Seattle mayor’s chief of staff resigns
The official resignation comes just over a week after a deeply disappointing primary election result for Mayor Bruce Harrell.
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Spain calls for help from European allies amid raging wildfires
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska Wednesday said Spain is asking its European allies for help containing wildfires spreading across the country, as one of the longest heatwaves in the country’s history entered its 10th day.
xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, who led its engineering teams, says he is leaving the company to launch a venture firm that supports AI research and startups (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
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xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, who led its engineering teams, says he is leaving the company to launch a venture firm that supports AI research and startups — Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of Elon Musk’s …
New Mexico governor declares state of emergency in rural county afflicted by crime, drug use
The governor of New Mexico has declared a state of emergency in response to violent crime and drug trafficking across a swath of northern New Mexico, including two Native American pueblo communities.
Trump tells European leaders US could provide security guarantees for Ukraine – Politico
Trump tells European leaders US could provide security guarantees for Ukraine PoliticoTrump offers hope on security guarantees as Ukraine braces for Putin meet ReutersUS ready to provide Ukraine security guarantees, but opposes NA…
Seaspan unlocks $2.8bn in cash through lease-finance deals amid rising earnings
Atlas Corp says 19 container ships and vehicle carriers sold and leased back
Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave – NBC News
Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles
A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in Southern California.
How an Alaskan military base is preparing for Trump-Putin meeting
Optics may be ironic, but security concerns can be addressed, officials say.
Trump shrugs off suspected Russian hack of U.S. federal courts: ‘Are you surprised?’
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