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US President Donald Trump on Friday issued pardons for a total of 11 people, including nine convicted of violating the Clean Air Act by bypassing emissions controls on vehicles. Among those pardoned is the former business partner of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. What do we know about Trump’s emissions-related pardons? according to The Associated … Read more

President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of US independence on Friday with rhetoric about American exceptionalism before calling on the country to fight what he called a sinister threat of communism. The speech evoked the Red Scare of the 1950s, one of the country’s ugliest chapters, when alleged communists were persecuted and blacklisted … Read more

Iran on Saturday began a days-long funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The 86-year-old was killed in an air strike at the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran. Mourners wept when authorities unveiled the casket containing Khamenei’s body at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. … Read more

Eighty years ago, the city of Kielce in southern Poland was the scene of the worst massacre in post-war Polish history. In 1946, just 14 months after the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and the end of World War II, an estimated 40 Jewish Holocaust survivors were robbed, beaten, and brutally murdered by their neighbors. … Read more

Google warns it’s “going to be difficult” to reach its climate targets amid AI boom with business Report of 16% annual growth In its carbon emissions. “Our AI infrastructure buildout is currently moving faster than decarbonizing the grid,” said Kate Brandt, Google’s chief sustainability officer. The company’s report for 2025 was released on Tuesday, just … Read more

At least 3,700 more deaths have been recorded in France, Belgium and the Netherlands alone as a result of the June heat wave, which caused temperatures to rise above 40 °C (104 °F). Experts have said the heat wave that ran from June 20-28 was the worst on record in Europe, and officials have warned … Read more

A dangerous heat wave put a damper on Fourth of July celebrations on Friday, as scorching temperatures thrash the eastern United States. “Across the country, multiple daily temperature records are expected today and on Independence Day, with some consecutive day, monthly and all-time records possible,” the National Weather Service said. The extreme heat index can … Read more

Colombia and Ghana battle for the last remaining Round of 16 berth at the World Cup in Kansas City. The Cafeteros and Black Stars meet in a winner-takes-all encounter that will determine who advances to face Switzerland next Tuesday. Source link