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‘It is a failure by AliExpress’: European Commission fines the Chinese marketplace $629 million for not blocking counterfeit goods

The online retailer allegedly breached the European Union's Digital Services Act, mainly through the spread of "counterfeit clothing" and "illegal and...

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FIFA President Infantino spent over 100 hours in the air during the 2026 World Cup amid pledge to reduce carbon emissions

Flight logs show the FIFA President utilized a private jet gifted by World Cup sponsor Qatar Airways to travel to 21 different airports throughout the...

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A passenger brought a 6-pack of beer on an Alaskan pilot’s plane. He now has to defend his plane’s seizure in front of the Supreme Court

An Alaskan pilot cites "excessive fines" to protect his aircraft from seizure by Alaskan state authorities following a passenger bringing alcohol...

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Trump admin attempted to uncover phone records of NYT journalists and sources related to coverage of Qatari-gifted Air Force One

New York Times journalists and their relatives were targeted in a motion to unmask the confidential sources behind Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One...

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Three women chop their way into the record books at Lumberjack World Championships

Competitors from nine countries gathered in Wisconsin, where three women set world records in chopping and boom running.

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Gas prices snap back to $4 as Trump’s Iran truce unravels

Prices are up from $3.14 a year ago as Brent crude jumps 3.2% to $90.95 a barrel amid renewed U.S.-Iran attacks.

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The cheapest resale ticket price for the World Cup final tops $6,400, while special hospitality seats are nearly $60,000 each

Sunday's final in East Rutherford, New Jersey is one expensive ticket.

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Europe’s lack of preparation for the brutal heat wave this year killed an extra 10,000 people, records show

Measures of what researchers call “excess mortality” — the difference between the normally expected number of deaths and the actual — spiked in June.

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‘We shouldn’t be playing the game’: athletes sound off as smoke chokes U.S. sports

Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast.

17.07.2026 10

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Adam Silver: It’s ‘incredibly unfair’ Caitlin Clark has become a ‘political football’

Since she entered the league, Clark has helped significantly increase WNBA ticket sales and television ratings, but hard fouls keep happening.

17.07.2026 10

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Texas flash floods leave at least 2 dead in region devastated a year ago

Some spots of the Guadalupe River rose by more than 30 feet.

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‘We absolutely screwed up’: JD Vance blames Pam Bondi for the Trump administration’s miscommunication around the Epstein files

The vice president went on Joe Rogan's podcast on Wednesday and said the former DOJ head "overstated" what was in the Epstein files.

16.07.2026 10

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EU orders Google to share search data with rivals by 2027; search giant complains about ‘unfamiliar companies’ in your grill

Brussels wants rival AI agents to book restaurants on Android just like Gemini does — Google says that means handing over user privacy.

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United Airlines’ new ‘Economy Plus’ offering is an empty middle seat next to you

The perk debuts on one row of the A321XLR, following United's new "Relax Rows" couch seating announced months earlier.

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U.S. reimposes naval blockade as strikes intensify and Iran threatens to stop all Mideast energy exports

U.S.-Iran strikes and renewed threats to the key global oil route have derailed the interim peace deal, raising fears of a wider war in the Middle...

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This marine biologist warned that coral loss could collapse the oceans. Then 3 men walked into his house and shot him

Months before Kent Carpenter's planned retirement, a masked trio killed the Old Dominion professor in his home in the Philippines.

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Inside ICE’s ‘weaponized vehicle’ defense: why cars as weapons don’t automatically justify deadly force

Courts may treat cars as weapons after the damage is done, but training manuals say the answer in the moment is almost always to move—not shoot.

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Trump reduces size of two national monuments by 90% in efforts to expand land development

President Trump issued proclamations to remove protections and roll back rules for conservation to open up property development in taxpayer-owned land

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The AI boom drove China’s 27% export jump in June as AI and the Iran war reshape global trade

China's exports of vehicles, especially EVs, and other tech-related products have boomed as rapid adoption of AI increases the need for semiconductors...

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Judge said Trump’s $10 billion leaked IRS tax return lawsuit was filed for ‘improper purpose’ and referred one of his lawyers for disciplinary action

The judge said the government cannot claim in official proceedings that the agreement was the result of a legitimate legal process.

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Justices ask Congress for more security funding as Barrett reveals she wore a bulletproof vest: ‘Performing this service… put me in this position’

The hearing before Congress comes two weeks after the Supreme Court helped increase Trump’s power over agencies and rejected his tariffs.

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‘Those who condemn AI are themselves spitting upward’: SoftBank’s CEO estimates $5 trillion needed annually to meet AI demand

Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank more than four decades ago and was an early supporter of AI, investing tens of billions of dollars to related...

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Kevin Warsh won’t say if the Fed is done raising rates, even as he says the Fed has ‘no tolerance’ for high inflation and Trump pressure looms

Warsh heads a sharply divided rate-setting committee as he spoke in his first Congress appearance to talk about the central bank.

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‘The quintessential boy makes good story’: How Lindsey Graham rose from the son of pool hall owners to a key politician on the world stage

His death elicited statements from world leaders and Republicans and Democrats alike, a mark of his influence and his rise from humble origins.

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U.S. and Iran both say they control the Strait of Hormuz amid attacks that threaten return to all-out war and global economic upheaval

Iran and the U.S. are nearly halfway through the 60-day period to end the war, but renewed attacks raise fears about whether that will actually...

