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Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at North Korea’s ballistic missile might, a slew of truce proposals for the Middle East, and Typhoon Kong-rey hitting Taiwan. A Show of Strength North Korea’s latest long-range missile test has the country’s Indo-Pacific neighbors and Western adversaries angry—and nervous. Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) […]
Here’s what’s on tap for the day: The world watches anxiously as Americans head to the polls in one of the most consequential presidential elections in memory, Hezbollah has a new boss, and Russia fines Google an astronomical sum over YouTube restrictions. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East Hang in the Balance We’re just […]
The former president put together a splashy stunt to highlight Joe Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe. It does not seem to have gone over the way he intended. Political fortunes can change swiftly, especially at the bitter end of a contentious election. One day, a candidate might be at the top of the heap; the next, they’re […]
Michael Jordan’s Steak House in Oak Brook, one of two steakhouses in the Chicago area bearing the Bulls legend’s name, announced the restaurant will permanently close in December. The announcement was made in a social media post that thanked the restaurant’s staff and customers, while clarifying that other locations would remain operational. The restaurant’s final […]
Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany are aiming to help bring a WNBA expansion franchise to Kansas City. “We want to get basketball to Kansas City in general and then WNBA. The success that they’ve had this last season and these last few seasons, it’s kind […]
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a notice for 60,000 plastic Halo tumblers after multiple people cut their fingers and mouths on the straws. About 60,000 Halo tumblers sold at Wawa convenience stores in eight states and the District of Columbia are being recalled after four people cut their fingers and mouths on the […]
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta’s Llama 4 AI models are training on the biggest GPU cluster in the industry. During Meta’s earnings call, he said the cluster is “bigger than 100,000 H100s.” Elon Musk has said xAI is using 100,000 of Nvidia’s H100 GPUs to train chatbot Grok. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics […]
David Berding/Getty Images New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu suffered a UCL tear on her right hand in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, according to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. Philippou reported Ionecu will be re-evaluated in four weeks and isn’t expected to need surgery. The injury helps to explain the three-time All-Star’s shooting performance in […]
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(NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump is heading to New Mexico and Nevada on Thursday to secure support out west before the last weekend of the 2024 election. Trump will also make a stop in Arizona on Thursday for a live interview with Tucker Carlson. The proceeds from the event will be donated to relief efforts for those […]