PARIS (Reuters) - Lawmakers in France's National Assembly on Thursday handed centrist politician Yeael Braun-Pivet, a loyal ally of President Emmanuel Macron, a second term as speaker in a tight win over the candidate from the left. Braun-Pivet scored 220 ballots while her main rival for the job, veteran communist...

French Lawmakers Re-Elect Macron-Ally Braun-Pivet as Speaker in Blow to Left

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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the prime minister’s resignation Tuesday but kept him on as head of a caretaker government, as France prepares to host the Paris Olympics at the end of the month. The president’s office said in a statement that Macron “accepted” the resignation...

French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government

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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said he was hopeful he would be able to work towards solutions for improving the situation linked to migration from France towards Britain in talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday.

France's Macron hopeful of addressing migration problems with British PM Starmer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday (July 18) called for Europe to stay united in support of Kyiv as he arrived for a summit in Britain with leaders from around the continent. FRANCE 24's Rob Parsons tells us more.

Zelensky urges 'unity' behind Ukraine at European summit

Lou Dobbs, the longtime business news anchor who became one of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters in the media, died on Thursday. He was 78.

Lou Dobbs, veteran cable news anchor and Trump booster, dies at 78

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. expects chip sales this year to be even higher than previously forecast, after posting a better-than-expected quarterly profit Thursday. The raised outlook from the​​ world’s largest chipmaker suggests sustained confidence in the global AI boom, even as TSMC’s stock took a hit after Donald Trump said Taiwan should pay the US for its defense.

Geopolitics weigh on TSMC

New York Post

The daughter of Dubai’s ruler shocked the Arab world on Thursday by appearing to announce her divorce on social media from the royal she recently had a child with — in a rare move that also mocked an outdated Islamic tradition.  

The Instagram account of Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 30, the daughter of Dubai ruler and United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, revealed that she had decided to leave her husband. 

“As you are occupied with other companions, I hereby declare our divorce you,” posted the princess, whose family is worth an estimated $18...

Dubai princess announces shocking divorce on Instagram: ‘Occupied with other companions’

Virginia State

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

The recent events that unfolded before our eyes yesterday have put Elon Musk and Tesla investors on high alert. As the world saw in shock former President Trump, the front-runner to be the 47th US President, coming this close to losing his life on stage, Tesla investors and Elon Musk’s friends expressed their fear that similar things could happen to Musk.

Thousands of Tesla Investors Sign On to Protect Elon Musk as Musk Shares Two Gunmen Had Already Come for His Life

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Top officials of the European Union will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, after Hungary's pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a series of rogue meetings with foreign leaders about Ukraine that angered his European partners. The...

Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary's Orbán after his outreach to Russia, China

JD Vance called China “the biggest threat” to the US in an interview shortly after Donald Trump picked him as his vice president, signaling hawkishness on China from a potential Trump administration. Vance told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that Trump would negotiate an end to the war in...

Trump’s VP pick JD Vance calls China the ‘biggest threat’ to the US

Mongolia’s Olympic attire has won over the internet. The opening ceremony outfits by Ulaanbaatar-based fashion label Michel&Amazonka feature embroidered vests and pleated robes inspired by traditional Mongolian garments. The outfits, which also include ceremonial earrings and embroidered bags for the female athletes, were unveiled in glossy photos that resembled...

Mongolian Olympic attire goes viral

London doesn’t think it’s losing the stock-exchange competition with New York — but it’s mounting a spirited fightback anyway, because the battle is bigger than observers fully understand. That’s the takeaway from official announcements and remarks by the London Stock Exchange’s deputy chief executive.

Why the London v. New York IPO battle is a distraction

Russia is running low on both weapons and workers, key resources it needs to sustain its war in Ukraine after launching a full-scale invasion two and a half years ago. The depleting weaponry means that Moscow may have to rein in its offensive and adopt a more defensive strategy. At home, meanwhile, a labor shortage is driving economic pressures, as conscription-age men are sent to the war’s front lines.

Russia is running out of weapons and workers

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Tuesday night, Palm Springs City Council passed a much tougher ordinance on homelessness. The new ordinance bans homeless encampments. It also allows the Palm Springs Police Department to potentially arrest people who sleep on public property but only, if there is shelter space available.

Palm Springs Takes A Tougher Approach On Homelessness

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Bucks County Beacon

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

US President Joe Biden said he would consider dropping his reelection campaign if a doctor told him he had a medical condition that might interfere with his ability to run and govern. In an interview with BET News released Wednesday, Biden said he would reevaluate staying in the race if...

Biden says he’d consider dropping out if medical condition surfaced

Trenton, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - A Costa Rican man residing illegally in the United States was sentenced to 97 months in prison today for laundering over $2 million from wire fraud schemes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Costa Rican Sentenced to 8+ Years for $2M Elderly Fraud Scheme

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Macron ally reelected president of France’s National Assembly in shock vote

A politician from French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party was reelected president of France’s National Assembly Thursday, in a dramatic vote that saw Renaissance regain some...

Macron ally reelected president of France’s National Assembly in shock vote

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