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Trump calls off strikes on Iran, claims agreement could be signed this weekend in Europe

Trump calls off strikes on Iran, claims agreement could be signed this weekend in Europe

Iran says no final decision made following latest US claim that accord is at hand; Netanyahu’s office calls deal an ’emerging MoU regarding entry into… Read More ›

Judge Rejects Watchdog’s Bid to Block Trump Administration’s $1.8B ‘Anti-weaponization’ Fund

Judge Rejects Watchdog’s Bid to Block Trump Administration’s $1.8B ‘Anti-weaponization’ Fund

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead… Read More ›

A first test for Platner and other key races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Maine and beyond

A first test for Platner and other key races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Maine and beyond

Primaries in four states on Tuesday will offer clues about how much tolerance voters have for candidates embroiled in controversies, while testing President Donald Trump’s… Read More ›

ICC chief prosecutor Khan suspended over sexual harassment allegations

ICC chief prosecutor Khan suspended over sexual harassment allegations

A diplomatic source briefed on the decision says the court’s governing body’s executive bureau has ruled Khan had committed serious misconduct following an 18-month-long probe… Read More ›

Ukraine targets St Petersburg as ‘Putin’s Davos’ gets underway

Ukraine targets St Petersburg as ‘Putin’s Davos’ gets underway

Russia said it downed hundreds of drones over its territory, including about 60 over the Leningrad region Tuesday night, in a Ukrainian attack as a… Read More ›

Iran plans counteredits after Trump toughens deal draft

Iran plans counteredits after Trump toughens deal draft

Tehran says it will not accept Trump’s new terms as final, warning it is ready for war if talks fail over enriched uranium, frozen funds… Read More ›

New York to Send Energy Rebate Checks of Up to $200 to More Than 8 Million Residents

New York to Send Energy Rebate Checks of Up to $200 to More Than 8 Million Residents

ALBANY, N.Y. — More than 8 million New Yorkers are expected to receive one-time energy rebate checks of up to $200 under a $1 billion… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump’s ‘blow ‘em up’ threat to Oman means he’s now attacked or threatened 1 out of every 13 countries

Analysis: Trump’s ‘blow ‘em up’ threat to Oman means he’s now attacked or threatened 1 out of every 13 countries

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump gleefully painted his opponents as trigger-happy interventionists who would get the United States bogged down in all manner of… Read More ›

Trump pushes Abraham Accords expansion to create regional axis against Iran

Trump pushes Abraham Accords expansion to create regional axis against Iran

Trump links Iran deal to wider Abraham Accords push, but Saudi Arabia and Qatar demand ‘irreversible path’ to Palestinian state; Pakistan says no Why do… Read More ›

Trump says agreement with Iran has ‘been largely negotiated’ and Strait of Hormuz will be opened

Trump says agreement with Iran has ‘been largely negotiated’ and Strait of Hormuz will be opened

President Donald Trump said Saturday that a broader agreement between the United States and Iran has been “largely negotiated” and that the Strait of Hormuz… Read More ›

Trump says US attack on Iran called off after Gulf assurances that deal now possible

Trump says US attack on Iran called off after Gulf assurances that deal now possible

After US official said to warn of ‘conversation through bombs,’ president claims attack planned for Tuesday will be back on if deal blocking Iran from… Read More ›

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Join Forces to Expand Satellite Cell Coverage

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Join Forces to Expand Satellite Cell Coverage

NEW YORK — AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are teaming up in an effort to reduce cellphone “dead zones” across the United States by expanding satellite-based… Read More ›

Iran eyes a new source of power deep beneath the Strait of Hormuz

Iran eyes a new source of power deep beneath the Strait of Hormuz

Emboldened by its successful wartime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is turning to one of the hidden arteries in the global economy: subsea… Read More ›

Analysis: Putin hints he might end Russia’s war in Ukraine. But why now?

Analysis: Putin hints he might end Russia’s war in Ukraine. But why now?

It was an unusual statement to make at a time of acute pressure. Russian President Vladimir Putin used the weekend’s hallowed May 9 Victory Day… Read More ›

US strikes Iran following clash in Strait of Hormuz; Trump says ceasefire still in effect

US strikes Iran following clash in Strait of Hormuz; Trump says ceasefire still in effect

Iran accuses US of violating truce but says situation ‘back to normal’; Trump calls strikes ‘love tap’ but says Iran ‘led by LUNATICS’ and will… Read More ›

Ted Turner’s Vision of News as Global and Continuous Changed Both the Industry and Society Itself

Ted Turner’s Vision of News as Global and Continuous Changed Both the Industry and Society Itself

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, Beth Knobel, a future TV news correspondent, was in graduate school. Emerging from… Read More ›

Masks, movies and solo deck walks: life aboard a hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Masks, movies and solo deck walks: life aboard a hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Barely a month ago, they were embarking on a voyage of adventure to some of the world’s most remote islands. Encounters with whales, dolphins and… Read More ›

Three Indian citizens wounded in Iranian drone attack on UAE oil facility

Three Indian citizens wounded in Iranian drone attack on UAE oil facility

Earlier on Monday, the UAE Defense Ministry announced it had intercepted three missiles, with a fourth missile falling into the sea. Three indian citizens were… Read More ›

2 US Service Members Missing After Military Exercises in Morocco

2 US Service Members Missing After Military Exercises in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African… Read More ›

Trump Signs Order to Expand Retirement Savings Access for Workers Without Plans

Trump Signs Order to Expand Retirement Savings Access for Workers Without Plans

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at expanding access to retirement savings accounts for Americans who do not have… Read More ›