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J.J. Spaun leads U.S. Open at Oakmont on a wild day of great shots and shockers

J.J. Spaun is still new enough to the U.S. Open, and a newcomer to the brute that is Oakmont, that he was prepared for anything Thursday. He wound up with a clean card and a one-shot lead on an opening day that delivered just about everything. Scottie Scheffler had more bogeys in one round than he made had the entire tournament when he won the Memorial. He shot a 73, his highest start ever in a U.S. Open, four shots worse than when he made his Open debut at Oakmont as a 19-year-old at Texas. Patrick Reed made the first albatross in 11 years at the U.S. Open when he

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Goldman Sachs trims 12-month US recession probability to 30%

Goldman Sachs on Thursday trimmed its U.S. recession probability to 30% from 35% for the next twelve months on easing uncertainty around President Donald Trump's tariff policies after the U.S. and China affirmed a trade deal.Earlier this week, negotiators from Washington and Beijing agreed on a framework covering tariff rates with the deal seeing removal of Chinese export restrictions on rare earth minerals and giving Chinese students access to U.S. universities.Investors breathed a sigh of relief following the deal and easing concerns of an economic recession, after Trump's "Liberation Day" t

Wall Street looks past US deficit concerns for now as investors snap up bonds

US sues New York over law blocking immigration enforcement near court

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to sanction Trump administration

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a judge to put severe sanctions on the Trump administration, saying federal officials violated court orders to prove the steps they were taking to attempt to get the wrongfully deported man out of El Salvador for weeks, before he was returned to face criminal charges.It’s the latest move in the court fight over Abrego Garcia and whether the Trump administration appropriately handled the political and legal maelstrom.Abrego Garcia’s lawyers say the Trump administration’s violations of the court have been “egregious” because it repeatedly r

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US FTC may bar post-merger Omnicom, Interpublic from boycotting political ads, source says

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, reviewing a proposed merger by leading advertising companies Omnicom and Interpublic, may impose a condition that will prevent the combined company from boycotting ads on platforms because of political content, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.Omnicom struck a $13.25 billion all-stock deal in December last year to buy rival Interpublic Group, thus creating the world's largest advertising agency.The terms of the merger review have not been finalized, the source said. The FTC, along with the Federal Communications Commission, has spearheaded t

No injuries after JetBlue plane rolls onto grass at Boston’s Logan Airport after landing

Police officers who defended Capitol on January 6 sue to have memorial installed

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Dollar and other safe havens rise as Israel strikes Iran

The U.S. dollar advanced on Friday after Israel said it had launched strikes on Iran, sparking a rush back into the currency and a rally in other safe-haven assets including the Japanese yen, the Swiss franc and gold.Israel said early it had struck Iranian nuclear targets to block Tehran from developing atomic weapons, and Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the country's main uranium enrichment facility.U.S. and Iranian officials were due to hold a sixth round of talks in Oman on Sunday on Tehran's escalating uranium enrichment program. Israel's ambassador to the Unit

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Stocks tumble, oil soars as Israel's strike on Iran roils investors

Stocks dived in Asian trade on Friday, led by a selloff in Wall Street futures, while oil prices surged after Israel conducted a military strike on Iran, sending investors scurrying to safe havens such as gold and the Swiss franc. The escalation in hostilities in the Middle East - a major oil producing region - adds a fresh layer of uncertainty for financial markets at a time of heightened pressure on the global economy from U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive and erratic trade policies.Market reaction was swift. Crude oil jumped about 9%, with Brent futures rallying $6 to $75.36 per bar

Israel hits Iran’s nuclear program and military leadership in unprecedented strikes

Trump promises immigration order soon on farm and leisure workers

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'Shocked' and 'sickened' Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla's removal

When videos first rocketed around the internet Thursday afternoon showing security officers forcibly removing Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla from a news conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in California, senators in both parties were already gathered together for a long series of votes. There are strict rules against using cellphones on the Senate floor. But senators immediately shared the video with each other anyway. “I showed it to as many people as I could,” said Democratic Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware. That included Senate Majo

Kanye West wants to attend the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial to support Combs in court: Source

Kanye West has been in touch with Sean “Diddy” Combs’ family about possibly attending Combs’ ongoing criminal trial to show his support.A source close to Combs told CNN that West, who goes by Ye, is currently in New York City. He did not attend Thursday’s court proceedings but would like to attend to show support for Combs, the source said, adding that West has been in touch with Combs’ son, Christian “King” Combs, about attending trial with the Combs family.Combs’ sons have been in court for much of the trial.Christian Combs and West are currently working on music together,