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As the United States ratchets up the pressure on the International Criminal Court, sanctioning two more high-ranking staff members in recent weeks, a small but growing number of the global tribunal’s member states have announced they will quit the institution. The recent departure of Venezuela and Chad brings the number of countries to pull out of the court in the past year to five, joining Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The surge in withdrawals comes as the ICC faces hostility from Washington and a leadership crisis after ousting its own chief prosecutor. “Fi

Tourists should skip Kauai for now as it recovers from Hurricane Lowell, officials say

Oil prices stay above $108 and Asian shares decline, tracking Wall Street losses

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Inflation report lands amid spiking oil prices, rising interest rates and Fed on fence

Friday's inflation report is shaping up to be among the most consequential in years. Oil and gas prices have spiked again on the back of renewed combat in the Middle East. The Federal Reserve is considering whether to lift its short-term interest rate next week, with some officials saying Friday's report could swing them either way. And longer-term interest rates jumped Thursday, partly because of fears of higher inflation, pushing mortgage borrowing costs higher. The Trump administration is seeking to counter voter concerns about high prices and rising interest

Vance? Rubio? DeSantis? Cruz? Republicans at Dallas convention ponder options for post-Trump leader

BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi as wars and rivalries strain the expanded bloc

Smoke from charred ferry in Philippines hampers rescuers looking for 84 missing

Rescuers were hampered by the smoky, charred condition of a ferry drifting in Philippine waters Friday after a fire onboard that left 84 people missing and killed at least five. Smoke still drifted from the listing, heavily damaged ferry, which appeared to have drifted closer to shore overnight. Rescuers had struggled to get into the ferry Thursday due to the smoke and heat, and the efforts were halted overnight. Coast guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said conditions were being assessed and getting onto the vessel was the intention Friday.

New Delhi residents face traffic chaos as India prepares to host BRICS summit

Shouts of ‘he should be shot’ heard during GOP midterm convention speech criticizing Democratic candidates

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Police investigate death of Tasia Fortune, found hanging from tree, as a homicide

Jackson, Mississippi, police are investigating the death of Tasia Fortune as a homicide after the 29-year-old Black woman was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, the city’s police chief said Tuesday.“Jackson Police Department has been investigating this case from day one as a homicide, until we hear otherwise from the medical examiner’s office,” Chief RaShall Brackney said at a city council meeting.Police had previously categorized the case as a “death pending investigation.”With the autopsy results pending, Fortune’s family is demanding answers and l

Iran-backed rebels capture Red Sea port, tightening grip on a key global chokepoint

Iran-backed proxies in Yemen captured strategic locations along the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially expanding Tehran’s influence over another key Middle Eastern waterway.On Thursday, the Houthi fighters captured the town of Mocha, a crucial coastal location some 50 miles to the north of Perim, the information minister of the internationally recognized government told CNN. The news sent shockwaves across the world over the potential impact on global shipping.A gateway to the route between Asia and Europe via the Suez Canal, Bab al-Mandeb is a geopolitical chokepoint similar to the Strait of

Supreme Court deals another blow to GOP hopes of capturing extra congressional seat

Fight over Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri returns to US Supreme Court

Five killed in vehicles hit by Amazon cargo plane

A pilot in the cockpit of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 that overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck two vehicles, killing five, expressed concern about the aircraft’s excessive speed — as alarms sounded in the plane — before it touched down, newly revealed information from the cockpit voice recorder shows.The National Transportation Safety Board released the account of what was heard in the cockpit of the Amazon cargo jet in an “investigative update” Wednesday evening that it cautioned was preliminary and subject to change.About two minutes after they were c

A fire on a passenger ferry in the Philippines leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing

Rescuers struggled on Thursday to get into a passenger ferry that had caught fire and burned overnight off the western Philippines, leaving five people dead and 86 missing, officials said. By nightfall, search and rescue operations were halted but were to resume in the morning. So far, 43 people have been rescued, coast guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said. The ferry MV June Aster was afloat but listing off the town of Coron after the fire that started on Wednesday evening. Smoke still rose from the charred vessel by midday Thursday. Cayabyab said autho

Kremlin says Ukraine talks with US envoys were useful; no sign of breakthrough

Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood

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Global oil hits $108 per barrel while bond yields surge

Oil prices surged Thursday, with Brent crude hitting $108 per barrel for the first time since May, as traders brace for a more prolonged supply shock caused by the Iran war.Oil prices have climbed back above the $100 per barrel mark this week as fighting in the Straight of Hormuz and Red Sea has intensified. The US and Iran have traded strikes, while the Iran-backed Houthis have attacked Saudi Arabia and ignited tensions in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose as much as 7.1% and hit $108 per barrel before settling at $107.63, up 6.34% on the day. It was Brent�

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They were on duty the day airplanes were used to attack America. This is how they remember it 25 years later

Crumbs of a vanilla ice cream sandwich covered Michael McCormick’s 6-year-old son’s mouth as the two sat on the edge of the fountain between the North and South towers of the World Trade Center.McCormick was celebrating his 45th birthday with his family on a warm, late summer Sunday in Manhattan in 2001.He pointed out the North Tower to his son, “I have a friend who’s starting work there on Monday.”The father and son washed the ice cream off their hands in the fountain. McCormick took his family inside the shopping mall underneath the World Trade Center and purchased a Harry Potter b

Associated Press journalists who witnessed Sept. 11 remember what they saw, 25 years later

Cameras disabled, inspectors blocked: Nuclear watchdog asks for help with Iran

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Twenty-five years after 9/11, Americans still live with its legacy

Scott Larsen was 4 years old when his dad, the New York City firefighter he was named after, was killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.His father, then 35, had recently been temporarily assigned to Lower Manhattan from his normal firehouse in Woodside, in the borough of Queens, when a pair of jets hijacked by al Qaeda Islamist militants crashed into the Twin Towers. He was one of 343 members of the New York City Fire Department who died in the attack 25 years ago.The two jets as well as a third piloted into the Pentagon and a fourth downed in Pennsylvania kill

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Italy gives US a scare and China edges Czech Republic in women’s FIBA World Cup

Italy gave the United States a huge scare in the women’s FIBA World Cup on Sunday, while China needed overtime to edge the Czech Republic 74-70 in another thriller. The U.S. survived its toughest test at the tournament in two decades with a 55-52 win over Italy, with Jackie Young scoring 10 points. It stretched the Americans’ winning run at the World Cup to 32 games, but none of them have been closer. Italy trailed by 15 points early in the second quarter, but fought back through Olbis Andre and Cecilia Zandalasini as they cut the gap to six point

Funeral of convicted war criminal Mladic draws thousands, opens old wounds

War criminal Mladic is buried as a hero in Serbia despite EU warnings

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Wholesale inflation picked up in August, as energy costs kept rising

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Austrian woman dies after alleged sexual abuse by husband in case local media dubs ‘Pelicot 2.0’

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From pony fur to bamboo furniture, Trump’s trade war with Canada is getting even weirder

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Democrats might win in the midterms — but a whole new set of problems await

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Trump makes an extraordinary offer of $5,000 payments, and other takeaways from RNC convention’s first night

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Trump admin pushes sweeping overhaul of census that could exclude millions, reshape Congress and slash federal funding

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Why there will be a new moment of silence at this year’s Ground Zero ceremony

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America’s love affair with the pumpkin spice latte may be coming to an end

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Prince Harry and Meghan remain non-working royals after return to UK, King Charles reiterates

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls