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EU maintains pressure after slamming US for lifting sanctions on Russian oil exports as Middle East war bites.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoThe European Union has voted to renew sanctions against individuals and entities supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine, as Russian forces continued to target Ukrainian energy infrastructure, killing six people in the Zaporizhia and Kyiv regions.The EU Council announced that the bloc’s 27 member states had agreed on Saturday to extend sanctions targeting some 2,600 individuals and entities with measures like travel restrictions and asset freezes until September 15, breaking an earlier deadlock caused by Hungary and Slovakia’s opposition to…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Obama Foundation is looking for 100 unpaid volunteers to work alongside the former president’s highly paid cronies at the $850 million Obama Presidential Center in Chicago when it opens in June.Officials are pitching the no-paycheck gigs as rooted in former President Barack Obama’s legacy of civic engagement. The recruitment campaign comes after Fox News Digital reported that the organization’s CEO, former top Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, earned $740,000 in 2024.Foundation officials told Fox News Digital the volunteers will complement about 300 full- and part-time employees at the long-delayed center, which the…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The “MELANIA” documentary debuted at the top of Amazon Prime’s streaming charts after premiering earlier this week — and Americans across the country continue to share their reactions to the first lady’s film and its high points.The documentary follows 20 days in Melania Trump’s life just before President Donald Trump’s second term in office. It hit the streaming service Monday. “MELANIA” became the most-streamed film on the platform and the most-streamed content overall in the United States just one day after its streaming premiere, according to Flix Patrol and as Fox News Digital previously…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Actress Madison Pettis appeared to take aim at her ex-boyfriend, Brooklyn Nets star Michael Porter Jr., claiming the couple broke up before his NBA debut because “he was a psychopath.”During a recent appearance on the “In Your Dreams With Owen Thiele” podcast, the former Disney Channel star was explaining how she unwinds at home with a glass of wine while watching a basketball game.  Madison Pettis attends the REVOLVE Gallery NYFW Presentation at Hudson Yards in New York, New York, on Sept. 8, 2022. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)”I’m really into sports… but I’ll…

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Future Publishing | Future | Getty ImagesAmazon is bumping up the price of its ad-free Prime Video offering in the U.S. by $2 a month, the company announced Friday. The service will now cost $4.99 a month, up from $2.99 a month, starting April 10. As part of the price hike, Amazon is rebranding the ad-free tier as “Prime Video Ultra,” and said it’s adding more features to the subscription, like the ability to watch content on five devices simultaneously, up to 100 downloads and 4K streaming.”Delivering ad-free streaming with premium features requires significant investment, and this structure aligns with…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suspect who allegedly worked security for progressive Texas Congresswoman Rep. Jasmine Crockett was shot and killed in a Dallas SWAT standoff on Wednesday after reportedly being wanted for impersonating a police officer, according to reports.The suspect, whose name has not been released by police, barricaded himself inside a vehicle at the garage of a children’s hospital at around 11 p.m. after officers with the Dallas Police Department’s fugitive unit tracked him while investigating an active warrant, FOX 4 reported.Police deployed tear gas to force him out before the suspect exited the…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A judge has dismissed Ontario’s bid to block an Al-Quds Day protest planned for Saturday afternoon in Toronto. Lawyers representing the province were in court, asking a judge to block the demonstration after Premier Doug Ford he condemned the demonstration as “hateful”.But less than an hour before the protest was scheduled to begin, Justice Robert Centa ruled the province did not meet the legal test required to prevent the protest from going ahead.“The application for an interim interlocutory injunction is dismissed,” he ruled, adding there was insufficient evidence that the protest would…

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A microchip found in a meal in southern Turkey revealed the meat came from a former racehorse, prompting authorities to fine its owner, local media reports say.The discovery was made after a diner at a soup kitchen in the Mediterranean city of Mersin reported a foreign object in a dish served at the municipal soup kitchen.Tests by Turkey’s agriculture ministry identified the object as an electronic identification chip belonging to Smart Latch, a four-year-old English racehorse that had raced in neighbouring Adana province hippodrome, according to private Demirören news agency.Laboratory tests later confirmed the meal contained horse meat from the…

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Listen to this article | 5 minsinfoUnited States President Donald Trump has said “many countries” will dispatch warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, without offering details about which states are on board.This comes as the waterway that carries a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas remains effectively closed on the 15th day of the US and Israel’s war on Iran.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWriting on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said nations “especially those affected by Iran’s attempted closure” of the strait would be sending warships “in conjunction with the United States of America, to…

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