Trump trial live: Michael Cohen grilled on Trump insults during cross-examination

Former president face to face with estranged ‘fixer’ in Judge Merchan’s Manhattan courtroom as details of Stormy Daniels story suppression scheme laid out for jury

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'Biggest barrier' to Saudi-Israeli normalization is the two-state solution, says ex-CIA director

"A solid path, a solid commitment to a two-state solution from Israel" is the biggest hurdle to Israel and Saudi's normalization plans, said former CIA director David Petraeus.

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Georgia defies EU and 'returns to past' with Russia-style law that sparked mass protests

A new bill, aimed at stifling dissent, has sparked the biggest protests in the Eastern European country of Georgia since its independence from the Soviet Union.

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Google's AI Gemini, formerly Bard: How the generative AI chatbot works, how to access and use it

Google's Gemini AI chatbot, formerly known as Bard, is the company's latest attempt to win the artificial intelligence arms race. Here's how it works.

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Alyssa Farah Griffin Busts Trump’s ‘Terrible’ Debate Move: ‘Entirely The Wrong Tact’

The ex-Trump aide recalled how it's come back to bite the former president before.

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Ex-Aide Reveals The 1 Big Argument Likely To 'Backfire' On Trump

Stephanie Grisham said this line of attack probably won't work for one key reason.

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The Latest | US military finishes pier for delivering aid into Gaza as Israel presses in Rafah

The U.S. military has finished installing a floating pier for delivering humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, besieged after seven months of fighting in the Israel-Hamas war

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Jamie Raskin Doesn't Let Republican's Bogus Constitutional Claim Slide On House Floor

Raskin, a former constitutional law professor, checked Rep. Dan Bishop over his inaccurate comments about President Thomas Jefferson.

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‘Mad Max’ director considered de-aging Charlize Theron for ‘Furiosa,’ but the technology was ‘never persuasive’

The 79-year-old director added that one of the things that has interested him the most about cinema today is all of the new effects tools.

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Ukraine war live updates: Putin heaps praise on Xi while in China; Russia says forces advancing 'in all directions' in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the start of a two-day state visit to China.

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Elon Musk axed the entire Tesla Supercharger team after their division chief defied orders and said no to more layoffs

Musk has since begun rehiring some of the workers from the Supercharger team.

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Slovakia's prime minister no longer in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is expected to survive an assassination attempt following surgery, according to the country's deputy prime minister.

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‘Bridgerton’ Season 3: More Enchanting—and Sexier—Than Ever

Penelope and Colin’s torturous “will they, won’t they” has finally paid off but, in a refreshing twist, the real longing at the core of this season is not romantic at all.

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Why Biden did the debate throwdown, Trump agreed, and the risks for each side

Candidates only debate when they have to – and team Biden knows the president has a lot to lose if he doesn't step into the ring with an eager former President Trump.

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Neither Russia nor China wants the Ukraine war to end, but for different reasons

Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to make a sales pitch for a new natural gas pipeline to China.

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Mary Trump Thinks She Knows Exactly Why Ivanka And Don Jr. Haven't Turned Up In Court

Their no-show at Donald Trump's hush money trial is down to two things, said the former president's niece.

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Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta

Richard Globensky, of Georgia, was charged with one count of transporting goods knowing they had been stolen.

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Singapore’s first new leader in two decades vows to ‘lead in our own way’

A U.S.-trained economist, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is the city-state’s fourth leader since independence in 1965 and the first outside the Lee family dynasty.

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R.F.K. Jr. Draws Another $8 Million From His Running Mate, Nicole Shanahan

Ms. Shanahan, who has fueled Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign financially since becoming his running mate, has now poured nearly $15 million into the long-shot effort to elect him president.

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'Rigged So Heavily': Lara Trump Dismisses Biden Debates Despite Father-In-Law's Co-Sign

The Republican National Committee co-chair said the "scales are always tipped against" the former president, who agreed to debate his Democratic rival.

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US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on

The U.S. military has finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip

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George Conway Goes There With Scathing Personal Challenge For 'Wuss' Trump

The conservative attorney is trying to goad the former president into testifying at his criminal trial in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.

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Students Testify at House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Antisemitism

Two students testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government on Wednesday.

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Billionaire real estate investor Frank McCourt wants to buy TikTok — but he's not interested in the algorithm

McCourt wants to change TikTok's basic business to an open-source model that allows users and creators more control over their data.

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Family of Lewiston shooter to testify before commission investigating tragedy

An independent commission investigating Maine's deadliest mass shooting is preparing to hear from the shooter’s family for the first time.

