A federal judge permanently shut down a significant piece of Florida's so-called Stop Woke Act on Friday, delivering a devastating blow to a signature law pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to restrict workplace trainings about race. read more
N (AP) " A beaming Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years on Friday, patching up a political alliance important to both men that had broken down when the Israeli leader offended Trump by being one of the first to congratulate Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump invokes the annihilation of US adversary Iran in a social media post reminiscent of his most incendiary outbursts while in the White House. read more
Kamala Harris said that she has agreed to debate Donald Trump on September 10. In May, the campaigns of Trump and President Joe Biden had accepted ABC News' invite to debate on that date, in what would have been their second match up after the CNN event on June 27. read more
The US economy continues to show signs of resilient growth while inflation pressures subside. Business activity grew at its fastest pace in 27 months during July, according to the latest S&P Global flash US composite PMI.
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"The Israeli negotiating team is concerned that extra conditions Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently added to the current hostage-ceasefire deal on the table are "intended to cause a crisis," according to sources close to ongoing talks cited by Hebrew media.
"He thinks that if he hardens Hamas's positions he will break them, but he's taking a dangerous bet on the lives of the hostages. There is no more time," the sources are quoted as saying by outlets including the Kan broadcaster and the Ynet news site.
They add that Netanyahu had "built up expectations before his trip to the US so that we can improve our position afterward."
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