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pakistan says deal is close even as iran us harden positions

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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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   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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   Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office

   Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year.

   BBC 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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   South Africa mine collapse kills 14 suspected illegal miners

   At least 14 suspected illegal miners were killed and eight injured when a mine dump collapsed in South Africa.

   Al Jazeera 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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   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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   U.S. oil rises above $83 a barrel as Iran says Strait of Hormuz won't open until conditions are met

   U.S. oil had risen as much as 3% earlier in the day after President Donald Trump demanded that Iran pay reparations to the U.S.

   CNBC Mixed / center
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   Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say

   The US president was reportedly part of a ruse where reporters were falsely told he was with them on Air Force One leaving a Nato summit in …

   BBC World 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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    UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls denied access to further education

    UNESCO says the figure could reach four million by 2030 unless Taliban reverses policy.

    Al Jazeera 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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    Democrats Offering Platform Voters Aren't Looking For, Says Marc Short

    Marc Short, chairman of Advancing American Freedom and former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, said that the alternative Democra…

    Bloomberg 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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    Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

    The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.

    BBC World Mixed / center
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    In the US, civic participation is changing. What does that mean for communities?

    The way Americans engage with civic life in their communities is changing, presenting challenges to places across the U.S.

    Christian Science Monitor By Scott Baldauf Mixed / center