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In a hotel meeting room two blocks from the beach, the California Coastal Commission might as well have written “S.O.S.” in the sand.“We are under complete assault,” said Susan Lowenberg, a member of the coastal-preservation commission, which was born in the 1970s from the same movement that gave rise to Earth Day and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “We need help.”President Trump has publicly castigated the state commission, vowing not to “let them get away with their antics.” Elon Musk has said it “should not even exist as an organization.” Mr. Trump’s administration has threatened to withhold federal aid for…

Detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has denied “terrorism” charges brought against him, according to a court document seen by the Reuters news agency “I see today during my interrogation that I and my colleagues are faced with unimaginable accusations and slanders,” Imamoglu said Saturday in his defence during a hearing, the document showed. Later on Saturday, Imamoglu arrived at the Caglayan courthouse, where he was to be questioned by prosecutors, a spokesman for city hall said. Imamoglu will appear in court on Sunday as a judge is expected to decide whether to jail or release him. The mayor, a key…

Much has changed since the last time Elon Musk tried to win an election in Wisconsin.Five months ago, his chosen candidate was Donald J. Trump. Mr. Musk did not work in the White House. It was unclear if the Department of Government Efficiency was more than just a meme. Mr. Musk was unproven as a political force, taking advantage of new campaign finance rules to deploy an army of canvassers who could knock on Wisconsin doors millions of times. Mr. Trump ended up winning the state by about 30,000 votes.This spring, Mr. Musk is returning to that Badger State playbook…

Australia have chosen to bat first after winning the toss as they attempt to wrap up the Twenty20 series against New Zealand.After crushing the White Ferns in Auckland on Friday, Australia have made just one forced change for the second match in Tauranga.Star allrounder Ashleigh Gardner suffered a fractured finger while fielding in game one, forcing her to return to Sydney for further scans and seek specialist advice.Replacing her is star Alana King, who will again partner Georgia Wareham as a fellow legspinner.Opener Beth Mooney will loom large for Australia after she celebrated her 200th international by smashing an unbeaten…

The Navy on Saturday announced another destroyer has been sent to the southern border to aid in the ongoing maritime efforts to curb illegal immigration and drug smuggling.Navy officials said the USS Spruance, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, departed Naval Base San Diego Saturday to support southern border operations.The goal of the mission is to restore territorial integrity at the U.S. southern border, according to a statement from the Navy.  The USS Spruance deploys to a U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility (U.S. Navy)PENTAGON DEPLOYS NAVY WARSHIP THAT FOUGHT HOUTHIS TO NEW US SOUTHERN BORDER MISSION IN LINE WITH TRUMP…

Private Mediterranean islands rarely come up for sale, but Punta Pennata, a sliver of land in the Gulf of Naples with the crumbling walls of an old Roman villa tucked amid its overgrown flora, has been on the market for several months.Located about 20 miles from downtown Naples, the narrow island with its abrupt cliffs sits like an exclamation point just off the seaside town of Bacoli.“Surrounded by lush Mediterranean vegetation and Roman relics, it offers a fascinating and unique retreat,” reads the promotional blurb from Sotheby’s International Realty. Punta Pennata, it adds, is an “exclusive opportunity for a prestigious…

Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty ImagesThere was an oft-repeated message in Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s press conference on Wednesday: Tariffs will raise consumer prices.The U.S. central bank raised its inflation forecast for 2025, as have many economists, due to the expected impact of a trade war initiated by the Trump administration.”A good part of it is coming from tariffs,” Powell said of the Fed’s elevated inflation estimate.”I do think with the arrival of the tariff inflation, further progress may be delayed,” Powell said.His statement comes at a time when pandemic-era inflation has gradually declined but hasn’t yet been fully tamed…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, on Saturday instructed leaders of the nonprofit he founded to take down a web page that mimicked the design of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s site but laid out a case that vaccines cause autism.The page had been published on a site apparently registered to the nonprofit, the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense. Mr. Kennedy’s action came after The New York Times inquired about the page and after news of it ricocheted across social media.The page was taken offline Saturday evening. “Secretary Kennedy has instructed the Office of the General…

K-9 veteran “Frenky,” a 10-year-old German shepherd trained in explosive detection and bite work, has been reunited with his handler by the American Humane Society (AHS) after three years apart.The AHS Military Working Dog (MWD) Reunification program brought together Frenky and his handler, Army Staff Sgt. Kristin Vanderzanden, in San Antonio. They worked together from 2017 through 2021, and the K-9 was retired in January. Frenky’s first handler was Vanderzanden during his tenure, and the dog was her first K-9.TRUMP SALUTES ‘FEARLESS’ MILITARY, POLICE DOGS ON K-9 VETERANS DAY: ‘CANINE COURAGE’Vanderzanden, one of two drill sergeants for the Army’s MWD program,…

President Donald Trump’s attendance at the NCAA wrestling championships prompted strong reactions from competitors. Before Trump entered Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia to a raucous cheer from fans, some Penn State wrestlers shared their thoughts on Trump arriving to watch their attempts at a fourth straight national championship.”It’s a great honor for the sport of wrestling,” Penn State’s Josh Barr told reporters Friday. “The sport of wrestling is in a place where it needs growth. It needs life and energy behind it, and President Trump brings it. Barr’s teammate, Mitchell Mesenbrink, told reporters Friday that, regardless of politics, he believes Trump’s attendance…