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Why a wave of social media ads may signal a potential DeSantis White House run

By Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a rising Republican star, has been careful not to nurture growing speculation that he will make a presidential bid in 2024. He has brushed off questions about his political ambitions, while the party’s presumptive front-runner, Donald Trump, repeatedly hints he will run again. But …

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U.S. counterintelligence warns of China stepping up influence operations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. counterintelligence agency on Wednesday warned state and local officials that China is intensifying influence operations aimed at manipulating them into pressing the federal government to pursue more Beijing-friendly policies. China “understands that U.S. state and local leaders enjoy a degree of independence from Washington and may seek to use them as …

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Amid Brittney Griner trial, Russia says prisoner swaps ‘difficult’

(Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday that it was difficult to exchange prisoners with the United States and suggested Washington be silent about the fate of Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball player detained in Russia on drugs charges. Referring to a letter that U.S. President Joe Biden that NBC news reported he intends to send …

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Hollywood veteran Chernin forms new studio with acquisition of Red Arrow Studios

By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES/BERLIN (Reuters) -Hollywood veteran Peter Chernin announced Wednesday that he is forming a new studio, betting that the appetite for new content will remain strong despite the pall cast over the streaming industry by Netflix Inc’s recent subscriber losses. The executive, best known for such films as “Ford v Ferrari,” the …

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Explosion rocks Georgia Guidestones, dubbed ‘America’s Stonehenge’

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -A peculiar granite monument that some have dubbed “America’s Stonehenge” but a conservative politician condemned as “Satanic” was torn down on Wednesday by authorities in rural Georgia hours after it was heavily damaged in a bombing by vandals. Investigators from several law enforcement agencies converged on the site 100 miles (161 …

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Elon Musk had twins last year with one of his top executives – Business Insider

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis, a top executive at his brain-chip startup Neuralink, had twins in November of 2021, Business Insider reported on Wednesday. In April, Musk and Zilis filed a petition to change the name of the twins to “have their father’s last name” and contain their mother’s …

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Real estate giant appeals ‘each and every part’ of contempt order in New York Trump probe

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cushman & Wakefield, which appraised several properties belonging to Donald Trump, on Wednesday appealed “each and every part” of an order finding it in contempt of court related to subpoenas in a civil probe into whether the former U.S. president manipulated asset values. Justice Arthur Engoron of a …

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