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Trump looks for way out on war, but Iran may not oblige

By extending a ceasefire indefinitely with Iran, President Donald Trump appears to be searching for a way out of a costly war, but Tehran may be unwilling to give him a win. Trump has insisted on maintaining a naval blockade, which Iran is demanding must end before it can

Dr. Oz Gives Trump the Weirdest, Grossest Compliment Yet

Dr. Oz waved off national concerns Wednesday about Donald Trump’s health, claiming that the president is “healthy as a bull.” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator told the New York Post podcast that Trump’s “success to longevity as well as good health is

Lufthansa cutting 20K flights to save jet fuel

The German airline Lufthansa said it would cut 20,000 flights in the coming months to accommodate rising jet fuel costs amid the ongoing war with Iran. The schedule adjustments will affect “unprofitable short-haul flights” in Europe through the end of October, the Lufthansa

This Ping Pong Robot Can Beat Elite Human Players

Sony’s AI division has designed a robot that can beat elite human players at table tennis . From the paper : Evaluated in matches against elite and professional players under official competition rules, Ace achieved several victories and demonstrated consistent returns of

Is Trump heading to a Pyrrhic victory in Iran?

President Donald Trump has claimed victory in the war in Iran even before the conflict is over. But despite the killing of the country’s leader and seriously degration of its military, there is an argument being made that the Islamic Republic has emerged all the stronger for

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Debate Night Live: Race for California governor

The Hill will present two and a half hours of live coverage on Nexstar Media Inc.'s California gubernatorial primary debate on Wednesday evening. The debate will be moderated by Nikki Laurenzo, news anchor at KTXL FOX40 in Sacramento and host of Inside California Politics, and

Purse thief who targeted Noem sentenced

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse at a downtown Washington, D.C., restaurant in a string of thefts last spring has been sentenced to three years in prison. Mario Bustamante Leiva, 50, received a 36-month sentence in