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• ‘Happiness is not just about GDP’: ambitious plan or utopia?

  04-06-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  Some will question its credibility. But the alternative future to the one imagined in the World Justice Report is far more bleak...
  
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• Zelenskyy proposes face-to-face meeting in open letter to Putin

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called for face-to-face negotiations in a public letter addressed directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The letter, the ......
  
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• Virginia woman sues Outback Steakhouse for $1.5mn after slipping on mashed potatoes

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  A Virginia woman has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against Outback Steakhouse after allegedly slipping on mashed potatoes at one of the chain’s former restaurant locations in Sterling. According to court documents, Tracy J. Renshaw first filed the lawsuit in Loudoun County Circuit Court...
  
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• Vietnamese waiter defends Indian woman after she faces backlash over veg food query

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  A Vietnamese waiter is...
  
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• US likely to cancel missile deal with Germany over fears of provoking Russia: Report

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  The US is likely to scrap a planned deployment of Tomahawk missiles to Germany, partly out of concern that Russia would view the move as a provocation, Politico reported on Thursday. Citing US and European officials, the outlet said the decision to shelve the...
  
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• Urgent: Oman suspends oil loading at Mina al Fahal terminal after explosion: media

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Oil...
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskyy invites Putin to talks to end the war in open letter

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree on an end to more than four years of war, warning that Kyiv stood ready to fight on otherwise. In his letter, which the president's office said had been sent to other countries, including the United States, Zelenskyy said the majority of...
  
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• Trump says killing of US troops would resume war 'very quickly', draws red line for Iran

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
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• Thomas Weir Pauken II: 5 things to know about American caught spying for China

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Thomas Weir Pauken II, a...
  
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• The USMNT is excited to face Germany’s stars in their last World Cup tuneup game

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — There are 211 teams in FIFA’s global men’s rankings, spanning every corner of the globe. So the U.S. probably could have picked an easier opponent for its last World Cup tuneup game than the one ranked No. ......
  
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• Texas repeats! Longhorns sweep rival Texas Tech to win second straight national title

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Texas leaned on its elite pitching staff to silence the powerful (and high-priced) Texas Tech offense. ......
  
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• Starmer to Musk: Stop interfering in UK politics

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said Elon Musk should stop interfering in British politics, after the ⁠billionaire posted on his ⁠social media platform X about a murder tha ......
  
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• South Korea China North Korea

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  People watch a TV screen showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 5, 2026. ......
  
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• Security planners brace for unprecedented threats as millions head to 11 US World Cup cities

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Millions of soccer fans are expected to gather in 11 U.S. cities for the World Cup, and security planners have been coordinating with state, local and federal law enforcement agencies to monitor unprecedented security threats. “This is not just one national or one continental event," said Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House Task Force on the World Cup. “For us in the United States, these are 11 regional events. And so we rely on the ex
  
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• Republicans debate limits on $1.8B Trump settlement in late-night Senate session

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Senate Republicans are working toward...
  
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• OCC Chief Says Only Democrats Applying Political Pressure on Crypto Bank Charter for Trump-Linked Firm

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Jonathan Gould, the head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), testified on Wednesday that the only political pressure his agency is facing regarding the bank charter review for World Liberty Financial — a cryptocurrency firm linked to President Donald Trump’s family — comes from the Democratic Party. The statement was made during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee, as first reported by CoinDesk. Gould’s Testimony and the Allega
  
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• NYC to close streets, MTA to run more subway trains during World Cup 2026 NYC matches

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK — NYC will be closing midtown streets to regular traffic and the MTA will be taking steps to ensure more subway service on World Cup 2026 NYC match days, part of a regional effort to keep mass transit ......
  
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• Multiple Efforts To Militarily Fuse Israel With The US & Can Trump Veto The War ...

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, an in-depth...
  
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• Japan real wages rise 1.9 pct in April

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages rose 1.9 percent in April from a year earlier, up for the fourth straight month, government data showed Friday. Nominal wages, or the average...
  
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• Is the war in Ukraine escalating?

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Are civilian targets becoming central to battlefield strategy? Could the Ukraine war trigger a wider global crisis? Are external powers deepening their involvement in Ukraine? Is growing public discontent weakening support for the war in Russia? ......
  
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• Homicide convictions reversed for paramedics in Elijah McClain case

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Black Lives Matter's history from Trayvon Martin to George Floyd From Trayvon Martin to George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement continues to highlight Black lives lost to police and racial injustice. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY A Colorado appeals court has reversed the criminally negligent homicide convictions of two former paramedics in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with the powerful sedative ketamine. In separate opinions on June 4,
  
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• France stunned by Ivory Coast in World Cup warmup, Spain held by Iraq

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  NANTES, France (AP) — Guéla Doué scored a goal and set up the winning strike as Ivory Coast surprised France — and Doué's brother in the French dugout — with a 2-1 victory in a World Cup warmup match Thursday. ......
  
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• FIFA World Cup water bottle ban sparks backlash from Toronto mayor Olivia Chow

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has sharply criticised FIFA after the organisation banned fans from bringing reusable water bottles into World Cup stadiums during the 2026 tournament. Speaking to CTV News on Thursday, Chow described the decision as “a pure money grab.” Advertisement “It is a pure money grab. Why do...
  
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• FIFA is banning an essential fan item for World Cup games

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — We’ve already gotten a taste of the heat that is coming to KC this summer. ......
  
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• EtherFi Deploys $100M Into Plume to Expand Access to Institutional RWA Yields

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  TL;DR: EtherFi announced the deployment of $100 million into the Plume open finance platform to power its real-world asset (RWA) yield infrastructure. The new financial product, named EtherFi Liquid RWA, is presented under a vault structure oriented toward stablecoins with an initial deposit cap set at $25 million. Deposited funds will have an estimated variable annual percentage yield of 7.25% through exposure to traditional fixed-income markets and corporate credit. The decentralized finance p
  
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• DEA eyes potential drug trafficking risks tied to World Cup in Kansas City

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal drug enforcement officials say they are preparing for potential drug trafficking risks tied to next week’s FIFA World Cup in Kansas City. ......
  
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• Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in first visit in years

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  The announcement came a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels ......
  
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• China Connectivity Photo Gallery

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  Tourists pose for photos on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge with the sign 625m marking the height of the bridge in Anshun in southwestern China's Guizhou province on Friday, May 29, 2026. ......
  
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• Casey Wasserman says he won't resign as LA28 chairman despite mayor urging him to quit

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Casey Wasserman hasn't considered resigning as chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics over his appearance in the Jeffrey Epstein files despite Mayor Karen Bass urging him to quit. ......
  
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• Broadway review: \u2018Schmigadoon\u2019 works better on stage than streaming TV

  05-06-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
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