• Trump Endorses 'Pillow Man' for Minnesota Governor
  • Evidence Handed Over in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings
  • Trump Races Clock to Rebuild US Tariffs
  • Two Killed After Russia's Attack on Kyiv
  • Minnesota Prosecutors Obtain Withheld Evidence
Moderates and progressives fight in pivotal Midwestern states

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesotans are known for their niceness, but pleasantries are rare in the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary. The two leading candidates, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, have clashed over electability, their ties to corporate interests and willingness to fight Republican President Donald Trump’s administration in Washington.

Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps

Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome that will spike temperatures in a way that the National Weather Service calls “significant and dangerous.”

US designates 2 new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

MEXICO CITY (AP) – The U.S. government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. They are the Juárez Cartel, on the border with Texas, and Los Viagras, a criminal group from the western state of Michoacán. The Federal Register, the U.S. government’s gazette, published the designation on Thursday.

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Plans to sell high speed access to Truth Social posts

NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets.

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TSMC pledges $100 billion to expand US chipmaking capacity

HONG KONG (AP) – Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States.

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Netflix posts higher Q2 results but shares drop due to lukewarm forecast

Netflix said Thursday its second-quarter profit grew thanks to new membership signups and price increases, which “had gone well and as expected.”

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What remains of the Iran deal as fighting rages

The conflict between Iran and the United States has intensified in recent days and an interim deal to end the fighting has collapsed less than a month after it was signed. The Memorandum of Understanding was supposed to halt all military operations and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global oil and gas.

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Iran-backed Houthi leader in Yemen threatens escalation with Saudi Arabia

CAIRO (AP) – The leader of Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Thursday that his group was ready to escalate its conflict with Saudi Arabia, after the two sides exchanged strikes on each other’s airports.

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At least two people killed and five injured after Russia's attack on Kyiv

At least two people killed and five injured after Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. The speech comes as he’s escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules for November’s midterm elections.

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Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
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E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
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Gibraltar border fence with Spain is removed
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Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term