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Netanyahu and Trump are at odds over the war they started together
Israel's latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things.
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OpenAI files confidential SEC paperwork for IPO, opening the door to a Wall Street debut
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Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
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Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
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After morning of sirens, Israelis fall back into well-worn war routines
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Hispanic unity on display at Bay Shore parade
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LI Catholic group challenges Bishop Barres, diocese on immigration
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Republicans debate limits on $1.8B Trump settlement in late-night Senate session
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Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases after a month

Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
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US appeals court raises concerns about Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions
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Ecuadorian artisans working to preserve the traditional craft of weaving horsehair strainers
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Italian commuters find a moment of peace on a cable-guided ferry sketched by Leonardo da Vinci
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Survivors share experiences and lessons from Congo's 2018 Ebola outbreak
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Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia's allure while honoring Catalonia's holy mountain
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A very online Israeli army spokesman is the face of war for millions of Arabs
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20,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37
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Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools, joining trend of shelving screens for students
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South Carolina Republicans try to extend winning streak as Sen. Lindsey Graham seeks fifth term
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GOP primary for open US House seat and Democratic governors race highlight Nevada ballot
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Closing arguments set in Texas trial of teen charged in fatal stabbing at a school track meet
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Platner seeks Democratic nomination for US Senate to set up critical Maine race with Collins
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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries as Graham Platner tries to clinch Senate nomination in Maine
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The rise and fall of 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt's improbable campaign for Los Angeles mayor
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Attorneys urge release of mosque leader, saying he's been denied diabetes care in ICE custody
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Protesters, police clash in Bolivia after president signs law enabling a harsher crackdown
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The other Dan Sullivan in Alaska's US Senate race says candidacy was 'my choice,' not a sham
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ICC chief prosecutor suspended pending decision by oversight body on sexual misconduct allegations
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Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico's southern Pacific coast and brings flooding threat
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Israel and Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for the first time since April ceasefire
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6 people hurt in stabbings at New York's Penn Station with a suspect in custody, authorities say
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A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 35, collapses buildings and sparks tsunami
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