‘Bajirao Mastani,’ he’s now stepping into the spotlight. The film, a dramatic tale of two brothers, is set to release on September 19, promising an action-packed entertainer. A new face is set to make a splash in Bollywood, and it’s one with a powerful legacy. Aaishvary Thackeray—grandson of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray—is all set to make his acting debut in Anurag Kashyap’s Nishaanchi. From politics to the big screen, his…
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Tina Smith, a Minnesota senator confronted Mike Lee, a Utah senator, on Monday to tell him directly that his social media posts fueled ongoing misinformation about a shooting that killed her friend.Lee’s posts, which advanced conspiracies that a Minnesota assassin was a “Marxist” and blamed the state’s governor for Melissa Hortman’s death, were among many threads of false or speculative claims swirling online after the killings.Smith told Lee his posts were “brutal and cruel,” according to CNN. “He should think about the implications of what he’s saying and doing. It just further fuels this hatred and misinformation,” she said. She…
Trump returned early from the G7 to focus on the war. Source link
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Former Sen. Bob Menendez reported to prison Tuesday morning to begin serving an 11-year sentence following his conviction on federal bribery charges. Menendez surrendered to the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill, in Minersville, Pennsylvania, about three hours away from his home in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The facility houses approximately 1,200 inmates and has both a medium and minimum-security prison. The 71-year-old was supposed to report on June 6, but sources told CBS News New York he wanted to attend his step-daughter’s wedding in Massachusetts. Former Sen. Bob Menendez convicted of bribery Former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks to reporters after departing Manhattan federal…
A popular Mexican band under investigation for glorifying a wanted drug lord has released an anti-narco song in a bid to clear its name.The band, Los Alegres del Barranco, is accused of condoning crime over a song praising Nemesio Oseguera, head of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel in western Mexico. In April, the United States, which has designated the cartel as a terrorist organization, revoked the band’s visas for displaying images of Oseguera during a concert and last month prosecutors in Jalisco state opened an investigation into the group. Oseguera — better known as “El Mencho” — has a $15…
2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X with Carbon Aero packageGMDETROIT — General Motors is once again expanding its Corvette lineup with a new high-performance, hybrid variant of the quintessential American sports car.The Detroit automaker on Tuesday revealed the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X “hypercar” — a souped-up version of the Corvette E-Ray hybrid that went on sale in 2023. It features similar performance outputs to the automaker’s current Corvette ZR1, including a twin-turbo V-8 engine, but has faster acceleration thanks to “electrification” technologies.”It is the most advanced Corvette we’ve ever produced. America’s true hypercar has arrived,” said Megan Dalley, Corvette marketing manager, during…
Vishnu Manchu’s film ‘Kannappa’, releasing June 27, 2025, stars Akshay Kumar as Lord Shiva, a role Vishnu believes was divinely chosen. The devotional fantasy-action movie features Prabhas, Mohanlal, and Kajal Agarwal, and will release in multiple Indian languages alongside ‘Maa’ and ‘F1’. Vishnu Manchu is set to release his highly anticipated film ‘Kannappa’ on June 27, 2025. The movie, featuring stars like Preity Mukherjee, Akshay Kumar, Prabhas, Mohanlal, and Kajal Agarwal, will be available in multiple Indian languages. Ahead of the launch, Vishnu and Akshay appeared together in an interview to promote their devotional fantasy-action film.Akshay Kumar: The Perfect Choice…
Kagiso Rabada (Image credit: ICC) South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada said that winning the World Test Championship (WTC) title was even more memorable given the team’s “fairly inexperienced” status, yet they managed to secure a remarkable victory against a star-studded Australian side. Led by skipper Temba Bavuma, the Proteas ended a 27-year-long wait for an ICC trophy by defeating Australia in the WTC final at Lord’s, with Rabada playing a crucial role by taking nine wickets in the match.”We are a fairly inexperienced team who got together about a year ago, we have not been with each other for…
The trickle-down effect of Trump’s NIH budget cuts. Plus, Trump Organization launches a new mobile cell service. It’s all on The Excerpt. Source link
Israel’s command of Iranian air space leaves few obstacles in the way of its expanding bombardment, though it will struggle to deal a knock-out blow to deeply buried nuclear sites without the U.S. joining the attack, experts say. Source link
Washington — A federal judge struck down sweeping Trump administration orders that resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of National Institutes of Health research grants because they were linked to topics like diversity, gender identity and vaccine hesitancy.”The ideologically motivated directives to terminate grants alleged to constitute DEI, ‘gender ideology,’ or other forbidden topics were, in fact, arbitrary and capricious, and have now been ruled unlawful,” Dr. Peter Lurie, head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest said in a statement Tuesday. Lurie’s group was among those that filed the lawsuit.Judge William Young of the U.S. District Court…
Virginia Democrats on Tuesday are voting for their nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, rounding out the statewide ticket and setting the stage for a bellwether election later this year.Most of the nominees slated to be at the top of the November ticket have already been picked, and Republicans aren’t having a statewide primary. In the race for governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, whose candidacy thwarted prospective primary challengers, will go up against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears — the only Republican who qualified for the ballot. Republicans have also solidified nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general.Virginia is one of…
Passengers on an American Airlines flight from the United States to Italy were forced to take a bus to their final destination after their aircraft was forced to land 140 miles away because it was too big to land at the original destination.American Airlines Flight 780 left Philadelphia International Airport at 7:42 p.m. local time on Monday and was supposed to land in Naples, Italy, at 10 a.m. local time, according to FlightAware.However, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft was off the coast of Italy, about halfway between Rome and Naples, when it abruptly turned around over the Tyrrhenian Sea and…
Homes under construction at the Toll Brothers Preserve at Folsom Ranch community in Folsom, California, US, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. TBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHigher mortgage rates and uncertainty in the broader economy continue to weigh on consumers — and consequently on the nation’s homebuilders.Builder sentiment in June dropped 2 points from May to 32 on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Anything below 50 is considered negative. The index stood at 43 in June 2024.Analysts had been expecting a slight improvement, given recent tariff negotiations and pullbacks by the Trump administration.This…