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GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell ends frenzied speculation about his health, revealing a fall led to his hospitalization and he’s now in a rehab center

He explained the long silence about his condition by saying that “folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with...

12.07.2026 5

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Volkswagen’s CEO suggests ‘more intelligent solutions than closing plants’ amid turnaround effort and touts cost cuts

“We were able to improve our factory costs in Germany by an average 20% last year alone,” he said.

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Taylor Swift paid New York City more than $160,000 to cover the costs tied to her wedding, Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed

As they tied the knot, they also tied the city in gridlock as police barricaded streets around MSG and permits were filed to keep traffic flowing.

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Tech shares lift global markets while oil slips as Iran war keeps traders on edge

Tech shares drove gains in Asian and global markets Friday, even as oil prices slipped on strained flows through the Strait of Hormuz and renewed...

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At least a million woman lose access to humanitarian supports thanks to Trump budget cuts

Nearly 90% of the women's groups surveyed said they can't meet needs, and one in five expect to shut down temporarily or permanently within the next...

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‘We’ll probably hit them hard again’: Trump warns Iran U.S. is preparing for more strikes following what he called the end of the ceasefire

"They are behaving very badly," Trump told reporters after threatening to escalate an exchange of fire following Iranian strikes.

08.07.2026 7

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IMF expects modest 3% growth as the Iran war is dragging down the economy while AI is boosting it

The IMF downgraded its original 3.1% outlook for the year it announced in April to 3% this month, down even further from the 3.5% it expected in 2026.

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‘They’re not freak occurrences’: Farmers grapple with protecting crops as heat waves and extreme weather become more frequent

Specialty farmers are dealing with the extreme weather events that are driving prolonged drought in some states and intense flooding in others.

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European Parliament members call for a probe of FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his Trump call before the decision to let Balogun play

“Once again, we’ve seen Infantino and FIFA surrender to the demands of the Trump administration," a statement from the lawmakers read.

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Chinese tea chain’s $1.5 million trademark infringement loss to Louis Vuitton sparks fight over who owns a flower pattern

A court ruled Molly Tea's logo infringed on LV's monogram, prompting state media to ask why a French brand controls a design tied to Chinese heritage.

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Planned Parenthood restarts Medicaid billing after Trump defunding last year closed clinics, hitting services like breast cancer and STD screenings

The restored funding does not mean the battle over federal abortion policy has ended, and not all services that were cut will return.

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South Korean law targeting ‘fake news’ takes effect, but journalists say it discourages critical reporting and can lead to self-censorship

Journalists and civil liberties groups warn the the vaguely worded law could potentially discourage critical reporting about government officials,...

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‘Sometimes you get along with the toughest people’: Trump moves to lift Turkey sanctions, clearing the country’s path back to F-35s

Erdogan has long sought reinstatement to the fighter jet program after Turkey's 2019 removal over its purchase of a Russian missile system.

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McConnell “continuing his recovery” after hospitalization as Senate Republicans grapple with slim majority ahead of midterms

The senator’s unspecified health issues come after several hospitalizations in recent years as he's serving out his final term.

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New lawsuit alleges the Trump administration shared Iranian asylum seekers’ data with Iran

The suit alleges ICE and State Department officials disclosed sensitive asylum details to Iranian officials via monthly meetings since March 2025.

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Swimmer bitten in suspected shark attack at Jones Beach, prompting brief closure as the U.S. battles record-breaking heat

The attack, which caused non-life-threatening injuries, follows multiple shark sightings at other New York beaches this week.

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Trump is building a helipad with ‘carved granite’ White House seal to handle new presidential choppers

Trump didn't say how long the work would take. It is the latest major construction project he has overseen in an effort to increasingly mold the White...

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Around 2.6 million fewer Americans have affordable healthcare access plan as affordability becomes top issue ahead of midterms

States across the country saw steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act over the past year, following the January...

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‘I was one of those children’: Utah revokes license of the boarding school where Paris Hilton says she was abused

State cites years of noncompliance, including inadequate staffing and neglect; school must terminate services by Aug. 6.

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Trump said Walmart cut prices at his request, but the company didn’t credit the president in its decision as Trump fights off inflation backlash

Walmart has benefited in part from higher inflation under Trump, as consumers have turned to its stores and website in search of lower prices.

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‘Our business today is not healthy’: 1,600 Xbox employees among the 4,800 laid off by Microsoft as it looks to ‘reset’ gaming division

A third of Microsoft's global layoffs were Xbox employee as the company reduced its workforce by 2.1% globally.

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‘All I did was ask for a review’: Trump denies demanding FIFA for a review of Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card

The president said he called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the suspension of the USMNT forward, adding he didn't think it was a foul.

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Seventh film in animated franchise beats the fifth installment of another cartoon juggernaut at the box office

The Minions movie opened on Wednesday and earned an estimated $61.4 million in its first five days.

05.07.2026 10

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Ukrainian drones target more Russian oil infrastructure as fuel crisis adds political pressure on Putin, who shrugs off attacks as ‘not critical’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as part of Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” against Russia.

04.07.2026 10

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Police use tear gas and pepper spray against Albanians protesting Trump family plans to develop unspoiled island into a luxury resort

The "flamingo revolution" goes on.

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