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Wall Street poised to open lower even as AI and data center companies soar on still-hot demand
Markets on Wall Street tipped toward losses before the opening bell even as some technology companies saw their shares post big gains.
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Election 2026: What to expect on Election Day in Orange County
Don't expect winners to be determined as early as tonight. And state law prevents the county registrar from certifying election results until the end of the month.
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Republican senators want more answers on $1.8 billion settlement fund as Trump considers its future
Senate Republicans will meet after the DOJ said it would comply with a court order pausing the implementation of a $1.776B settlement fund.
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Russian attack kills at least 18 in Ukraine, some of them children buried under rubble
Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding over 100.
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Israel kills 8 in southern Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah will de-escalate
Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed eight people, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah agreed to de-escalate.
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Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill as Trump reconsiders plans for his $1.8 billion fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing fund plans.
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Rubio will testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions from Congress about the Trump administration’s war with Iran.
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USC baseball beats Texas A&M again, will face North Carolina in NCAA Super Regionals
Augie Lopez drives in five runs, three of them on a seventh-inning homer, and four USC pitchers combine to stifle No. 12 Texas A&M in a 7-1 victory on Monday…
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Angels rally for late tie before falling to Rockies
The Angels get a Jose Siri grand slam in the third inning and a game-tying two-run triple from Jorge Soler in the eighth, but Colorado prevails, 9-8, with a sacrifice…
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Dodgers victimized by home runs in loss to Diamondbacks
Emmet Sheehan gives up just three hits while pitching into the seventh inning, but two of them are homers by Tommy Troy and Nolan Arenado. The Dodgers manage just six…