• Spain Wins the World Cup
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  • Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5 billion talc settlement
  • Pentagon Pushes Boost to Weapons Production
  • Trump Pivots Back to Sanctions for Iran
Thunderstorms will clear wildfire smoke from Northeast ahead of World Cup final

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Smoke from Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday, thanks to thunderstorms passing through the area, meteorologists say.

Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory

NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump is set to present the World Cup trophy to the winner of Sunday’s final between Argentina and Spain. But to him, the real victor of soccer’s premier tournament just might be the United States.

Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, and other Mideast news

Israel on Sunday rejected a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump for Gaza. Details emerged on the potential deal between Iran and Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran suggested that vessels linked to “hostile countries” would be barred from the key waterway.

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Trump media company announces a massive loss and new turnaround effort

NEW YORK (AP) – The president’s media company posted a massive loss in the second quarter and announced plans to ditch new business lines and refocus as a forum for users to post their views.

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls, with hefty fines for violators

PARIS (AP) – France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices.The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government entered into force Tuesday.

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Vietnam's VinSpace signs deal with SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnamese aerospace company VinSpace said Tuesday it has signed a contract with SpaceX to send its first satellites into orbit aboard a SpaceX rideshare mission in 2027, as the Southeast Asian nation moves to develop its nascent space industry.

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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies fizzle

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions – but he’s now betting that another financial squeeze can bring an end to that war.

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Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

The meeting in the Oval Office between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a diplomatic car crash. “Your country is in big trouble. You’re not winning,” Trump said, dressing down Zelenskyy in front of the world’s media. “You don’t have the cards.”

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Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until US Meets Conditions

Iran has warned that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to shipping until the United States changes its approach to the conflict and agrees to Tehran’s conditions for ending the war. Any agreement involving Oman to facilitate passage through the strategically vital waterway would not automatically result in its reopening.

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House because the project lacks congressional approval.Trump doesn’t have the unilateral authority to build a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom.

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Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement
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Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling
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Student kills 7 people at high school and a home outside Bangkok