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PARIS (AP) — Thieves stole four valuable Renoir paintings on Tuesday from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of them as they fled, the local mayor said. Police are searching for the perpetrators. A group of “well-equipped” and “well-informed” thieves entered the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer via the garden, the town’s mayor, Bryan Masson, told reporters at the scene. They sliced through a fence with an […]

Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada. The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller U.S. ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure. Republicans will descend on Dallas this week for a two-day convention dreamed up by Trump to rally his supporters for […]

WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump is taking an unconventional approach to the midterm elections: bringing Republicans together in Dallas for a large-scale national convention built to rally the party, elevate its candidates and focus attention on what the administration says it has accomplished in its first two years. The two-day event, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, is not a presidential nominating convention. There are no delegates selecting a candidate, and […]

VENICE, Italy (AP) — A new documentary about Elon Musk uses an Artificial Intelligence avatar to simulate an interview with the SpaceX and Tesla CEO using things he’s really said in interviews. The choice, filmmaker Alex Gibney said Tuesday in Venice before the film’s world premiere, was intentionally ironic. It both references Musk’s proposition that we’re all living in a simulation and pokes at his somewhat paradoxical and shifting views […]

What to know about Canada’s escalating trade war with the US as Carney retaliates with tariffs TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods take effect Tuesday. Prime Minister Mark Carney has rejected U.S. demands he says could hollow out key Canadian industries and limit the country’s independence, while Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty have rallied the public behind him. Other governments are watching […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly warned by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive just days before the militant group attacked on Oct. 7, 2023, according to an Israeli newspaper report. UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed spoke with Netanyahu 10 days before the attack and said Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza at the time, was planning […]

Aaron Judge activated from 60-day injured list by New York Yankees NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list by the New York Yankees. The three-time MVP hasn’t played since May 31 because of a broken right rib. New York was off Monday and is scheduled to open a three-game series at home Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies. Judge traveled with the Yankees […]

By Tim Hepher PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) – France is pressing ahead with a space summit shunned by the U.S. tech giants and hampered by a lower-than-expected turnout from European leaders as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a stronger role for Europe in the competitive maelstrom of space. Organisers had billed the International Space Summit in Paris on September 9 and 10 as a forum for decision-makers, corporations and scientists from […]

Sept 8 (Reuters) – Versant Media’s MS Now cable network is rolling out a membership program featuring live Q&A sessions, allowing users to directly chat with its anchors and reporters, as the company leans on direct-to-consumer offerings to boost engagement. The membership will be available for purchase on Apple and Google app stores and the MS Now website, the company said, adding that it would roll it out to more […]