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Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Hathaway Chairman, Hands the Gavel to Son Howard

At 96, the 'Oracle of Omaha' becomes chairman emeritus effective immediately, closing out more than six decades atop Berkshire Hathaway as director Howard G. Buffett takes the chairman's seat and CEO Greg Abel keeps running daily operations.

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PRESS FREEDOM

Trump Declares War on the Press Corps: CNN, Politico, MS NOW "Banned" From White House

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MIDDLE EAST

US Clears $24.3 Billion F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia — And Israel Isn't Thrilled

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US · WOODLAND, CALIF.

Armed Man Shot Dead By Police After Two-Hour Backyard Siege Locks Down California Block

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US · TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN

Toxic Fuel Leak Forces Evacuations After Texas Air Guard F-16 Crashes Near Traverse City

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US · RECALL

Walmart Pulls Organic Berry Blend From 26 States After E. Coli Outbreak Fears

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EUROPEYESTERDAY

Russia Votes in a Rigged Election as War Comes Home in a 350-Drone Storm

Russia opened three days of voting Friday for its rubber-stamp parliament — the first election since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — with the country's only anti-war party banned, no international monitors invited, and more than 350 Ukrainian drones swarming Moscow overnight.

WORLD · PAKISTAN

Suicide Bomber Rams Police Complex Near Mosque in Pakistan, Killing at Least 16

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WORLD · BRUSSELS

EU Pledges Another $3.8 Billion for Ukraine's Missiles and Drones as Von der Leyen Talks Air Defense With Zelenskyy

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WORLD · WARSAW

Trump Announces ‘Major Progress’ on New US Army Base in Poland — Even as Pentagon Weighs Pulling Troops From Rest of Europe

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The WeeklyObserver

Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Hathaway Chairman, Hands the Gavel to Son Howard

Trump Declares War on the Press Corps: CNN, Politico, MS NOW "Banned" From White House

US Clears $24.3 Billion F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia — And Israel Isn't Thrilled

US News

Armed Man Shot Dead By Police After Two-Hour Backyard Siege Locks Down California Block

Toxic Fuel Leak Forces Evacuations After Texas Air Guard F-16 Crashes Near Traverse City

Walmart Pulls Organic Berry Blend From 26 States After E. Coli Outbreak Fears

World

Russia Votes in a Rigged Election as War Comes Home in a 350-Drone Storm

Suicide Bomber Rams Police Complex Near Mosque in Pakistan, Killing at Least 16

EU Pledges Another $3.8 Billion for Ukraine's Missiles and Drones as Von der Leyen Talks Air Defense With Zelenskyy

Trump Announces ‘Major Progress’ on New US Army Base in Poland — Even as Pentagon Weighs Pulling Troops From Rest of Europe

Celebrity & Entertainment

Frankie Muniz Says He's Hit 'Rock Bottom' After Nightmare Six Weeks

Cardi B Is Pregnant With Baby No. 4 — Her First With Patriots Star Stefon Diggs

Michael Jackson's Estate Wants Court's OK to Pay Lawyers $9 Million — While Fighting Paris Jackson Over Her Own Legal Bill

Ms. Rachel Matches Macklemore's $1 Million Gaza Donation — and Dares Other Stars to Do the Same

White House Yanks Trump's Pick to Run ICE After GOP Senator Revolts Over Fatal Shootings

Newsom Issues AI Safety Executive Order, Says He's Racing the Clock 'Before It's Too Late'

Trump's Political Machine Unleashes $150 Million Ad Blitz to Save the GOP's Majority

CoreWeave Bleeds Cash Just to Keep the AI Lights On — Stock Sinks as $3.7B Debt Binge Gets Priced

DOJ Widens Beef Price Probe to Walmart, Costco, Publix, Amazon and More

Bank of Japan Jacks Rates to a 31-Year High — and a Split Vote Sends the Yen Sliding

Gulf Cash Cleared to Flood $110B Paramount-Warner Bros Megadeal — But Not the Steering Wheel

Sports

Captain Down: Aaron Judge Lands Back on IL With Calf Strain as Yankees Trail Rays by Five

Marlins Ace Sandy Alcantara Notches First Career Save — Two Days After Throwing 101 Pitches

Rams' Big Offseason Bet Craters: Myles Garrett Out Weeks After Knee Surgery