TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
House Republicans press ahead on Trump agenda bill with key issues up in the air
House Republican leaders are racing to drag a sweeping bill for President Donald Trump's agenda across the finish line even as some holdouts are dug in and key issues remain unresolved.
Trump and Musk meeting with South Africa's president at White House amid tense relations
President Trump is meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday, with South African-born billionaire Elon Musk present, for a critical conversation amid tensions between the U.S. and South Africa.
Global Impact
Without waiting for Trump, E.U. and Britain impose new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Without waiting for Washington, the European Union and Britain announced a new raft of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged a friendly, if fruitless, phone call about ending the war in Ukraine.
Mexican navy says ship’s pilot in deadly bridge crash was from New York
The Mexican navy has said that the pilot navigating the training ship Cuauhtémoc during its Saturday night crash into the Brooklyn Bridge was New York-based.
Economic Pulse
Bitcoin touches new high above $109,200
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) surged above $109,200 to hit a new high on Wednesday, driven by bullish momentum and a strengthening regulatory outlook for crypto.
Target calls price hikes a 'very last resort' for offsetting tariffs as sales slump
Raising prices on consumers to cover the costs of President Donald Trump's tariffs will be Target's "very last resort," CEO Brian Cornell said Wednesday.
Quick Takes
In the annals of true crime, the Sherri Papini case ranks as one of its most jaw-dropping. Now the woman at the heart of a headline-making kidnapping gives her first on-camera interview since admitting it was a hoax — and what she says in Investigation Discovery’s two-night Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie is truly stunning.
There will be more flexibility for onside kicks in 2025.
US singer Chris Brown has been freed on bail by a court in London after being charged with inflicting an "unprovoked attack" in a nightclub in 2023.
The producers of a Japanese film which screened at the Cannes film festival have called for an investigation and safety review after one of their team was struck and badly injured by a falling palm tree on the famous Croisette boulevard.
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