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Trump cites 'good' talks on Iran, reiterates threat to hit targets

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there have been good talks with Iran even as he reiterated his threats to target Pickaxe Mountain as well as bridges and power plants if a deal is not made with Tehran.In an interview with Fox News, Trump said he wanted to avoid targeting Iran's bridges and power plants if possible. "It's a very, very delicate balance. So I think we have a very strong position right now. They know I'm going to do that if they don't make a deal," Trump told the "Fox and Friends" program. "We cannot have them break deals anymore.""We have had some very good talks," T

Americans' confidence in US economy falls as Iran conflict sends gas prices higher

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Azerbaijan court convicts 9 journalists and activists in a case seen as an attack on media freedom

A court in Azerbaijan has convicted nine journalists and founders of a top independent news outlet on charges of financial crimes and sentenced them to prison in what international media rights groups denounced Tuesday as a politically driven case to stifle critical voices in the oil-rich Caspian Sea nation. Toplum online TV founder and director Alasgar Mammadli was sentenced to 14 years in prison by the court in the capital of Baku. It gave 15-year prison terms to activists Akif Gurbanov and Ruslan Izzetli, who co-founded the outlet. Other journalists and activist

Mother says CBD oil that controls her daughter's seizures could soon be illegal

To get Air Force One delivered by 2028, Boeing takes another massive charge

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US single-family home prices increase in May, FHFA says

U.S. single-family house prices increased in May and could combine with higher mortgage rates to make home ownership even less affordable for most young people.House prices rebounded 0.3% after an unrevised 0.1% dip in April, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday. Prices increased 2.2% in the 12 months through May after rising 2.0% in April, supported by a shortage of previously owned houses available for sale, especially starter homes.The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has increased by 60 basis points since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran at the end of

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Trump, Zelenskiy and Netanyahu to attend US Senator Graham's funeral

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are expected to attend the funeral on Tuesday of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who forcefully lobbied Washington to back both countries during conflict.President Donald Trump, who Graham denounced early in his political career before becoming a staunch supporter, is due to speak at the Washington National Cathedral service following a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.Graham, a South Carolina Republican who died suddenly from a heart ailment on July 11 at age 71, was a defense hawk who regularly called for an inte

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Why this time around, Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump might not go to script

For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trips to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington followed a choreographed script: a red carpet, a warm handshake and shared messages about the closeness of the Israel-US alliance.But the relationship has markedly shifted since the two last met five months ago. The close cooperation and effusive praise from the start of the Iran war have given way to Trump’s expletive-laden outbursts directed at his most vocal international advocate.This is Netanyahu’s seventh visit to the US since Trump returned to power — more than any other

‘Extremely dangerous’ tornado rips roofs off homes and knocks out power for thousands in northeast Wisconsin

Fact check: Trump is approaching 10 years of telling his Michigan ‘Man of the Year’ lie

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Unusually strong summer storm puts New York City at the center of a Northeast flash flood threat

The Northeast — including New York City — is at risk of significant and life-threatening flash flooding through Tuesday night from an unusually strong storm. It could drop more than a month’s worth of rain in parts of the region.More than 35 million people are under flood watches across the region, from Baltimore and Philadelphia to the New York tri-state area and southwest New England.⛈️ Get your forecast in the CNN Weather appWidespread rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches are expected, and isolated spots could see up to 7 inches, especially from northeast New Jersey to the Lower Hudso

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Trump expresses frustrations with Netanyahu before their first meeting since launching the Iran war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran and marks a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship. The meeting comes as both face growing pressures at home. Netanyahu is up for reelection and is embattled in part because of his deteriorating relationship with Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular war that has wreaked economic havoc and driven prices higher ahead of midterm elections this November. Trump revealed

Georgia school shooter Colt Gray sought notoriety, investigator says ahead of sentencing

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Peru's Fujimori takes power, extending Latin America's rightward tilt

Keiko Fujimori will be sworn in as Peru's president on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a string of conservative leaders elected across Latin America by voters frustrated by crime, weak economic growth and political instability.The 51-year-old daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori will become Peru's first-ever elected female head of state.Her victory in June's presidential runoff marked the return of one of Peru's most influential and polarizing political dynasties and capped a political comeback after years of failed bids.Fujimori will be Peru's 10th president since 2016 following a t

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Second octogenarian in modern US history faces lethal injection as Florida set to execute 2 in a day

Florida is set to become the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, planning lethal injections Tuesday for an ex-police officer convicted of a young girl's murder and an octogenarian who would be the second-oldest inmate put to death in modern U.S. history. The planned injections come 18 months after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis began stepping up executions at a rate unseen in modern times in Florida. Not since 2017 when Arkansas carried out two death sentences on the same day has a state planned back-to-back executions. James

Several feared trapped in collapsed shopping mall after Japan quake

Dubai launches $800 incentive scheme to lure back tourists after Iran strikes

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Powerful quake hits southern Japan, deaths feared in shopping mall explosion

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall.Speaking to reporters at her office in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said authorities were still assessing the full extent of the damage in the area, which was devastated by a deadly quake a decade ago."We have already been informed that people have been injured. Power outages and fires have occurred in some areas, and there has also been damage to r

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Thinking of traveling to Spain or France? Here's what to know

Authorities in France over the weekend warned tourists not to travel to the country’s wildfire-hit southwest but sought to reassure visitors that other regions remain unaffected by the flames.Sophie Brocas, prefect of the badly affected French region of Gironde, said on Sunday, “I urge tourists not to come,” while advising those already there to consider an alternative destination, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.Meanwhile, Éléonore Caroit, France’s minister for international partnerships, urged tourists not to cancel their planned trips to the country and emphasized that most

Oil hits more than one-week low as pause in attacks supports hopes for US-Iran deal

Major Hurricane Genevieve roars in the Pacific as Fausto weakens to a tropical storm near Hawaii

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Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region

Mediators have made progress in efforts to bring the United States and Iran back to negotiations and prevent an all-out war in the Middle East

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The only way some travelers can afford summer trips: raiding cherished loyalty points stashes

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Inside the fights to maintain TPS status for thousands after the Supreme Court sided with Trump

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Oil prices settle at lowest in over a week, as US pauses attacks on Iran

Oil prices fell on Monday, settling at their lowest levels in over a week, after the U.S. abruptly suspended a campaign of air strikes against Iran over

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2 men scheduled to be put to death in Florida Tuesday in rare double executions

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls