Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs juror dismissed despite defence’s concern about race
US District Judge Arun Subramanian said the juror’s inconsistent answers to questions about where he lived raised questions about his honesty and could taint a verdict.
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Seattle Public Schools, teachers union reach tentative contract deal
Details of the tentative accord were not released. But it likely means there won’t be a repeat of 2022, when the teachers union went on a five-day strike.
‘I don’t want Tehran to turn into Gaza’: Iranians on Israeli strikes
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Flattery or Discipline? The Difficult Task of Managing Trump.
Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney deployed both methods on the first day of the Group of 7 summit in Alberta to keep Mr. Trump focused and avoid drama.
Iran and Israel trade missile strikes as conflict intensifies
The conflict between Israel and Iran intensified through the weekend. After several days of attacks, the Iranian Ministry of Health says 224 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes. In Israel, officials say 24 people have died in Iran’s missile a…
Google Cloud Caused Outage By Ignoring Its Usual Code Quality Protections
Google Cloud has attributed last week’s widespread outage to a flawed code update in its Service Control system that triggered a global crash loop due to missing error handling and lack of feature flag protection. The Register reports: Google’s explana…
Trump and Starmer Finalize Trade Deal Lowering Tariffs on U.K. Cars, Steel and More
The leaders of Britain and the United States announced a deal last month, but it had not been clear when their agreement would go into effect. Britain hailed the announcement as “a huge win.”
Wayne Gretzky opens up about how his father tried to stop nickname from sticking
Wayne Gretzky’s iconic nickname, ‘The Great One,’ faced initial resistance from his father, Walter. Despite concerns about pressure, the name stuck as Gretzky dominated youth hockey. He later embraced it, exceeding expectations with a record-breaking N…
After Minnesota shooting, some states are more tightly guarding officials’ personal information
Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories after one Minnesota legislator was killed and another wounded in their suburban Minneapolis homes last weekend.
At least 20 wounded in Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv
Ukrainian officials say at least 20 people were wounded in Kyiv after a combined Russian and missile attack