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Mamdani and AI industry flex political power in New York, plus more to watch in Tuesday's primaries

By JESSE BEDAYN and THOMAS BEAUMONT
Jun 23, 2026 7:13 am - Two opposing factions in the artificial intelligence industry square off in a Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tests his political clout by backing fellow democratic socialists. And President Donald Trump, after two of his chosen candidates for governor lost Republican primaries this month, ensured it won't happen again — by endorsing both candidates in a South Carolina runoff.
US and Iran dispute whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections

By MUNIR AHMED, DAVID RISING and JON GAMBRELL
Jun 23, 2026 7:10 am - The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.
Amazon remains one of the most frequently impersonated companies by scammers

Submitted by Better Business Bureau
Jun 22, 2026 4:15 pm - With Amazon Prime Days (Tuesday, June 23 through Friday, June 26) attracting millions of bargain hunters, scammers once again are preparing to exploit one of the largest online shopping events of the year.
SpaceX’s plan: Put all the data centers in space, then profit

By Faiz Siddiqui and Elizabeth Dwoskin
Jun 22, 2026 4:13 pm - SpaceX — Elon Musk’s money-losing rocket startup that has soared into the orbit of all of those tech juggernauts with a fleet of fantastical plans instead of ubiquitous products — has a more than $2.4 trillion valuation as of Thursday. SpaceX is the world’s sixth-most-valuable company.
Starmer says he'll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics yet again

By JILL LAWLESS
Jun 22, 2026 8:09 am - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters’ goodwill following a landslide election victory two years ago on a promise of steady leadership and economic growth.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

By PAUL WISEMAN
Jun 22, 2026 7:23 am - Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared the blame for a devastating financial crisis, died Monday. He was 100.
Vance says talks in Switzerland with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end war

By AAMER MADHANI, JAMEY KEATEN, SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK
Jun 22, 2026 7:18 am - OBBUERGEN, Switzerland — Vice President JD Vance said Monday peace talks with Iran created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” to end the war that began at th...
France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe

By OLEG CETINIC and ANGELA CHARLTON
Jun 21, 2026 3:53 pm - PARIS (AP) — France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public,...
Trump deepens the dustup with Italy’s Meloni, who says his ‘unprovoked attacks are senseless’

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Jun 20, 2026 7:44 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, insisting that she asked “over and over” for a photo with him at the ...
US intelligence warns Israel is likely to undermine Iran peace deal, officials say

By Ellen Nakashima, John Hudson, Gerry Shih and Warren P. Strobel
Jun 20, 2026 7:40 pm - U.S. intelligence agencies have warned the Trump administration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to take steps that will undermine President Donald Trump’s effort to reach a lasting peace deal with Iran, current and former U.S. officials said.

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