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Judge tosses authors’ AI training copyright lawsuit against Meta
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found that 13 authors who sued Meta βmade the wrong arguments.β But the judge also said that the ruling is limited to the authors in the case and does not mean that Metaβs use of copyrighted materials is lawful.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:
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Pentagon lays out details about military tactics used in U.S. strikes on Iran
Pentagon leaders have laid out new details about military tactics and explosives to bolster their argument that U.S. attacks had destroyed key Iranian nuclear facilities.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:U of T offers to host some Harvard international students amid Trump turmoil
International students facing possible visas restrictions amid a legal dispute betweenU.S. President Donald Trump and Harvard University may have a back up plan to return to school in the fallβ studying in Canada.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:World leaders are arguing over the damage to Iran's nuclear sites. But where is its enriched uranium?
There is a lot of confusion about how much damage U.S. bombs did to Iran's nuclear sites. But experts say the bigger question is whether Iran moved the uranium, as its whereabouts are unknown to the world's governing body for nuclear energy.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:From Bobby Sherman to Bieber, the mixed fortunes of teen idols
Former teen idol Bobby Sherman, who died this week at age 81, led an apparently productive and fulfilling life after fading from the spotlight. Justin Bieber, one of the last of the male teen idols, does not appear to be on that path.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Defiant Ayatollah claims victory for Iran after hostilities with Israel, U.S.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel on Thursday and said Iran had "delivered a hand slap to America's face," as he re-emerged after taking shelter in a secret location.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Mexico's top court orders release of case file on 43 missing students from 2014
Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the attorney general's office to release a public version of its investigation file into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College, one of the country's worst human rights atrocities.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Treasury secretary calls to scrap Trump's 'revenge tax' that could hit Canada, U.S.
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Israel's war with Iran lasted just 12 days. So why has the fight with Hamas in Gaza lasted for over 600?
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:
'Deadly mix of hunger, disease': Amnesty report says Israel continues to use starvation as weapon of war
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:
Hospital director killed alongside his wife, daughter in Israeli strike on Gaza apartment
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58 killed in intensified Israeli strikes in Gaza, ahead of another ceasefire push
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Israel tells people in northern Gaza to evacuate as Trump issues call for war to end
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U.S. resumed trade negotiations with Canada this morning, says Carney
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Canada needs a U.S. trade deal but shouldn't have set a negotiation deadline, says Poilievre
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Trump issues tariff letters to 7 more trading partners as talks with EU continue
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Trump says he will impose 50% tariff on copper
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Trump closes NATO summit promising proof Iranβs nuclear program destroyed
U.S. President Donald Trump closed the NATO summit by praising his own intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict, and for U.S. airstrikes on Iran. He promised to provide proof that Iranβs nuclear program was destroyed at a news conference on Thursday.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:House GOP passes first funding bill of fiscal 2026
House Republicans cleared their first funding bill for fiscal 2026 on Wednesday, approving more than $450 billion to fund the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), military construction and other programs. The House voted mostly along party lines on Wednesday afternoon to approve the funding plan, with only two Democratic lawmakers, Reps. Jared Golden (Maine) and...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Trump budget director faces bipartisan heat in Senate on DOGE cuts
White House budget chief Russell Vought faced heat from both sides of the aisle Wednesday as he sought to make the case to senators to pass the administrationβs roughly $9 billion in proposed cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds. Vought testified before the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee to defend the special request from...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:US could default by August
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story US could default on its debt by August: analysis The federal government risks defaulting on its debt sometime this summer or early fall without action to address its debt ceiling, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:4 ways Trump’s big bill could change the U.S. immigration system
President Donald Trumpβs spending cuts and border security package would inject roughly $150 billion into hismass deportation agendaover the next four years, funding everything from an extension of the United States' southern border wall to detention centers to thousands of additional law enforcement staff.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Oprah, Kardashians arrive in Venice amid protests against Bezos-Sanchez wedding
Oprah Winfrey, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, and Tom Brady joined the star-studded list of celebrity guests arriving in Veniceto start three days of lavishweddingcelebrations for billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former journalist Lauren Sanchez.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Celebrities join protesters in Venice ahead of Bezos-Sanchez wedding
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancΓ©e, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of three days of lavish VIP parties in the romantic Italian lagoon city to celebrate their wedding, despite protests from locals.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Anxieties converge over newly remade CDC advisory panel
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Anxieties converge over newly remade CDC advisory panel Health and Health Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's remade vaccine advisory panel kicked off its two-day meeting Wednesday despite calls to delay the proceedings, including by Sen. Bill...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Trump insists U.S. strikes ‘obliterated’ nuclear sites, says talks with Iran could resume
President Trump again forcefully defended his conclusion that the bombing he ordered of Iranian nuclear facilities "obliterated" them. CIA Director John Ratcliffe released a statement affirming the administrationβs claims about the effectiveness of the strikes, saying Iran's facilities "would have to be rebuilt over the course of years." Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Trump, Ukraine and new spending commitments
To talk about President Trump, Ukraine and NATOβs new spending commitments, Nick Schifrin sat down with Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Jon Finer analyzes aftermath and potential consequences of U.S. strikes on Iran
To discuss the aftermath of the Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iranβs nuclear facilities and what the potential consequences of those attacks may be, Geoff Bennett spoke with Jon Finer. He was the deputy national security advisor during the Biden administration and is now a distinguished visiting fellow at Columbia Universityβs School of International and Public Affairs.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Revised plan sells 1.2M acres of public lands
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story GOP tries again to sell public lands in megabill A revised plan from Senate Republicans would sell off as much as 1.2 million acres of publicly owned lands, according to legislative text obtained by The Hill. Jason Goode The updated text would require...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Kenyan protestors take to streets amid anger over police brutality, corruption
In our news wrap Wednesday, chaos erupted in Kenya as police clashed with protesters amid growing public anger over police brutality and corruption, the Israeli military says that seven of its soldiers were killed in Gaza when Hamas militants attached a bomb to their armored vehicle and Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain in jail as legal teams debate whether he'd be deported if released.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:What Zohran Mamdani’s primary win in New York means for Democrats nationwide
In a stunning upset, 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. Final results won't be official for several days, but his win has sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party. To discuss Mamdani's win and what comes next, Amna Nawaz spoke with Errol Lewis, political anchor for Spectrum News NY1 and host of the Inside City Hall program.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Trump's CDC pick treads carefully in Senate debut
Susan Monarez, a longtime federal health official nominated by President Trump to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced senators in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, providing a first glimpse of her personal views and any signs of daylight between herself and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While Monarez...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Senate committee hears White House request to claw back foreign aid, public media funding
On Capitol Hill, senators questioned President Trumpβs budget director over the administration's request to claw back funds for foreign aid and public media. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:NATO finds leeway on defense spending goal
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story NATO finds leeway on defense spending goal NATO leaders on Wednesday agreed to a major defense spending increase while leaving room for some alliance countries to not hit the new spending goals thanks to very particular...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Republicans report progress, but no deal on critical SALT issue
Itβs crunch time for negotiations over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap. After a high-stakes meeting with Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday, House Republicans in the SALT Caucus and a key GOP senator reported βprogressβ but no deal, leaving one of the thorniest issues in the partyβs tax and spending bill...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source: