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ATLANTA (AP) — With the World Cup set to kick off across North America, some host cities have been using the 39-day soccer spectacular as a catalyst to address homelessness. Among them is Atlanta, which last summer announced an ambitious plan to end encampments and other street sleeping downtown ahead of the tournament. Called Downtown Rising, the program said it has housed nearly 500 people. Yet, the persistent sight of […]

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators on Tuesday ordered Meta Platforms to restore access to WhatsApp for rival AI chatbot makers until an antitrust investigation is complete. The bloc’s executive Commission, which is the 27-nation EU’s top antitrust and competition enforcer, said it was taking action to prevent harm to competition in the growing market for AI assistants before it’s too late. The commission said it was imposing “interim measures” […]

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is vowing to press ahead with a luxury development linked to U.S. President Donald Trump ’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, despite a surge in protests against it there. In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Rama dismissed environmental objections as the result of misinformation and said the development was turning Albania from a country once ignored by investors into one […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump last year dramatically ratched up the fee for H-1B work visas to $100,000, saying it would protect American workers from losing their jobs to lower-paid foreigners. But on Monday a federal judge struck down the fees, siding with 20 states and ruling that the Trump administration exceeded its authority by raising the fee without congressional approval. Many tech companies and universities rely on the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud, amplifying concerns the White House will use a new Justice Department division to target political rivals. Vance, who has been tapped to lead the Trump administration’s anti-fraud efforts as he seeks to raise his political profile as […]

June 9 (Reuters) – Boots is in talks with the billionaire Weston family and Australian pharmacy group Sigma Healthcare over a $10 billion (£7.5 billion) sale that would see the British health and beauty retailer scrap its plans for a London IPO, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Here are some details: • Private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which took control of Boots last year through the […]

(SRNN NEWS)- Leaders of the denomination say they will gather in Minnesota this fall to mark the 50th anniversary of a resolution that for all intents and purposes declared that homosexuality was no longer a sin.  This led inevitably to the ordination of gay priests by the Episcopa Church, the blessing of same-sex marriage and a split in the denomination that greatly reduced its membership, wealth and property.  Critics question what there […]

(SRN NEWS)-Secretary Pete Hegseth has trimmed the list of recognized religious faiths from more than 200 to about 30.  Saying the existing system was unwieldy, Hegseth has released a revised list of the belief systems that the DOD will recognize, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism amongst others.  No LONGER recognized are groups such as Pagans, Druids, Shamen, Witches, Heathens, Deists and Wizards. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(SRN NEWS)- It happened last week and has sparked a firestorm of controversy over the use of taxpayer dollars to celebrate the LGBT agenda.  According to video posted by the American Principles Project, the event featured transgender performers being cheered on by members of the city council.  APP suggested that “John Jay and Alexander Hamilton are turning in their graves right now” — a reference to a pair of Founding Fathers from […]