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Opinion - Trump has taken the 'public' out of public servant
- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell if he does not resign when his term as chair ends. He has blasted Powell as " Likely acting at the president's behest, federal prosecutors about the cost of renovations to the Fed's headquarters. Finding " " that Powell committed a crime, the federal judge overseeing the case indicated that efforts to subpoena Fed ...

Source: news.yahoo.com
WORLD  
U.S.-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks
- ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON — Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran faded on Sunday, as efforts to revive talks stalled and both Tehran and Washington showed little sign of softening their positions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi flew back to the Middle East from mediation talks in Pakistan over the weekend, while U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped a planned visit to ...

Source: nbcnews.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 ...

Source: apnews.com
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The 'lasting damage' of Pirro's abandoned Fed investigation
- The Justice Department's criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, appears to be over. But the ramifications for the central bank are likely to prove much longer lasting. Nine months after President Donald Trump made a hasty visit to the Fed's Washington headquarters and promised to "take a look" at a costly renovation, the administration has concluded its inquiry with seemingly ...

Source: bradenton.com
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Accused shooter was targeting Trump and US officials, authorities say
- United States authorities believe a gunman who is accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was targeting US President Donald Trump and members of his administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says. Blanche said on Sunday that authorities believe the suspect travelled from California to Washington, DC, by train via Chicago. Shots were fired on Saturday evening near the ...

Source: aljazeera.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
Palestinian authorities call local elections in a Gaza community and the West Bank a success
- – Palestinian authorities said Sunday that in a single community and the The Palestinian Authority, which administers semiautonomous areas of the West Bank but is left out of the for Gaza, has described Saturday's local election in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah as a largely symbolic pilot while the authority seeks to politically link the territories. It was the first election in part of Hamas-run Gaza in more ...

Source: news4jax.com
Sabastian Sawe breaks the marathon world record time in London
- LONDON — A pair of distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile marathon. Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds, bettering the previous men's world record by an astonishing 65 seconds. He beat Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, who was running his first ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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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
US   BUSINESS  
Can Sam Altman be trusted? Elon Musk wants a jury to answer Big Tech's hottest question.
- "i am tremendously thankful for everything you've done to help—i dont think openai would have happened without you—and it really fucking hurts when you publicly attack openai," Altman said. is set to spill into a courtroom this week, where nine ordinary Californians will have the chance to render a verdict. The jury will be tasked with digging into Musk's grievances against Altman. Did Altman, as Musk ...

Source: insider.com
WORLD  
Mali separatists confirm they joined Islamic militants in coordinated attacks
- DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Separatists in northern Mali said they joined Islamic militants in launching one of the biggest coordinated attacks on the Malian army in the capital and several other cities that left at least 16 wounded. It was the first time that a Tuareg-led separatist group, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), said it had operated alongside the al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM, which also claimed ...

Source: apnews.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 ...

Source: wbur.org
Former USF Student Charged With Murder Of Roommate And Roommate's Girlfriend
- After his repeated attacks on the free press, Donald Trump attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner is no laughing matter. We're holding this administration accountable — not palling around with them in ballrooms. Join HuffPost. Already a member? TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate's girlfriend — two ...

Source: huffpost.com