Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump in 2024 election

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U-turn by ex-president’s most enduring rival during Republican primaries provokes swift backlash

Nikki Haley, who emerged as Donald Trump’s most enduring rival and trenchant critic during the Republican primary elections, has said she intends to vote for the former US president in November.

Haley was speaking at the Hudson Institute thinktank in Washington on Wednesday, her first public appearance since dropping out of the race in March. She was asked whether Joe Biden or Trump would do a better job on national security issues.

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Election 2024 latest news: Biden to welcome Kenyan president; Trump trial on hiatus – The Washington Post

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  1. Election 2024 latest news: Biden to welcome Kenyan president; Trump trial on hiatus  The Washington Post
  2. Kenyan President's State Visit: An Antidote to U.S. Troubles in Africa?  The New York Times
  3. Biden is honoring Kenya with state visit as the East African nation prepares to send police to Haiti  The Associated Press
  4. WATCH LIVE: President Biden attends engagement with Kenya’s President William Ruto  Fox News
  5. Biden welcoming Kenya's Ruto for White House state visit  CBS News
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Trump attends Houston lunch to ask oil bosses for more campaign cash

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Invitation-only meeting comes on heels of controversial dinner at Mar-a-Lago where Trump reportedly offered $1bn quid pro quo

Donald Trump was continuing to ask fossil-fuel executives to fund his presidential campaign on Wednesday, despite scrutiny of his relationship with the industry.

The former president attended a fundraising luncheon at Houston’s Post Oak hotel hosted by three big oil executives.

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Nvidia reports stratospheric growth as AI boom shows no sign of stopping

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Chipmaker reports strong demand and higher-than-expected revenue even as other companies spend to develop their own chips

Nvidia reported record quarterly revenue Wednesday on the back of the explosion in corporate appetite for artificial intelligence.

“The next industrial revolution has begun – companies and countries are partnering with Nvidia … to produce a new commodity: artificial intelligence,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia.

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Macron arrives in New Caledonia amid calls for France to drop voting changes

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Visit by president intended to quell serious unrest over plans in Paris to expand voting eligibility to include more French nationals

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has arrived in New Caledonia in an urgent attempt to calm tensions in the French Pacific territory, after more than a week of riots, which have left six dead.

The unrest was sparked by anger among Indigenous Kanak people over constitutional changes backed by Paris that would give voting rights to tens of thousands of non-Indigenous residents. Local leaders fear the change will dilute the Kanak vote and undermine longstanding efforts to secure independence.

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CDC warns of more US bird flu cases after second human infected by cows

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Centers for Disease Control notes high levels of virus in raw milk amid outbreak among cows, after Michigan dairy worker infected

A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu – the second human case associated with an outbreak in US dairy cows, after a case emerged in Texas earlier this spring.

The new patient had mild eye symptoms and has recovered, US and Michigan health officials said in announcing the case on Wednesday afternoon. The worker had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected, and the risk to the public remains low, officials said.

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UK PM Rishi Sunak calls surprise July election as his party seeks to defy dire polls – CNN

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  1. UK PM Rishi Sunak calls surprise July election as his party seeks to defy dire polls  CNN
  2. British PM calls for election as crowd plays opposition anthem  CNN
  3. Things Can Only Get Wetter for Rishi Sunak and the Tories  Bloomberg
  4. Cringing in the rain: soggy Rish! kickstarts his farewell tour  The Guardian
  5. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Announces U.K. General Elections for July 4  The New York Times
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Leads Funeral Prayers for President – The New York Times

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  1. Iran's Supreme Leader Leads Funeral Prayers for President  The New York Times
  2. Secretive Son of Iran's Supreme Leader Quietly Wields Power After President's Death  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Iran leader to Haniyeh: 'Zionist entity will one day be eliminated, Palestine will rise from the river to the sea'  The Times of Israel
  4. Middle East turmoil: Spain, Norway and Ireland to recognize a Palestinian state  CNN
  5. Trump campaign video includes references to a 'unified Reich'  The Associated Press
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US ‘concerned’ by Israel’s isolation, Biden national security adviser says

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Jake Sullivan appears critical of decision by Spain, Ireland and Norway to formally recognise Palestinian state next week

The US is concerned about Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation among countries that have traditionally supported it, Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said on Wednesday.

Sullivan’s remarks, at a White House briefing, followed the announcement by Ireland, Spain and Norway that they will next week formally recognise a Palestinian state. They also came amid efforts by the Biden administration and Congress to coordinate a response to a decision by the international criminal court (ICC) to seek an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, over Israeli actions in Gaza.

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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel’s isolation – The Associated Press

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  1. Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel's isolation  The Associated Press
  2. Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, angering Israel. What does this mean?  Yahoo! Voices
  3. Norway, Ireland and Spain join list of countries that recognize Palestine state  Axios
  4. Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2024  Al Jazeera English
  5. Israel-Gaza live updates: 3 European countries to recognize Palestinian state  ABC News
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5 female Israeli soldiers taken hostage by Hamas seen in sick new video – New York Post

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  1. 5 female Israeli soldiers taken hostage by Hamas seen in sick new video  New York Post
  2. Families of female Israeli hostages release graphic abduction footage to pile pressure on Netanyahu  CNN
  3. Families of Israeli hostages release video of female soldiers being captured by Hamas  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Families of 5 Israeli hostages of Hamas release graphic video to push for their release  Fox News
  5. New Video Shows Hamas Fighters Taking Israeli Soldiers Hostage  The New York Times
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News Corp’s Rebekah Brooks joins Lachlan Murdoch in Sydney ahead of major Australian newspaper restructure

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Staff brace for significant cuts as media company prepares to make moves to counter decline of print and slow advertising market

Lachlan Murdoch has been joined in Sydney by the News Corp UK boss, Rebekah Brooks, and global chief, Robert Thomson, ahead of the announcement of a major restructure of the Australian newspapers next week.

Guardian Australia understands Rupert Murdoch’s right-hand man, Thomson, Lachlan and Brooks held meetings in Sydney on Tuesday with News Corp’s local chief, Michael Miller, and others to sign off on the transformation of the company.

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Map shows where DA candidates Schmidt and Vasquez did best in Multnomah County – OregonLive

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  1. Map shows where DA candidates Schmidt and Vasquez did best in Multnomah County  OregonLive
  2. Vasquez beats Schmidt to become next DA for Multnomah County  Fox 12 Oregon
  3. Multnomah County District Attorney election results  KGW.com
  4. Democrats Beware: A Progressive DA Fights for His Job — in Hipster Portland  POLITICO
  5. Vasquez leads Schmidt in Multnomah County District Attorney race  KOIN.com
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Federal Reserve concerned over ‘lack of further progress’ in bid to tame inflation

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While price growth has fallen sharply, with April’s 3.4% lower than March’s 3.5%, it is still higher than Fed’s medium-term goal of 2%

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve have expressed concern over stalling progress in their fight to bring down inflation.

Although price growth has fallen sharply since peaking at its highest levels in a generation two years ago, it has remained stubbornly above where officials want it to be.

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