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The first day of summer is ushering a dangerous heat wave in several regions across the United States.A heat dome, which occurs when the atmosphere traps hot air over an area, like the lid on a pot, is expected to form Friday in the central U.S. and expand to the Midwest and Northeast over the weekend and into next week. The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories or extreme heat warnings for many states in the central U.S. and placed several more eastern states on extreme heat watch. The agency warns that triple-digit temperatures and oppressive humidity could be…
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention center where he has been held since early March while the Trump administration sought to deport him over his role in pro-Palestinian protests.Ruling from the bench in New Jersey, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz said it would be “highly, highly unusual” for the government to continue to detain a legal U.S. resident who was unlikely to flee and hadn’t been accused of any violence.In reaching his decision, he said Khalil is likely not a…
CNN — Fearing the repercussions of a total regime collapse in Iran, Gulf Arab states have intensified their outreach to the Trump administration and Tehran over the past week. The United Arab Emirates, a US ally that has long been opposed to an unsupervised Iran nuclear program, has been in contact with officials in Tehran and Washington to avoid further escalation, according to a top official, amid fears that instability in Iran could affect the region. “We’re following the situation very closely… our diplomacy is working hard like many other countries,” Anwar Gargash, adviser to the UAE president, said on…
NEW YORK (AP) — A sheer dress silhouetting a black body suit, Usher’s signature crowd interaction and a tweet from her child’s father: that concoction created a nearly two-week social media frenzy starring Keke Palmer back in 2023. Now, the multi-hyphenate creative has channeled that experience into her new album, “Just Keke.”“It was tough … I didn’t even realize I was in such grief,” said the 31-year-old about the fallout of her extremely public breakup with her ex, Darius Jackson. “I get to put that same emotion into a song, and I get tell those people that’s been watching me…
Snap has acquired Saturn, a calendar app that helps students manage their school schedules and share them with others, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Saturn will continue to operate as a standalone app. The news was first reported by Engadget. Snap says almost the entire Saturn team is joining Snap as part of the acquisition, with just under 30 full-time employees coming on board. Although Snap didn’t share much about its plans for the acquisition, a spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch in an email that Snap will bring…
CNN — US President Donald Trump’s self-imposed two-week delay to decide whether to strike Iran has sparked confusion and conjecture in Israel. Some of Israel’s most senior officials had openly pushed for US involvement, arguing that American military involvement can shorten the conflict and allow Israel to achieve its goal of removing what is has long perceived as an existential threat of a nuclear Iran armed with ballistic missiles. “We believe that the United States of America and the president of the United States have an obligation to make sure that the region is going to a positive way and…
Market volatility and geopolitical tensions haven’t slowed demand for private jets, although the travel patterns of the wealthy are changing, according to the president of NetJets. The summer travel season is shaping up to be another strong year for NetJets, with wealthy Americans traveling both within the U.S. and Europe, NetJets President Patrick Gallagher told CNBC. “In terms of what we see in future demand, there’s really been no signs of slowdown, even in this period of market volatility and uncertainty and tariff concerns,” Gallagher said. “We watch all the leading indicators very closely: How much are our existing customers…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Thu June 19, 2025 Amtrak travelers can earn 40,000 bonus points when they apply and are approved for the Amtrak Guest Rewards Preferred Mastercard. The new limited-time offer is going on now through July 30, 2025. Travelers will receive the 40,000 points, which is worth over $1,000 in travel with Amtrak, after making at least $2,000 in purchases within the first three billing cycles of opening their account. Amtrak Guest Rewards allows members to redeem free train trips and other benefits, with two points per every dollar spent on Amtrak travel. Members can…
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A high school in the suburbs of New York City will be seeing double on graduation day this weekend: Among the nearly 500 students in its graduating class, 30 are twins.It’s a tight knit group. Some of the students at Long Island’s Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School have known each other since kindergarten, their parents meeting through a local twins club. Some even still plan family vacations together.These days, some of the twins are on a group text chain, which has helped them cope with their newfound notoriety as graduation day approaches.“Honestly when we’re…
MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani will not be present to take his bows as usual after the upcoming Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani runway shows during Milan Fashion Week, his fashion house announced Friday.The designer is “currently recovering at home,” the fashion house said in a brief statement that offered no details about his condition.”Armani, 90, is marking 50 years of his eponymous fashion house this year. He turns 91 on July 11. ”Although he cannot be there in person, he will closely follow every phase of the shows,’’ the statement said. His longtime collaborator and head of menswear design,…