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Kennedy Center Board Votes for Trump Inscription Despite Court Order
The Kennedy Center board has approved an inscription crediting Donald Trump with restoring the venue, setting up a new l...
Young Americans Distrust AI Billionaires and Favor Democratic Socialism, Poll Finds
A CNBC/Generation Labs survey of 1,088 Americans aged 18–34 finds wide distrust of AI executives, pessimism about the ec...
Spain Rules Out Sovereignty Talks With Morocco Over Ceuta and Melilla
Madrid declares the North African enclaves “super-Spanish” after Rabat renews its claims, while Morocco tightens border ...
White House Presses Netanyahu to Condemn Qusra Settler Siege
Washington's rare public criticism of settlers intensifies after a Palestinian-American home was among three besieged in...
Brazil's TSE Delays AI Election Rules as Deepfakes Spread From Ireland to Pakistan
A postponed TSE meeting leaves Brazil without clear sanctions for AI-generated election content, while cases in Ireland,...
Trump Policy Digest: Visa Bond Fears, ICE Gloves and Sanctions Questions
Washington policy flashpoints span travel, immigration and sanctions enforcement, as the US travel industry warns on vis...
São Tomé President Dismisses Labour Minister Over Judicial Pressure Claims
The move follows a criminal probe into alleged attempts by officials to influence an extradition ruling involving a Chil...
Bratislava Defends Financial Health After Being Ranked Slovakia’s Most Indebted City
City Hall points to a debt ratio of 45.91% in 2025, a €24 million surplus and a 2030 target of 40%, arguing its capital-...
Japan's Environment Ministry Details Heatstroke, Waste and Pet Support After Kumamoto Earthquake
The ministry outlined heatstroke warnings for car evacuees, disaster waste staff deployments and pet shelter preparation...
FTC Sidesteps Courts to Drop Fair-Lending Provisions From Auto Dealer Orders
The Federal Trade Commission signed agreements not to enforce parts of three court orders against auto dealers accused o...
Krasnoyarsk Prepares Adaptive Sports Centre as Envoy Backs Social Agenda
Krasnoyarsk has completed design work on a Kremlin-instructed adaptive sports centre and begun construction preparation....
Japan's New FIEA Amendment Moves Crypto Into Financial Product Rules, LDP's Kihara Says
LDP lawmaker Makoto Kihara says July's FIEA revision is the first step toward tokenized finance, where AI and blockchain...
Five Years of Taliban Rule: Hunger, Rights Cuts and an Uneasy Stability in Afghanistan
Five years after Kabul fell, security has improved but hunger is at record levels, women have been pushed from public li...
Germany's Child Pension Plan: A Modest Step Away From Costly Pension Policy Mistakes
Germany's cabinet has approved a €10 monthly state pension contribution for every child from school age to 18. At just o...
CDU and SPD Adopt AfD's Pension Playbook as Eastern State Votes Loom
CDU and SPD leaders are reopening the 'Rente mit 63' deal to court eastern German voters, ignoring the fiscal logic they...
Rajasthan UCC Bill 2026: Marriage Registration, Polygamy Ban and ₹25,000 Fine Proposed
The Rajasthan cabinet has cleared a Uniform Civil Code bill that would require marriage and live-in registration within ...
Ricardo Ayerbe Takes Helm of Colombia's National Infrastructure Agency
The lawyer and former campaign aide takes charge of ANI's road, rail, port, airport and river agenda, with rail expansio...
DOJ and LA County Sheriff Settle Firearm Carry Permit Suit
The agreement puts Los Angeles County on a faster, Bruen-compliant permit process after applicants waited more than nine...
Colombia Earthquake Search Shifts to Recovery as Death Toll Tops 260
Rescuers in Cali are moving from search to debris removal after a magnitude 7.4 quake killed at least 265 people and lef...
Francesca Hong’s Wisconsin Loss Shows the Left’s Electability Test Is Still Real
Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost Wisconsin’s governor primary to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley after ...
NYC Council Votes to Keep Outdoor Dining Sheds Year-Round
New York City reverses the Adams-era winter teardown rule for restaurant sheds, but permit delays and upkeep costs may d...
Brazil Finance Ministry Says More Than 5 Million People Blocked From Online Betting
Restrictions tied to Desenrola debt relief, social-benefit rules and self-exclusion, as the government also moves to pub...
Xi's Graft Purges Create an Underground Paid Market for Chinese Official Leaks
Banyuetan says paid chat rooms sell purported tips on who may be next to fall, with fees up to 399 yuan, as opaque anti-...
China Aligns 12 Regulations as Landmark Environmental Code Takes Effect Saturday
The State Council revises pollution-source and monitoring rules and revokes three others as the 1,242-article Ecological...
Zhu Rongji, China's Economic Reform Premier, Dies at 98
The former premier who rebuilt China's tax system, restructured state-owned enterprises and negotiated WTO entry has die...
Xi's Dunhuang Warning Puts Science and Technology at Heart of Heritage Protection
A 2019 presidential visit to the Mogao Caves is now driving automated monitoring, smart doors and digital records to man...
IRS Opens 2026 PTIN Processing: Tax Preparers Must Renew Before Preparing Returns
IRS is processing 2026 PTIN applications and renewals. Paid tax return preparers and enrolled agents need a valid PTIN b...
EPA and Ohio Partners Put $37.6 Million Toward Maumee River Cleanup and Habitat
The package funds dredging 121,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the Lower Maumee and habitat work in the Ot...
EPA Proposes Natural Attenuation Plan for Chemsol Superfund Groundwater in Piscataway
The new proposal would address contaminated groundwater that moved beyond the former Chemsol facility through monitoring...
Germany Approves Intelligence Reform to Expand Cyber Powers and Oversight
Berlin's cabinet has agreed to modernise BND and BfV powers, allowing AI-driven data analysis and limited active cyber d...