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  • 1h ago

    United States takes 3-2 Presidents Cup lead over Internationals at Medinah

    The United States established a 3-2 advantage over the International team on Thursday after the opening four-ball session of the 16th Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club.

  • 2h ago

    Trump Administration Airs Government-Funded 'Love Me' Television Ad on Cable Networks

    A 30-second commercial promoting President Donald Trump began broadcasting on Fox News and Newsmax on Wednesday, carrying a disclaimer that it was paid for by the U.S. government.

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    McDonald's announces $8.5B turnaround plan with AI drive-thrus and menu shifts

    McDonald's announced an $8.5 billion, 10-year investment plan to modernize 46,000 stores with automated ordering, new chicken options, and tiered loyalty rewards as sales slow.

  • 4d ago

    Federal immigration agents shoot delivery driver in Texas and injure mistaken citizen in Illinois

    A 28-year-old Venezuelan DoorDash courier is hospitalised with partial paralysis after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot him in Austin, Texas on 20 September. In Illinois, agents injured a US citizen during a mistaken stop the same day.

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An OpenAI agent breaks in

Trump courts Xi as courts curb press ban and AI agents breach borders

Washington staged the day’s main diplomatic theatre, while a federal judge reminded the White House that access rules cannot become a loyalty test. In New York and Canberra, the AI industry asked for guardrails just as one of its own systems supplied the case for them.

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  • Saudi Arabia air-raid alerts

    Announces deployment of soldiers, radars, and defense systems to protect the Yanbu energy export site following televised remarks by President Macron.

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European Union · Updated 9m ago

European democracies and populism

Constitutional Tribunal President Święczkowski opens disciplinary proceedings against three sitting judges, escalating Poland's internal judicial conflict beyond the prior routine level.

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