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Aoun is scheduled to meet with Donald Trump on Tuesday as Beirut seeks US help to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Published July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has begun a series of high-level meetings in Washington, meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and seeking US support for Beirut to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and ensure Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon.According to an X post from the Lebanese presidential office, Prime Minister Aoun told Rubio on Sunday that Lebanon and the United States need to work together to bring into force the U.S.-backed agreement…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer badge.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThe New York Times reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were recently told that the FBI would no longer investigate allegations of assault against federal employees. FBI administrators received written notice of the change on Thursday, and some ICE agents across the country were notified by FBI officials, sources told the Times. In cases involving fatal shootings of ICE agents, the FBI under the Trump administration is tasked with determining whether the agent was assaulted before firing. However, evidence uncovered during these investigations could later be used…
Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan, whose new film The Odyssey is currently dominating the box office, said he was “quite encouraged” by the deep skepticism toward AI, especially among young people. Nolan was answering questions from interviewer Hugo Travers, who publishes his work on YouTube under the name Hugo Décrypte. Travers brought up the legendary Trojan Horse, which plays an important role in Nolan’s films. Just as the horse was a gift to hide the brutal Greek invaders, he wondered if AI would be “welcomed into everyday life,” but it would become “something different, something darker.” Nolan laughed and replied, “I…
On March 9, 2026, in Creteil, France, the Kalsi logo appears on a smartphone placed on a reflective surface, with a blurred betting curve projected in the background, during a major betting scandal and $54 million lawsuit related to the recent strikes in Iran.Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesThe 2026 FIFA World Cup caused a spike in trading volumes in prediction markets across platforms. And for Kalsi, it gained millions of new users. Kalsi gained 3 million new users during the tournament, the company shared with CNBC. Kalsi’s contract, which asks traders to predict the World Cup winner,…
“We just don’t talk anymore.” This is one of the common complaints I hear in my psychotherapy office from couples stuck in a communication rut. They often say they feel more like roommates than romantic partners. There’s nothing wrong with asking, “How was your day at work?” However, even if you repeat this every day, you will rarely get past the superficial conversation. Whether your partner responds with one-word answers or a long list of complaints, these interactions can make you feel distant rather than close.As a therapist and author of 13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don’t Do, I’ve taught…
Andy Burnham after being formally confirmed as the new leader of the Labor Party at a special meeting held at the Trades Union Congress in central London. Photo date: Friday, July 17, 2026 (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)Yui Mok – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty ImagesBritain’s next leader, Andy Burnham, will signal when he takes office that he intends to scrap government plans for a digital ID system and focus resources on household issues such as the cost of living, allies have said.Burnham, who was nicknamed the “King of the North” for his work as…
A farmer takes photos of dying plants in rural India. She wants to look it up on the Internet, but she doesn’t speak English. she doesn’t need to do that. This is the kind of problem a nonprofit called Current AI is trying to solve by building an open public AI infrastructure. At the India AI Summit in February, it partnered with Vashni, the Indian government’s AI language arm. The result is Suno Sutra, which means “listening chronicle” in Hindi, a pocket-sized offline device that runs AI in 22 Indian languages and doesn’t require the internet. “India has hundreds of…
Momo Production | Digital Vision | Getty ImagesSandra Matz, a professor at Columbia Business School, says using artificial intelligence can make people “bored.” Her research on this topic shows two immediate consequences for workers: stagnation and mediocrity. “When employees use this to outsource critical thinking and creative reasoning, there is a real risk that they will gradually fall behind and become complacent,” Matsu says. One reason for this, she said, is that many AI tools produce the most obvious and safest responses, adding: “In short, we become just like everyone else.”Read more CNBC’s personal finance coverageAccording to a survey released…
The National Hurricane Center said the area of low pressure in the northeastern Gulf Coast continues to organize and could become a tropical storm by late Sunday or Monday. There is an 80% chance that the system will become a tropical storm or depression within the next 48 hours, a significant increase from the 20% chance Saturday morning. Tropical storm watches and warnings could be issued for parts of Florida and the northern Gulf Coast as early as later today. Showers and thunderstorms associated with the disturbance continue to increase as the circulation center becomes clearer, all signs of a…
Andrew Tate (right) and his brother Tristan (right) speak to the media in Bucharest after arriving in Romania from the United States on March 22, 2025. After visiting the United States, self-proclaimed misogynist influencer Andrew Tate returned to Romania, where he faces rape and human trafficking charges. The British-American standard-bearer of the online masculinist movement traveled abroad for the first time last month, visiting Florida with his brother. Eastern European country since his arrest in 2022. Daniel Mihailescu | AFP | Getty ImagesInfluencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male supremacy and misogyny have made…