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Eric Trump’s Bitcoin bet erases $600 million from family fortune

By Tom Maloney and Olga Kharif
Jul 09, 2026 7:22 pm - American Bitcoin Corp. was built around a simple idea: that owning and mining Bitcoin would be enough to mint money.
Mexico to request criminal charges over deaths following fatal shooting of Houston man by ICE agents

By MARÍA VERZA
Jul 09, 2026 4:43 pm - Mexico will request criminal charges over 17 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration, officials said Thursday.
Feds sideline Texas officials in probe into ICE shooting, district attorney says

By David Nakamura, Ted Hesson and Arelis R. Hernández
Jul 09, 2026 4:35 pm - The district attorney in Harris County, Texas, said Wednesday that federal authorities have sidelined local officials from participating in an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Mexican man in Houston by an immigration officer.
US and Iran exchange more attacks across the Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal

By JON GAMBRELL
Jul 09, 2026 11:11 am - The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.
Chicago FBI boss forced into early retirement, skips lunch with US Attorney Boutros

By Jason Meisner
Jul 09, 2026 9:59 am - Douglas DePodesta’s impressive FBI career came to an abrupt end this week. He was forced to retire early due to a falling out with bosses in the Justice Department, apparently over issues with his fealty to the Trump administration’s political agenda, or lack thereof.
Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Jul 09, 2026 7:34 am - Ukrainian drones hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to grant Kyiv a license to manufacture the Patriot air defense systems to protect its cities.
New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war

By WILL WEISSERT, FARNOUSH AMIRI and SAMY MAGDY
Jul 09, 2026 7:32 am - President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he’s not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U.S. should “finish the job.” But he also insists that continued attacks do not mean a return to war or long-term action.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition

By BILL BARROW
Jul 08, 2026 10:19 pm - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington.
Graham Platner ends US Senate campaign in Maine

By Alexei Koseff and Dan Merica
Jul 08, 2026 9:50 pm - Graham Platner, the populist political newcomer who Democrats had hoped could flip a critical U.S. Senate seat in Maine, ended his campaign Wednesday night with a bitter and defiant statement after a woman he previously dated publicly accused him of sexual assault.
Fed minutes: Officials deeply divided over future path of US inflation

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jul 08, 2026 6:22 pm - The Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee is split over whether inflation is likely to stay elevated or whether it will cool once the Iran war winds down, according to minutes released Wednesday.

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