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Direct talks between Israel and Lebanon began in Rome on Tuesday in a new round of U.S.-brokered negotiations aimed at advancing an agreed framework and addressing disputed security and withdrawal arrangements, according to multiple reports. The discussions bring together Israeli and Lebanese delegations in the Italian capital, with U.S. officials involved in mediating the process….
Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening its first restaurant in Mexico, marking the U.S. chain’s entry into the country that inspired much of its menu. The company said the first Mexico location will open in the state of Nuevo León. Reports from BBC and CNBC identified Monterrey as the opening market. Chipotle confirmed the move in…
Darline Graham Nordone, a little-known figure in South Carolina politics, has been selected to fill the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Senate term, elevating a private citizen with limited public political history into one of the country’s most visible legislative roles. Nordone is Graham’s sister. Recent coverage has noted that her political footprint…
Oil prices climbed to a one-month high as escalating U.S.-Iran attacks raised new uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global crude exports. The move came as the conflict between Washington and Tehran sharpened around the narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. Recent reports described…
OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, are again at the center of a high-profile rupture with a major Silicon Valley partner, following new litigation involving Apple and OpenAI. Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and two former Apple employees, alleging theft of trade secrets, according to a headline report published by AOL.com. The suit…
The United States and Iran have exchanged attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a confrontation in one of the world’s most strategically important maritime corridors. The renewed fighting has unfolded alongside public warnings and threats from both sides about access to the strait. U.S. military action has included a new round of…
President Donald Trump has signed an order shrinking the boundaries of two national monuments in Utah, again reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. The move targets two federally protected landscapes in southern Utah that have been at the center of a yearslong political and legal fight over conservation, energy development, and public…
A federal judge has denounced former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service as an improper exercise in self-dealing, voiding a $1.8 billion settlement that would have granted him immunity from tax audits. The ruling centered on Trump’s case against the I.R.S. and a proposed agreement that, according to related coverage, would have…
The United States launched strikes against Iran for a third consecutive night as Tehran targeted neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf, widening a confrontation that is increasingly centered on regional security and critical shipping routes. Recent reports described the latest U.S. operation as a broad set of attacks on Iranian positions, with one headline stating…
A person was shot and killed inside a vehicle in Biddeford, Maine, during an encounter involving a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, state officials said. ICE has confirmed its officers were conducting what the agency described as “targeted surveillance” at the time of the deadly shooting. The shooting happened in Biddeford, a city in…
The Senate returned to Washington on Monday after the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, reopening with an uncertain agenda as leaders weigh how to proceed without the South Carolina Republican and as the chamber prepares to seat his successor. Graham’s death created an immediate vacancy in the 100-member Senate and removed a longtime fixture…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new joint task force between the Pentagon and the Justice Department aimed at identifying and prosecuting leaks of information to the press. The initiative brings together the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice in a coordinated effort to investigate unauthorized disclosures, according to recent reports by…