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  • 10 of 12 Jurors Say Fire Suspect Isn't Guilty
  • Americans' Pride in US Democracy Drops
  • Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship
Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is considering a run for president as he approaches the end of his term, called for a national “billionaires’ tax” on Friday even as he fights another proposal targeting the wealthy in his home state.

California voters will consider a measure to raise taxes on billionaires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California voters will consider a controversial proposal in November to temporarily raise taxes on billionaires after the labor union backing the measure announced Thursday it would forge ahead despite pressure from critics to withdraw it.

Mistrial after jury deadlocks in 2025 Palisades arson trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against the man accused of sparking the deady 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles after the jury said it could not agree on a verdict. Prosecutors said they will try again.

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Comcast to split into two public companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky

NEW YORK (AP) – Communications giant Comcast is planning to split itself into two: one media-centered business that would include brands like NBCUniversal and Sky and a separate company focused on broadband and wireless services.

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Nvidia's AI chip sales in China stall, as local chipmakers like Huawei take lead

HONG KONG (AP) – In the race between the U.S. and China to develop artificial intelligence, the battle over hardware and computing power is heating up as Chinese companies like Huawei overtake global industry leaders like Nvidia in their home market.

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China imposes export controls on 40 Japanese entities

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – China imposed new export controls Monday on 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo rise.

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

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Supreme Court Rulings - For and Against Trump

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

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The Trump Report: The Latest Updates

It’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the world again awaits another round of some sort of talks as President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree over what and even how they’ll communicate. Trump’s special Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner plan meetings with Qatari mediators.

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10 of 12 jurors say Palisades Fire suspect isn't guilty. Now he faces a retrial