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Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex

President Donald Trump has been taking credit for new federal data that shows U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago, the steepest year-over-year drop since 1963. The plunging prices, the White House said, resulted from the Republican president's “most favored nation” drug deals with pharmaceutical firms and the TrumpRx website, which it said are “delivering real relief to American families and putting patients first.” The real picture is more complicated, said drug pricing experts, who noted that other factors, in

Canadian home sales rise for fourth straight month in July

Russia protests to Japanese ambassador over Takaichi's 'anti-Russian' remarks

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Sonia Gandhi’s memoir to revisit love, loss and her decision to decline India’s top job

Sonia Gandhi has a memoir coming out this fall in which she will reflect on the promise and the tragedy of marrying into India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and on her own career in government. Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday that Gandhi's “Belonging: A Journey of Love” will be published Nov. 10. “Much has been written about my family, but few narratives were able to reach into the truth of their motivations, their actions and even their very human failings,” Sonia Gandhi said in a statement issued through Knopf. “In many ways, this book is a homag

Meta heads back to the courtroom to face its biggest social media addiction trial yet

Hormuz Strait to remain shut until U.S. meets interim deal conditions, Iran says

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China's Pony.ai plans to deploy more than 4,000 robotaxis abroad

Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai has a pipeline of planned and potential overseas robotaxi deployments of more than 4,000 vehicles, it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to accelerate its expansion beyond China.Autonomous driving firms are racing to commercialise robotaxi services overseas.As the technology matures and domestic competition intensifies, they are seeking new revenue streams and partnerships in markets including the Middle East, Asia and Europe.Pony.ai, which is targeting a robotaxi fleet of 3,500 vehicles by year-end, did not provide a timeline for when all the planned over

Baidu revenue misses as advertising slide outweighs AI cloud gains

US stock futures fall as fading Iran peace prospects drive up oil, yields

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Florida holds primaries for governor and Congress, testing Trump's grip on adopted state

A Republican attempting to become Florida's first Black governor faces a crowded field Tuesday while Democrats wage primary battles for a reduced pool of left-leaning seats under redrawn congressional maps. U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is banking on President Donald Trump ’s endorsement in hopes of securing the Republican nomination and advance to the fall election. His opponents include Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and political newcomer James Fishback. Democrats' leading candidate for governor is David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who switched parties last year.

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What to expect in Alaska’s state primary

Alaska voters will narrow down a long list of contenders Tuesday for a competitive U.S. Senate seat that’s expected to play a pivotal role in determining which party will hold a majority in the chamber next year. Crowded fields of candidates for governor, U.S. House and the state Legislature will also compete for spots on the general election ballot. Although the state has long been safe Republican territory in federal elections, this year marks the third consecutive election cycle in which Alaska finds itself among a handful of states at the center of the fight for control of

Fact check: Every single part of this Trump story about South Korea is wrong

Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park

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Who is Natalie Harp? Ossoff ignites personal feud over Trump’s aide

A key Democratic lawmaker and potential 2028 contender’s jab at a close aide to President Donald Trump has ignited a personal feud that could reverberate into a critical battleground midterm race.Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is up for reelection in November, invoked the little-known, close aide to Trump during remarks Sunday in Atlanta as he railed broadly over whether the president actually wants to serve as commander-in-chief.“While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings, he golfs, an

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Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial effectively postponed

The New York judge overseeing the state murder case against Luigi Mangione has effectively postponed his September trial by giving prosecutors nearly two months to contest defense claims their client will be unlawfully prosecuted under double jeopardy grounds should it proceed.In an order Monday, Judge Gregory Carro ordered Manhattan prosecutors to respond by October 9 to Mangione’s motion to dismiss the state murder case on double jeopardy and constitutional grounds. He scheduled the next court hearing for December 10.On Friday, Mangione pleaded guilty to two federal counts of stalking and

Paramount wants a $1.9 billion bond from state AGs fighting the Warner Bros. merger

Feds halt controversial work on border security inside Big Bend National Park

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‘Undoubtedly the GOAT’: Magnus Carlsen defends chess title at 2026 Esports World Cup

Magnus Carlsen has done it again.After winning the inaugural chess competition at the Esports World Cup (EWC) last year, the Norwegian Grandmaster successfully defended his crown after beating Denis Lazavik in straight sets in the Grand Final in Paris on Saturday.Incredibly, the world No. 1 went through the entire tournament without dropping a single game, finishing with 11 wins and nine draws as he took home the $250,000 first place prize and earned Team Liquid a crucial 1,000 Club Championship points – the American esports organization now sits 13th in the standings with 1,200 total points

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China’s most famous comedian under investigation for joke about communist song

A stand-up comedian, considered one of China’s most influential cultural figures, has been placed under investigation and had performances cancelled after he joked about a communist party song.Guo Degang, China’s best-known comic, was accused of violating public morals after he improvised his own lyrics to a famous Chinese revolutionary song during a performance in Wuhan at the end of July.He was reported to the city’s Culture and Tourism Bureau by a complainant who said he had “not only distorted and vulgarized a classic revolutionary work, but also violated public morals and accepted

Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers

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Teen lifeguard and boy he rescued are honored at White House after Trump saw dramatic viral video

A teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued off the coast of California were reunited Monday at the White House as President Donald Trump honored both as heroes. “What you did was incredible, and everybody saw it,” Trump told the boys, referring to a viral video of the July rescue in Santa Cruz. “When I first saw it, I said, ‘roll that back, I want to see that again.’” Seated alongside 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams and 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai, Trump marveled at how each of them stayed cool in the dramatic ocean rescue in Santa Cruz in July. The

ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct. The agency is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state and local officers who are trained and deputized to enforce federal immigration laws, according to a planning document published Friday. ICE’s partnerships with local departments have soared since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year and may get an additiona

‘Brazen act of self-dealing.’ Lawmakers, watchdogs alarmed after Trump regulators let Trump firm start a bank

Top Russian economist replaced after warning of economic costs of Ukraine war

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Exclusive model of Ferrari’s first electric car, Luce, sells for record $40 million

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Hood County shuts down Flock cameras over privacy concerns

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Democratic congressman under investigation by House Ethics Committee over sexual misconduct allegations

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Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s last-ditch effort to deny $5.6 million payment to E. Jean Carroll

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Trump weighs a plan for press briefings when Leavitt leaves, sources say

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Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers

A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property

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‘A million dollars over asking’: AI wealth is fueling housing market frenzy in San Francisco

States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children

Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California

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British PM Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Trump’s chief of staff

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Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news

The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East has visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls