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US consumer confidence unexpectedly improves in April

U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly ticked up in April as a ceasefire in the war with Iran boosted stock prices while labor market perceptions improved, a survey showed on Tuesday.The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index climbed 0.6 points to 92.8 this month. Data for March was revised higher to show the index at 92.2 instead of 91.8. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the index easing to 89.0. The improvement in confidence was despite worries about higher gasoline prices."Consumers' write-in responses on factors affecting the economy continued to skew towards pessimis

Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court

Drone diplomacy wins Ukraine valuable allies, but now it must deliver

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Iran’s Guards seize wartime power, blunting Supreme Leader's role

Two months into a war with the U.S. and Israel, Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with Washington.Since its creation in 1979, the Islamic Republic has revolved around a supreme leader with final authority on all key matters of state. But the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war, and the elevation of his wounded son, Mojtaba, have ushered in a different order dominated by commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

US not funding Congo's $100 million mine guard, embassy says

Federal law enforcement conducts raids on businesses in Minnesota fraud investigation

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UAE quits OPEC in blow to cartel that could reshape global oil markets

The United Arab Emirates will leave a decades-old cartel of the world’s top oil exporters, delivering a major blow to the group that will ripple through the global oil market at a time of unprecedented turmoil caused by the Iran war.The UAE plans to withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday, the UAE’s state news agency WAM reported Tuesday. The decision also extends to OPEC+, a larger group that consists of other oil producers such as Russia.The decision followed a review of the UAE’s “current and future capacity and is based on our national i

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How a rising star of France’s far right weaponised a routine inquiry against public broadcasters

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Trump push for state voter rolls rebuffed by courts as midterms near

As the U.S. midterm elections approach, Democrats are winning legal challenges to the Trump administration's push to obtain states' voter rolls, dealing a blow to the president's unprecedented effort to expand the federal government's role in elections. The Democratic-run states' victories come as their party is locked in a fierce battle to take back both houses of Congress from President Donald Trump's Republicans in the November 3 midterms.So far this year, federal judges in California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon and Rhode Island have dismissed Justice Department lawsuits demanding t

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How investigators say the killings of two University of South Florida students unfolded

As the suspect accused of killing two promising doctoral students in Florida faces murder charges, authorities have laid out disturbing and grisly details surrounding the students’ disappearance.Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, both 27 and originally from Bangladesh, were last seen nearly two weeks ago. Limon’s body was found a week later, and investigators believe Bristy was also killed.Hisham Abugharbieh, Limon’s roommate, has been charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder with a weapon in the deaths of the students. He is expected in court for a status hearing Tuesday.

King Charles set to emphasize the US and UK’s shared history in address to Congress

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Hegseth and Kid Rock went ‘for a ride’ with Army helicopter pilots weeks after previous Apache incident sparked criticism

�� Monday with US Army Apache helicopter pilots — less than a month after the military sparked criticism when Army pilots flew Apaches over the entertainer’s Nashville-area home.“Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops,” Hegseth wrote on X alongside photos of the two standing in front of an Apache helicopter. “The War Department is wasting no time celebrating America’s 250th — home of the free because of the brave.”Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement the helicopters on Monday were operating “in support of a Freedom 250th community relations even

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King Charles to promote British-American unity in speech to Congress

Britain's King Charles will press the importance of unity with the United States and the need to defend democratic values in an address to Congress on Tuesday at a time of deep divisions between the two countries over the war in Iran. Charles and Queen Camilla are on a four-day state visit to the U.S. designed to underscore the ties forged between Britain and its former colony over the 250 years since independence, known in recent decades as the "special relationship". The king will steer clear of the political acrimony between President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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The Latest: Iran wants Strait of Hormuz reopening tied to an end to the war, officials say

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The Latest: King Charles visits Washington with hopes of restoring the US-UK relationship

King Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment. The visit comes at a challenging moment for U.S.-UK relations. U.S. President Donald Trump’s up-and-down relationship with Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken a particularly sour turn over the past several months as the president has sought to rally international support for the war in Iran. The king, accompanied by Queen Cami

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These Haitian immigrants contribute nearly $6 billion to the economy. Their fate is in the Supreme Court’s hands

Jan Gautam may soon have to let go of hundreds of workers at dozens of hotels in Florida. That’s why the CEO of IHRMC Hotels & Resorts is closely watching an immigration case that’s before the Supreme Court this week.The employees are Haitians with Temporary Protected Status, known as TPS. Their ability to live and work in the United States was scheduled to expire in early February, but a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s termination of their protections. The administration appealed to the Supreme Court, which is set to hear oral arguments in the case on Wednesday.Roughly 3

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US seeks to accelerate deportations of migrant children in custody, CNN reports

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Iran’s economy was in a dire state before the war. Now millions face job losses and poverty

Asal, a freelance designer in her 30s living in Tehran, used to get projects from abroad all the time.But after nearly two months without the internet, she told CNN by phone, “no new projects, no replies. It’s like everything just stopped overnight.”On the verge of tears, she said her income doesn’t even cover her basic expenses anymore. She and others who spoke with CNN for this story asked only to use their first name for privacy reasons.Asal is one of several million Iranians for whom Iran’s conflict with the United States and Israel is deeply personal. They have lost their work a

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Sri Lanka arrests 22 Buddhist monks allegedly carrying over 110 kilos of cannabis at airport

Sri Lankan authorities said 22 Buddhist monks were arrested for possession of over 110 kilograms of cannabis – illegal in the South Asian nation – at the international airport in the capital Colombo, the largest ever drug bust at the terminal.Authorities said the men, who were returning from Thailand, had suitcases each containing more than five kilograms (11 lbs) of cannabis at the Bandaranaike International Airport, according to the state-owned Daily News.Police said the operation was carried out based on a tip-off.They allege the drugs were concealed inside luggage using specially modif