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A new attack on the rituals that define US democracy
- The gunman who allegedly aimed to target President Donald Trump's Cabinet at an annual dinner celebrating free speech crystallized widening political violence that imperils such fundamental rights. Saturday night followed a trend of lone attackers with apparently political motives whose actions in an outraged age threaten essential rituals of American democracy. If it is confirmed that Trump was a target, this ...

Source: news.yahoo.com
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Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes in Lebanon, as Iran talks remain on hold
- JERUSALEM — Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon on Sunday, and talks to end the war in Iran were in limbo, putting two Mideast truces on shaky ground. The Israeli military said that overnight it had attacked structures used across southern Lebanon by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group. The attacks were launched just days after the ceasefire in Lebanon was extended. An Israeli soldier was killed ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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Meet the players in the Musk-Altman fight, from OpenAI insiders to Silicon Valley visionaries
- Jury selection begins Monday in a $134 billion showdown between two of the world's most powerful tech titans — Elon Musk , the richest man on earth, and rival AI developer Sam Altman , CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. "Musk v Altman," to be tried before a federal jury in Oakland, California, culminates a decade of bitter clashes between the two former tech besties, both in lawsuits and public ...

Source: insider.com
WORLD  
Mali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacks
- Car bomb kills Sadio Camara at home during coordinated assaults by rebel groups including West African al-Qaida affiliate Mali's defence minister was killed in an attack on his residence, the government said on Sunday, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the previous day by insurgents including the West African affiliate of al-Qaida. A car laden with explosives driven by a suicide attacker ...

Source: theguardian.com
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'Israel must change direction': Netanyahu rivals join forces for next election
- Rightwing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announce new party before Knesset vote expected later this year The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu , is facing the prospect of running against a rightwing-centrist super coalition in elections later this year after two of his most formidable political rivals combined forces in an attempt to oust him, inviting a third party leader to join them. In a move ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified, second officer in critical condition
- CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said. Bartholomew, a 10-year veteran of the force, was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Saturday after being shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. A second officer ...

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Media Dinner Shooting Suspect Wrote About Targeting Administration Officials, Trump Says
- While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner sent writings to family members minutes before the ...

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Trump Calls for Unity and Bipartisan Healing After Another Violent Incident. But Will it Last?
- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that his personal politics had made him a repeated target, but he also called for unity and bipartisan healing in an increasingly violent world. "It's always shocking when something like this happens. Happened to me, a ...

Source: military.com
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Family Detained for Months at Texas ICE Facility Released
- Family of Suspect in Colorado Attack Released After Months in Detention Two days after their release, the mother and her five children were again detained during an ICE check-in. A judge halted their removal and returned the family home. An Egyptian family that was released from an immigration detention center in Texas last week was again taken into custody in Denver on Saturday morning — before being ...

Source: nytimes.com
Boston Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora and 5 coaches
- Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who rode a roster with Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and Chris Sale to the most successful season in franchise history and then struggled to win with the discount lineups that replaced them, was fired on Saturday with Boston again mired in last place in the AL East. Cora, who was an infielder on the Red Sox 2007 World Series championship team and managed them to a ...

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Spectators Stunned As Runner Shatters World Record: 'The Goalposts Have Literally Just Moved'
- While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? LONDON (AP) — The fabled 2-hour barrier for a marathon has been broken, officially, in an once-inconceivable achievement in sports. Not by one ...

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