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rome — A Florida woman has died after jumping more than 300 meters (about 1,000 feet) while hiking in Italy’s Dolomites mountains, police in the northern city of Trentino said. Police said her death Saturday was announced later this week after a next of kin notified her. Michelle Alejandra Rubio-Leyva, 36, from Miami, was on vacation with her family when she fell on the Forcera Pordoi Trail, high in the Serra group of the Dolomites, police told CNN. Known for its sweeping views and zigzag valleys, the UNESCO World Heritage Site is only accessible by cable car, reaching its highest…

A group of Silicon Valley House Democrats called on the White House to investigate the recent suspension of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service in Ukraine in a letter to President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday. The letter, shared exclusively with CNBC, was led by California Democratic Reps. Sam Licciardo, Ro Khanna and Jimmy Panetta, and was written in reference to the military version of the Starshield. space x Starlink was restricted for a period of time in Ukraine, limiting the military capabilities of the besieged country. Ukrainian officials told CNN on Friday that the restrictions remain…

First Lady Melania Trump speaks about the Trump administration’s efforts on savings and investment accounts for children in foster care at the Treasury Department in Washington, June 11, 2026.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe White House announced Friday that First Lady Melania Trump secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-controlled city of Oreshki, starting Oct. 29.Residents of a town in southern Ukraine that has been occupied by Russian forces since February 2022 are reporting a worsening food crisis.”The two countries agreed to temporarily suspend all military operations in Oreshky to allow the entry of humanitarian supplies and prepare for…

DETROIT, MI – The first question in Michigan’s Senate debate between Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Republican rival Mike Rogers was about the issue that seems most important to voters: the economy.El-Sayed was quick to draw a contrast between himself and Rogers, who is supported by US President Donald Trump. It wasn’t about interest rates, taxes, or trade policy. It was about the US-Israel war against Iran.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”The current price of gas, the price of food, everything goes back to this war in Iran,” the progressive Democrat said Wednesday.“We need a War Powers Resolution,…

london — Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said on Friday she was “deeply distressed” by reports that her father had a vast collection of images depicting child sexual abuse, and revealed that she was made aware of “alarming allegations” against her father in 2018. Britain’s The Sun newspaper reported late Thursday that Thomas Markle’s son said he had discovered a stash of indecent images of underage children at his father’s home in the Philippines and notified authorities there. Thomas Markle Sr. denies the charges. “When I found this material, I was horrified and had no choice but to report it to…

Sources told CNBC that TikTok’s U.S. unit is seeking to secure several gigawatts of computing power amid a global scramble for digital infrastructure deals. The company, officially called the TikTok USDS Joint Venture, operates a social media platform in the United States and has been approached about opportunities to secure capacity over the next few years, two people told CNBC who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to share the information.One source said TikTok US is seeking 4 gigawatts of computing power by the early 2030s.As artificial intelligence workloads become increasingly prominent, companies around the world are looking to…

James Talarico’s campaign on Thursday criticized Elon Musk, the biggest spender of the 2026 election cycle, for funding his Texas Senate race, as the feud between the Democratic candidate and the world’s richest man continues.A video posted Thursday by the Talarico campaign account shows a new ad targeting Musk, who is making record spending in support of Republican candidate Ken Paxton, telling him that “Texas is not for sale.””Are you still seeing these attack ads against James Talarico? Look at them a little harder. The same super PAC is paying for almost every ad,” the video’s narrator chimes in. “But…

Two former FBI officials have been taken into custody after being charged with lying to Congress about their roles in the Hunter Biden investigation, Justice Department officials announced Friday.Former employees Nikki Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavidez, 56, turned themselves in on Friday morning pursuant to arrest warrants, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, told X-Post.”Mr. Floris and Mr. Benavidez allegedly lied to Congress about their roles in the FBI’s Hunter Biden investigation, despite evidence that they helped shape public discourse about Hunter Biden’s laptop just before the election, with some claiming they only knew about it…

Would you trust an AI agent with your bank account information to move your money without asking you first? Gerald Cassidy, a top banking analyst who has been in banking for nearly 40 years, frequently poses that question to his customers, investors, and consumers. He told CNBC that almost everyone would give the same answer. No, “that’s too risky,” said RBC Capital Markets’ Cassidy. Still, the potential for artificial intelligence to transform the banking industry is at the center of growing concerns on Wall Street. Financial stocks have been hurt by the recent proliferation of agents and their ability to…

U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan during a campaign event in Wasilla, Alaska, U.S., Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Nathaniel Wilder Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Justice Department has filed an unusual lawsuit seeking to prevent the state of Alaska from certifying a winner in the upcoming U.S. Senate election if incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.The lawsuit, filed Thursday, suggests that voters were likely confused by the inclusion of another Republican candidate, Daniel Sullivan, on the race ballot.“If the State of Alaska were to find that the election results were tainted by the inclusion of Daniel…