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Iran war diplomacy
Iranian Negotiators Arrive in Doha as Peace Talks Resume
President Trump offered mixed signals on progress, while Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intends to step up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon
NFL locker room fallout
Joe Theismann says Dart-Carter Trump flare-up won’t split Giants
The former Washington quarterback said political differences are common in locker rooms, but players ultimately return their attention to football
Home renovation dispute
N.S. couple say unfinished renovation has pushed them near bankruptcy
Bert and Naomi Delorey say work on their Colchester County home stopped after major delays and payments of about $200,000; the contractor declined to comment on the allegations
Inflation
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rises to nearly three-year high under Warsh
The April PCE report showed inflation running at a 3.8% annual rate, adding pressure on the new Fed chief as energy costs climb and rate-cut hopes fade
Reality TV welfare
MAFS UK faces new scrutiny as insiders allege ‘toxic’ culture
Former workers told the BBC that producers focused heavily on contestants’ sex lives and engineered conflict, claims the production company disputes as Channel 4 reviews welfare standards
Canadian Football League
CFL expands broadcast reach in six-year deal with Bell, DAZN and YouTube
Bell Media remains the league’s majority broadcaster, while DAZN adds Canadian and global rights and YouTube takes on preseason and digital programming
Film review
NYT Review Calls ‘Pressure’ a Dull D-Day Weather Drama
The World War II film is described as focusing on competing forecasts in the tense period before the Allied invasion
Reality TV
Judd Winick revisits ‘The Real World: San Francisco’ in CBS interview
The former MTV cast member spoke with CBS Mornings’ Vladimir Duthiers about appearing on the 1994 reality series and its audition process
PFAS lawsuit
Australia sues 3M for A$2bn over firefighting foam contamination
The government says PFAS-laced foam polluted 28 defence sites; 3M says it never made PFAS in Australia and will fight the claims
Energy markets
Oil jumps as Iran says it targeted U.S. airbase after new strikes
Fresh U.S. attacks in southern Iran and Iranian missile and drone activity near Kuwait and the Strait of Hormuz rattled energy markets despite a fragile ceasefire