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Lacey Beaty, mayor of Beaverton, Ore., represented one of the U.S. cities that recently joined the Pact of Free Cities for its recent meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia. In the background (from left to right) are Omar Al-Rawi, member of the Vienna City Council; Audrey Pulvar, deputy mayor of Paris; Gergely Karácsony, mayor of Budapest; and Rafał Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw.
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Liberal U.S. mayors team up with European counterparts to fight authoritarianism
Frank Langfitt
Ten U.S. mayors from cities such as Chicago and Cincinnati have joined a pact with European mayors to defend democracy and progressive values and fight right-wing populists and authoritarianism.
A Senate subcommittee lawmakers on Wednesday questioned sports betting industry officials during a hearing focused on recent cheating scandals, companies' marketing tactics and regulatory battles.
Mariam Zuhaib
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Senate panel hears testimony on online sports betting, prediction markets
Alana Wise
Real estate executive Gloria Caulfield (left) was the graduation speaker at University of Central Florida and Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta spoke at Middle Tennessee State University's graduation. Both speakers were booed by students when they brought up artificial intelligence.
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Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don't bring up AI
Jude Joffe-Block, Michelle Aslam
A SpaceX rocket is getting prepared for another attempt to liftoff at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fl., on Sept. 9, 2024. The Elon Musk-controlled company is preparing to go public in what's expected to be the biggest listing in history.
Joe Raedle
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Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO plans reveal blockbuster spending on rockets and AI
Maria Aspan, Geoff Brumfiel
Texas Standard
‘All about second chances’: Incarcerated veterans in Texas train shelter dogs for a better life
The goal of the program is to teach the trainers skills and give dogs a better chance for adoption.
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