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Top Democrat unveils bill requiring State Department layoff notice

Top Democrat unveils bill requiring State Department layoff notice

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced Tuesday she introduced a bill requiring Congressional notification of any major layoffs at the State Department and other agencies under the panel’s jurisdiction.  The move comes as Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated July 1 the deadline to dismiss 15 […]

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Mark Carney Says U.S. Trade Talks Resume After Canada Dumps Tech Tax

Mark Carney Says U.S. Trade Talks Resume After Canada Dumps Tech Tax

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with U.S. have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax U.S. technology firms. U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he was suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and

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Iran's envoy denies UN nuclear inspectors in the country are being threatened

Iran's envoy denies UN nuclear inspectors in the country are being threatened

The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, denied claims that Iran was threatening or calling for the execution of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Iravani was asked about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s warning on Saturday that “calls in

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Olivia Rodrigo Wraps Up Political Glastonbury Fest With Robert Smith

Olivia Rodrigo Wraps Up Political Glastonbury Fest With Robert Smith

Olivia Rodrigo welcomed The Cure frontman Robert Smith onto the Pyramid Stage as she wrapped up a politically charged Glastonbury Festival on Sunday night. The “deja vu” singer obliged with all of the fan favorites from her last two albums, Sour and Guts, including “good 4 u,” “jealousy, jealousy” and “traitor.” “Holy fucking shit,” the

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Sony, Crunchyroll Drop First ‘Demon Slayer’ Trailer

Sony, Crunchyroll Drop First ‘Demon Slayer’ Trailer

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Crunchyroll have dropped the first official trailer to the hotly anticipated anime feature Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (see below). The feature, the first in a trilogy, represents the final arc of the hugely popular, award-winning anime shonen series, itself based on the manga series by artist Koyoharu Gotoge.

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Mahmoud Khalil details detainment during son's birth: It 'got me in the heart'

Mahmoud Khalil details detainment during son's birth: It 'got me in the heart'

Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for 104 days, in a Friday interview on MSNBC recounted what it was like to miss the birth of his first son. “I lost, like, one of the divine moments with — with my wife and — and son. I mean, the first

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After strikes, Trump must provide maximum support for Iran’s people

After strikes, Trump must provide maximum support for Iran’s people

Israel’s stated aim in its war with Iran was to “eliminate” the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. And at this point, this is the only goal that President Trump officially espouses now after U.S. strikes have taken place. And that goal may satisfy the military side of the ledger. But politically, the confrontation

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The Shining, A Clockwork Orange Costume Designer Locarno Vision Award

The Shining, A Clockwork Orange Costume Designer Locarno Vision Award

Milena Canonero, the legendary Italian costume designer known for her collaborations with the likes of Stanley Kubrick, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Warren Beatty and others, will receive this year’s Vision Award at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival. She will receive the honor, presented by Ticinomoda, at Locarno78 on the night of

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House Democrat: US military made world 'safer' with Iran strikes

House Democrat: US military made world 'safer' with Iran strikes

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) said late Tuesday that the U.S. military made the world “safer” by bombing three nuclear sites in Iran. “They ran a flawless attack on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan,” Schneider, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said during an interview on NewsNation’s “On Balance with Leland Vittert.” “Unquestionably, they executed

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Stranger Things, Video Games and French Comics to Light Up Lucca 2025

Stranger Things, Video Games and French Comics to Light Up Lucca 2025

Netflix, Cartoon Network and Crunchyroll will lead the entertainment lineup at Lucca Comics & Games 2025, the international pop culture festival, which returns to the Tuscan city for this year’s event, running Oct. 29-Nov. 2. Netflix will spotlight the fifth and final season of Stranger Things with a special event at Lucca on Oct. 31,

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