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President Donald Trump’s administration has issued subpoenas to New York Times reporters in what advocates say is an escalating attack on press freedom.Late Friday, the Times reported that at least four reporters had received subpoenas, some of which were delivered to their homes by federal agents.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThose subpoenas will compel them to testify before a grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday.”The presence of federal law enforcement officers in front of reporters should shock the conscience of Americans who believe in the Constitution and the freedom of the press it protects,” David McCraw, the newspaper’s…

La Guaira, Venezuela — Ten-year-old Maria continues to recall the moment her mother died and her life changed forever. Maria and her brother Damian, 13, were taken in by their aunt Mercedes Osul after powerful twin earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela, destroying their home in the coastal town of Calabareda last month. “My mother was there,” Maria keeps telling her new caretaker. Damian is not very vocal and processes everything that has happened to his family differently. “My nephew didn’t want to talk about it. All he does is play,” Osulu says. Damian spends most of his days on an…

Wall Street’s start to a record week ran into two well-known sources of volatility: artificial intelligence trading and oil. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 53,000 for the first time in history on Monday, but renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran erased those gains, sending the blue-chip index down 0.5% for the week. Chip stocks, once the hottest on the market, soared as investors continued to question whether AI trading was being overextended. Still, the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 1.74% for the week, while the S&P 500 index rose 1.23%. Both indexes have finished higher in four of the…

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran and the United States have competing claims over the fate of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, where they maintain contact through intermediaries but carry out threatening trade.Iranian state media published the latest statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday. Khamenei has not been seen or heard from since March, when he was elected as the new supreme leader by a group of clergymen.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listReferring to his father, Khamenei, who was assassinated on February 28, the first day of the war between the United States and Israel, he said:…

ManilaReuters — At least 15 Indian tourists were killed when their boat capsized off the coast of southern Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island on Saturday, VnExpress reported, citing local authorities. According to the report, 21 people survived the accident. There were 36 people on board the ship, including 32 Indian tourists, three crew members and one attendant. The Indian Embassy in Vietnam said it was monitoring the incident and had set up emergency response centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to assist affected families. “The exact details of the incident are being ascertained as search and rescue operations by…

Looking to add more books to your reading list this year? You’re Bookmaxing. Want to incorporate more fiber-rich foods into your diet? That’s FiberMax. Do you change your appearance to become more attractive? Looks great.Doing the bare minimum is a thing of the past – unless, of course, you’re on Relax Max. On social media platforms, you can find almost anything with the suffix “maxxing”, which refers to the phenomenon of optimizing your approach to health, intelligence, and other factors of self-improvement.MAXXING’s concept coincided with a boom in the wellness industry. The Global Wellness Institute, a nonprofit organization that monitors…

Overlooked market areas may see banners later this year.Mike Akins, co-founder of ETF Action, encourages investors to increase their exposure to groups that underperform compared to major artificial intelligence stocks.He told ETF Edge this week that his list includes software and cloud computing names. Many companies have fallen from “nosebleeding valuations” and have “very strong growth scenarios.””These companies are proving that they still need software to perform their daily operations,” Akins said.He also cited disruptive technology as a strong buy over the next six months.”This is a thematic strategy,” Akins points out. “It’s kind of a little further down the…

Reuters — Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with American-made rifles during a visit to the West Bank this week, giving him an honest look at the human cost of the Israeli occupation as he considers the 2028 presidential election. Khanna told Reuters from a Palestinian village on Thursday that his group’s van was surrounded by settlers with M4 rifles the previous day while sightseeing in parts of the southern West Bank where residents frequently face attacks from settlers. “We were in a village that the Israeli settlers had destroyed, destroyed the school, destroyed…

A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing the U.S. housing supply and improving affordability has passed, but experts say home buyers and sellers shouldn’t expect quick relief.The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act automatically became law on Saturday after President Donald Trump failed to sign or veto it in time. The law combines dozens of housing measures aimed at spurring home construction, expanding access to financing, and restricting purchases by large institutional investors.Read more CNBC’s personal finance coverageBill Owens, president of the National Association of Home Builders, said in a statement after the bill passed Congress on June 23 that the…

Nearly 20 people remain missing after wildfires broke out Thursday in Spain’s arid region near the Mediterranean coast, local authorities said. The rapidly spreading fire killed at least 12 people and left four with severe burns. The wildfire near Almeria in the Mediterranean Sea is the first to cause multiple casualties in Europe this year, but is just one of several that have destroyed thousands of hectares in recent weeks as much of southern Europe endures unprecedented heat. This week, two large-scale fires broke out in France, forcing the evacuation of 12,000 people in the Pyrenees, and large fires broke…