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  • Iran Issues Dramatic New Demands
House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

'I'm Joe Lombardo': Nevada governor not ticketed after being pulled over

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Nevada’s governor was pulled over by a Las Vegas police officer in May for allegedly failing to stop at a red light before making a right turn in his pickup truck. He wasn’t ticketed after identifying himself.

Dangerous heat wave will bring oppressive temperatures to US

A widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend before spreading eastward under a dome of high pressure that meteorologists say could trap oppressive temperatures for a week or more.

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Berkshire Hathaway spends a chunk of the company's massive cashpile

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO Greg Abel spent a significant chunk of the company’s massive pile of cash as it invested $10 billion in Google’s parent company and repurchased about $4.5 billion of its shares. The conglomerate that legendary investor Warren Buffett built reported its second-quarter earnings Saturday morning.

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Wall Street week ahead: inflation, retail sales updates

NEW YORK (AP) – Reports on inflation and retail sales are the central updates for Wall Street this week.The reports help give investors and economists a better sense of where prices are moving on a wide range of goods and services, while also providing a clearer picture on the impact to businesses and households.

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Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial.

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Iran makes new strait demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted

Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen’s military attacked the country’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. And Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill won approval in parliament.

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A drone likely from Ukraine explodes in Bulgaria near gas pipeline

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – A drone entered Bulgarian airspace on Saturday and exploded close to an international gas pipeline shortly after crossing the border from Romania. There were no casualties or damage.

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What to know about Trump's new attempt to limit birthright citizenship

The Trump administration is once again trying to limit who can become an American, with a pair of executive orders issued this week that attempt to place restrictions on birthright citizenship and on foreigners who give birth in the U.S.A Supreme Court decision in June struck down a previous attempt at restricting birthright citizenship.

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