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A search of Wisconsin's Fox River led to the discovery of a ship that sank nearly 150 years ago. CBS
Protesters lined the streets on Saturday as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle arrived at the immigration detention facility. CBS
VOA VIEW: They found nothing sinister.
Authorities executed criminal search warrants in Carpinteria and Camarillo, California, on Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said. CBS
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Tensions that simmered for months boiled over when the Justice Department and FBI issued a two-page statement this week saying that they had concluded that Jeffrey Epstein did not possess a "client list." CBS
VOA VIEW: It is still a mystery.
The rise in investor home purchases reflects how much the housing market has slowed as traditional buyers are sidelined, according to BatchData. CBS
"Superman" is expected to tally between $130 million and $140 million at the box office during its full three-day opening weekend. CNBC
Manufacturers and importers are storing more product in foreign trade zones and bonded warehouses to avoid Trump's tariffs and preserve cash. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It's called profiteering.
A shooting erupted during a class reunion at Chattanooga's Tyner Community Center, sending four people to the hospital with injuries, police said. FOX News
U.S. Air Force confirms an F-16 Viper jet was struck by an unidentified object during training exercises, raising questions about advanced technology potentially beyond human capabilities. FOX News
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Glass House Farms in California faces investigation for child labor violations after a major ICE raid resulted in 319 arrests and violent clashes between agents and protesters FOX News
El Chapo's son, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, pleaded guilty to running the Sinaloa Cartel and coordinating massive shipments of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to the United States. FOX News
A Texas man was arrested on federal charges after Facebook threat saying “I won’t miss" ahead of Trump’s Kerrville visit after the Fourth of July flash floods. FOX News
A lightning incident at Florida's St. Augustine Pier left three injured and beachgoers in panic, highlighting safety concerns as the US reports six lightning fatalities in 2025. FOX News
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Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday fired nine former members of ex-federal prosecutor Jack Smith's team that was tasked with prosecuting President Donald Trump. UPI
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov traveled to North Korea on Friday to meet with his North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and others during a three-day visit. UPI
VOA VIEW: Putin should walk carefully.
The fuel switches to both engines on the Air India Flight 171 moved to the "cutoff" position immediately before the crash that killed 260 after taking off on June 12. UPI
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced Friday it has approved an exchange from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, or SPR, with the ExxonMobil Corp. to ease issues that affect crude oil deliveries to a company site. UPI
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome on Friday. UPI
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The long-running rivalry between the country’s top premium credit cards is about to heat up again. A card is a card; fools like to pay extra for premium cards.
JP Morgan Chase announced last week that a refresh of its Sapphire Reserve — the travel and dining rewards card that went viral when it arrived in 2016 — was imminent. In response, American Express said that “major” changes were coming to its consumer and business Platinum cards later this year. While short on details, the New York-based card company said that its update would be its largest ever investment in a card refresh.
“We are going to double down on the things we know based on the data that our card members love,” said Amex President of U.S. Consumer Services Howard Grosfield in an interview. “But more importantly, we’ll bring a whole bunch of new and exciting benefits and value that will far, far, far exceed the annual fee.”
American Express pioneered the premium credit card space decades ago with cards that bundled perks at airlines and hotels with access to its own network of high-end airport lounges. But JPMorgan shook up the industry in 2016, igniting stiff competition among card issuers with a lavish sign-on bonus and other incentives for its Sapphire card.
The expectation among industry experts is that both companies will offer ever-longer lists of perks in travel, dining and experiences, while potentially raising their annual fees, as has been the pattern with recent updates. The Platinum card has a $695 annual fee, while the Sapphire has a $550 fee. On Reddit and other forums, card users circulated rumors that JPMorgan was hiking the annual fee on its Sapphire product to $795. A JPMorgan spokesperson declined to comment. The new Platinum card will launch in the fall, Grosfield said.