U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell in July after recent strong gains that were fueled by large tax refunds, but consumer spending is likely to remain supported by rising wealth ​from the stock market even as households are increasingly sensitive to higher prices.

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The remarks constrasted with President Donald Trump's repeated framing of the fight: that entering the war had the sole objective of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, even if that meant short-term economic sacrifices for Americans.
Vance's comments also underscored the growing reality that the war now centers on control of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has forced to the top of the negotiating agenda.
"I know that oil is down to…

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United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described talks with his Canadian colleagues as "constructive" on Friday but said Canada would have to lift its retaliatory measures in order to avoid new tariffs.

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The United States ​urged the European Union on Friday to ease its laws putting responsibility on large firms for ‌the environmental and social impact of their global supply chains, arguing the bloc had pledged such measures would not hamper EU-U.S. trade.

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The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge.

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The US Army Corps of Engineers has permitted the controversial Line 5 tunnel project in Michigan's the Straits of Mackinac. The project diverts a section of the Line 5 petroleum pipeline into a concrete tunnel beneath the lakebed. The Corps…

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Three years after it formally launched its national climate adaptation strategy, the federal government says Canadians are more aware of the risks and more resilient to flooding, wildfires and major storms caused by climate change.

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Emergency works underway by Thames Water outside the entrance gates to Chessington World of Adventures Resort are shut after the theme park closed today due to a water outage in the area

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President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the Middle East.



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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican politician Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, the son of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said the United States revoked his visa, prompting an appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump and criticism Friday from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who called the decision “essentially political in nature.” López Beltrán announced the visa...

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President Trump said Friday that he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz “a territory of the United States” after the Iran war.

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Border czar Tom Homan on Thursday defended plans to spend $20 million to equip immigration agents with gloves that deliver painful electric shocks to help them carry out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

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Homeland Security investigators secretly recorded conversations, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records for labor unions and left-leaning groups as part of a wide-ranging surveillance effort during Operation Metro Surge, according to court documents filed Thursday morning.

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A federal appeals court on Thursday sidestepped major questions on whether President Trump lawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act last year to conduct swift deportations, finding a key challenge moot.



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The man charged with gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City street two years ago pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in Manhattan Friday as Thompson’s family looked on.



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Authorities have taken into custody the suspect accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, where bubbles filled a fountain and "Clean hands dirty $" was written in red paint.

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World War II Memorial reportedly vandalized in Washington

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U.S. President Donald Trump is ​set to showcase falling violent crime rates on Friday as evidence that his law-and-order agenda is ‌working, seeking to shift attention away from economic concerns that have dented his approval ratings ahead of November's midterm elections.

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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump, surrounded by his top law enforcement officials, touted Friday the significant drop in murder and other crimes following the FBI’s 2025 crime report. The murder rate is now at lows not seen since the 1950s, according to the agency’s report, following a downward trend since the
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has intervened in a Dallas County surrogacy case involving an unborn baby with a severe heart defect, seeking to ensure the fetus receives life-saving medical treatment after birth despite objections from his intended parents. The unborn child, who Paxton’s office referred to as “baby Gabriel,” was diagnosed in utero…

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