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Stocks Drift as Oil Jumps, Manufacturing Slumps
U.S. stocks are drifting lower Monday following some discouraging updates on U.S. manufacturing, the area of the economy that President Donald Trump is trying to revive through his trade war and tariffs.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:42:20 EDTUkraine, Russia End Latest Round of Direct Peace Talks in Istanbul
The latest round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended Monday after just over an hour, according to Russian state media and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Speaking in Vilnius, Lithuania, Zelenskyy said a new release of prisoners of war was being...
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:00:09 EDTGoogle Settles by Spending $500M for Compliance Revamp
Google agreed to spend $500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to settle shareholder litigation accusing the search engine company of antitrust violations, settlement papers show.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:36:57 EDTFBI: 8 Injured in Colorado Attack by Man With Makeshift Flamethrower
A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled "Free Palestine" and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Eight people were injured, some with burns.The suspect,...
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:47:05 EDTDHS: Colorado Terror Suspect Is Illegal Alien
Mohamed Soliman, the man accused of lighting people on fire at a Boulder mall on Sunday, was in the country illegally, Tricia McLaughlin, Homeland Security assistant secretary, wrote on social media.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:19:25 EDTCourt Won't Hear Md. Assault Weapons Ban Challenge
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a state ban on assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles that are popular among gun owners and have also been used in multiple mass shootings.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:01:56 EDTTesla Execs Grill Musk on Nixing EV Costing Only $25K
Some senior Tesla executives were alarmed last year when Elon Musk denied a Reuters report that the company had killed a planned all-new $25,000 EV that investors had expected to drive explosive vehicle sales growth, according to people familiar with the matter.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:43:21 EDTTrump: Courts Could Be 'Economic Ruination' of America
President Donald Trump issued a warning about the courts on social media over the weekend, saying the U.S. judicial system could be the "economic ruination" of America if they rule against his administration's tariffs.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:13:38 EDTStephen Miller: Biden's Suicidal Migration Must Be Reversed
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller blamed the Biden administration's immigration policies for the Boulder, Colorado, terror attack that left eight people wounded over the weekend.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:38:38 EDTReport: Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ads With AI by 2026
Meta Platforms aims to allow brands to fully create and target advertisements with its artificial intelligence tools by the end of 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:05:58 EDTHow Flesh-Eating Screwworms in Cattle Could Raise US Beef Prices
New World Screwworm, a devastating parasite that eats cattle and other wild animals alive, is traveling north from Central America to Mexico and has crept past biological barriers that kept the pest contained for decades, experts said. Washington halted cattle imports from...
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:27:18 EDTRFK Jr. Says Autism 'Destroys' Families. Here's What Those Families Want You to Know
Emery Eversoll and her mother shared a good laugh when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that some autistic children will never write poems. The 16-year-old's bedroom is full of notebooks featuring her prose.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:27:30 EDTChina Blasts US for Computer Chip Moves, Threatening Student Visas
China blasted the U.S. on Monday over moves it alleged harmed Chinese interests, including issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:09:48 EDTFrom 'Trump Trade' to 'TACO,' Investors Flock to DJT
Four months into President Donald Trump's second term, market observers have taken a cue from his fondness for condensing slogans into catchy acronyms like MAGA, DOGE and MAHA - and devised a few of their own that have been spreading across trading desks.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:24:20 EDTUK PM Starmer: Situation in Gaza 'Getting Worse by the Day'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that the situation in Gaza was getting "worse by the day" and that it was important to ensure the Palestinian enclave receives more humanitarian aid urgently.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:44:01 EDTBristol Myers to Pay $1.5B for BioNTech Cancer Drug Deal
U.S. drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb announced Monday a $1.5 billion upfront payment to partner with Germany's BioNTech on an experimental cancer drug, in a deal that could eventually exceed $11 billion in value for BioNTech.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:07:15 EDTIranian Diplomat: Iran Poised to Dismiss US Nuclear Proposal
Iran is poised to reject a U.S. proposal to end a decades-long nuclear dispute, an Iranian diplomat said on Monday, slamming it as a "non-starter" that fails to address Tehran's interests and leaves Washington's stance on uranium enrichment unchanged.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:00:02 EDTElection of Trump Ally in Poland Could Alter EU, Ukraine Policies
Poland has elected Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian and staunch nationalist, as its next president in a closely watched vote that signals a resurgence of rightwing populism in the heart of Europe. Nawrocki, who is set to take office on Aug. 6, is expected to shape...
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 03:00:10 EDTTrump to Double Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to 50%
US President Donald Trump's announcement that he would double steel and aluminum import tariffs to 50% from next week drew ire from the European Union in the latest salvo in his trade wars aimed at protecting domestic industries.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:21:57 EDTConservative Karol Nawrocki Wins Poland's Presidential Election
Conservative Karol Nawrocki won Poland's weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count Monday.
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