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Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google

Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry. Ashley Belanger - Jun 10, 2026 12:19 PM -snip- Google tried the usual arguments to shield itself from liability for false statements in AI Overviews, such as arguing that most users understand that AI outputs aren't always accurate and must be verified. But the court found that, unlike traditional search engines that merely present list ...

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Bond set at $1 million for frequently arrested Jan. 6 rioter on new charges

Travis Gettys June 10, 2026 1:38PM ET A right-wing influencer who injected himself into a racially charged murder trial was arrested Tuesday and charged with making terroristic threats — his second arrest this month in connection with his activities around the high-profile North Texas case. Florida-based activist Jake Lang was booked into Dallas County jail after allegedly stating that if the jury did not find Karmelo Anthony guilty he "would take care of it himself," and a judg ...

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Oversight Committee chair says he's working to have Blanche testify in Epstein investigation

Updated on: June 10, 2026 / 11:39 AM EDT Washington — The Republican leader of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Wednesday that he is working to have Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appear before the panel next month to answer questions about the Justice Department's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, told reporters that he is communicating with the Justice Department about potential testimony f ...

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Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman

The US military has disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that it accused of violating an American blockade by "attempting to transport oil from Iran". In a post on X, external, US Central Command said an aircraft fired "precision munitions" into the engine room of the Palau-flagged Settebello "after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces". India's government said three Indian sailors were missing and 21 Indian crew members ...

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Trump Asks Congress To Save Warrantless Spy Law, Says Bill Pulte Won't Stick Around

Jun 10, 2026, 02:25 PM EDT WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday begged Congress not to kill the government’s spy powers and promised to quickly nominate a replacement for the loyalist he’s picked to lead America’s intelligence agencies. In a post on his website, Trump asked Congress to temporarily extend part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act set to expire this week to give him time to find someone besides Bill Pulte to head the Office of the Director of National Intell ...

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Consumer prices rose 4.2% annually in May, highest in three years

(CNBC) Inflation accelerated in May as rising energy costs contributed to pain for consumers, though underlying pressures were less intense. The consumer price index, a broad gauge of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.5% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Both numbers were in line with the Dow Jones consensus.

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Iran strikes US bases in Gulf after Trump orders attacks near Hormuz

(Reuters) Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out missile and drone attacks on U.S. military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian ‌targets around the Strait of Hormuz. The exchange, after U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran had downed a U.S. Apache helicopter near the strait, marks one of the most significant escalations since Washington and Tehran agreed to a ceasefire in April. "I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that's what this one is," Trump told ABC News on Tuesday.

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After Landslide Primary Win, Graham Platner Vows to Defeat 'Spineless and Corrupt' Susan Collins

(Common Dreams) Graham Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer vowing to champion the working class against what he’s called the 'spineless and corrupt' political establishment, officially became the Democratic Party’s nominee in the critical race to unseat five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins, winning more than 70% of the vote in Tuesday’s closely watched primary. Platner said in his victory speech, "The truth is, Susan Collins doesn’t serve us, she serves Donald Trump. She serves the Epstein class. She serves her corporate donors and the corrupt political system that has rigged the economy against us. She does not serve us, and so we will defeat Susan Collins."

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Trump family 'made $500 million from crypto coin deal' -- before the bottom fell out on individual investors

(The Independent) President Donald Trump and members of his family reaped about $500 million from the sale of $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency to a company that's since seen its stock price plummet — and left investors holding the bag, according to a report Monday. Less than a year after Trump sons Don Jr. and Eric rang the Nasdaq opening bell to celebrate the crypto deal with Alt5 Sigma, the company — since renamed AI Financial Corp. — faces removal from the exchange if its shares don't rise above penny-stock levels in the next 15 trading days, and it's warned investors it may go out of business, CNBC said.

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Dairy farmers sue Trump administration over checkoff program

10 min ago - 06/10/26 5:50 PM ET Three Wisconsin farmers filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday for requiring dairy producers to provide operational data and pay mandatory fees to the Dairy Checkoff Program. For every 100 pounds of milk so ... (The Hill)

A conservative California county is trying to kill mail-in voting

45 min ago - Wed 10 Jun 2026 17.10 EDT Last modified on Wed 10 Jun 2026 17.32 EDT Northern California’s Shasta county, best known for its radical conservative politics and thriving election-skeptic movement, appears on track for another clash with the state ... (The Guardian)

ICE denies having a protester database. But a letter to Congress sheds more light

1 hr ago - Updated June 10, 2026 4:15 PM ET Last January, when federal immigration agents started an immigration crackdown in Portland, Maine, pediatric occupational therapist Xenia Pantos was driving using their spouse's car to work when they saw masked federa ... (NPR)

