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“The Claw” is officially ready. Construction crews for weeks have been working hastily on the White House grounds. And, no, not because of the demolished East Wing. Make Your Inbox Smarter Sign up for these free email newsletters from U.S. News:Pick Newsletters President Donald Trump for his 80th birthday has planned an Ultimate Fighting Championship …

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NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) – Blake Lively won a partial ⁠victory ⁠in her contentious litigation against fellow actor Justin ⁠Baldoni, as a federal judge on Friday awarded her legal fees but denied additional damages in ​defending against Baldoni’s previously dismissed defamation lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan ruled after Lively settled her lawsuit accusing …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizations that give legal assistance to children who came to the U.S. alone said agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Health and Human Services tried to enter their offices in what the groups described as part of a campaign to intimidate legal services providers. Because of the special vulnerability of children, …

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Jay Clayton, the former SEC chair, is President Trump’s latest nominee for director of national intelligence. Plus, the Pentagon is sued by The New York Times for “Orwellian” press restrictions, and a judge rules that this weekend’s UFC fight at the White House may go forward. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has the latest.

Who is Trump’s new nominee for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton? – CBS News Watch CBS News Former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton has been nominated to be the next director of national intelligence by President Trump. CBS News’ Olivia Gazis reports.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said the U.S. is close to signing a deal with Iran to wind down the war, with a memorandum of understanding to be signed in the coming days. But some of the key objectives Trump laid out for the conflict seem to remain unfulfilled. And while the Trump administration …

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The Defense Department released a third batch of UFO files on Friday, three weeks after its second drop. These are all of the videos in the latest tranche, plus analysis from astrophysicist Avi Loeb.

BUDAPEST, June 12 (Reuters) – Hungary’s ruling Tisza party ⁠submitted ⁠legislation on Friday to ⁠overhaul public media, which critics at home and abroad ​say became a government mouthpiece under former right-wing leader Viktor Orban. Public media ‌reform was a key pledge ‌by Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s Tisza party, which ousted Orban in ⁠an ⁠April election …

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JOHANNESBURG, June 12 (Reuters) – South African President ⁠Cyril ⁠Ramaphosa filed an ⁠urgent court application on Friday to try to ​stop a parliamentary impeachment process from starting to probe allegations ‌related to his “Farmgate” scandal, ‌court documents showed. • Ramaphosa wants the high court to ⁠first ⁠make a decision on a separate application he made …

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By Michael Holden and Alistair Smout LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) – Four British pro-Palestinian activists were ⁠sentenced ⁠to a total of more than 20 years ⁠over a 2024 raid on a factory operated by Israeli defence firm Elbit which caused more than £1 million of ​damage, with the judge giving longer terms after determining there …

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