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Senate strikes AI provision from GOP bill after uproar from the statesJul 01, 2025 7:56 am - A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.
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Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tieJul 01, 2025 7:21 am - Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.
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Slander or ‘trash-talking’? Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud has a day in courtJul 01, 2025 6:51 am - A federal judge is pondering the nature of rap battles and the cutting wordplay in Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” the megahit diss track that spurred a defamation lawsuit from his fellow superstar Drake.
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Put chickpeas at the center of the plate with citrus and honeyJul 01, 2025 5:19 am - The Greek island of Ikaria has a wealth of vegetable dishes, many of which call for lavish amounts of legumes, often braised with tomatoes in olive oil. This ultra-simple yet remarkably delicious dish of chickpeas layered with tomatoes, herbs, orange and honey is a wonderful example.
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NBA free agency opens with Spurs, Rockets, Hawks, Magic and Mavs among those making early movesJun 30, 2025 9:37 pm - Victor Wembanyama has another big man to help him out in San Antonio. The Houston Rockets continued their offseason overhaul. And Orlando and Atlanta made moves with eyes...
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Rebuilding Pac-12 gets its needed 8th football school with addition of Texas StateJun 30, 2025 8:11 pm - SAN MARCOS, Texas — Texas State is joining the Pac-12, giving the rebuilding conference the eighth football-playing school it needed to maintain its status as an FBS conf...
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Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff saysJun 30, 2025 8:08 pm - COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked ...
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Wimbledon: 2-time defending champ Carlos Alcaraz needs 5 sets to beat Fabio Fognini in the 1st roundJun 30, 2025 7:10 pm - LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz, locked in a five-set struggle at Centre Court, looked toward his coach Monday and shouted something about how Fabio Fognini — 38 years old, retir...
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A heat wave covers much of Europe and higher temperatures are on the wayJun 30, 2025 4:54 pm - ANKARA, Turkey — A heat wave covered much of Europe on Monday, with a record-hot first day of play at Wimbledon and high winds fanning forest fires in Turkey. Heat warnin...
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No verdict on first day of jury deliberations at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trialJun 30, 2025 4:46 pm - Jury deliberations got underway on Monday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial and hit a snag almost as soon as they started. But, by the end of the day, jurors indicated they were making progress weighing complex charges that could put the hip-hop mogul in prison for life.