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June 6, 2026

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Health care costs reach a breaking point

Statement Highlights: New American Heart Association Presidential Advisory warns that U.S. health care affordability has reached a crisis point. Rising health care costs, driven largely by chronic disease, are forcing many people in America to delay or avoid care altogether, and contribute to worsening health outcomes and increasing medical debt for families nationwide. The advisory outlines five core principles to inform policies toward a more affordable, sustainable health care system. Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Thursday, April 30, 2026 DALLAS, April 30, 2026 — With health care costs constituting a major source of concern

June 6, 2026

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Pentagon inks deals with eight AI companies for classified military work | Trump administration

The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with eight leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies: SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft, Oracle and Amazon Web Services. “These agreements accelerate the transformation toward establishing the United States military as an AI-first fighting force and will strengthen our warfighters’ ability to maintain decision superiority across all domains of warfare,” the Pentagon said in statement. The companies had agreed to the US military’s deployment of their technology for “any lawful use”, according to the Pentagon. The startup Anthropic, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, had rejected including the lawful use standard in

June 6, 2026

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‘Everyone has a breaking point’: the immigration judges at the sharp end of Trump’s deportation drive | US immigration

David Koelsch, a former immigration judge based in Maryland, was in Minneapolis visiting his mother and sister the day Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents. He drove to Nicollet Avenue, parked a few blocks away, and walked toward the scene. “I didn’t go there to protest. I didn’t bring a sign. I didn’t bring anything. I just went to stand and bear witness,” Koelsch said. What he saw shook him. Koelsch, 59, had never seen Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection officers up close in full tactical gear, masked, armed with rifles and

June 6, 2026

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Republicans break ranks, but Senate fails to curb Trump’s Iran war powers | US-Israel war on Iran News

The bill falls short, but vote shows cracks are starting to appear in Republican support for the US-Israel war on Iran. Three Republican senators have joined Democrats in the United States Senate in voting to advance a bill to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to strike Iran without congressional approval. While the bill ultimately fell short in a 50-49 tally on Wednesday, the vote showed that cracks in the support for the war are starting to show in Trump’s Republican Party. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list It was the seventh such vote since the start of the

June 6, 2026

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US supports Iraq’s weapon consolidation process – Shafaq News

2026-06-05T18:58:53+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Washington The US backs Iraq’s efforts to place all weapons under state control, a senior White House official told Shafaq News on Friday, describing the move as central to the country’s stability and future. “The U.S. stands with Iraqi efforts to fully realize their potential as a force for stability, prosperity and security in the Middle East,” he added, warning that Iranian influence could still undermine Baghdad’s ability to pursue its national interests. Earlier this week, Iraqi security officials set out the first practical steps toward integrating armed factions into

June 5, 2026

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US clears Iran team for World Cup travel – Shafaq News

2026-06-05T21:23:32+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Washington US authorities have granted visas to Iran’s national football team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, resolving a period of uncertainty just 10 days before the team’s opening match, a White House official told Reuters on Friday. The delays in visa approvals prompted Iran to relocate its training base from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico, where the national team is scheduled to arrive on June 7. Iran will open its Group G campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15, before facing Belgium in the same city.

June 5, 2026

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Tired of Google AI Overview? Users are trying different search engines

June 4, 2026, 3:10 p.m. ET Google is changing and some users are hungry for a search engine reminiscent of the “good old days.” On May 19, Google announced the “biggest update” to its search bar in more than 25 years − the addition of more artificial intelligence capabilities. While the traditional Google Search isn’t going away, the tech giant rolled out several new updates to Google Search AI Mode, including more natural chatbot conversations, the introduction of AI personal assistants and improved online booking capabilities. While Google is hyping up the features, some users interested in an internet search

June 5, 2026

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EU launches major tech push to break US and China dependence

The European Commission has presented a sweeping tech sovereignty package to boost homegrown technologies and reduce dependency on American and Chinese companies. Whether it will make a meaningful difference — and how the two superpowers will react — remain open questions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We live in a world where geopolitics and technology are inseparable. Those who champion technological innovation will shape the future, and we must ensure that Europe plays a leading role in this,” European Commission Executive Vice President Henna Virkkunen said. The package seeks to boost Europe’s domestic tech sector, with a heavy focus on cloud infrastructure, AI

June 5, 2026

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Is Japan Actually Breaking Free From the US-China Trap in 2026?

The conventional read of Japan’s foreign policy in 2026 is that Tokyo is hedging: carefully managing relationships on multiple fronts in response to an uncertain environment. It is the kind of framing that sounds analytically serious and explains very little. Every country hedges. What is actually happening in Tokyo is more consequential and more original than that word suggests. Japan is in the early stages of becoming something it has not been since 1945: a country with genuine strategic autonomy. Not independence from its alliances; Tokyo is not walking away from Washington, and anyone who reads the current defense buildup

June 5, 2026

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Trade, Taiwan and Iran cast shadows on Trump’s China summit with Xi

BEIJING — President Donald Trump will begin a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday as the world’s two biggest economies look to stabilize a trade truce against the backdrop of the simmering U.S. conflict with Iran. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Trump’s visit, the first by a U.S. president since his own trip nine years ago, will be “a wild one,” he promised this year, recounting at an event in Washington that he had told Xi “to put on the biggest display you’ve ever had