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Remaining ‘60 Minutes’ correspondents say they’re staying
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and John Wertheim told colleagues Friday that they will stay with the embattled newsmagazine for one stark reason: “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.”
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Actor Anthony Head, known for ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ has died at 72
The suave, smooth-voiced British actor was known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso.”
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Ireland imposes travel ban on Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
Irish Taoiseach Martin says the ministers have shown ‘a desire to see the elimination of Palestinians from Palestine’.
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Paul Quinn sentenced over rape that saw Andrew Malkinson jailed
Paul Quinn is jailed over the 2003 attack in Salford for which Andrew Malkinson served 17 years.
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Anthony Head: Buffy and Ted Lasso actor dies at 72
The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.
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Top Iranian official: Trump and Iran’s supreme leader will not meet | CNN
In an exclusive interview in Tehran, CNN’s Fred Pleitgen sat down with Mohsen Rezaei, the senior military advisor to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since his appointment, is known to have a small ci…
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Exclusive: Iran supreme leader’s adviser says talks deadlocked over $24 billion and warns of wider war
A potential peace deal between the United States and Iran hinges on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, a top Iranian official told CNN on Friday, warning that the US would “enter into a dark corridor” should it …
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Japanese citizens will join an arduous search for a missing American who vanished in a mountainous forest
One stranger from Tokyo is shutting down his business for a week to help. Another volunteer dropped everything to provide transportation and translations for American parents desperate to find their son.
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Venezuela Revises Oil Contract Terms to Entice Wary Investors
Venezuela has revised a proposed contract for energy companies to work in the nation’s oil fields after drillers complained the initial draft gave too much leverage to Caracas and was out of sync with US license rules.
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Truck driver helps rescue woman from alleged kidnapping | CNN
Dashcam video shows the moment a woman in handcuffs ran to a South Carolina truck driver for help, saying she had been kidnapped. Police told The Associated Press they later arrested a man on one count each of kidnapping and impersonating a law enforcement of…
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Ex-CIA employee accused of stealing from agency is ordered to remain in jail ahead of trial
A former CIA officer in Virginia who is accused of taking tens of millions of dollars in gold bars and foreign currency from the agency was ordered Friday to remain in jail until his trial.
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Fitch Lifts South Africa Rating on Fiscal Progress, Management
Fitch Ratings raised South Africa’s credit rating, citing the nation’s progress in tightening finances.
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‘Red meat is a dream’: Iran inflation hits highest level since World War II
The war with the US is not the only factor driving prices skywards.
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Botswana Says US-Disabled Oil Tanker Was Flying False Flag
Botswana said an oil tanker disabled by the US in the Persian Gulf was falsely registered under its flag, highlighting a common tactic that often uses African nations to obscure the identity of ships.
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OpenAI Would’ve ‘Imploded’ If Altman Didn’t Return, Ex-CTO Says
OpenAI would likely have unraveled if Sam Altman hadn’t returned as chief executive officer following his brief ouster in 2023, former tech chief Mira Murati said, offering her clearest account yet of one of Silicon Valley’s most dramatic boardroom battles.
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TAG Immobilien Is Said to Eye Polish IPO Kickoff in Coming Weeks
German real estate group TAG Immobilien AG is considering starting the formal process for a potential initial public offering of its Polish unit Robyg SA in Warsaw as soon as the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.
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LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman to Leave Microsoft’s Board
Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder and venture capitalist, will leave Microsoft Corp.’s board later this year, saying he wants to focus on his new artificial intelligence company.
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WHO, Africa CDC unveil $518m Ebola plan as Uganda death toll rises
Uganda reported three more cases and one more death from the outbreak which has spread from the DRC.
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NASA directs its ISS crew members to board spacecraft amid leak repair attempt
NASA directed five astronauts to board a Dragon spacecraft as Roscosmos cosmonauts attempt to address a leak problem on the International Space Station, NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens said in a post on X Friday.
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Fed’s Hammack Says Job Report Shows Labor Market in Balance
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said it may soon be appropriate to raise interest rates as the labor market appears to be in balance.
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Fannie, Freddie Whipsaw as Trump Floats Trillion-Dollar Value
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac common shares rose sharply at the open on Friday after President Donald Trump said the two mortgage finance giants were probably worth $1 trillion, though they subsequently erased much of those gains as skepticism mounted.
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Nuclear Watchdog Eyes Stronger Reactor Defenses After UAE Attack
Iran’s attack last month on a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates has prompted the world’s atomic watchdog to look at whether reactors’ external power supply lines need additional protection against the threat of war.
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NASA tells ISS astronauts to ready for possible evacuation amid leak repair
NASA says four astronauts sheltering in transport capsule out of ‘abundance of caution’ as Roscosmos makes repairs.
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Nvidia 70%+ Margins Safe Through 2030, DA Davidson’s Luria Says
Nvidia Corp.’s profit margins are relatively safe through 2030 because hyperscalers have few alternatives for the chips powering data centers for artificial intelligence, DA Davidson’s head of technology research said.
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Gaza, Iran, Lebanon: If ceasefires are in place, why do strikes continue?
International law sets rules for ceasefires, but who enforces them when violations continue? Three experts explain.
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'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.
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Iran footballers hand passports to US embassy for World Cup visa approval
Iran will fly to Mexico on Saturday to their home base at 2026 World Cup, while all their games are played in the US.
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Ukraine strikes cargo ships and admits Romania drone blast as Putin prepares for key speech
Ukraine says it struck five ships carrying illegal cargo in the Sea of Azov and in coastal waters of Russian-occupied territories.
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How the US naval blockade has bled Iran of nearly $6bn in oil revenues
Iran is exporting less than one-sixth of the oil it was shipping before the war began.
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Drone explosion in Romanian port spurs Ukraine war spillover fears
European Commission president warns that the maritime drone attack was a ‘direct consequence’ of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Teen rapists spared jail partly because of intellectual limitations, judge said
The boys' sentencing last month caused an outcry when they were given youth rehabilitation orders (YROs).
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Hamas says won’t surrender arms but only police will carry weapons in Gaza
Hamas official Husam Badran, in an exclusive interview, lays out what the group is ready to do ahead of Cairo talks.
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How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by-election
What stood out from the Question Time exchanges between candidates in the Makerfield by-election?
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A-level maths exam that left students 'overwhelmed' being monitored by regulator
More than 20,000 people have signed a petition calling for a review of an A‑level maths paper which they say was significantly more challenging than any past exam.
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The deeply contentious debate around what it means to be English
The debate about English identity has been a perennial one but has now taken on a harder edge
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US actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles
US actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles
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Brendan Banfield, convicted of wife’s murder amid affair with family’s au pair, expected to be sentenced to life in prison
Brendan Banfield, the Virginia man convicted of murdering his wife and a stranger as part of an elaborate plot with the family’s au pair, is expected to be sentenced Friday after facing his victims’ loved ones in court.
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Iran tells CNN talks with US at impasse over $24 billion dispute
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun slammed Iran in a rare, exclusive interview with CNN. Follow here for the latest.
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Iran war live: Hezbollah rejects truce as Israel continues Lebanon strikes
Israel’s supreme court annuls government ban on international Red Cross visiting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
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Andrew was sub-letting Royal Lodge cottages, NAO report reveals
A public spending watchdog examines the property arrangements of royals including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
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