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Florida principal arrested, accused of hitting child with charging cable

Dontay Akeem Prophet, who was principal of the Destiny Leadership Academy, has been fired in addition to being charged.

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The US Secretary of State gave a war-time rock performance at a bar in Kyiv, leaving some Ukrainians scratching their heads

An electric guitar slung on his shoulder, State Secretary Antony Blinken rocked out to a Neil Young hit on Tuesday in Kyiv as Kharkiv came under attack.

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The Commission on Presidential Debates faces an uncertain future after Biden and Trump bypassed it

Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s whirlwind agreement to meet for two presidential debates has upended the way the forums have been organized for nearly four decades.

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Census estimates: Detroit population rises after decades of decline, South still dominates US growth

U.S. Census Bureau estimates show America's Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly from years of population drops, highlighted by modest growth in Detroit after decades of declines.

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Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race

A Florida deputy's fatal shooting of a U.S. service member has jarred the former top enlisted officer of the Air Force. In 2020, Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth O.

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Trump is going out of his way to defend Kristi Noem for shooting her dog, saying she's just 'had a bad week'

"She had a bad week. We all have bad weeks," Trump said of Noem.

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This Ohio farmer left his role as local GOP chair and is now voting for Biden. Hear why

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As Putin and Xi meet, the power dynamics between Russia and China keep the West guessing

Analysts say the relationship is nuanced, deeper than a "marriage of convenience," and complex on a number of fronts.

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Samsung just released a 43-second response to the 'crush' ad Apple was lambasted for last week

Apple's ad for its new iPad Pro caused an internet meltdown and the company later apologized for the spot. Samsung wasted no time to respond.

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Will jurors believe Michael Cohen? Defense keys on witness' credibility at Trump hush money trial

Prosecutors' star witness will be back in the hot seat in Donald Trump's hush money trial as defense lawyers try to chip away at Michael Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president.

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Analysis: Cohen cross-examination resumes at the most critical point of Trump’s trial

Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen goes back on the stand Thursday braced for another bruising day of cross-examination that is shaping up as the most crucial chapter in the first criminal trial of a former president.

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‘I’m just shocked’: CNN on Trump’s agreement to debate Biden

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Japan, US move ahead in co-developing hypersonic weapons interceptor as regional threats grow

Japan and the United States have signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as the allies seek to defend against the growing threat of hypersonic weapons

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Fox News Is Already Throwing a Hissy Fit Over CNN Debate

Fox’s primetime hosts all got the memo: CNN moderators are a problem for Trump.

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Xi welcomes Putin to China as both leaders seek to bolster strategic ties

Putin's two day state visit to China comes at the invitation of Xi and it will be the Russian leader's first foreign trip since he began his fifth term in office last week.

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Jordan Klepper on why Russia became ‘gold star’ for some in GOP

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Gen Z Tweens Shop at Sephora Now—Here’s What 5 Millennial Influencers Used on Their Skin in Their Teenhood

With all the buzz around tweens shopping for luxe beauty products at Sephora, we decided to ask a few of our favorite millennial-age influencers what they used as a teen.

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Seth Meyers Thinks It’s Obvious Who’ll Win the Trump-Biden Debate

The “Late Night” host reminded viewers of Trump’s chaotic performance in the 2020 debates, and speculated that a rematch in ‘24 won’t be as easy as Trump thinks.

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Romney says if he were Biden, he would’ve pardoned Trump. Hear congressman’s response

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University of California Tells Students to 'Leave Area' near Anti-Israel Protest

The University of California Irvine advised students to "leave" the area near where pro-Palestinian protesters are currently protesting.

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Jesse Watters Has a Bizarre New Explanation for Trump’s Courtroom Naps

He’s just meditating, the Fox News star insisted on Wednesday.

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California ICE Detention Center Holding Only 5 People due to COVID Rule

A detention center in California used by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is only housing five people.

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BofA banker whose death shook Wall Street was looking for new job and willing to take a lower salary for better hours, recruiter says: report

A recruiter told Reuters he was in touch with Leo Lukenas III before his death and that the Bank of America banker wanted a job with better hours.

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All Signs Point to a Trump Debate Meltdown

Biden is eager for the chance to stand toe-to-toe with his predecessor because it will be incredibly hard to look worse in comparison.

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Doctor who saved Sen. Duckworth’s life says he's trapped in Gaza but still helping patients

Dr. Adam Hamawy, who provided critical care for the senator when she was wounded in Iraq, is part of a team of doctors who have been blocked from leaving Gaza amid the war.

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