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World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai showcasing AI technology developments including voice assistant capabilities

Apple Announces Siri AI Paywall Through iCloud+ in Tim Cook’s Final Earnings Call

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that enhanced Siri AI will require an upgraded iCloud+ subscription, months after paying $250 million to settle a lawsuit over delayed iPhone AI features. The paywall arrives

August 1, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, killed in Iranian missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan

Mamdani Sits in Silence as Queens Buries Rampersad, Killed in Iranian Strike

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the funeral of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad in Queens on Friday but was not called to speak, after the family barred him to avoid political distractions. Rampersad,

August 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Stop and Shop supermarket storefront in New Jersey

Stop & Shop to Close Westfield and Basking Ridge as New Jersey Footprint Falls to 45

Stop & Shop confirmed it will close its Westfield and Basking Ridge supermarkets this fall, bringing its New Jersey total to 45 stores. The closures extend the Ahold Delhaize-owned chain's two-year contraction,

August 1, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala leaving Barbadillo prison in Lima after his money laundering conviction was overturned

Peru Frees Ex-President Humala After Court Voids Money Laundering Conviction

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala was freed from Barbadillo prison on Friday after the constitutional court voided his 15-year money laundering sentence, ruling his acts weren't criminalized when they occurred. The ruling

August 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

LaMelo Ball who was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Charlotte Hornets in June 2026

Anthony Edwards Needed a Point Guard. Minnesota Emptied Its Vault to Get One.

Minnesota gave up Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three second-round picks, and three first-round swap rights to land LaMelo Ball from Charlotte. Anthony Edwards gets his point guard. Three lineup

August 1, 2026

NBA·News·Sports

A customer reaches for a product in a grocery store as US consumer prices hold elevated at 3.7 percent annually in June 2026

US GDP Falls to 1.5% in Q2 as Gasoline Prices and Trade Deficits Pressure Economy

US gross domestic product grew 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2026, slowing from 2.1 percent in Q1, as the Iran-driven gasoline surge and swelling trade deficits offset temporary consumer spending

August 1, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Visitors walk near the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC after Trump botched renovation

Trump’s $13M Reflecting Pool Ruin Ends With Dropped Charges Against US Olympian

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed a motion Friday to drop criminal vandalism charges against three-time Olympian David Hearn, acknowledging that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's peeling blue coating was caused by a

August 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing July 2026

Blanche Hands Judge Disputed Epstein Documents at Last Minute as Court Scrutiny Deepens

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche delivered 10 disputed Epstein documents to Judge Emmet Sullivan's chambers at 2:28 p.m. on July 30, minutes before his court deadline, ending months of resistance and a

August 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Iranian drone and missile system on display at Azadi Square in Tehran, July 30, 2026

Trump Refuses to Set Iran War Deadline, Compares Critics to Vietnam-Era Hawks

Donald Trump refused to set a deadline for the Iran war in an interview on Friday, comparing critics of the campaign's five-month length to those who kept US forces in Vietnam for

August 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Aerial view of the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona

US Proposes Steep Colorado River Water Cuts for Three Western States Through 2036

The US Bureau of Reclamation proposed mandatory Colorado River water cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet a year for Arizona, California, and Nevada through 2036, as Lake Mead and Lake Powell

August 1, 2026

Climate·News

Section: Americas- Page 25

Apple Announces Siri AI Paywall Through iCloud+ in Tim Cook’s Final Earnings Call

Mamdani Sits in Silence as Queens Buries Rampersad, Killed in Iranian Strike

Stop & Shop to Close Westfield and Basking Ridge as New Jersey Footprint Falls to 45

Peru Frees Ex-President Humala After Court Voids Money Laundering Conviction

Anthony Edwards Needed a Point Guard. Minnesota Emptied Its Vault to Get One.

US GDP Falls to 1.5% in Q2 as Gasoline Prices and Trade Deficits Pressure Economy

Trump’s $13M Reflecting Pool Ruin Ends With Dropped Charges Against US Olympian

Blanche Hands Judge Disputed Epstein Documents at Last Minute as Court Scrutiny Deepens

Trump Refuses to Set Iran War Deadline, Compares Critics to Vietnam-Era Hawks

US Proposes Steep Colorado River Water Cuts for Three Western States Through 2036

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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