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Watch live: Trial continues for ex-assistant principal facing charges after 6-year-old student shot teacher | CNN

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Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A’s

At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder.

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Sierra Leone receives first group of West African deportees from US

Sierra Leone receives nine West African migrants expelled by the United States under its strict immigration crackdown.

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Streeting warns Labour risks losing fight against nationalism

The former health secretary quit last week, saying he'd lost confidence in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

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Germany Coalition Set to Pursue 40% Stake in Tank-Maker KNDS

Germany’s ruling coalition decided to take a 40% stake in KNDS NV before the tankmaker’s planned initial public offering this summer, people with knowledge of the matter said.

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US Enlists Small Biotech Firm for Experimental Ebola Treatment

US officials are working with a small biotech company to provide an experimental treatment that may be used in patients exposed to Ebola, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Trump concocts a fantasy world on pre-war prices

The price increases caused by President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran have made a lot of Americans unhappy with him. When he’s been asked about the inflation or the unhappiness, Trump has repeatedly responded with lies – fictional stories abo…

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Chicago Zillow Listings Disappear After Local Group Yanks Data

In Chicago, scrolling Zillow for dream homes or apartments may soon be a thing of the past.

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New surgeon general’s advisory raises alarm about screen time risks for kids and teens

Too much screen use among kids and teens – including endless social media scrolling, nonstop texting and hours of video games – can be harmful, and it has become a public health concern in the United States, according to a surgeon general’s advisory released …

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Chris Rabb win in Pennsylvania energises Democrat’s progressive flank

Rabb’s primary win all-but assures midterm victory in US House race, setting him on course to bolster party’s left.

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Tesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving into lake to use 'wade mode', police say

Police said the vehicle was abandoned by the driver after it took on water near the shoreline of Grapevine Lake in north Texas.

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Surf Air, SpaceX, xAI Staffers Line Up SPAC for Space Assets

A group of aviation and telecommunication experts, including former staffers from Surf Air Mobility, xAI, and SpaceX, are forming a blank check company that will seek to take a space company public, as Wall Street chases the industry.

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Russia ‘dangerously’ intercepts British spy plane over Black Sea: Ministry

The incident came last month when unarmed Rivet Joint plane was securing NATO’s eastern flank in international airspace.

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Fed Minutes Show More Officials Warned of Rate-Hike Scenario

A majority of Federal Reserve officials warned the central bank would likely need to consider raising interest rates if inflation continued to run persistently above their 2% target.

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Why do prices keep going up? | CNN Business

Inflation is outpacing lower- and middle-income Americans. CNN senior business reporter David Goldman explains why prices could stay high unless wealthy Americans stop spending.

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Jeff Bezos Says New York City Second-Home Tax Is ‘Fine’ Idea

Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos expressed support for New York’s plan to impose a new tax on luxury second homes in the city, noting that higher levies on out-of-towners is a reasonable way to raise revenue.

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Florida prosecutor charged with emailing herself the most sought-after documents from Jack Smith’s Trump investigation

A former managing assistant US attorney in the Southern District of Florida has been charged with emailing herself the most sought-after, confidential Justice Department records in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump, masquera…

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The Race to Offer Compute Futures to Masses Has Already Started

Wall Street is racing to turn computing power into a tradable commodity with the first ETFs being filed even before the futures contracts they would track have started to trade.

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US Marines Board and Release Another Iran-Flagged Tanker

The US military boarded and later released an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, keeping up pressure on Tehran’s economy as President Donald Trump presses for a deal to end their conflict.

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Housing Affordability Bill Advances After Key Provision Scrapped

The most sweeping housing legislation in a generation advanced in Congress after a contentious provision was removed and the White House offered its endorsement, sending the bill back to the Senate.

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US Charges Cuba’s Raúl Castro With Murder Over 1996 Shootdown

The US charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with murder, sharply escalating a standoff with Havana as the Trump administration attempts to force change on the island after nearly seven decades of communist rule.

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Manchester Airport assault retrial jury discharged

Brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, had denied assaulting a police officer.

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Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal

Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but it became clear there are limits, says the BBC's Russia Editor.

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Trump administration indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane shootdown

The indictment marks one of the sharpest escalations in tensions between Washington and Havana.

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Adenomyosis: Painful periods 'It's just being a woman, isn't it?'

One in 10 women live with adenomyosis yet sufferers say their pain is often dismissed.

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Iran claims it coordinated passage of 26 vessels out of Hormuz in 24 hours

The IRGC claims to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz despite the US blockade on Iran’s ports.

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Royal family: King and Queen continue visit to Northern Ireland

King Charles and Queen Camilla are continuing engagements on day two of their visit to Northern Ireland.

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Russian jets 'dangerously intercepted' RAF spy plane over Black Sea

The unarmed Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft was conducting a "routine international flight" during the incidents, the Ministry of Defence says.

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At least eight killed in Israel’s air attacks on southern Lebanon

Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue despite the ‘ceasefire’ that was recently extended until the beginning of July.

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What is the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline that Russia, China are planning?

Analysts say Russia wants to replace lost gas revenue while China seeks to diversify and secure its energy supplies.

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Michelle Sadio: Two jailed for life for drive-by shooting murder

Michelle Sadio was caught in the crossfire as shots were fired at mourners outside a wake.

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Women who died in sea off Brighton beach were sisters

Paying tribute, their father says "no words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters".

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Barney Frank, liberal icon who regulated a ‘too big’ financial industry, dies at 86

Barney Frank, the barrier-breaking former Congressman who helped draft reforms that sought to rein in an unruly financial industry in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, has died. He was 86.

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WHO says 600 suspected cases, 139 deaths in growing Ebola outbreak

Numbers are expected to rise, the WHO warns, as European officials emphasise the risk of a European outbreak is low.

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Memorial Day sticker shock: Gas prices near all-time highs

Tens of millions of Americans hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend will face historically high gas prices.

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Supermarkets hit back over pressure to cap price of milk, bread and eggs

A minister confirms talks have taken place but says there will be no mandatory cap on essential food prices.

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At least 87 Gaza aid flotilla activists abducted by Israel on hunger strike

The protest comes after Israeli forces intercepted the last remaining vessel sailing towards the besieged Gaza Strip.

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Mark Cuban faces backlash after partnering with TrumpRx | CNN Politics

Mark Cuban’s drug company Cost Plus Drugs will partner with TrumpRx after he endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 and publicly criticized President Donald Trump.

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Should you worry about the Ebola outbreak? Here’s what the numbers tell us

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is spreading fast and presents a high risk at a national and regional level, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

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Iran war live: Tehran warns of ‘many more surprises’ if conflict resumes

Warning comes after Trump threatened military action against Iran and gave it ‘two to three days’ to strike a deal.

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