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National Rally leads French exit polls; A rush to defend Biden, and more
Ep. 20240701
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Polls showed the far-right National Rally party in the lead after voting finished in the first round of France’s parliamentary election.
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Dozens more OpenAI hacks; Trump reportedly rejects Iran ceasefire offer, and more
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14:56|America’s Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue using a broad database that lets states verify the citizenship of registered voters; Military leaders from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan said they would hold an emergency meeting to discuss escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.Trump described his meeting with Xi as 'great'; Netanyahu’s combative UN speech, and more
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11:49|Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews ahead of a long-planned summit. Also, American Treasury yields jumped as investors weighed rising prices, volatile oil markets and future interest-rate hikes.20260924. American Treasuries jump; Iran’s president hits back at Trump, and more
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