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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Friday that the White House is allowed to stage a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected a legal advocacy group’s request to block organizers from using the White House lawn as the venue for Sunday’s […]

President Trump Dismisses as ‘Fake News’ Iran’s Reported Ceasefire Terms   By The Media Line Staff   President Donald Trump on Friday rejected reported Iranian ceasefire terms published by Iranian media, calling them “fake news” and saying they did not match the written agreement discussed between Washington and Tehran.   The comments came less than 24 hours after President Trump halted planned US military strikes against Iran and announced a proposal aimed at ending the conflict.   In a post on […]

Iran’s 14-Point Proposal Demands $300 Billion ‘Recovery Plan,” Complete Troop Withdrawal, Leaves Missile Program Off the Table   By The Media Line Staff   Iranian media outlets close to Tehran’s negotiating team have published details of a reported 14-point draft framework that would govern a potential agreement between the United States and Iran on sanctions, regional security and nuclear issues.   A notable feature of the reported proposal is the absence of any provisions addressing […]

David Hockney, Influential British Artist and Pop Art Pioneer, Dies at 88   By The Media Line Staff   David Hockney, the British artist whose work helped shape modern pop art and who was among the most influential British painters of the 20th and 21st century, has died at the age of 88.   Born on 9 July 1937 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, Hockney built a career spanning several artistic disciplines, […]

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — Even popes have travel delays. Lucky for Pope Leo XIV, King Felipe VI offered a way out, and a way home. Leo’s Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain’s king to offer his private jet instead. Felipe escorted Leo to his Falcoln on the tarmac at […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan ’s finance minister on Friday presented the government’s new budget to lawmakers, a draft that hikes defense spending by 18% while trimming funding for development programs and offering modest tax reliefs for salaried workers. The proposal underscores the struggles of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government in dealing with slow growth, high living costs and uncertainty amid regional tensions and the war the Middle East. Pakistan has […]

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders planned strategies during the Civil Rights movement in the Deep South has been rebuilt at a Michigan museum after being dismantled and hauled from Alabama. The daughter of the original owners on Friday helped open the Jackson House on the grounds of The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, just outside Detroit. The house is […]

TRACY, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters responding to a blaze that destroyed a massive medical equipment warehouse in Northern California and sent embers flying for miles were hindered by sprinklers and hydrants that weren’t working, authorities said Friday. The 1 million-square-foot (93,000-square-meter) warehouse in Tracy, a city about 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) east of San Francisco, supplied medical equipment to area hospitals. It’s owned by Medline, a major medical-surgical products provider […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine began counting ranked choice ballots on Friday to determine nominees for its open governor’s office and a pivotal race for the U.S. House of Representatives. Results are expected sometime next week, the secretary of state’s office said. Maine and Alaska use ranked choice voting for some statewide elections. Voters in ranked choice elections are allowed to rank the candidates on their ballot in order of […]