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First Brands moves ahead with liquidation plan

A U.S. bankruptcy judge in Houston said on Friday bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands could move ahead with a liquidation plan that would fund lawsuits against the company's indicted founder and other insiders in an attempt to recoup money for creditors.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez allowed First Brands to solicit votes on its preferred proposal for winding down its business, rejecting demands from a government watchdog and some creditors who asked the judge to convert the case to a quicker and more straightforward Chapter 7 liquidation that would be managed by a court-appointed

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Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Friday that a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang. Tren de Aragua has been labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization. Guerrero Flores was charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists in crimes that stretched more than a decade, authorities announced in December. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X that the strike occurr

Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery won't harm competition, consumers, DOJ says

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OpenAI under investigation by group of state attorneys general, source says

A coalition of U.S. state attorneys general has opened a sweeping investigation into OpenAI, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.The ChatGPT maker was served on Friday with a subpoena seeking documents related to a wide range of its activities and the impact on users, including advertising, user engagement and retention, and the handling of consumer and health data, the source said.The subpoena, sent by New York's attorney general, also seeks information on activities related to minors and seniors, deep learning models and internal company policies, the source added.The probe rep

US orders Anthropic to halt foreign access to its most advanced AI models

With smooth SpaceX debut, Wall Street sets new template for mega IPOs

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Trump’s name must be removed from Kennedy Center tonight, appeals court rules

An appeals court is keeping intact a federal judge’s ruling requiring the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump’s name from its building by the end of Friday.The DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a last-minute effort by the center to freeze the judge’s ruling so that it wouldn’t need to comply while more court proceedings play out.The appeals court did not explain its reasoning for its decision in a brief, unsigned ruling. The panel included Judge Gregory Katsas, a Trump appointee; Patricia Millett, an appointee of former President Barack Obama; and Robert Wilkins, also an

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US judge indefinitely blocks Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund

A U.S. judge indefinitely blocked a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund supported by President Donald Trump on Friday, giving the administration one week to provide a sworn statement that the fund will not go forward.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia said the Justice Department’s public pronouncements that the fund would not move forward were not enough to prevent the judge from ruling on whether the plan is legal.Brinkema issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from creating the fund while the lawsuit moves forward. The cas

Judge keeps order in place to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center

Judge rejects bid to stop UFC fight at White House

Jan. 6 debanking probe once floated as way to pad anti-weaponization fund

A Justice Department probe examining whether some of the nation’s biggest banks closed accounts of defendants charged in the 2021 Capitol riot and others for political reasons had been raised to the Trump administration as a way to support it’s efforts to compensate people the president claims were victims of weaponization, according to people briefed on the matter.Some of the president’s allies in recent months have suggested to administration officials that any possible settlements from the debanking probe could be used to compensate Trump supporters who the president believes suffered

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Judge says she doesn’t believe ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead; extends order blocking it

��s plan for a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” is fully dead, and issued an order indefinitely blocking the proposal.Judge Leonie Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia said she has decided to block the fund under a court order because acting Attorney General Todd Blanche or others haven’t said under oath the proposed fund was dead, that they haven’t rescinded the so-called settlement agreement between Trump and the IRS establishing the fund, and that Trump himself has suggested he still wants the fund to exist.“When the President of the United States says” he wants

SpaceX stock soars in debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Suspect in Midland, Texas, shooting had fired at a police officer days earlier, officials say

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US judge orders halt to Trump administration's 'censorship' of park exhibits

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide because they "do not align with its preferred narrative." U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston issued a preliminary injunction at the behest of groups representing park conservationists, historians and scientists, saying the U.S. Department of the Interior's actions under Trump set a "dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization." The National Parks Conservation Association, American Associatio

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Trump's name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after court denies last-minute move to keep it

The Kennedy Center was running out of options Friday evening to keep President Donald Trump's name on the facade of the iconic performing arts venue. A judge earlier in the afternoon rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of the Kennedy Center's operations. The institution appealed that ruling, an effort that was also rebuffed Friday evening. Scaffolding was erected earlier in the day around a section of the building that includes Trump's name. After a round of storms passed

Larin scores in 78th minute to rally Canada to 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in World Cup opener

Visa denial sidelines Thomas Partey for Ghana’s World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto

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Judge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on the White House's South Lawn this weekend

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the White House is allowed to stage a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected a legal advocacy group's request to block organizers from using the White House lawn as the venue for Sunday’s planned UFC mixed martial arts event. Mehta concluded that the plaintiffs likely don’t have legal standing to challenge the event and have failed to prove that they would

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Pope borrows King of Spain's jet to return to Vatican after technical issue

Pope Leo boarded a Falcon jet offered by the King of Spain after a technical issue grounded the larger papal plane on the island of Tenerife, delaying his return to the Vatican on Friday at the end of a week-long tour of Spain.The Spanish government said the air force plane used by the king would fly the pope and several members of his delegation to Rome. The rest of the delegation and reporters will travel on another plane being sent from Madrid.Leo had already boarded his Iberia-operated flight after being seen off by King Felipe and other Spanish dignitaries, but was then escorted off the

Gabbard rescinds Biden-era intel assessments that were skeptical about ‘Havana Syndrome’

Consumer sentiment rises for the first time in three months

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The Latest: Pakistan says US and Iran agree on ‘final’ text of a peace deal

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Tracy warehouse destroyed in fire that could take days to extinguish

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SpaceX soars 28% after record-busting IPO

SpaceX soared 28% in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, a day after pricing its record $75 billion IPO.

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Tear your eyes away from the ballroom. This courthouse is the real face of Trump-era architecture

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The tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, are hitting bottom. The oil market is about to hit a tipping point

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Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says it’s a direct cause

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SpaceX stock soars in debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

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How Musk's tactics left investors clamoring for SpaceX stock and ignoring risks

In recent years, Elon Musk has been picky about whom he allowed to buy in to SpaceX, the rocket ship company making its highly anticipated stock market debut

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Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who was known for her legal work, dies at 47

Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at age 47

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Kennedy Center board seeks pause of ruling ordering removal of Trump's name by Friday deadline

President Donald Trump's board at the Kennedy Center is trying to keep his name on the building before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday

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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