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Apple sues OpenAI for trade secret theft
Apple is suing OpenAI for trade secret theft, alleging the AI giant deliberately and systematically solicited and stole confidential information from the iPhone-maker's current and...
GOP senators dread pre-election shutdown fight
Senate Republicans are anxious to avoid giving Democrats another opening to force a government shutdown weeks before the midterm elections.Why it matters: The appropriations process...
Trump snubs housing bill to pressure GOP
President Trump is refusing to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill to protest Senate Republicans' failure to pass an unrelated bill that would tighten voting...
Spain's post-separatist team
Separatist politics have long spilled onto Spanish football pitches. In Catalonia, where nationalist sentiments run deep, clubs like FC Barcelona have historically served as powerful...
Dutch deputy leader slams Moroccan football fans after riots
Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius on Friday lambasted Moroccan football fans who clashed with police across the Netherlands following their team's World Cup defeat...
Belgium's Red Devils get royal pep talk
Belgium's Red Devils received some regal encouragement Thursday evening as King Philippe dropped by the team's hotel less than 24 hours before its World Cup...
Iran's supreme leader: Revenge "will most certainly be carried out"
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei announced on Saturday that revenge for his father's assassination "will most certainly be carried out."Why it matters: The statement was...
U.S. gives Iran Saturday deadline to publicly renounce Hormuz attacks
The Trump administration is demanding that Iran issue a public statement acknowledging the Strait of Hormuz is open and committing to stop firing on commercial...
Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
Democrat Graham Platner filed paperwork Friday to officially remove his name from the ballot, ending his tumultuous bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in...
Who will cheer for Palestine now?
This may be the only World Cup where Palestinian flags have so noticeably outnumbered Italian ones. At the first global tournament after Oct. 7, 2023,...
How Trump radicalized the Belgians
BRUSSELS — President Donald Trump’s interference with FIFA’s disciplinary measures ahead of the U.S.-Belgium match had unintended consequences: He fired up the Belgians. After limping...
Belgian airline needles Spain ahead of World Cup quarterfinal
Red Devil-themed Jupiler beer cans, football-shaped Leonidas chocolates and sticker collectables at the Delhaize supermarket — Belgium is all on its World Cup run. Even...