WORLD REPORTS BROADLY NORMAL SATURDAY
Iran on Saturday began a dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed by an airstrike at the start of a war whose peace negotiations are currently paused, in part for the funeral.
BRAND LAUNCHES TAXIDERMIED-RAT LINGERIE LINE, SHIPS INTERNATIONALLY
*"LingeRAT" pieces sell for $137 each. The company has stated they are not intended to be worn.* Online retailer Rat Oddity Gizzard has launched LingeRAT, a line of intimate apparel featuring taxider
PENNSYLVANIA MAN CHARGED WITH "CAUSING A CATASTROPHE" AFTER DEMOLISHING OWN HOUSE WITH EXCAVATOR
The destruction followed his wife's request for a divorce. His wife and two children were inside the house at the time. Eric Pierwsza, 48, of Butler County, Pennsylvania, faces formal charges of caus
FRENCH MUSEUM FILES CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AFTER ARTWORK BANANA GOES MISSING
The Pompidou-Metz reports the theft of a fruit installation by Maurizio Cattelan. The investigation has been opened against persons unknown. The Pompidou-Metz museum in Metz, France, has lodged a cri
MOST POWERFUL AI MODEL EVER RELEASED IS RESTORED FOR PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT PAPERWORK
*Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 returns to approximately 100 organizations on a federal annex. Everyone else, including the company's own foreign employees, remains locked out.* U.S. Commerce Secretary
PASADENA POLICE CHIEF CLASSIFIES OFFICER SHOOTING OFFICER AS "OUT-OF-POLICY HORSEPLAY"
*Internal investigation concludes that drawing a service weapon on a colleague, then being shot in return, falls outside departmental guidelines.* Pasadena Police Chief Gene Harris has categorized a
IRAN GRANTED EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ TRAFFIC
*Foreign Minister clarifies that vessels bypassing Iranian traffic control "risk triggering more strikes."* Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed Sunday that under the preliminary peace d
IRAN TEAM ASSURES ORGANIZERS IT IS ONLY HERE TO PLAY FOOTBALL, JUST TO BE SAFE
The Iran national team clarified ahead of its World Cup opener that it had come only to play football and held no further intentions. The reassurance followed a tournament buildup in which a Somali re
G7 DEFENDS EUROPEAN DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY BY CONSULTING AMERICAN TECH EXECUTIVES
The G7 summit in Évian opened Monday with a working session on protecting democratic systems from foreign interference and strengthening European technological sovereignty. To discuss how Europe might
PRESIDENT ARRIVES AT G7 DIPLOMACY SUMMIT DIRECTLY FROM CAGE-FIGHTING EVENT
President Trump arrived Monday at the G7 summit in Évian, a forum dedicated to multilateral cooperation, one day after hosting a mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House. The even
ALBANIA ENTERS SECOND WEEK OF PROTESTS DEFENDED BY CARDBOARD FLAMINGOS
Demonstrations in Tirana reached their fourteenth consecutive night on Saturday, as thousands gathered to oppose a luxury resort planned on a protected stretch of Adriatic coast linked to an investmen
MARIE ANTOINETTE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE 233 YEARS AFTER EXECUTION
The former queen of France, executed by guillotine in 1793, continues to receive letters at addresses associated with her life, according to a report this week. The correspondence, addressed to a woma
