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Lawyer: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets standing ovation from inmates

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs got a standing ovation from fellow inmates when the music mogul returned to jail after winning acquittals on potential life-in-prison charges, providing what his lawyer says might have been the best thing he could do for Black incarcerated men in America. “They all said: ‘We never get to see anyone who beats the government,’” attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a weekend interview days after a jury acquitted Combs of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. Combs, 55, remains jailed after his Wednesday conviction on ...

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ bites off $318 million at the global box office

(AP) — Dinosaur fatigue may be a theme in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” but moviegoing audiences don’t seem to have that reservation. The newest installment in the “Jurassic World” franchise ruled the Fourth of July holiday box office with a global, five-day launch of $318.3 million, ...

Musk says he is forming new party to challenge Republicans, Democrats

(The Center Square) — After his public break with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, says he is now forming a new political party to challenge the long-standing two party system in the U.S. “Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom,” Musk wrote on X, the social media platform he owns. Musk, who supported Trump with hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign donations during last year’s presidential campaign, was brought on to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the beginning to the new Trump ...

Tropical Storm Chantal forecast to bring heavy rain to the Carolinas

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Chantal formed off the southeast U.S. coast and was forecast to bring heavy rains to parts of the Carolinas on Saturday. Tropical storm warnings were issued for portions of the two states, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The storm’s center was located about 65 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday night, and 120 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 50 mph, and it was moving north at 8 mph. Rain bands from Chantal were moving over the coast, the hurricane center ...

U.S. tariffs on European goods threaten to shake up the world’s largest trade relationship

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union expects to find out on Monday whether President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on America’s largest trade partner in a move economists have warned would have repercussions for companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Trump imposed a 20% import tax on all EU-made products in early April as part of a set of tariffs targeting countries with which the United States has a trade imbalance. Hours after the nation-specific duties took effect, he put them on hold until July 9 at a standard rate of 10% to quiet financial ...