Biden pulls out all stops for Kenya’s leader with largest state dinner of presidency

500 guests will be seated in a pavilion featuring more than 1,000 candles to enjoy a dinner celebrating summer

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University Leaders Face a Long, Complex Summer

Many officials may be confronting federal investigations, disputes over student discipline — and the prospect that the protests start all over again in the fall.

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IDF Recovers Three More Bodies of Israeli Hostages in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had recovered the bodies of three more hostages in an operation in northern Gaza.

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Trump claims Mexico border wall was three weeks from completion at Bronx rally: Live

During his latest campaign event in Crotona Park, South Bronx, the former president said he was ‘thrilled’ to be back campaigning in New York City, which he modestly claimed he had ‘helped build’

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Stephen Colbert takes jab at Trump over ego-boosting tactic at hush money trial

‘I think it’s pathetic that it’s somebody’s entire job to provide the big man with... compliments,’ Late Night host says

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Trump’s V.P. Pageant Has an Unexpectedly Strong Contender: Tom Cotton

Donald Trump’s interest in the Arkansas senator reflects a desire to choose a running mate with experience and the ability to run a disciplined campaign.

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Biden hosts Kenyan president in state dinner at White House

President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and around 500 guests, including Barack Obama, gathered at the White House to honor William Ruto, the president of Kenya, in a lavish state dinner. They’re the first African nation to be granted a state visit since Ghana in 2008. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.

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Putin's favorite NATO member wants to 'redefine' membership so it doesn't have to help Ukraine

Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary, said officials are working to try to change the country's NATO membership to avoid aiding Ukraine.

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Demi Moore Brutally Calls Out Audience Member While Introducing Cher

“Are you an Emmy winner over there in the back of the room?”

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Maryland Democratic Senate candidate says there should be no limit on abortion

Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Ashely Alsobrooks told reporters there is no limit on abortion that she supports at any point during pregnancy.

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Ross Stores, Intuit, Workday, Guardant Health and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket trading.

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Upstart Chinese planemaker Comac is in talks with Saudi Arabia as it seeks to disrupt the Boeing-Airbus duopoly

Comac's chair visited Saudi Arabia, per Reuters, as it looks to expand and set the cat among the pigeons with Airbus and Boeing.

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Russia says ISIS was behind deadly concert attack, more than 20 arrested

Kremlin spy chief Alexander Bortnikov on Friday repeated Russia’s assertion, for which it has not provided evidence, that Ukraine was behind the attack. Kyiv has dismissed the allegation.

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Corporate America is going through a middle-management meltdown

The thinning of Corporate America's middle management is putting millennials and Gen Z at risk.

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Iran’s military says Raisi’s helicopter caught fire soon after crash and there was no sign of attack

The crash Sunday killed President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and six other people.

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Democrats in tight races support border bill despite past opposition to stricter asylum rules and border wall money

Among those who voted in favor of the failed bipartisan border deal on Thursday were a number of Senate Democrats in tight reelection races who had previously expressed opposition to key elements included in the bill.

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How can Trump still run for president battling four criminal indictments?

Republican fighting criminal cases in New York, Florida, Washington DC and Georgia as he continues bid to return to White House for second term

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Samuel Alito’s Opinions Are Just as Upside-Down as His Flag

In a majority opinion rubber-stamping South Carolina’s racist Congressional map, Alito made it effectively impossible to contest racial gerrymanders.

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Thai town overrun by wild monkeys that draw tourists trying trickery to catch and send many away

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'Ron, I Love That You're Back': Trump And DeSantis Put Personal Fight Behind Them

The Florida governor convened his allies this week in Fort Lauderdale to press them to raise money to support the former president.

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Trump brazenly asks Bronx crowd if he was ‘hotter’ before or after presidency

Donald Trump said he was as ‘hot as a pistol’ prior to taking the White House at Thursday’s South Bronx rally

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There are two reasons why Trump held a rally in the Bronx, panelist says

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China stages mock missile strikes on Taiwan after island’s new president takes office

Beijing, which claims the self-ruling democracy as its own, also flew fighter jets carrying live missiles on the second day of military drills launched to punish President Lai Ching-te.

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A woman rented out her $1.7M LA home — then her tenant left the country and turned it into an illegal Airbnb: report

A woman rented her $1.7 million LA home to a musician who then turned it into an illegal Airbnb cash cow while living abroad, according to a lawsuit.

