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Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia, in May. A Russian court has convicted Kurmasheva of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said on Monday. ‎‎‎‎‎/AP hide caption

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Three Kamala Harris Indicators

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Some airline issues continued Monday after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and resulted in several carriers grounding flights, but the number of flights impacted is declining. Here, a Delta Air Lines jet leaves the gate on Friday at Logan International Airport in Boston. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption

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Fox News Channel signage is displayed on a building near the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Fox scored two major legal victories within 24 hours. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

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Many tech entrepreneurs have long suggested that guaranteed income could cushion job losses from artificial intelligence and automation. The latest and largest study of the idea was spearheaded by Sam Altman, the man behind ChatGPT. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption

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As new tech threatens jobs, Silicon Valley promotes no-strings cash aid

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Bankruptcy, basketball, and bringing the dollar down

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Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, looks out from inside a glass defendants' cage prior to a hearing in Yekaterinburg's Sverdlovsk Regional Court on June 26. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP hide caption

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Gershkovich sentencing

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Microsoft, which hosts cloud services with businesses and governments, said it was grappling with service outages after a glitch triggered by software distributed by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Haven Daley/AP hide caption

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The Supreme Court's decision to effectively end Chevron deference will have far-reaching implications for agency regulations, including from the Environmental Protection Agency. NurPhoto/Getty Images hide caption

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A structure burns during the Oak Fire in Mariposa County in 2022. David Odisho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Home insurance rates are rising due to climate change. What could break that cycle?

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Right-wing personality Tucker Carlson laughs as he stands alongside Congressman Byron Donalds, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Too toxic for Fox News, Tucker Carlson snags key role at GOP convention

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Rick Hustead, chairman of Wall Drug, works the restaurant counter when things get busy. Hustead's grandfather opened the store in 1931. Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News hide caption

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Rural S.D. pharmacy relies on tourism to stay open for locals who need it

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Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio shakes hands with former President Donald Trump during a rally in Delaware, Ohio in 2023. Vance has ties to tech billionaires who are endorsing his vice presidential nomination. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Vance's early roots are in Appalachia. Now he has ties to Silicon Valley

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One of the boats named in the Loper Bright case prepares to dock in New Jersey. Rachel Wisniewski/Getty Images hide caption

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