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With insults and bravado, Trump takes campaign messaging into White House  The Seattle Times

White House outlines where DOGE savings could go after Trump floats returning 20% to Americans  Fox News

White House says it looks forward to the US beating its ‘soon-to-be 51st state, Canada’ in hockey  The Associated Press

A new dating show on Netflix attempts to capture what romance was like before smartphones changed everything. In Offline Love, 10 young Japanese adults travel to Nice, France, where they are asked to lock their phones away and see what

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he told Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy his country needs a “reliable and clear system of security guarantees” before a peace deal can be struck with Russia.

Three buses have exploded near Tel Aviv in what Israeli police called a “terror incident”, as they search for suspects.

Senate confirms Kash Patel, fierce critic of FBI, to head the bureau  NPR Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts  The Associated Press The Senate Confirmed Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director  The New York

Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts  The Associated Press FBI nominee Kash Patel confirmed in narrow Senate vote  Fox News Senate confirms Kash Patel as Trump’s FBI director  CNN Trump Administration Live Updates:

Tel Aviv bus explosions are ‘suspected terror attack’ – police  BBC.com Israel explosions latest: Three buses explode in suspected terror attack, police say  BBC.com IDF to step up counterterror op in some West Bank areas after attempted bus bombings  The Times of Israel

Fox News, CNN and Other News Outlets Urge White House to Drop Ban on The A.P.  The New York Times