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Spain wins the World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Ferran Torres’ first goal of this year’s World Cup was the goal of his life, and it put Spain back atop the soccer world. Denying Lionel Messi a second straight title in what he has indicated would be his final World Cup match, Torres came off the bench and scored in the 106th minute and Spain.

17 US service members have died in the Iran war

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) – The U.S. military said Sunday that another American service member was killed as part of the war with Iran, bringing the total number of deaths to 17.

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.

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Nvidia teams up with Wall Street giants to unlock $500 billion for AI infrastructure

Nvidia has joined forces with six of the world’s biggest financial institutions to establish new financing platforms designed to channel more than $500 billion in third-party capital into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The semiconductor giant said the initiative will help fund the rapid expansion of computing capacity.

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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