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US Police Drop Cardi B Mic Throw Probe

Police in Las Vegas say have dropped their probe into claims Cardi B assaulted a member of the audience with her microphone
Cardi B will not face criminal charges over an incident in which she threw her microphone at a member of her audience, police in Las Vegas said Thursday.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith (L), and the target of his investigations, former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump

Trump Faces Fresh Charges In Documents Case As Legal Woes Grow

Former US president Donald Trump faced fresh charges Thursday alleging that he attempted to obstruct the investigation into the mishandling of top-secret documents by conspiring to delete surveillance footage at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
The Fed is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points -- chief Jerome Powell will address reporters after the decision is released

Powell: Fed Is No Longer Forecasting US Recession

The Federal Reserve is no longer forecasting a recession for the U.S. economy, according to Fed Chair Jerome Powell.The FMOC increased the benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentile on Wednesday in an effort to keep inflation on a downward trend.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Tonga as part of a drive to bolster Washington's influence in the South Pacific

Blinken In Tonga Warns Of 'Predatory' Chinese Aid

Antony Blinken on Wednesday became the first US secretary of state to visit Tonga, dedicating a new US embassy and warning South Pacific nations about the perils of "predatory" Chinese investment.
Venezuelan migrants arrive at the hamlet of Canaan Membrillo, the first border control point upon entering Panama

Panama Says Migrant Numbers Keep Surging

The number of migrants passing through Panama on the way to the United States keeps climbing, far outpacing the record numbers reached in 2022, a top authority said Friday.
Climate change is causing increasingly frequent and intense heat waves in major cities across the United States, like Miami

How Extreme Heat And Weather Affect US Business

Climate observers anticipate a hotter climate will make it harder to work outdoors, raise the cost of electricity, affect the reliability of the food supply and make it harder to insure homes and businesses.
Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on artificial intelligence

Why The FTC Is Investigating OpenAI

Regulation is coming to the free-for-all world of artificial intelligence, as the Federal Trade Commission is taking a keen interest in ChatGPT parent company OpenAI.

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