Four senior senators express alarm, push for 'hard' Social Security votes

1 hr ago - 06/10/26 4:00 PM ET Four senior senators, two Democrats and two Republicans, are calling on Congress to tackle the “hard” debate over how to extend the solvency of Social Security after the program’s trustees issued a new report this w ... (The Hill)

Trump picks Capital One's Brian Johnson to head US consumer finance watchdog

2 hrs ago - June 10, 2026 3:51 PM EDT Updated 9 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated former financial regulator Brian Johnson to lead the federal government's top watchdog for consumer financial protectio ... (Reuters)

ICE mandates additional training for new hires after backlash

2 hrs ago - 12h U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week extended training for new officers and mandated additional instruction for those onboarded under a shortened Trump administration academy process that has now been scrapped, according to an inter ... (msn/CBS News)

Decades-Long Investigation Identifies Human Remains Found in Olympic National Park

2 hrs ago - Decades-Long Investigation Identifies Human Remains Found in Olympic National Park Date: June 10, 2026 Contact: NewsMedia@nps.gov WASHINGTON, DC - Human remains discovered in Olympic National Park in 2000 have been identified as Joseph Louis Serrao J ... (National Park Service press releaase)

$60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump's UFC fight at White House

4 hrs ago - Politics $60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump's UFC fight at White House By JESSE BEDAYN Updated 9:05 PM EDT, June 10, 2026 Comments 64 President Donald Trump's planned UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn has required a monument ... (Associated Press)

Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents

4 hrs ago - Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior checkups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which physicians assessed him. June 10, 2026 at 6:34 p.m. ... (Washington Post)

Knicks pull off historic NBA Finals comeback to put them one win from championship

5 hrs ago - The Knicks faced a nearly insurmountable lead at halftime. Keyword nearly. The Knicks stormed back in the second half with the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history to steal Game 4 at Madison Square Garden with a 107-106 win and take a 3-1 series le ... (NY POST SPORTS)

Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users

5 hrs ago - Betting that people will soon grow more comfortable having artificial intelligence agents shop for groceries, plane tickets or diapers on their behalf, payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded its payment network inside of ChatGPT, emp ... (AP)

Square One, union have tentative deal after nearly 2 weeks on strike

8 hrs ago - Published: Jun. 10, 2026, 4:59 p.m. SPRINGFIELD — Square One and its union have a tentative deal that, if ratified, could get 50 striking childcare workers back in their classrooms as soon as Friday. Though she couldn’t give specifics, the ... (Mass Live)

Red state plans to run all 2.9 million voters through federal immigration database

9 hrs ago - June 10, 2026 10:20AM ET New Louisiana laws will establish stricter voter identification protocols and require election officials send every voter’s personal information to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Act 5 by Sen. Thomas Pressly, ... (Raw Story)

Defense industry leaders preparing to meet with Trump as worries over missile supply grow, sources say

9 hrs ago - June 10, 2026, 2:54 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Defense industry leaders have been preparing to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House later this week in what is expected to be a contentious discussion as concerns grow over the U.S. supply ... (NBC News)

Suspect in the Killing of a Minnesota Lawmaker Strikes a Plea Deal

9 hrs ago - June 10, 2026 Updated 6:30 p.m. ET Federal prosecutors told a judge on Wednesday that they had reached a plea deal with Vance Boelter, the man accused of assassinating a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband last year in a politically motivated attack. ... (New York Times)

Omaha City Council considers ordinance to restore $15 minimum wage for younger workers

9 hrs ago - By Jessica Wade , Senior reporter June 10, 2026, noon Omaha City Council members next week will hear from the public on a proposed ordinance that, if passed, would keep the minimum wage in the city at $15 an hour for all workers. The ordinance was dr ... (NPM)

Former New York Comptroller Brad Lander stands trial over arrest at ICE facility

10 hrs ago - The congressional hopeful’s trial began Wednesday, months after he was arrested at an ICE facility while he was inspecting conditions for immigrants held there. Updated June 10, 2026, 5:44 PM CDT By Rebecca Cohen Brad Lander, New York’s ... (nbc news)

U.S. bombing Iran for second straight night

10 hrs ago - updated 1 hour ago - Barak Ravid The U.S. military launched strikes on Iran for the second consecutive evening. U.S. officials say the intent is to pressure Tehran to sign a deal, but the strikes also carry a risk of military escalation. The b ... (axios)

Union warns of safety issues after EPA cuts desk phones

10 hrs ago - 06/10/26 6:04 PM ET The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety issues, including during a recent medical emergency. Justin Chen, president ... (The Hill)

Florida Supreme Court keeps new congressional districts in place

10 hrs ago - TALLAHASSEE — The new congressional district map will remain in effect for the midterm elections, after the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a push to block the new configuration. In a 6-1 ruling, the court determined the First Distri ... (Sun-Sentinel)