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Trump uses Facebook to fund presidential run, two years after Meta banned him

Ever since Meta lifted its two-year ban on former President Donald Trump earlier this year, its Facebook and Instagram platforms…

Blinken announces $1 billion Ukraine aid package during surprise visit

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than $1 billion during a…

Team USA routs Italy, 100-63, to reach FIBA Basketball World Cup semifinals

CNN  —  Team USA bounced back from its shock defeat to Lithuania with a statement trouncing of Italy, 100-63, to…

Biden nominates Jack Lew to be U.S. ambassador to Israel

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden nominated former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday to serve as ambassador to Israel.…

Digital World shareholders vote to extend time for deal with Trump media company

Investors in the blank-check acquisition company that plans to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media firm on…

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll…

Madison Keys breezes past fellow US star Jessica Pegula to reach US Open quarterfinals

CNN  —  Madison Keys comfortably beat Jessica Pegula in straight sets on Monday to earn a spot in the US…

‘Really bad economics’: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains where the Fed went wrong on inflation

The Federal Reserve “didn’t do their homework” and mischaracterized the spike in inflation that has plagued the U.S. economy over…

FEMA is down to its last $3.4 billion as Maui wildfires, Hurricane Idalia slam U.S.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is running low on money to respond to natural disasters as the U.S. faces billions…

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and ‘Barbenheimer’ are lifting consumer spending this quarter. But Morgan Stanley says it may not last

Consumer spending may not be out of the woods. Real spending is expected to come in 1.9% higher in the…