Trump administration sanctions two Mexican drug cartels, announces bounties
As part of its crackdown on gangs, the US Justice Department has offered $26m in rewards for Carteles Unidos leaders.
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Judge dismisses 2 counts against US Rep. Cuellar of Texas, moves bribery trial to next year
A judge has granted a request by federal prosecutors to dismiss two of the 14 counts that U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife face.
Israel announces settlement project that critics say would cut West Bank in two
Israel’s far-right finance minister said Thursday that a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is going ahead – a project that Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a Palestinian state by effect…
Eli Lilly ramps up UK price of weight loss jab Mounjaro after Trump demands
The US president had put pressure on the pharmaceutical industry to make drugs cheaper for AmericansThe price of the weight loss jab Mounjaro will rise by up to 170% in the UK, its US manufacturer has said, as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on drugmake…
Anthropic expands Claude’s Learning Mode, available only to Education users since an April launch, to all users, including two learning variants for Claude Code (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)
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Anthropic expands Claude’s Learning Mode, available only to Education users since an April launch, to all users, including two learning variants for Claude Code — For Claude Code users, it means the chatbo…
Insurance underwriters grapple with Washington-Brussels divide on price cap
EU and UK underwriters may be unable to follow US leads
‘Legitimization Cell’: Israeli unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas – +972 Magazine
‘Legitimization Cell’: Israeli unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas +972 MagazineThe killing of journalists in Gaza The EconomistHere are the names of the journalists Israel killed in Gaza Al JazeeraThe Is…
Judge rules Alex Jones’ Infowars to be sold once again, paving way for The Onion to renew its bid
‘The families are pleased that the court has placed InfoWars parent company into receivership, which will finally lead to accountability for Alex Jones’ monstrously cruel harassment,’ an attorney for the Sandy Hook families said about the ruling.
Flash floods kill at least 46 and leave more than 200 missing in Kashmir
At least 46 people have died in a Himalayan village in Indian-administered Kashmir Thursday after torrential rain triggered flash floods, washing away a pilgrims’ kitchen. Rescue teams struggled to reach the site, with soldiers deployed and more rain …