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Trump’s Pattern of Sowing Election Doubt Intensifies in 2024

A false, familiar claim by the former president — that the contest in which he’s participating is “rigged” — has reached a fever pitch in this cycle.

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See GOP lawmaker’s response when pressed on conspiracy about search on Trump’s home

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American ex-fighter pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators can be extradited to U.S., Australian judge says

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day.

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Russia has figured out how to mess up Ukraine's crucial Starlink battlefield internet, report says

For the first time, the Russian military has caused widespread disruptions to Starlink in Ukraine, according to The New York Times.

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NCAA settlement's impact on college sports and DOJ sues Live Nation: Morning Rundown

The NCAA agreed to a nearly $2.8 billion settlement that would be paid out over the next decade to over 14,000 former and current student-athletes.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas primary runoffs

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are looking to settle political scores within their own party in the upcoming primary runoff elections, in which voters will decide nearly three dozen unresolved races from the state’s March 5 primary.

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Bill Gates included a British spy thriller in his 2024 summer book and TV round-up. Here's the full list.

Bill Gates unveiled his annual summer book and TV list. This year's selections all have to do with the "idea of service," he said.

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The US gave Ukraine glide bombs — but they keep missing because Russia is so good at jamming them

US-provided glide bombs are struggling against Russian electronic jamming in Ukraine, which has blunted the effectiveness of the munitions.

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RNC escalates pressure on Secret Service to distance protest area from convention venues

A new letter from the RNC to the Secret Service called the presumed location of a designated protest zone an "untenable risk of violence."

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Potential Trump Running Mate Dodges Abby Phillip’s 'Real Simple Question' Over And Over

The CNN anchor told Byron Donalds it was "pretty extraordinary that when faced with really clear facts, very clear facts [...] you won’t acknowledge it."

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Daily Briefing: There's something in the water

"Forever chemicals" threaten water systems nationwide and more news to know on Friday.

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Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who's now worth $91 billion — richer than any Walmart heir

Jensen Huang got another $7.6 billion richer in a single day after Nvidia stock surged following another set of blockbuster earnings.

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Ukraine war live updates: Russia cannot swallow the West whole, Orban says; G7 finance chiefs meet with Ukraine on agenda

Some G7 leaders suggest helping Kyiv with as much as $50 billion in loans funded by frozen Russian assets.

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5 killed in attack at Acapulco grocery store just days after 10 other bodies found in Mexican resort city

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Joe Biden Gets Widespread Boos, Trump Cheered During Dave Chappelle Abu Dhabi Comedy Show

Dave Chappelle touched on the upcoming 2024 presidential election during a show in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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ESG: A Luxury Good Faces Tougher Times

The scattershot approach of approving environmental and social initiatives can’t be sustained when cost pressures are high and unmatched by income growth.

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The Bible Is Yet Again on Trial in Finland

The case of Finnish member of parliament Päivi Räsänen, who continues to face persecution for her religious beliefs, will set a key free-speech precedent.

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What’s Wrong with People of Color?

Politically, they’re looking more independent-minded all the time.

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The Week: The Trump Trial Nears Its End

Plus: vexillology and Justice Samuel Alito.

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How to Actually Save Black Lives

The BLM movement is not the way.

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‘Thank you for your service,’ &c.

On our military personnel; Nikki Haley and the GOP; the ugliest, nastiest word; piglet yoga; and more.

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Families of Marines who died in an Osprey crash sue Bell Textron, Boeing and Rolls-Royce

"We don’t want other families to get a knock on the door in the middle of the night,” said plaintiff Brett Strickland, whose son died in the June 2022 crash in California.

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More than 100 people believed killed by a landslide in Papua New Guinea

Authorities in the South Pacific island nation have not confirmed the death toll, which was reported by Australian media, and which villagers said could be much higher.

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Harris announces plans to help give 80% of Africa access to the internet by 2030, up from 40% now

Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing the formation of a new partnership to help provide internet access to 80% of Africa by 2030, up from 40% now.

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I quit my job at Goldman Sachs to risk it all on a crypto startup. Then the industry crashed.

A trader at Goldman Sachs quit to start a crypto company during the crash. He said a slump is the best time to build and has raised $9.3 million.

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