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Trump to speak at NATO Summit amid warming relations with alliance's leaders

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump is set to take the main stage on the second day of the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands — offering a surprisingly cordial tone toward the alliance he has long criticized.

The president is scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and other world leaders before holding a press conference.

Trump also said he will "probably" greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is attending the summit amid his ongoing push for Ukraine to join NATO.

In text messages shared by Trump, Rutte congratulated him for...
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Sexcam industry recruited us while we were schoolgirls, say models

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A Colombian woman describes how she was recruited for sexcam work at 17 and encouraged to livestream from school.
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Three things we learned about Trump's foreign policy from Iran strikes

  • News source: BBC News - World
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He's unpredictable and his moves are unprecedented - the BBC's Bernd Debusmann lays out the US president's negotiating strategies.
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Watch: How prosecutors went after Diddy in his sex trafficking trial

  • News source: BBC News - World
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From a hotel video to baby oil – the BBC's Nada Tawfik breaks down the evidence and testimony heard on the stand so far.
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Cuomo concedes in NYC Democratic primary for mayor, congratulates AOC-endorsed Mamdani

  • News source: FOX News
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NEW YORK CITY - Enjoying a surge of support from progressive and younger voters, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is a big step closer to becoming the first Muslim mayor of the nation's most populous city.

While the Associated Press had yet to project a winner in New York City's Democratic Party mayoral primary Tuesday night, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo saw the writing on the wall, telling supporters at an election night gathering that Mamdani "won."

Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assembly member from Queens who is originally from Uganda, topped the...
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Teen nicknamed 'Big Balls' leaves Trump's cost-cutting team after exposing wasteful spending

  • News source: FOX News
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A White House official confirmed to Fox News that a teenaged employee with the nickname "Big Balls" has resigned from his post at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), adding to the recent shakeup within the department.

The now-former DOGE employee – whose real name is Edward Coristine – told Fox News Anchor Jesse Watters last month that his nickname originally came from his LinkedIn social media account.

"I use it as my LinkedIn username," Coristine told Watters, prompting laughter from the host as well as DOGE leader Elon Musk and the...
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NYC polls are closed but race far from over due to ranked-choice voting

  • News source: FOX News
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The polls are closed in New York City, but it could take some time before a winner is declared in the Democratic mayoral primary due to ranked-choice voting.

The Board of Elections' initial unofficial tally, which includes mail-in ballots and first-choice votes from early voting and election day, has Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani with a slight edge – more than 43% – over the 11-candidate field vying for deep blue New York City's Democratic Party mayoral nomination. But that could change once ranked-choice votes are tallied.

Mamdani, a...
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Top Biden aide admits to Congress she directed autopen signatures without knowing who gave final approval

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A former top aide to President Joe Biden said she was authorized to direct autopen signatures but was unaware of who in the president's inner circle was giving her final clearance, according to a source familiar with the aide's closed-door testimony in front of Congress Tuesday.

Neera Tanden, the former director of Biden's Domestic Policy Council, testified for hours Tuesday during an interview in front of the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the former president's mental acuity and his use of an automatic signature tool that...
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Australian journalist wins unfair dismissal case over Gaza post

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Lebanese-Australian journalist sued Australia's national broadcaster, saying she was unfairly fired.
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After 36 years in L.A., grandmother self-deports to Mexico, leaves family behind

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Los Angeles — As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stepped up raids across Los Angeles in recent weeks, Julie Ear and her family made a difficult drive to Tijuana International Airport just south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Ear's mother, Regina Higuera, had lived in the United States for 36 years. But on this particular morning in early June, she left her home, her children and grandchildren — all of whom are U.S. citizens — and headed back to her birthplace in Mexico.

"When the ICE raids started picking up on other states, we knew that we...
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Marine veteran's wife arrested by ICE, still in custody

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A Marine veteran's wife was arrested by ICE when she went for an immigration check-in. Kati Weis has the story.
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The state of abortion, 3 years after Roe v. Wade was overturned

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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It's been three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing individual states to ban abortion. Despite that, the number of abortions has increased. Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, joined CBS News to discuss the state of abortion in the U.S.
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Bernie Sanders, AOC-backed mayoral candidate planning massive spending increases in NYC

  • News source: FOX News
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Pledging a slate of free programs and services during his campaign for New York City mayor, democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani has propelled himself to be among the top candidates, even threatening the highly favored former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Mamdani's campaign has gained significant traction in the New York City mayoral race. The Democratic primary election is on Tuesday, but results are not expected tonight due to the city's ranked choice voting system complicating the balloting and vote counting.

Currently a New York state...
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Trump's strikes on Iran set back nuclear program by months, initial intel assessment finds

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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An initial classified assessment found the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities set back Tehran's nuclear program by a matter of months, according to three sources familiar with its contents.

The assessment, produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon's military intelligence wing, said the strikes caused the entrances to two nuclear enrichment facilities, including Fordo, to be sealed off. Resumption of the enrichment program may be determined by how long it takes Iran to clear the entrances and make repairs to electrical and...
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The impact of self-deportations on families

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Many migrants aren't waiting for immigrant agents to detain them at work sites or in court rooms. Adam Yamaguchi highlights the impact felt by families when a parent decides to "self-deport."
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