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Conservatives spent heavily in key Democratic primaries, filings show  CNN FEC filings confirm GOP meddling in Dem primaries  Politico “Extremely dangerous”: Republicans spark fury with apparent meddling in Dem primaries  Axios Republican Super PAC’s ‘meddling’ in Democrat primaries? FEC probe reveals shocking details  Hindustan Times Republican donors funded liberal sounding superPACs, boosting weaker Democratic nominees in key primaries  mezha.net

Republicans don’t want to talk about abortion. In these states, they may have to.  Politico

At least seven people killed in Chicago shootings as Trump renews military call  The Guardian At least 36 shot, 6 fatally, in shootings across Chicago this weekend, police say  ABC7 Chicago 7 killed and dozens injured following series of weekend shootings in Chicago  KSL News 14 Injured In ‘Horrific’ Drive-By Mass Shooting In Roseland, Police Say  Block Club Chicago …

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US Futures Slip, Oil Climbs on Renewed Iran Threat: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg Oil rises after Trump threatens fresh strikes on Iran, overshadowing peace talks  CNBC Oil Rises Amid Uncertainty Over Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times Oil Climbs After Fresh Trump Threat as US-Iran Peace Talks Begin  Bloomberg Stock Futures Are Falling, Oil Jumps After Iran Closed Strait …

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What is GLM-5.2? Another open-source Chinese AI model has Silicon Valley’s attention.  Business Insider Z.ai’s open-weights GLM-5.2 beats GPT-5.5 on multiple long-horizon coding benchmarks for 1/6th the cost  VentureBeat Zhipu AI’s share price surged more than 26% in a single day, driven by the launch of a new model and accelerated plans to list on the A-share …

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A Submarine Found Something Strange On The Ocean Floor – Then It Disappeared  SlashGear

Oil rises after Iran shuts Hormuz again, Trump threatens new attacks  ReutersSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

As Vance meets top Iranian officials in Switzerland, Trump threatens Tehran from afar  PBS Trump threatens Iran with fresh strikes as Vance leads peace talks in Switzerland  CNBC Iran war live: First day of US talks covers Lebanon, Hormuz, frozen assets  Al Jazeera Vance heads abroad for Iran negotiations, and a cheating scandal hits India: Weekend Rundown  NBC News …

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Rightwing populist ‘El Tigre’ wins Colombia election  Financial Times Abelardo De La Espriella, Trump-Backed Rightist, Headed for Win in Colombia  The New York Times Right-wing outsider backed by Trump appears likely to win Colombia election  BBC Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff  The Guardian Trump-Backed Conservative Leads in Colombia Presidential Runoff  Bloomberg

Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Spreads Smoke Across Los Angeles  The New York Times Knock down in sight after fiefighters gain upper hand on Boyle Heights warehouse fire  LAist Structural integrity now more of a concern for crews fighting multi-day Boyle Heights warehouse fire  KTLA Another day of smoky air, nasty smells and many questions in parts of L.A.  Los …

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