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The Trump administration on Friday fired five F.B.I. employees tied to a 2023 internal intelligence document that conservatives have said was anti-Catholic, according to people familiar with the dismissals.The decision by Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, is the latest move by the administration to push out law enforcement personnel it accuses of “weaponizing” the government against President Trump, his supporters and conservatives generally. Some former federal law enforcement officials have said those efforts amount to a purge of the ranks of independent civil servants, turning law enforcement agencies into ideologically driven arms of the presidency.The 11-page memo, produced in 2023…

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Recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on American negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, amid rising concern over a more general counterintelligence threat by Israel.Israel and the United States have long known, and tolerated, that each was spying on the other. But an intensified Israeli effort to learn about U.S. positions in talks with Iran has crossed a line, according to some American officials.The reports include concerns that Israel has stepped up its efforts to eavesdrop on senior American officials, including Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s top negotiator, Elbridge A. Colby, the Pentagon’s…

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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Prompt, your weekly briefing on the shifting AI landscape. We provide an analytical look at the week’s biggest developments, paired with a curated roundup of the stories that actually matter. Would you let AI trade stocks and spend money on your behalf? Robinhood is betting on it.This week, the financial technology company launched two new tools designed to bring agentic finance to retail investors.Robinhood’s Agentic Trading and Agentic Credit Card aim to make agentic finance mainstream, enabling everyday investors to use AI agents to trade and manage their transactions.”Our mission has always been to democratize finance for all, and…

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Most of us don’t plan our meals around condiments, instead focusing on the main components, like protein and vegetables. “Because of that, condiments are often used mindlessly, and as with many foods, people tend to underestimate portion sizes,” says Shannon Stockero, RD, a Minneapolis-based registered dietitian and a member of the Obesity Society. “It’s common to have multiple servings of things like salad dressing, ketchup, or sauces without realizing it.”Many condiments are high in calories, added sugar, sodium, or saturated fat. Over time, adding bits of these condiments here and there can have a meaningful impact on total energy intake,…

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Popular medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound may offer an unexpected benefit beyond helping people lose weight and manage diabetes. New research involving more than 110,000 women found that those taking GLP-1 drugs, a category that includes semaglutide-based medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, were significantly less likely to develop breast cancer. The findings were presented at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting and published in JCO Oncology Practice. Researchers reported that women using GLP-1 medications had roughly a 30% lower likelihood of developing breast cancer compared with women who were not taking the drugs.…

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“This is the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America,” the 46th president of the United States of America was saying about the 47th.It was Friday night in Sioux Falls, and Joseph R. Biden Jr. had turned up here, of all places, to speak at a dinner put on by the South Dakota Democratic Party in the banquet hall of a Best Western hotel. Hundreds of Democrats applauded as he delivered what amounted to the most political speech of his post-presidency yet.At times halting and hard to understand, at other times yelling clearly at the…

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After months of uncertainty about its participation at the World Cup, Iran’s soccer team has finally been granted visas to enter the United States, where it is scheduled to play all three of its group stage games, according to four senior officials.With their country at war with one of the World Cup hosts, the United States — a first in the tournament’s near-100-year history — Iranian soccer players and officials were forced to wait almost until the start of the event to find out whether they would actually be allowed to compete.On Friday, an Iranian official was quickly dispatched to…

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Waymo is offering rides to members of the public in its all-new robotaxi.Specially selected customers in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles will get the opportunity to try the new Ojai for free over the next few weeks as the company seeks feedback on its latest vehicle, before commercial operations officially commence.The launch of the Ojai has been a long time coming, with the robotaxi — an all-electric minivan based on a Chinese-market model from Geely-owned Zeekr — first appearing as a concept at an event in LA in 2022.Since then, it has undergone years of development and thousands of…

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