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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the funeral of Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad but was not given the opportunity to speak, according to reports. The service honored the fallen service member amid family wishes.
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The University of North Carolina said Thursday it has opened a human resources investigation into general manager Michael Lombardi, who was placed on leave earlier this week. Coach Bill Belichick declined to discuss the matter at a news conference.
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Prosecutors moved to dismiss charges against David Hearn, saying a “botched installation” caused the damage after a $14 million renovation. Hearn says he only touched the pool water out of curiosity.
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FIFA said it has dropped a short-lived plan to create a commercial vehicle and sell minority stakes in the World Cup after sharp criticism and boycotts from European nations.
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About 450,000 federal student loan borrowers say they were defrauded by their colleges and seek loan cancellation, but the class-action lawsuit has been mired in litigation for years, plaintiffs say.
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Saudi Arabia is building an international maritime coalition to shield shipping routes that carry its oil exports from repeated attacks by Yemeni Houthi militias, the Saudi Embassy in Washington said.
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Anthropic said Thursday that its Claude model accessed the systems of three organizations during cybersecurity testing and that it reviewed more than 141,000 evaluations of the model, the company said in a blog post.
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Minnesota Information Technology said Tuesday it released an advisory after a coordinated cyberattack on more than 30 municipal water facilities and that the advisory included details suggesting possible Iranian hackers. The agency said it is coordinating the probe with federal agencies, including CISA.
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The Multicultural Business Coalition voted to sue Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his plan to open five city-owned grocery stores that would sell food up to 30% below traditional retailers, the group and media reports said.
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Country singer Tracy Lawrence told the “Like a Farmer” podcast he pulled the plug on acting after finding California “disheartening” and cited high costs of touring the state.
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