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lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty 1st in middle east to do so al jaz

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   Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty

   The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishmen…

   BBC World Mixed / center
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   With Middle East still at war, three regional powers ink a new alliance

   The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani compact is a response to the prolonged Iran war, an Israel perceived as seeking hegemony, and the failure of oth…

   Christian Science Monitor By Taylor Luck Mixed / center
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   Manus to return as independent company after China forced Meta to unwind $2 billion deal

   Last December, Meta said it planned to acquire Manus for $2 billion, its latest effort to shore up its AI strategy.

   CNBC Mixed / center
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   Turkey's parliament approves a pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants

   Turkey's parliament approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance th…

   NPR Lean left
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   Trump Says Russia Released Imprisoned Former Marine

   US President Donald Trump said Russia had released former US Marine Robert Gilman after roughly four years.

   Bloomberg By Sonya Dymova Mixed / center
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   US jury in Luigi Mangione murder trial to remain anonymous

   The closely watched state trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to begin next month.

   Al Jazeera Mixed / center
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   Jurors to be anonymous in state Luigi Mangione trial, slated for September

   Luigi Mangione is set to be tried by 12 anonymous jurors following the notoriety the case and trial has received in the two years since his …

   The Hill By Mira Bhakta Mixed / center
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   France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

   Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".

   BBC World Mixed / center
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   Still separate and unequal? Families sue Massachusetts over school segregation.

   Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education, students in the Bay State are suing. They say they face segregated school districts with fe…

   Christian Science Monitor By Cameron Pugh Mixed / center
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    Riot Platforms strikes deal with Anthropic as bitcoin miners shift focus to AI infrastructure

    Bitcoin miner Riot Platform has struck a $9 billion, 20-year compute deal with Anthropic

    CNBC Mixed / center
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    Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout

    After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it's time to vote…

    NPR By Debbie Elliott Lean left
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    Trump Says US Weighing Attempt to Stop NYC Pied-a-Terre Tax

    President Donald Trump said he would examine whether the federal government can stop New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new pied-à-terre t…

    Bloomberg By Hadriana Lowenkron Mixed / center
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    Rights groups launch new legal challenge to Trump campaign against ICC

    Prominent organisation charge sanctions against international tribunal trample consitutional rights, hinder their work.

    Al Jazeera Mixed / center
14. 14

    Hunter Biden: Trump 'the one existential threat' to U.S.

    Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, took a swipe at President Trump Monday, describing him as an “existential threat” to th…

    The Hill By Tara Suter Mixed / center
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    Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health

    Trump said Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022, was released on a humanitarian basis, after he had reportedly been in a catatonic-like s…

    BBC World Mixed / center
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    As US small colleges close, towns can struggle. In Vermont, one turned the page.

    Small, private colleges in the U.S. are closing more often, depriving communities of resources and people. One Vermont town has a solution t…

    Christian Science Monitor By Olivia Fletcher Mixed / center
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    Trump says NYC pied-à-terre tax 'must be stopped,' eyes federal block

    Trump in a Truth Social post called Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax a "dangerous political 'experiment' in New York will destroy" the city and st…

    CNBC Mixed / center
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    Pakistan Says Deal Is Close Even as Iran, US Harden Positions

    Pakistan’s defense minister said the US and Iran are “close to some sort of arrangement” over the Strait of Hormuz, even after both sides ap…

    Bloomberg Mixed / center
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    Paramount CEO may remove operations from California over stalled merger

    Paramount's CEO David Ellison warns of a California exit if the US state does not agree to talks, according to reports.

    Al Jazeera Mixed / center
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    AOC is lying about wokeness — she enforced it ruthlessly

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wants to pretend she had nothing to do with wokeness, or what she calls the "Woke 1" era. I say that’…

    The Hill Mixed / center