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Man accused of raping three underage girls faces new charge from prison

Imarr Finley, facing rape charges involving three underage girls in Harrisburg, now faces vandalism charges after allegedly breaking a Dauphin County Prison window.

US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list

A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Donald Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

Illegal immigrant who killed Nashville restaurant owner to face ICE deportation after prison

Ulises Raigoza-Martinez, who says he illegally entered through Texas in 2021, pleaded guilty to murdering Nashville restaurant owner Matt Carney.

Man accused of raping three underage girls faces new charge from prison

Imarr Finley, facing rape charges involving three underage girls in Harrisburg, now faces vandalism charges after allegedly breaking a Dauphin County Prison window.

US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list

A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Donald Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

Illegal immigrant who killed Nashville restaurant owner to face ICE deportation after prison

Ulises Raigoza-Martinez, who says he illegally entered through Texas in 2021, pleaded guilty to murdering Nashville restaurant owner Matt Carney.

Man accused of raping three underage girls faces new charge from prison

Imarr Finley, facing rape charges involving three underage girls in Harrisburg, now faces vandalism charges after allegedly breaking a Dauphin County Prison window.

Around the world

South Africa’s illegal migration backlash mirrors political battles across the West

Over 160,000 immigrants have fled as the March and March movement goes house-to-house demanding foreigners leave amid 32.7% unemployment rate.

Israel's new exhibit exposes years of Hamas terrorist planning before Oct 7 massacre

A 600-square-meter exhibition features Hamas tunnel replicas, attack vehicles, and documents revealing Hezbollah and Iran's roles in the Oct. 7 assault.

US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too

The United States has not attacked Iran for a second day, and Tehran says it has also halted attacks.

Displaced from wildfires in Spain share their stories of uncertainty and narrow escapes

Elvira Menéndez knows how lucky she is that her house is not a charred ruin like so many others in Spain and France, devastated by raging wildfires.

Toronto police investigate gunfire, vandalism targeting Jewish-owned bakery chain

Toronto police say gunfire struck one location of a Jewish-owned bakery chain while a second sustained window damage, prompting a hate crime investigation.

ICC prosecutor whose Netanyahu warrant fueled Mamdani arrest threat is fired over sexual misconduct

ICC member states voted to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct allegations, marking the first such dismissal in the court's history. His lawyer says he will appeal decision.

Berlin Pride attack suspect killed in police confrontation: AP

German authorities say Abdul Ballout, linked to Berlin's Islamist scene, was killed in a nearby suburb after the deadly attack near the Pride festival.

Technology

OpenAI Presence raises new questions about enterprise automation and jobs

OpenAI has launched Presence, an enterprise service for deploying voice and chat agents that can resolve customer and employee requests, potentially automating some work now handled by frontline support teams.

Ukraine's new Marichka AI targets the one layer of its war stack that Palantir still owns

Ukraine says testing shows Marichka AI can cut battle planning from 12 hours to minutes, allowing for faster, actionable goals

South Korean nuclear container ship proposal receives US approval for 15,000 TEU ultra-safe molten salt reactor design

South Korea received preliminary US approval for a 15,000 TEU container ship powered by twin molten salt small modular reactors.

Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers

President Donald Trump is having governors and electricity companies join a pledge aimed at shielding U.S. consumers from higher utility bills because data centers.

2026 network outage report and internet health check

ThousandEyes, a Cisco company, monitors how ISPs, cloud providers and conferencing services are handling any performance challenges and provides Network World with a weekly roundup of events that impact service delivery.

Anthropic pays $1.5B to settle contentious copyright case

A US federal court has approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit in which authors accused the AI company of using their books without permission to train the AI model Claude. This is the largest such settlement to date in a US copyright case, according to Reuters.

Apple and the changing of the guard

As Apple gears up to anoint John Ternus the new company CEO in September (while current leader Tim Cook takes a seat on the board) the company appears to be firing on all cylinders ahead of the leadership transition.

Sports News

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hurt in a car crash, limited as training camp opens

The San Francisco 49ers say coach Kyle Shanahan suffered a concussion and other injuries in a car crash earlier this month that will limit his participation at the start of training camp.

Jenny Shin claims her first LPGA win in more than a decade at Women's Scottish Open

South Korean golfer Jenny Shin has ended a decade-long wait for a second LPGA victory with a win at the Women’s Scottish Open.

LeBron James, Bronny James are ‘not a package deal’ after 76ers move, agent Rich Paul says

Rich Paul says Bronny James and LeBron James are "not a package deal," and the younger guard remains on the Los Angeles Lakers' roster for now.

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan suffers significant injuries in offseason car wreck

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shananhan was involved in a car accident last week, sustaining non-life threatening injuries, the team announced Saturday.

A reset in Kansas City: Andy Reid brings Chiefs rookies and QBs in early again after a 6-11 collapse

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid decided to bring rookies and quarterbacks into training camp early this year, something he had eschewed during their recent playoff seasons.

Super Bowl champion Jordan Devey dead at 38 by suicide

Jordan Devey's family revealed the 2015 Super Bow champion and Eagle High School coach died by suicide, leaving behind a wife and four children.

Mets slugger Juan Soto goes on 10-day injured list with left calf strain

New York Mets slugger Juan Soto has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain that’s expected to sideline him for at least three weeks and probably more.

Politics News

Obama Presidential Center subcontractors file fresh payment claims totaling nearly $900K

Three subcontractors claim nearly $900,000 in unpaid work on Home Court, the Obama Presidential Center's basketball facility hosting WNBA All-Star events.

Democrats concede NJ voter-roll failure was ‘horrible’

Democratic lawmakers say New Jersey's motor vehicle system error registering 6,600 noncitizens demands accountability but reject widespread fraud claims.

This red state is strengthening its grip as America's next economic heavyweight

IRS migration data reveal over $5 billion in wealth flowing into Texas as Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Austin fuel the state's population boom.

Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins

Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson has secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine.

Everyday Revolutionary War heroes take center stage in Trump's 'Spirit of '76' exhibit

The Caesar Rodney statue and 22 other installations at Freedom Plaza honor common, everyday Revolutionary War heroes as part of America's 250th anniversary under President Trump.

Fauci's newly released COVID diaries reveal bizarre fixation on fame as pandemic deaths mounted

Anthony Fauci's private diary entries reveal he called himself the most famous person in the country while documenting rising COVID-19 death tolls.

After Platner implosion, Maine Democrats rush toward new Senate nominee despite fresh warning signs

The Maine Senate race is rated a toss-up as Troy Jackson runs on Medicare for all and abolishing ICE against Republican incumbent Susan Collins.