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MAGDEBURG, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 5: AfD leadership candidate Ulrich Siegmund of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) addresses supporters at his final campaign rally on the eve of the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 5, 2026 in Magdeburg, Germany. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)Jens Schlüter | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesVoting begins on Sunday in Germany’s eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, in a closely watched election that could see Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to hold power at the state level since World War II.The party has been conducting preliminary polls for months under its…

A historic heat wave has exposed French dairy cows, which normally graze outdoors in summer, to heat-related stress. A prolonged drought has scorched France’s meadows, stripping them of their usual lush green vitality and leaving behind dry, lifeless yellow fields. And French farmers, bound by strict cheese-making regulations, must purchase additional feed to supplement their animals’ diets. Some of France’s most beloved artisanal cheeses are under threat from climate change, scientists and cheesemakers have warned. “Before, we would have pasture problems every 15 to 20 years,” says Laurent Ruhr, a dairy farmer and cheese maker for 35 years. “Now it’s…

In this pool photo distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) welcomes US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (second from left) and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (left) before their meeting in Moscow on September 5, 2026. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) / *** Editor’s note: This image was distributed by Russian state news agency Sputnik ***Gabriel Grigorov | AFP | Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin held a “very fruitful” meeting for more than three hours on Saturday with two U.S. envoys seeking a deal to end the war in Ukraine, but showed…

londonAssociated Press — On Saturday, a group of masked men blocked a road leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port in what officials said was an anti-immigration protest. The Port of Dover said: “All traffic in and out of the port has stopped due to an ongoing public order incident” and police were “engaging with protesters”. Videos posted on social media showed dozens of men in black, their faces hidden, standing across a main road near the port. One video showed protesters crossing a highway, arms linked and chanting “stop the boats”. Conservative local councilor Chris Vinson said the protests appeared…

Sports legend LeBron James speaks at the CNBC Game Plan Summit in New York City on July 16, 2026.Shea Kastrinor | CNBCSuperstar athlete LeBron James teased an upcoming partnership with prediction market platform Polymarket in a social media post on Saturday.James posted a 14-second video on social media platform X that appears to be an advertisement for Polymarket. “Welcome to Polymarket HQ. Coming soon. In partnership with @Polymarket,” James wrote. In the video, the basketball legend appears in an elevator at Polymarket’s headquarters and heads to the company’s sports floor. The post teases a larger football-focused campaign between James and…

The GM Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle was designed to meet U.S. military specifications. It is based on the automaker’s off-road Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 medium-duty truck architecture.GM defenseDetroit — general motors and ford motor They have been competing with each other for more than a century in racing, vehicle sales, and many other automotive-related activities.But their latest battle has shifted to the actual battlefield and the US energy grid.Ford joined GM this year in seeking contracts with the U.S. military after the Trump administration approached U.S. companies to assist the military with their mass-production expertise. The automaker’s efforts so far have…

Momo Production | Digital Vision | Getty ImagesEmployers are increasingly turning to their 401(k) playbooks to encourage employees to use health savings accounts.An HSA is a tax-advantaged account that offers powerful financial benefits compared to other types of savings accounts. They have three pronged tax cuts. Money that savers contribute to an HSA doesn’t count as taxable income. Investments in your account grow tax-free. Account holders can also withdraw eligible medical expenses tax-free. By 2025, nearly 46% of employers will automatically enroll employees in an HSA if they have a high-deductible health plan, according to a report released in August…

A political group associated with US President Donald Trump has announced it will spend $10 million on television and digital advertising in Texas ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.The report, filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), represents the first major spending in a general election by MAGA Inc., a super PAC named after President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe ads are expected to focus on Democratic candidate James Talarico, 37, who is running for the U.S. Senate against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is supported by President Trump.There is…

Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over their journalism allegedly being used to train AI. A lawsuit filed by The Seattle Times and Newsday argued that the advent of AI could “irreparably fracture” the journalism industry. The complaint states that generative AI is a “snake that eats its own tail” and has the potential to “destroy the very organizations” that generate the content it was trained to produce. “Although AI products like ChatGPT and CoPilot are touted as content producers, they are actually voracious consumers, devouring human-created content and sending back into the world copies and derivative…

The Pentagon has acquired a significant ownership stake in an unnamed private oil company that controls larger oil reserves. exxon mobilIf President Donald Trump’s Venezuela deal is successful, it will become a global portfolio of. The deal comes eight months after Washington ousted former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a military raid and brought in a remaining government led by interim President Delcy Rodríguez. The Rodriguez government awarded Barbados-based North American Blue Energy Partners a century-old interest in 17 oil fields in Venezuela. NABEP CEO Alejandro Betancourt is a controversial figure who is under investigation for his past business operations.…